Fun with tech support – I could never work in tech support even if I new all the necessary technical stuff but if I was a tech support person this would probably make my day. (via) Interesting old books and a few other things. Beautiful cover on that first book and an intriguing stamp inside [...]

Here I am in my latest creation: This is the second shirt I’ve made using this pattern (McCall’s 4922) and I think it might be my new favorite shirt pattern. For a long time I avoided princess seams because I was a afraid they would emphasize my worst physical characteristics. It does make me look [...]

…the guy got his master’s degree at Harvard. I find it hard to believe he doesn’t know why the tide comes in and out. — here You can learn 95% of what you need to know about American politics by reading HL Mencken, PJ O’Rourke, and Will Rogers. — there As always, there is contention, [...]

I’m actually embarrassed to be posting this but it’s so ridiculous I simply couldn’t resist. Here’s proof that Hollywood exists inside a bubble from which light can get out but no light can get in. It is, unquestionably, one of the most important stories of our time… “One of the most important stories of our [...]

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This morning I listened to a couple of string quartets by Alan Hovhaness, which went very well with the rain, and thought I’d like to share a bit of one of them (SQ #2 mvt. 2) but I found this slightly strange piece, which I hadn’t heard before, and after listening to it immediately decided [...]

I really hate when I have the misfortune of crossing paths (in this case semi-regularly) with someone who is subtly but definitely insulting but not blatantly enough that I feel I can call them on it, not that I would, necessarily, anyway because doing so is almost always a waste of time. But sometimes I [...]

Wow! That surprises me quite a bit. To be honest I already have given up. I gave up when I saw how Serenity ended. I thought, “Well, that’s that. Damn.” I’m really skeptical about anything ever coming of this. Maybe another movie, at most. But I love the Internet and I love it when people [...]

It seems there was an article in the NY Times about the alleged decline of blogging. To be honest, I didn’t click through to the article. I don’t feel like I need to. I’ve been seeing articles declaring that blogging is out for several years. But here is what I find interesting: They observe that [...]

We are going to remodel our kitchen very soon. The main thing wrong with our kitchen now is the cabinets: they’re ugly and there aren’t enough of them. We’re going to slightly change the layout of the kitchen which will give us about another 18 inches of cabinets and enable us to have one of [...]

Bitterness and Gin – Very good, not too bitter. I don’t know about the gin. How to be a Retronaut – Lots of interesting old stuff; not just new retro stuff but actual old stuff. Bitten Nails Design and Illustration – All sorts of interesting things. I first came upon this quite strange and hilarious [...]

Sorry, kids. Us older folks are getting our grubby hands all over your shiny toy. Huzzah!!! — here (Yeah, I love when that happens. Grab every shiny new toy that comes out; make the “cool” kids work harder to stay ahead.) I don’t see a community forming around owning a Celine leather tunic (maybe I’m [...]

I’m “stealing” this from Byzantium’s Shores because it’s wonderful.

I hesitate to start with the weather, I’ve been talking about it so much lately, but wow. A week ago today it was -21°F and we had over two feet of snow on the ground. This morning it’s 63° and the snow is almost gone. There are just a few small patches where there were [...]

Chocolate covered squid – Yummy. That was a sarcastic “yummy” of course but the presentation is strangely attractive. Mactini – It is possible to make electronic gadgets that are too small. (I could have done without the laugh track, myself.) A Valentines Day birthday – and a Magritte that I hadn’t seen before. Map of [...]

I found a link to Brad Blogspeed at Bioephemera a few days ago and quickly got hooked. I thought I had linked to it already but I can’t find the post so I guess I didn’t. I meant to link to this cool video that he made, which turned out to be unexpectedly controversial. And [...]

These days one must always be prepared for the nature of the universe as we know it to change. While some people are still lamenting the “demotion” of Pluto scientists think there may be a gas giant larger than Jupiter hiding in the Oort Cloud. If you grew up thinking there were nine planets and [...]

I’ve been having difficulty commenting on a couple of blogs that require you to sign in to comment. I totally blame Google. No one at Google is going to read this of course but if they did this is what I’d want to say to them: Get your crap together. You have deliberately tried to [...]

Six minutes of awesomeness to brighten up your Monday. (Or, perhaps, just a little something for the easily entertained.) Thanks. I like this comment on Youtube: “I suspect this will be the anthem for the new world when the robots take over.” Right there with you.

This is another one of those things that “everybody knows” that I managed to get through the first fifty years of my life without knowing. I wasn’t going to mention it because “everybody knows” already but then I thought, “Hey, I didn’t know so it just might be useful to someone else.” And if not [...]

see more Historic LOL I just now discovered Historic LOL thanks to LeeAnn. Due to the sharing of the only car capable of getting up and down our driveway last week I had to wait until Saturday to go to Wal-mart. Inside was only the usual level of Saturday terribleness. The parking lot was worse [...]

The rest of you guys should pay attention to your Mother. — here “Valentine’s Day, like Halloween, is mostly a holiday for children.” — there And yes, they’re not kidding around with the pin-ups. But I will spare you that horror. For the moment. — here (OMG! Wow… I think I’m done for the day. [...]

(I thought “Miscellaneous Musings” would sound catchier than “Pointless Rambling”.) I guess it probably seems like I’ve been complaining a lot about the snow and cold weather but, in spite of the inconvenience, it actually makes me happy. Yes, I am glad we got a total of over two feet of snow; I’m even glad [...]

Don’t they look sweet? Most of the time these two ignore each other but when the weather turns cold they get all friendly and cuddly. The sock is there on purpose. Dax (the tortie) luuuuves my husband. She loves him so much that if she was human I’d have to… well, never mind. We don’t [...]