9269 - Monday

  • May. 5th, 2008 at 6:48 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Happy Cinco de Mayo! see last year's entry for more info on the holiday. I hope we have Mexican food for supper!  [edit - BHK made Fajitas!! delicious, but my gut wasn't happy after a suspect lunch.]

Unrelated to my feelings on Mexican food - After Saturday's little tummy trouble, BHK and I are considering a "best public potties in SOMD" site, unless something like that is already available. For the record - The Giant supermarket in Lusby has potties that are *very* clean and easy to access.

Hm, a quick google search brought up this. (with this being the Maryland section - no Lusby... I tried to add it and the page hung. I'll try again from a non-phone browser when I get home from my commute.)

Picture from said commute - It looks more monday-ish than it feels.

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I prefer the doodle further below.


I can't believe I've been playing FPS games for over 20 years. My first multi-player LAN party experience was MIDI Maze at Sun Atari '87, where I gunned Tom Hudson down repeatedly as an orange smiley face. (remembrance due to Wolfenstein 3D being released 16 years ago today.)

First solo FPS on the PC for me was Rise of The Triad - given to me by Kevin, Christmas of '95, after playing the freeware beforehand, and we played Unreal Tournament in '99 as the first regularly played FPS LAN game for about a decade after MIDI Maze.

I still have trouble with the translocator, 9 years later.


Never say "hopeless". My prior back doctor could use a copy of this article. Thankfully, he will be retiring in the next year.


Well, officially back to the goatee - It does feel a lot less warm than the full beard. Last doodle made was on Saturday - I won't have to draw the jawline for a bit, I guess! playing with the idea of colors mixing through transparencies. I forgot to make the white background transparent for the doodle, though.
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1 year ago - Cinco de mayo - extended description

2 years ago - fleet week, cinco de mayo, network neutrality, kitten & rooster, mega m&ms, options, friday 5, dr who, prisoner, lj drama

3 years ago - 555, fishbone & dose pics, reference librarian scotto, oops-i did it again (30's style), questions asked

4 years ago - not loving the phone, porno bob cut ? (it took until last month), amy's diary, iconners, cookies, Florida state rock

5 years ago - ortho, There-folks giving me cool virtual clothes, WMD, star wars kid

6 years ago - I'm a sexy cusser, pop vs soda, digger mole, puppyfrog, maps, bad show, verisign, a date with destiny that was doomedCinco de Mayo, panda killer, Man Imprisoned 30 Years for Crime FBI knew he Didn't Commit, other evil news, what's your sign poll (Gemini won again!), C&I nightmare, smart sweater

7 years ago - Cinco de Mayo, panda killer, Man Imprisoned 30 Years for Crime FBI knew he Didn't Commit, other evil news, what's your sign poll (Gemini won again!), C&I nightmare, smart sweaterGeotarget

 

9256 - sunday

  • Apr. 27th, 2008 at 9:04 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
In considerable pain today, the ol' back is acting up, and meds are making me sleepy, but not soothing much... possible making me more irritable, as well. I'm glad tomorrow at work will have the bulk of senior staff off site, depending on my mood. I suspect some of the fresh pain might be due to the changing weather... lots of rain tonight and last.

BHK took great care of me today - we watched Sweeney Todd over leftover cabbage soup and toasted cheese bagels (bhk opted for leftover Mexican food), prior to that, we did a little pre-planting of our garden - seeds of broccoli, bell pepper, zucchini and pumpkin are in small covered racks under our bench in the living room... hopefully away from prying kitty paws.

Last night's episode of SNL noted some pretty glaring aspects of Greased Lightning (click link at own risk) - look up the lyrics to it, if you're wondering why so few schools perform it.

BHK is making some surprise supper... smells good, but I have no idea what it is yet. [Update - it was veggie brats, kraut and green peppers! victory is mine!]

Closed the night watching a special on Pixar - how they got started, Disney issues, etc... pretty good! I knew the bulk of the tale, but it was interesting to see clips of the animations and add faces to the names I knew. BHK pointed out that Brad Bird does look a lot like the bad guy in the Incredibles - I doubt that was a coincidence.

We missed Maryland day on Saturday... so much for one of 50,000 cupcakes ! I bet Adam had a grand time, though.

Random silver spring pictures from the pda - I should've used this on the get-together!

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1 year ago - silver surfer pics, hot fuzz good, cheeseburger cheeseburger, wtf psp, highland festival, fabfeaux,

2 years ago - mother's day turtles, 2nd life, weeki watchee, newtcam advert, fox on a trampoline, 4 things, poem for me, (8324)

3 years ago - time machine desires, sun and moon, shatner video, famous last words,cute icon, Rosie O'Donnell & Andie MacDowell together in a TV show(urk), I talk to Kenny Rogers, palm doodle, tattered flag, dreadlocktopknot, bus pics, brain meme, Lake City was the Promised Land, (7334)

4 years ago - vanity, knotts kids, memory meme (6625)

5 years ago - free ice cream, X-men promotion, new nickel, Tron 2.0, corpse teeth in new dentures, juliabee research tree

6 years ago - cracking corn, cannibal science, subliminal ads don't work, Russians doing laundry, seafood fest, mall of the dead origin photo, be a superhero, bottomless pit, learning through disagreement, Grand Funk Railroad

7 years ago - big bug, Freedom city story chunks, acknowledgment of an R-rating, net issues, car memeGeotargetVisitor Map


9254 - Friday -

  • Apr. 25th, 2008 at 11:59 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
18 month anniversary today. After work, BHK and I headed out to Silver Spring to meet up with Sirenity, Leagle_beagle555 and Chrishaas. Friendly folks and meeting was long overdue.

I forgot my camera, so I'm depending on Sirenity for picture documentation later on. We had a nice time and conversation over supper - more to follow as I think of it.



Ultraportable / subnotebook comparisons




New back drugs are - Lyrica, Cyclobenzaprine and Nabumetone. I want to do a bit more research on 'em before I take them. Nabumetone in particular had a lot of nasty, scary warnings in the information text.

I am glad that they're not habit-forming, and have a lot of pretty decent write-ups so far.



Dell will be offering Windows XP pre-installed on their computers past the June 30 cut-off date. Computers purchased with Vista Business or Vista Ultimate past June 30 will come with a copy of XP Pro. Dell plans to simply install that copy upon request to save users a step. Perhaps this will help Microsoft officials make up their minds about another extension.


According to F-Secure, over 500,000 webservers across the world, including some from the United Nations and UK government, have been victims of a SQL injection. The attack uses an SQL injection to reroute clients to a malicious javascript at nmidahena.com, aspder.com or nihaorr1.com, which use another set of exploits to install a Trojan on the client's computer. As per usual, Firefox users with NoScript should be safe from the client exploit, but server admins should be alert for the server-side injection. Brian Krebs has a decent writeup on his Washington Post Security Blog, Dynamoo has a list of some of the high-profile sites that has been hacked, and for fun you can watch some of the IIS admins run around in circles at one of the many IIS forums on the 'net.




I need to remember that free comic book day is coming May 3... next weekend! Will I forget? Probably. But it's exciting to not write it down anywhere else and then rediscover. I wonder what loot Aardvark will have for us? I hope issues of Gumby and Hellboy (and maybe an Iron Man heroclix figure?) will be left.

I should scope out umbrella academy - probably my fave freebie book from last time - I could go for a trade paperback, if available.



Just so you know - I have never, ever pistol-whipped anyone, dear journal. Please don't make me change that situation.



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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.


Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur. Read more... )


"It's real. Just yesterday here, there was a man who was a victim. We saw. What was left was tiny," said 29-year-old Alain Kalala, who sells phone credits near a Kinshasa police station.




1 year ago - concert recap, license plate seen, wendy's, lj-spam, highland fest promo / tree pics

2 years ago - camo man, free cone, gorillaz, dictator octopus

3 years ago - Commercial, Dr Who poot episode, hair-neck-man, good weather, pope palpatine, Tomi voice, Newt sleepies, Dave at Poorhouse, Condoms to saris, ashcroft not scared of calicos, King Tut Coming (it ends this week), kind words from mootpoint

4 years ago - RHL, dumb laws, Rubezahl

5 years ago - doctor and drugs, grasshoppers and micropet, letter to bro, distractions (anagrams, phone spellings, etc)

6 years ago - SOP, copyright, scarecrows in the herb garden, Tunguska, kisses, wind dreams

7 years ago - BJ's Bday, hobbledehoy, ages of sexual consent around the world, sleep-station pictures, hungry, more rights gone, character / gaming memories,xfl=pos, teeny tiny farm animals and milk ring from KellieGeotargetVisitor Map

9245 - Saturday

  • Apr. 19th, 2008 at 11:32 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Extremely tentative plans for a little yard-sale review (sale-sailing?) after my shots today. Hopefully we'll find just stuff that's awesome... the whole town of North Beach is having a village-sized yard sale next weekend. Maybe I'll put out my old computer monitor for some lucky strong-backed mule to cart off the property.

Potential other things post needle-stick are the Eastern Shore, Marine Museum and maybe General Tanuki's.

Or Maybe something different! It got to 87 degrees yesterday.. we might have to find a place to play in the shade!

Evening update- 

Saw a yard sale on the way to shots - Neighborhood cul-de-sac family collection on Limerick Lane. BHK got a spiffy cap for 50 cents - another Mao-meets surfer girl type cap. Not much else out there for us.

Got Stuck for allergies. Hardly a soul there, so it went quickly. 

Skipped the Eastern shore - Decided to hit the Vegetable Garden in Rockville, by way of a long, meandering tour through DC. Flew through Chinatown and some of the more seedy parts of town en route.

From there, a bit of an extended shopping trip. Eyeballed some workout equipment, picked up some ram for my laptop at Micro Center,  (checked out the EEE pc  - cute, and maybe in a month, once the 900 model is out) - Bought the father in law a e-tuner keychain, bhk an ipod clock-radio dock alarm clock, and myself an evil universal remote keychan. 

Continuing on - Dream Wizards for Balloon Cup  and Gloom (and a ten in ten die - opaque d10 inside a transparent one. pretty nifty.)

Casual Male XL for a few pairs of work pants, some v-neck shirts, and a new pair of shoes.

Back home the short way, for supper of pb&j on rice cakes. (sideline - made hot dogs for in-laws and BHK last night - both dinners were dandy)

Watched some TV, and now, it's time for bed. g'nite dear journal. 



Hey, WotC have a bunch of classic D&D modules available for download - Including White plume mountain ! Probably the third commercial module I ever played after Keep on the Borderlands and Isle of Dread - certainly the first one I played that wasn't included with a set of the game rules itself...

Wiki info on White Plume Mountain here.

Of the three, White Plume was the most fun.. I had characters that had a decent skill set and abilities, but it was still tricky - held a goodly dose of puzzles and challenges. All of the S-modules were fun, but I liked plume more than tomb of horrors, and  Barrier Peaks. (Peaks was cool - great setting, but just too deadly for my lower level guys to deal with. It could be nicely reworked into something a bit more survivable and plotted, I think.)

If I had to pick my favorite low-level module, I'd have to go with Against the Cult of the Reptile God - I think the setting was a lot more fun than any of the other 1-3 level modules we played back in the day, and it was the first one I successfully ran for the library group as a DM. Sort of funny to see them listed as classic - I remember picking them up when they came out - still wrapped in plastic, most of them 3-hole punched at the factory.


Larry's coming along nicely with the electric guitar. He's got the body just about done... needs holes for the pickups in the back, and then some stain and coat next. This is the first time in a while that he's taken time to work on it - it's a beautiful bit of craftsmanship thus far, and I look forward to hearing how it sounds. There's talk of him making me a bass after this one is finished, too. (Made from the maple that's growing far to close to our house's foundation... not to mention the branches that could take out the roof in a bad storm.

I wonder how his projects will be affected when they rent out the blue house? The workshop half of the two-car garage there... not sure how tenants would feel about him running power tools here and there. Of course, that also begs the question of where I'll run off and hide to wrap Christmas presents, come next Yuletide season.

Ah well, no big fears either way.  I expect he'll continue to do projects for many, many years to come. This weekend, we're tilling the garden - and hopefully planting my blueberry seedling.  BHK has already potted the daisies and put them outside - I'm looking more forward to plants that produce food items, and the possibility of keeping a beehive.



1 year ago - falafel with the gang, adapting to a higher house-population, personality test results,

2 years ago - how to glue 2 things, sketch-it, mgum, moonies and sushi

3 years ago - on call techs, residence addresses, 45,800 scottobear entries [now 84,100], flickr letter gizmo, krypto cartoon, Tomi says hi, speech recog test, luxie_loo, pics from tv interview, monkey swat team, new Sophocles, Euripides and Hesiod, new pope

4 years ago - using lappie (broken big brain), teleconference prep

5 years ago - got all 30 eggs, there folks, palm pictures and more doodles, bro n upswing, SQ/EQ, brain chart

6 years ago - Vampires around the world and how to snuff 'em, mushiness, good, simple food.

7 years ago - mix CD, flying capybara quote, missing girlGeotarget

9243 - Thursdsay

  • Apr. 17th, 2008 at 6:17 AM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Presents sent in the mail, when taxes were launched on Tuesday - Eryx's Christmas Prezzie is only about 4 months late! Ah well, we got it sent out.. .and Danny's treat will get to him shortly too. hopefully the loot will brighten their days.

Sending good thoughts to all friends in the dumps, too. If you're not feeling so hot... cheery thoughts to you.

I'm tempted to get BHK and / or Chris Pink T-shirts that read "HYPERBOLE IS THE BEST THING EVER!"

BHK made tasty, tasty meatball-type substance in bbq sauce, with sides of garlic-y yum broccoli.



The Tiki Bar in Solomons Island will be opening this weekend for 2008. I guess pope traffic wasn't enough! I guess we'll stick to less congested realms... maybe we can hit the eastern shore and lurk around the marine museum after my shots on Saturday.

Maybe check out some local farmers markets? (now that it's season.. thanks for the hint, DCist!)


I just remembered to look this up - Sarcastic vs Sardonic

sarcastic = a cutting or ironic remark
sardonic = scornful or mocking



Trees- Vandalised trees reoriented, creating new landscapes and giving the trees a new reality.



Speaking of DCist - want to see the pope's snappy red shoes ? ( I also dig the "We Love Our German Shepherd" sign.)



I didn't realise that the rerelease of Tally Hall's album has a few new tracks on it - I'll have to see if I can chase down Mucka Blucka and Dream as MP3s, or snag 'em from Itunes.

[edit - THANK YOU for the drop of the music! :D]



CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two 19th century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday.

The "priceless" horns were snatched from a display at the historic mammal gallery in Cape Town on Saturday evening, said Jatti Bredekamp, chief executive of Iziko Museums.

"Unknowingly, the thieves have exposed themselves to more than the danger of arrest and prosecution," Bredekamp said in a statement.

"Before the mid-twentieth century, taxidermy mounts were prepared by being soaked in arsenic and preserved from insect infestation through regular applications of DDT, both highly toxic poisons that retain their toxicity over time," he said.

Bredekamp said the horns were deliberately targeted in a carefully planned robbery, and might be destined for Asia, where ground rhino horns are a prized aphrodisiac.

"This could have unforeseen consequences," he said.

Rhino populations have fallen dramatically over the last few decades as poaching decimated the animals across Africa.

Bredekamp said museums worldwide were being targeted by organized crime to help supply lucrative markets with a wide range of artifacts. After a previous robbery attempt, South African museum officials removed several other specimens of rhino horn from public display, he said.




1 year ago - palm doodle, power outage, VT info arrives to me late, blackout house-fun

2 year ago - dr who, secret wars, monday, sweet tomatoes, disney vault, keep cool pic

3 years ago - Homeless seen while on walkabout, mzk nearly shoots my eye out, Bo Rhap, Newt pics, mzk pic, robot doodle, lethal injections not painless?, tv interview

4 years ago - odd email, D's bday/vanishment, manatee doodle, sammy's sister syndicated, garlic, moon scarab, blu-ray dvd tech developing, froggie super pic

5 years ago - egg hunt stats

6 years ago - annoying day, doc trip, search terms

7 years ago - AJ's Bday, Recording freakazoid, dsl, </b></a>[info]menstrualhut fan letter at mum.orgGeotarget



9238 - monday

  • Apr. 14th, 2008 at 9:49 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Work went well... not too bad for a Monday. I'm still feeling a little creaky, and tired, but I'm doing better than I was yesterday. It's good to take some time and charge the ol' batteries.

we're looking at a nice return on our taxes, MD state and Fed combined with the gimme from the fed this year into something quite pleasant.


50 things I've done meme nearly concludes with #49 - I...

49.'hurt my back when I was about 16... and I've been fighting the after-effects since. Did I cover this topic already? Probably, but this is a variation on the theme.
Sometimes I wonder what it'd be like to have less mobility than I have now... I've got / had more than a couple of friends here and there that are more disadvantaged than I am... Bound to a wheelchair, amputee with an artificial leg, a couple of folks dealing with achondroplasia or the like.

When I went to the FDR memorial, I got a bit frightened - fairly irrationally. My back and leg problems have followed me throughout my life - FDR ended up in a wheelchair at 38, due to polio. I began wondering how I'd react and adapt to that situation; it's a very real possibility that could be the result after I have my spine worked on. I don't think that I'd adapt very well, at least at first.

There have been times where I've needed a cane to get around... that's not too bad, but you lose a hand for common day's use, which seems to be needed a lot, even if it's just your off-hand. Upside, it's easier to wield a sword cane or umbrella. That said, you can carry a sword umbrella with you, even if you don't have a limp.

Ah well... at least I fit more comfortably into a crowd than an otter in a monocle. Sure, he's cute, but he's got limitations, too... Needs to be kept moistened all the time, and can only communicate via a series of barks and grunts.

Come to think of it... I know a lot of people that prefer to communicate that way... he might be ahead of the game if you got him some moisturiser and a polite pair of pants. (preferable on a belt - he doesn't have the shoulders for suspenders.)

Anyway, I hope I don't lose any more of my mobility or become reliant on a prosthetic / device assist. That really scares the hell out of me.

I wonder how much of my body will be patches / fixes / upgrades, by the time I die? How many bits of plastic, surgical steel, cadaver bits, and titanium? I kind of dig the fact that if I'm ashed, there's already a few pins to be found in the powder... or I could wreck the blade on a mulcher, should I get tossed into one for whatever reason.

Let's see... currently, I have a pin, and a little mesh in my back, some fillings in my teeth... and that's about it, save for scars where I've been sewn up.



On a lighter note... (than otters?) This week looks beautiful. I wonder how hard it would be to lure BHK to the office for a little lunch while it's so sunny and warm? Wednesday-Friday are all set to be in the low 70s and without clouds.



Cookie Monster recently interviewed on NPR.



It cracks me up when I see a web designer's site that doesn't work anywhere but IE7. How do those people still exist?



1 year ago - Pictures of Llamas!, Slugs, video game goodies for BHK and me, booksale, BHK invades my journal caveman-style

2 years ago - hanging out at murphy's, dan plans, music sharing, quizzes, good friday, commander usa

3 years ago - work, club visit, poorhouse, Tomi visit, mai kai tiki torch night, figa, aliases, admiration meme (999 entries ago)

4 years ago - memory sparks, adp issues with new hire

5 years ago - jkg, stikfas, pictures

6 years ago - library cats, vending machine art, The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, & Body Language Cues, plants, middle earth poll, poop

7 years ago - touch of evil, dsl, love, spermGeotarget



9218 - Monday

  • Mar. 31st, 2008 at 5:53 AM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Some pictures to help me catch up -

Baltimore aquarium / Barnes and noble / walkabout after work Friday - taken with palmtop - low quality when embiggened, mostly.

After work on Friday, BHK picked me up, and had a great idea... to hit Baltimore and go to the aquarium.. it's open late on Friday, and much less likely to be crowded as it is on the weekends. I was all for it, so off we went. After the Aquarium, we had supper at Blu Bamboo... a pretty decent little Asian fusion joint. They were getting ready to close, but we managed to sneak in for some Pad Thai, cucumber sushi, cream cheese wontons and more... I think we crossed every type of Asian food short of Mother Russia. After supper, we hit a converted power plant that's now a Barnes and Noble - very cool design - smokestacks are still there, everything is very clean and metal-riveted or industrial brick looking. I like the escalator... the sides are transparent, so you can see the gears and belts working. Favorite fish - still the skates and rays.
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Better pictures taken with the cell phone - enlarge to better photos of Baltimore, frog exhibit, and the marine research building.

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On Sunday, we went to Alice's party.. she has a lot of nice folks surrounding her.... and her son is becoming a giant! at 14, he's grown about a head taller than when I'd last seen him (about 14 months prior.)

Rainy, cool morning today.. was our spring weekend just a glimpse of the future?


1 year ago - cherry tree pic, dinner with cyn & bhk at mexico

2 years ago - payday, mortgage day, cases run at last minute, sams, first pic of newt with new cam, grumpy newt pic

3 years ago - collections, sick call excuse, palm doodles of ape-o-naut and we're ants guy, famous monkeys through history, fatcats, newt pic, lost seeding, cell phone abuse, vampires taste like corn, poop thief, doctor vs cop

4 years ago - sensory experiment, propeller island lodge, privacy/recording laws, newsmap, viral spam

5 years ago - insider trading time traveler, gigs

6 years ago - nice morning, honey, clowns, bentons, google bombs, methadone to wean criminals *on* to heroin, interest index, radioactive beans, Chuck Heston

7 years ago - No-nose's gf, hanging out with bro, new pooterGeotarget

0327081711.jpg = entry 9215

  • Mar. 28th, 2008 at 6:04 AM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way

0327081711.jpg, originally uploaded by scottobear.

taken yesterday afternoon at the bus stop. I have to remember to bring a camera out to catch all the sproinging of spring!

Geotarget Not bad for a cellphone shot!

9214 - Friday!

  • Mar. 28th, 2008 at 5:59 AM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Weekend looms ahead! Going to Alice's party, celebrating her passing the bar... about a year ago. It'll be nice to see her again - last time was at paper moon well over a year ago.

The Egg salad made from last Sunday's hard-boiled Easter dye-jobs was especially good this week. BHK's Mac & cheese is rocking my socks exceptionally well, too.

I can't believe that tickets fro the Smothers brothers is $90 at the rams head. I want to go, but not so much at $200, 8pm on a weeknight. I still have half a mind to write in Pat Paulson for president, even though he passed away over a decade ago.

Presidential Campaign Slogan: "I've upped my standards. Now, up yours."


50 things you've done meme continues at 44 - I...

44.'have done more than my share of critter killing and eating, despite my current feelings about doing so. If I was starving to death on an island covered with baby bunnies... well, baby bunny for dinner. I know how to kill and dress duck, boar, deer (all hands-on) and squirrel, alligator, rabbit (in theory, I saw my dad do it). I have lopped the heads off of chickens, and wrung their necks, too. I'd still rather do the slaughtering of a bird than do the cleaning.

I'm very happy to say that I haven't wanted or had to do that for a *very* long time... but if I was lost in the wilderness, I feel that I could survive better than some, at least food-wise. The boar is something that I'd have to use high-powered rounds on... those guys are nasty. I wonder if I could do a pit trap for a pig? I suppose it'd work, not that I ever will need one.



Recent photos in phone or in archive -

My office desk (see notes here, for the OCD aspects of the journal),
with BHK memorabilia and a toy-train zoom-in

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I love my coasters - made from the label portion of old 33 1/3 records.
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Newt Yawing the other day - That's how I was feeling, too.

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Recently, Pye waited politely for Newton to finish eating - very chummy these days. I'm glad that they're so much more buddy-buddy. All I ask is that nobody bugs anyone else while eating or pooping... not too hard! Newt actually gave ol' pye a one-lick after pye's bath yesterday... I imagine they'll be grooming one another sometime around 2012. (or sooner!)



Added a doodle to the voice post... not sure if it's worth 1000 words, though.



1 year ago - nice folks at the county, cherry blossoms, spring started - pear trees, BHK into reality tv, EPC a flop, adam & tennis, easter coming up.

2 years ago - code template, interest cloud, pda cam dies, p&B in german, song tapper, bus on fire doodle

3 years ago - easter manatee, complimented, server/servant, spliced people, germs

4 years ago - Lj then and now (I spend less time now), bro, ice cream cake, Smokey & the Bandit

5 years ago - bro got me some Godzilla movies at the gift store up the road.

6 years ago - minority report poll, breakfast with Danny, grabber rabbit meme spreads, Words describing animal traits, Ketchup packet bear, Klaatu's speech, scary dream, link-to poll

7 years ago - babelizer, mushy-feelings, book-burningGeotarget




9195 - Saturday

  • Mar. 15th, 2008 at 11:28 PM
grab a bagel and go!, super ape - beppo2, Newtie Yawn, dangerous neighborhood, n n, police here frown on hoboes, ape and kitty, psychedelikitty! (crazy newt), pye on the rug, alphabet of sound, saint francis, vicious dog, jet black - cowboy bebop, boot hill, peace, hulk barf, sketch (stories and coloring), hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh, right way, Thingie! You big dumb freak!, pyewacket shenanigans doodle, blue beetle paddleball, Free telephone, 2 - xmas sleestak, Mallah / Brain Love - Neitzsche, cheerios - mootpoint / old school lj, bhk love note, newtcam, These people are rich, thinking bear, wampa say wha?, in the belly of the whale, mono-rage. Rahr., thing - this man...this monster, Good road to follow, museum fart (Dan Travels), wb dog and cat, calm - direct, old man scotto, silly, sleepies-palm, black cat meow, you can camp here, scooter pie, monkeypulse, 2 - zombie scotto, newt - supernewt, Prisoner Quiz, Monday!, Maryland LP (Local), pensive black and white, recursive ostritch (same as it ever was), Jupiter and Thetis - J.A.D. Ingres, memento (searching memory), Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes, 1 - time goes by, Crime Here, hold your tongue, Linus Dance, Who indeed?, yi, streaky - supernewt, black cat, fresh water - safe campsite, fragged to smile, there are thieves about, 2 - santa scotto, Skull of fortune, authorities are alert here, danny gaming, Good place for a handout, red tornado paddleball - WAK! WAK! WAK!, Palm sync, sarcasm, peace love happiness, monkey-scotto, baby-scotto, make-believe, headache, Law Enforcement, add insult to injury, keep cool, zombie wake up, Doctor here won't charge, Hit the road, family, bad water, Let's be friends (don't fight), Man with a gun lives here, Hello from bro - surfing, sleestak idol (Enlightenment), modok, apophenia, orange cat wtf, pancakes ad w scotto, pie - pye!, Newtiehug, icehouse pyramids - one over, ill-tempered man lives here, travels - where the road leads, The Sky's the limit, Keep Quiet, newtcycle (Newt Shenanigans), monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm), Halt!, bones holler, voodoo love, hulk and newt hulk smashy redone by bhk, Funky God of Thunder - Luke Cage, Mer!, barking dog here, scotto - mar 2008, honeymoon - oct 2006, Toy scotto spin, Play monkey! Play!, hoff godless, The Owner is out, Classic - 1st icon ever, Florida LP (local), be ready to defend yourself, piercing gaze superhero, 40 faces, Nothing to be gained here., 2 - crabs for christmas, The Owner is in, poopies!, Not Safe!, Newt eye 02-20-2005, owners will give to get rid of you, scotto and bhk - punkin patch kiss, bugs bunny - system shock, Kind lady, OK - All right, hungrybaby, Judge, scotto - 1977, hungry scotto, Newtie blah-blah, stars in my eyes, well-guarded house, wrong way
Quite the journey today - We put the March in Ides of March!

We slept in, but got to the doc's in time for my shots and BHK's draw. After the requisite needle sticks, we launched ourselves toward the Eastern Shore once again - original intent of going to Baltimore for the Aquarium was sidelined for a day that maybe we can bring Adam along with us and I've got a non-cellphone camera.

Plan #2 was to go to St. Michael's, now that season has started - check out the marine museum there, and have a spot of supper at the Crab Claw.

Those plans were stymied by a hand-stenciled sign marked "Flea Market Next Left". With a quick mutual nodding of our heads, BHK and I changed course - we meandered through the building, fairly impressed. There was an oven cooking up hot dogs at the front door, along with plates of baked goods... mostly brownies and blueberry-muffin bars. Tools of all sorts, used books, some nifty antiques, too. BHK snapped up a phonebook-thick book of vegetarian recipes for $2, a keen jadeite set of salt and pepper shakers (not antique, but tres cool for $10, and I snagged a blueberry bar for a measly buck. (I almost got a blue-cobalt glass mr. peanut jar, but discretion worked for me. I really had no place to put it.) Fortunately the Salt-shaker guy took checks. (He said that he took credit cards too, but didn't give 'em back.)

We left with our treasures, happy as a couple of proverbial clams, and continued toward St. Mike's. Mid-journey, I realized that it was already nearly 3pm, and I remembered the museum closed at 4.. and we were pretty dang hungry - ready to eat now rather than later. - So, a second trip to general tanukis, then! Not as fantastic as the first time, sushi-wse, but still a fine place to land for lunch. Grilled Cheese was tasty, but the home made french fries would've been awesome if they weren't quite so limp.

After a satisfying meal - we stretched our legs a bit. I got to visit the bunker, and picked up a couple of stickfas - supervillain and spaceman. (marked at 20% off of $10 each) Armed with toys, I was ready for a little more shopping with BHK... we sniffed around a few boutiques, and at a place called La de da, she got a green hair band with and assortment of rhinestones in it - we though tit was $16, but rang up as $6 at the register... score! We continued through a yarn store with a cute yorkie working there as a greeter, a large pet shop, and then came upon crackerjacks toy store... that's my kind of place. We got a few little wind-up critters - BHK got a tiki drummer (drums are a triceratops and tyrannosaur skulls), a pink hula-robot - and I got walking neon green monkey the plays the cymbals.

Happy in our purchases, we began our journey home... we were going to get together with the in-laws tonight to watch becoming Jane, but they weren't in the mood - so we side-tracked into annapolis to see Be Kind, Rewind. It stopped playing there, so we caught In Bruges. I liked it more than BHK - she scored it slightly below average (a 4/10) while I skewed just the other side (6/10).

The corn is always the best part of movies at the bowtie theater... dialogue with the candy-counter gang was fun... you could see each stereotype pretty clearly. The blonde bubbly girl who likes chick flicks, the lumbering oaf guy that enjoyed hanging out with the girls, and the brounette chick who is the big fan of british stuff, black comedy, more pseudo-sullen than the others.

The pic below was at one of the boutiques... the first meeting place for Maryland Freemasons, now selling frou-frou chic stuff to tourists.


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Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the 1800-year-old skull of a young woman who may have undergone primitive brain surgery. An alternate theory says she injured her skull when she suddenly realized she could have had a V-8. Whenever I see the word skull these days, I think Skrull.


Water: 2 Veg/Fruit: 0 Milk: 2
Points: 43.4 Adj: 0 Act: 2.5 Rem: -3.9
Bank: 15.0 Adj: 0

Vitamins: Yes

Breakfast: 2.0 points
2.0: oatmeal; blueberry

Lunch: 22.0 points
3.0: Sushi; California roll
7.5: Grilled Cheese 6" Sub
11.5: French Fries; Large

Dinner: 12.8 points
1.1: Popcorn; oil-popped
1.1: Popcorn; oil-popped
3.3: Butter oil; anhydrous
3.3: Butter oil; anhydrous
4.0: Cheese Pizza; slice of large

Snack: 6.6 points
1.8: fat free milk 1 cup
1.8: fat free milk 1 cup
3.0: blueberry cake bar
0.0: Diet Coke; King

Activity Log: (Min:Int:Points Desc)
30:L:2.5 shopping



1 year ago - my chicken stalker pic, david and gil visit pics, shamrock shake

2 year ago - papa johns meat, almost a dinner party, mp3 zappa, 2nd life pics, irish quiz, grandpa