I'm going to get a little bit ranty here, so I'm going to start with some cute, geeky pictures of the Geek-in-Chief ( Read more... )

Okay, I've let this topic go for a copy of days. I've been mulling over this choice, trying to figure out why McCain made it. My initial reaction was "this is the most monumentally stupid pick, ever". That's pretty high "praise" considering Dan Quayle, too. After all, the only reason I'd heard of Sarah Palin before Friday was for her falling ( Read more... )

The subject line is from my userinfo. It explains why I'm not moving this journal ( Read more... )

In reading a thread in a friend's journal (well, actually in her wife's journal, that I don't have friended, but whom I'd consider a friend by extension) regarding the flap over Don Imus calling the Rutger's women's basketball team "nappy headed hos" on his nationally broadcast morning radio show, I think I've found my problem with Randians, ( Read more... )

So, the car is fixed, nominally. The starter motor was the problem on Saturday night, and it's been replaced. I was also due for my 3000 mile service, so I got that taken care of, as well. But the coolant situation is apparently a result of a leaky head gasket. A $1000+ repair. This is going to require considerable belt-tightening on my part, ( Read more... )

( A rant about the nature of others )

Folks ( Read more... )

I've not said much about this because a) too busy and b) it's been covered in a number of other places on my f-list ( Read more... )

Okay, I know this is a bit wanky of me, but forgive me, because I was raised by a teacher with a concentration in Reading and English ( Read more... )

Well, maybe not quite, but they may as well be.

Ways to improve this team1) Fire Rick Wamsley - Now, I know that many of you would like to see Gerard's head on the platter, and I'm not prepared to argue against that move. But seriously; Wams has been the goaltender coach for the team since Doug McLean's first full season (2002-2003, if I recall ( Read more... )