Look how much effort they put into entertaining people who need Anthrax Information.

Not that Flash is always a bad thing. hinkle came up with this loopy thing, and some irresistable bunnies, proving once again that simpler is better.

Scott, have a happy birthday! Start now. :)

You are what you eat:pumpkin pie ( Read more... )

Documentary about Afghanistan on CNN right now. Filmed inside the country recently. Interesting stuff.

Beneath the Veil: Inside the Taliban's Afghanistan

It's hard to know what to say, but fortunately there are others to say it. At times like this, I'm grateful for LiveJournal as a communications tool.

I'm impressed that a community like wtcdisaster can appear spontaneously. It may be full of unsubstantiated rumors, but it's definitely filling a need ( Read more... )

It's snowing again. Last time I posted an entry about snow, the power went out half an hour later, and it didn't come back on again for more than 12 hours. Better luck this time?

A pair of kestrels is sitting in a cottonwood tree behind the house. This is the first time I've ever had a good look at a kestrel. Back in high school (actually an ( Read more... )

I just finished reading The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks, a novel by Donald Harington.

Meanwhile, it's been snowing pretty hard.

Total Amount of the Accumulation Outside: about 5 inches, so far

I've never been sure, when buying dolmades at the deli in Alfalfa's Market, whether I should choose the imported or domestic kind. So today, I finally tried both at the same time for comparison ( Read more... )

I was gonna post something just now, but the lastest news from Brad makes my idea seem kind of meaningless.

Vernal Equinox: Bank holiday in Japan. I wonder where else?

It's a perfect day To post a vernal haiku, But I don't have time.

Leaving tomorrow For a week-long vacation. Might not be here much.

You are what you eat:

(Sunday the 18th)
Irish soda bread
marmalade-filled pastry
peanut butter creme cookies
Temple Pine green tea ( Read more... )

A limited number of Permanent Accounts are now available for $100 each.

Also, Brad announced a few days ago that "existing paid users at the time we buy the new database will get free disk space on the image server for a year or so."

You are what you eat:
raisin bread
dates
pizza

This is part of my reply to The Book Foole's post today, regarding Buddhist "mindfulness" and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:I think it's no coincidence that I chose Zen Buddhism as the ostensible subject of my journal. Buddhist ideals are in many ways an antidote to excessively detail-oriented behavior. This is only one of many reasons that ( Read more... )