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8762 – sunday, sunday

Nice day today… BHK and I initially wanted to make some coffee and sip it on the boardwalk in North Beach, but the wind quickly put the kibosh on that… My two caffeinated crack monkey companions soon decided that perhaps a nice drive through Deale might make for a more comfortable Sunday morning activity. (Thanks to the Love Cube’s swell environmental controls and roomy tour vehicle status, no doubt.)

Peekatures from the drive (the very last is the boardwalk bay view, before we iced over)- some broken down/abandoned housing and barns, a nifty little food joint, etc. the ‘Fabulous brew coffee shop” was a nice little joint to stop and get some scones and a caffeine recharge. Good (bad?) news is that they’re opening another Fabulous Brew about 3 minutes away from our house. Will our tassimo survive? as always, hover for a minor description, or clicken to embiggen.

rip, mr rogers wacky shed gargoyles and mexican mondays! swan thingies rickety boathouse rickety boathouse2 star barn tobacco leaner view from the point boardwalk view - north beach

On the way to dropping Tina off, we noticed a lot of activity at the volunteer fire department. (the semi-decapitated gnome: semi-decapitated gnome at tina's is on Tina’s neighbor’s steps, as it has for a year. Each neighbor is supposed to take turns and pass the gnome off to the next person in line to mow as a bait to get him off the porch, but this neighbor would rather keep a broken lawn ornament than do his part.)

The admission to the dog show was free, but there were all sorts of opportunities to help support the local SPCA, no chains, disabled animals and adoptions… though I confess that the primary allure was wiener dog races (videos to follow once uploaded to google). Oddly, there were belly dancers, as well… but I didn’t grasp the connection between them and animal assists.

fire engine bell sit, ubu, sit! neighbors at the show sniffy dog no, *I'm* Scott. more sniffy dog dog show dog show dog show belly dance w/ kid belly dance w/ bunny belly dance w/bunny belly dance


I’ve been enjoying Assassination Vacation Vowell’s writing is good, but I don’t know if I could listen to her read the whole thing in audio format. – Next on the list is Gasp


1 year ago – rs drops to part time, spoofcard, condo issues, newtcam time lapse, spore,

2 years ago – pomade, numbers, lumbee talk going strong, rat flies a f-22, ifbot, secutiry, scotto pic, zombie quiz, miami bridge, New York Public Library Digital Gallery , hurley episode of lost, mile markers

3 years ago – stress, bro, god wishes, font music, audio books, tofu “chicken parm”, he-man, owie-back

4 years ago – stupidity genetic?, pulp-it, sick folks, history of eating utensils, tree like, riblets are great

5 years ago – fiddled with tulpa, dream, oxycontin, naproxen, oxycodone, Domesday

6 years ago – CJ & Herman story 2, dangers of reading in bed, AOK2GeotargetVisitor Map

8756 – 2sday

Sometimes I wake up, and I can’t believe that I’m where I am. How did I find such a wonderful person, and how on earth did she agree to spend the rest of her life with me? I blink, and know the answer, and I’m so happy that I feel like I’m going to explode. It’s times like this that remind me that miracles happen… and rehappen every day.


I sort of want the Absolutely MAD dvd… every issue from the 1952s all the way to 2005 for like $40? I wonder what the resolution is like? I would really like to see the Will Elder stuff and old 50s color items in sharp view.


Marvel comic book writer Mark Millar says: “Video games are for pedophiles“.


1 year ago – apes and mr rogers, whiz, walkies

2 years ago – asked for change at every turn, music and pie, bro maint, striking, long weekends, bk commercial evil, walkabout pictures

3 years ago – Images, missed calls, made an offer on a condo, lj-spam, walkies, matchstick rockets, gorilla basketball

4 years ago – doc, news, Mr. Rogers, eckerds sucks, palm-doodle

5 years ago – OSI closes, tardbucket, 1980 jc penney catalog, 3-minute noir

6 years ago – hurricane names, wacky news, poot, Be courteous, kind and forgivingGeotargetVisitor Map

8715 – By Crom! 101?

Newtcam (Now also featuring Pye and BHK as well as Newt and me) is live again, at least for a bit – Office and Loft, depending on if Lappie of big brain is more active.


Snow Day Pictures!

the bay is as calm as can be post snow the jetty - snowy with jogger 1 foot snowman - closeup - complete with baby carrot nose! 1 foot snowman -  complete with baby carrot nose! 1 foot snowman - complete with baby carrot nose! My wife makes me warm, even with snow outside. blue house porch - snow! scoups on the bay... brrr 261 south marker by marsh - w watertower mailboxes by the marsh frosted trees more tree frost


Happy 101st Birthday, Robert E Howard.


In just about one year, the Spidey video has had almost at half a million hits –

Views: 463,832
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Honors for This Video:
#100 – Most Linked (All Time) – Entertainment – All


1 year ago – superhero drawing memes, CNY, Bro’s situation improved briefly, lost, spidey video views, Sting

2 years ago – Worked late, EN’s cable out, sad- sicky mel, busy phone, amber alert, great day to be alive theme

3 years ago – Year of the monkey!, new icons, act like a monkey, a fellow ljers house burns down

4 years ago – honey rant, healing hands, newt pic, cuss control, cold snap

5 years ago – spy ware killer, stab-dream, home school poll, animal noises around the world, sound

6 years ago – IMT theft, be good, take it easy surfing at work, Model of the modern super-criminal, birthday wishGeotarget

8671 –

Had yummy chinese food at the in-laws with bhk, some of the best I’ve had in quite a while. odd not having so many delivery places, but the food is superior.


First sentences of the year –

January- 8079 – Welcome, 2006!

February- 8156 – Odd, considering yesterday’s news, that I took Wilt and the Momster to see The Matador last night (Was going to do Kong again, but a 3 hour movie on a “school night” is a no no for me)…sort of a chaotic film, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone in particular, but I liked it, after a fashion.

March- 8215 – Argh, try as I may, I missed free pancake day

April- 8282 – Well, I went and got a Nikon coolpix l2 (the 6 megapixel version)at office depot on sale.. got a 1 gig memory card to go with it.

May- 8332 – The Sarah Jane episode of Dr. Who didn’t disappoint, and it was delightful to see both her and K9 again.

June-8384 – Lunching with mom after work, catching up on family business, and will generally gab.

July-8434 – Today is a better day.

August-8489 – Sharks don’t have knees.

September-8536 – An object at rest cannot be stopped!

October-8580 – Sunday return!

November-8628 – Happy All Saint’s Day!

December-8664 – first day of my new life in md.


27 degrees tonight, 35, feels like 32 right now. Yikes. I’m glad for a fishbowl-like living room that can absorb sunlight and heat so readily. Flurries tomorrow, maybe!


Beautiful full moon last night. I’ll post some pics once the images get to flickr. Bright orange, over the bay, christmas lights and sand.


Review from Patton Oswalt re: HANNIBAL RISING

It’s like reading fan fiction. It’s that bad. How depressing. I love Thomas Harris’ books, but this one…it even has a climax where our hero looks skyward and yells, “NOOOOOOOOOO!”

Which is what I did, when I read it.


HIPAA / Conversion insurance since neighborhood continuing to be a minor issue, but it will be handled.


Santa’s evil sidekick gives jolly fright to kids

By Alexandra Zawadil Wed Dec 6, 1:49 AM ET

GRESTEN, Austria (Reuters) – As Christmas nears, Austrian children hoping for gifts from Santa Claus will also be watching warily for “Krampus”, his horned and hairy sidekick.

In folklore, Krampus was a devil-like figure who drove away evil spirits during the Christian holiday season. Continue reading 8671 –

8597 – I wonder how responsible lj would be held?

Wiped out again last night – it seems like everyone at the office has some sort of assorted yuck, from flu to worse. I think GG and LD are the only ones showing some form of immunity. I look forward to a solid night’s rest this weekend.


A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a “crook,” a “con artist” and a “fraud.”

Legal analysts say the Sept. 19 award by a jury in Broward County, Fla. — first reported Friday by the Daily Business Review — represents the largest such judgment over postings on an Internet blog or message board. Lyrissa Lidsky, a University of Florida law professor who specializes in free-speech issues, calls the award “astonishing.”

Continue reading 8597 – I wonder how responsible lj would be held?

8515 – a quickie

Hack or Break Into a Windows Xp Computer Without Changing Password


If I didn’t like tabletop RPG gaming for the social aspect, I think I’d have gone in for use of school supplies, at least at first. I don’t think I’d have stuck around for nearly as long, however.


All kinds of fun can be had with pen lights and long exposures. (the whole site has neat entries)


Yes.com has a nice real-time visualization of what’s being played on the radio around the country (U.S. only.) You can drill down and check out the recently played items of many stations around you as well.


I’m really enjoying Weird Maryland… thanks, bhk! 😀 Even if I don’t get to hunt bigfoot or the anti-santa when I’m up that way, knowledge is power! I wouldn’t mind visiting Poe’s Crypt, if there’s time.


1 year ago – New Orleans Lisas, moonbase mars, flash earth, ed wood directs, devo, blue beetle & lithium, bush 5 years and no “nos”, spidey-enema, SCOAI, word colors

2 years ago – missed oneeyed, bro scams mom, no donkey basketball, t-mobile good gesture, scale model of city, lenny kravitz warning, cemetery strollurge, Bermuda Triangle, Saturn’s 33 moons, flash game tutorial

3 years ago – Newt vs measuring cup, astronaut jones, free router stuff

4 years ago – Saturday mornings, heroclix, band names, toad turmoil, recorder, fun gab

5 years ago – page pondering

6 years ago – bakery-dog, factoids-lieoidsGeotarget

8499 –

Gobbled up the rest of Pride & Prejudice yesterday. Well, Elizabeth certainly wins out. Darcy, (you dink) bad first impressions, but nice recovery. Netherfield is a *terrible* name for an estate.

Nice perspective on place in society. I wonder what the world will look like in another hundred or so years? What’ll be acceptable? Which stigmas will be left? Maybe I’m a super-optimist, but I can see a time (granted, likely more than a few generations down the line) where folks will not, for the most part, be judged based on genetic factors like gender or skin color. I wonder who or what the scapegoat will be; who’ll get pushed down so others can raise themselves up.

I think that monkey politics are an integral part of how humans behave. Some leader and clique-type activities will happen, territory and a need to push folks around. Who’s next on the list? Or, more likely, who’ll stay on the list, 200 years from now? Will it still be folks who are more easily singled out by shape or manner? People with more aggression or drive winning out over folks that can be more readily stomped on?


Solar-Powered Sun Bricks – These could have more than just garden walk applications.


Moment of Lyric – mp3 (Thanks Firpo!) – instrumental


Newton in stalker-mode
Photo taken in the dark… Newt halfway between sphinx mode and stalking a paper wad I haphazardly kicked.
Note the pointy butt, though his tail is down.

rolling a joint
on the bus Friday morning – two teenagers, maybe 14 years old or so.
The one pictured had a little yin-yang grinder for buds, and rolled joints to order.
pretty bold on a packed bus at 7:30 AM.

desk
playing with a random macro shot. my desk at work.


A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full-size barrel.


1 year ago – deepest sender, jumping pictures, walkabout autostitch, mangrove tunnels

2 years ago – tmbg thoughts, sugar water vid, space issues, Rick James dead, Burpin’ at Newt, Magical Trevor, cocktail demons, nifty charts, Newt Videos, CoH Pix

3 years ago – Zombies, Army Men, mean cannibal pudding, time travel spam, vampire game, celeb phone calls, cej chat, bro request

4 years ago – Earth and Beyond Playtest, Kev & Bailey, fat parrots, french fry girl palm doodle

5 years ago – harried, inculpate, plane lands just down the road on andrews as a makeshift runway and kits my regular bus, wondering about lj’s image server (still not ready!), happy thoughts, magic can of soda

6 years ago – grumping, Space cowboys shows old man buttsGeotarget

8423 – Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale

While researching world hunger, I stumbled over this guy. Norman E. Borlaug

“Dr. Norman Borlaug is the first person in history to save a billion human lives. But he must also get credit for saving the wild creatures and diverse plant species on 12 million square miles of global forest that would long since have been plowed down without the high-yield farming he pioneered. The two accomplishments combined make him dramatically unique. I am proud to work with the Center for Global Food Issues, of which he is Chairman Emeritus.”

* Senator Rudy Boschwitz, R-MN, former member of the US Senate Agriculture Committee

A billion lives saved.

A *BILLION*.

A *BILLION* lives spared from starvation.

I can’t even properly conceive of that. 1/6th of the planet’s population?

Why had I never heard of him? That’ll teach me not to watch the West Wing or Penn & Teller’s TV show.


I apologize for all of the thighbones. as penance, I present the superhero database and a bunch of cartoons.


Cats that look like Hitler and a big-eyed kitty bath.


Handy Guide to wildflowers. and NatureServe has great databases of North American (Explorer) and Latin American (InfoNatura) plants, animals, ecosystems.


I knew it: (the word pants and trousers were disturbing me a great deal on Saturday, at the salvation army.)

In the early 19th century the words “trousers” and “pants” were considered obscene in England. Woman referred to trousers as “inexpressibles” or “a pair of dittoes.” Later in the century the taboo was carried to such lengths that piano legs were covered up because they reminded people of their human legs. In 1836 Charles Dickens wrote the following lines in Oliver Twist:

” ‘ I tossed off the clothes, got safely in bed, drew on a pair of ________’ ”

” ‘ Ladies present, Mr. Giles,’ murmured the tinker.

” ‘ _________ of shoes, Sir,’ said Mr. Giles, laying great emphasis on the word.”


Moment of Lyric – mp3

8329 –

Funny.. SoFlaChris and I discovered Plazes within about 5 minutes of one another. Newtcam was added.


On the way to the meeting yesterday, a 16-wheeler ran over a piece of steel, which spun off to the right, and caused Elsie’s window to explode into the cab of the car. She was lucky… it took a big divot out of her doorframe. If it had hit an inch earlier, she’d probably be at least in the hospital right now. Fortunately, she’s unhurt. I got a spray of tiny glass fragments in my lap, too. I think this’ll be a good opportunity to clean out her car.


Brush fire caused me to bail out of SL unceremoniously. Launched an evac, and looks like folks are all ok.


Kat and GP have been so quiet since returning from vacation… only a post and a couple of comments from Kat. I hope they return to regular lj’ing soon!

These mustache tattoos made me think of GP & Kat. I admit that I was a tempted a smidgen by the idea, m’self.


Bibliochaise, is a literal armchair library “for those who like to be immersed in deep reading.”. The chair can house up to five linear meters of books.


Rush Limbaugh Arrested, out and done Continue reading 8329 –

8284 – He who does not punish evil commands it to be done

Vintage paperback book covers. I’ve linked to similar sites before, but i think this is a new one.

Nice breakdown by type –

Digest Good Girl Art, Digest Good Girl Photos, Drug Theme Paperbacks, Dust jacketed Paperbacks, Film Noir Paperbacks, Hillbilly Covers, Juvenile Delinquency, Lesbian Paperbacks, Sleaze Paperbacks, Science Fiction Covers, Vest Books, Vintage Paperbacks, Women And Water


It occurred to me this weekend that the term prophet sounds holy to me, but the term prophecy comes across as sinister, or fake.


Moment of lyric – mp3 (thank you, Firpo!)

{lyrics in braces need confirmation, due to the earliness of the hour and my poor sense of hearing}

Listen to me you explorers, Buck and Admiral Byrd,
Here’s a funny one you’ve never heard
there’s a fellow in the jungle
one you never knew
you won’t get him, but he might get you

Who’s the talk at every table from Chicago to Madrid?
Who’s the African Clark Gable?
Jojo, the Cannibal kid!

All the tribes eat fruits and berries
He’s the one that never did
He Prefers his missionaries
Jojo, the cannibal kid

He could aways pass on his manner and his savoir faire
Mix with every class – eat the finest people everywhere!

Circus sends him offers daily
{Bertram mills made him a bid}
but he’s holding out for Barnum Bailey,
Jojo the cannibal kid

Mmmmyeow…
Don’t you know? He eats them alive…
{gets the ??????}
eating out, from nine to five.

boom jigga boom jigga boom jigga boom boom
That is the Jojo way
boom jigga boom jigga boom jigga boom boom
that means he’s on the {train}

{Everybody run and get in the car, pull all the windows down
everybody find a safe place to closet}
Jojo is now in town

Who’s the talk at every table from chicago to madrid?
Who’s the African Clark Gable?
Jojo, the Cannibal kid!

All the tribes eat fruits and berries
He’s the one that never did
He Prefers his missionaries
Jojo, the cannibal kid

He could aways pass on his manner and his savoir faire
Mix with every class – eat the finest people everywhere!

Circus sends him offers daily
{Bertram mills made him a bid}
but he’s holding out for Barnum Bailey,
Jojo the cannibal kid!


(I suspect that I’m the only person with the lyrics to this song hosted on the ‘net. )


Ganked from Bubbles!

YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD. NO EXPLANATIONS. Continue reading 8284 – He who does not punish evil commands it to be done

8083 – Tuesday… back to work. Bleh!

GeotargetIf you haven’t yet, please install this security fix.


The Dan-man and I went out to an all-you-dare-eat buffet for Sushi/Thai/Chinese, and it was actually quite good. Afterward, we swung by Crabby Jacks to solve his caffeine needs and Miranda got a pretty awesome tip ($5 after a bill for $0.69 – the coffee was free and I had a draft) – after we hung out a bit and chitty-chatted. I told him a bit about my beliefs regarding meeting someone for a lifelong commitment at this point (I suspect odds of meeting someone that I have chemistry with, a minimum of emotional baggage, and a mutual appreciation of one another to be very, very, very slim.) Explained to him why Magda wasn’t a viable option, though she and I did have a nice time together. I honestly don’t know if there are any wedding bells in my future, but If I were a betting man, I know that I’d opt for “not likely.” I know good couples are out there… Dave & Cathi / GrayPumpkin & Katt are two of the best examples of two pairings as well-suited for one another for life that I can think of.

In the last decade, I’ve had the following serious relationships:

Lees – 6 months
Eryn – 3 months
April – 4 months
Rachel – 6 months
CEJ – 2ish years, Almost 3 if you count on and off time
D – A bit over a year
Mel – 3 months
Magda – 5 months (9 minus the months where she was in Columbia)

Come to think of it, I don’t have any trouble getting dates… it’s the longevity that needs work. Breakups are fairly even, an assortment of reasons, from a lack of trust to a lack of interest.

Hair-wise, we’ve got a Blond x2, Brown x3, Black x2, and a Redhead
Tattoo-wise – 6 had ink.. some got it while I was with ’em.
Politics/Attitudes – Leftx2, Modx4, Rightx2
Readers – 4 yes, 4 no
eye color – Brown – 5 Hazel -1 Blue – 2
all were fairly chesty

I’ve been proposed to on two different occasions, and I honestly thought I’d end up with CEJ for life… she was the last one that gave me those sorts of feelings.

Looking back, I do pretty well, for a serial monogamist with no vehicle of his own.

Dan got me a few very nice gifts for Christmas…. No Software this year. A used book on dinosaurs, a new copy of Pratchett’s Last Hero, a t-shirt and a zip-up shirt (both too small, unfortunately), a carrying case for a digital camera/palmtop, and some jalepeno peanuts. We tried out the Peking House restauant, but it had a bad vibe, so we went to the one we’re more fond of dining at.


Moment of Lyric – mp3 / flash video (Here’s his LJ, by the way – trapezzoid)

8023 – My journey begins eastward, and then heads south.

GeotargetWas going to go walkies yesterday, but heavy rain poo-pooed that idea. I did get to gab with the Weezle a bit, though, and got quality nap time with the Newt between Sunday chores.


Danny’s going to Connecticut with his wife this coming Friday for a week, to visit his sis, and see his grandmother.


Moment of Lyric: mp3 (via)

Star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect light.


Meme from spimby‘s daughter, kate.

Try typing your name with your middle knuckle, then your elbow, then your toe, then your chin, then your ear.

middle knuckle: scotto
elbow: sazcxoiktrfttfoik
toe : sac ooootgrtoikl
chin: sc oilktgtgtgolk
ear: z c`gvgvm


100 questions meme – Continue reading 8023 – My journey begins eastward, and then heads south.