I Miss Someone Very MuchSo, last week, my friend @sarahcantstop was suspended by SW, and this was the only active contact point I had for her. We chatted fairly often, and had for many years, well back into the Experience Project era. I miss her.
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessI'm inexplicably amazed by the number of people who don't seem to realize that "a lot" is two separate words.
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessSo, actor Rene Auberjonois died yesterday. You may know him as Odo on Deep Space Nine, or as the voice of the singing chef in The Little Mermaid, or as the chief of staff on Benson. Even if you don't know the name, if you watched television at all in...See More »
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessAt my school, there's a day off between the end of classes and the start of finals, which is now called "reading day." In my day — back when we had to trudge through 12 feet of snow uphill both ways and that was in August — it was called "stop day."...See More »
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessI just picked up my car from the shop, just over $1,000 to do a variety of work that was mostly just regular preventative maintenance before winter. I take my car to a place near my house that has been very good to us over the years, helping out...See More »
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessAdam Koford reboots Peanuts. https://twitter.com/i/moments/1200490641739800576?s=13
Does anybody happen to know why Sarahcantstop was suspended from SW?And is suspension a permanent thing or a time out?
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessHear "Let It Go" sung entirely in Klingon. https://www.handitv.com/stories/let-it-go-sung-entirely-in-klingon?fbclid=IwAR3lyCafhE8ZFk-OTdm1PJ6m9u0bTteJjYhC-aUD0wbLML61sxXEtqRn-0E
I Have Random Thoughts Of Randomness So, it's a windy day here today. The wife sent me a photo of our back fence.
I Want to Wish Everyone a Happy ThanksgivingAn important reminder this Thanksgiving week from Garrison Keillor: “Pumpkin pie is a living symbol of mediocrity. The best pumpkin pie you ever ate wasn’t all that much different from the worst pumpkin pie you ever ate. It's just an excuse to eat...See More »
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessHot take: The South Dakota "Meth. I'm on it" anti-meth ad campaign that has been so widely derided online is actually brilliant. Whether it is ultimately successful remains to be seen.
I Have Random Thoughts Of RandomnessI was really surprised when I realized one of my co-workers didn't know who Ruth Bader Ginsburg is. It was especially surprising considering that, before she came to work with us, she had been a newspaper reporter for five years.
I Battle With Chronic ProcrastinationWhile goofing off — I mean, taking a brief break at work this afternoon, I found myself watching some videos on YouTube. It was after the fifth or sixth video that I realized I was just watching a text scroll and voiceover of a guy reading posts...See More »
I Love Star WarsIt regularly surprises me that so many Star Wars fan boys out there, down deep in their hearts, feel that the Empire should have won.
I Love the English Language So, rather than learning to spell using our standard Latin-based alphabet that has so many options and variables that it's hard to pronounce words based on their spelling, how about we just learn to spell using the International Phonetic Alphabet?
I Love Music For a bit of Friday fun, how about we all post a video of your favorite cover of a popular song.
I Love TriviaThe practice of referring to a collection of recorded music as an album comes from the practice of collecting a number of 78rpm records into books that resembled photo albums. A 78rpm record could only old about 3 minutes of audio (one of the...See More »
I Have Random Thoughts Of Randomness OK, boomer. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj98k/millennials-will-get-sick-and-die-faster-than-the-previous-generation