The new job is interesting in the same way that a game of Nomic is interesting. I'm buried three levels deep in the contract/subcontract game, and where the boundaries are seems to be the primary preoccupation. The word "policy" came up three separate times during a technical conference call I was just on, I was instructed to call someone in ( Read more... )

Yes, we are now the proud owners of a hamster; my sister bought it for efbq for her birthday. Gosh, thanks, sis. Current names considered are the Huckahamster (working name for the critter given by Kid-1 and Sister, thanks to watching too much of the election on MSNBC), Dustbunny, and (Emergency Food Supply) Menchi. The cat knows something is up ( Read more... )

Oh, what a giveaway!

Recently, the blog bOINGbOING put up a painting by Amy Crehore. It's a nude (though nothing of the naughty bits is shown - the woman is strategically holding a guitar). If you've never seen her work, I suppose I would recommend it. It tends to be sensual and lush, and reminds me a bit of Gauguin, but to my mind sometimes ( Read more... )

Okay, folks...this is why you do not pray for rain in the middle of a drought. Yes, we were way low, but making it all up at once wasn't what we had in mind. Kid-1's game was cancelled, and the rescheduling may be washed out as well, as the rain continues to fall. The county is under a flood watch, and I would suspect that all the surrounding ( Read more... )