This is sort of in response to some pokes in private, and the increasing assumption that everyone has githubs, blogs (or wants to), and is on multiple social media sites and their work life is more or less fully blended with non-work-life ... Beware, rambling unstructured thoughts ahead ( Read more... )

I don't really like to do year-end summary posts. The years all blur together and zoom by too fast. The only resolution I've made lately has been to not end up on Youtube, and other than brief appearances in the background of others' videos that I had no idea were being made at the time, I've been able to keep that resolution ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a while since I last updated ( Read more... )

My apologies for having disappeared. I sorta lost interest in writing anything, although I do lurk on friend's LJs on occasion ( Read more... )

LA Fitness didn't let me even PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE before making the first follow-up sales-pitch call ( Read more... )

Keeping an eye on the wx. It has been a funky April, and this week has one day after another of severe systems. The meteorology forums have been very entertaining as the model signals simply get stronger rather than resolve into something a bit more reasonable. The forums have also been very, very scary. You expect lots of foaming at the mouth ( Read more... )

I've just uncovered a box of large manila envelopes acquired in 1988 from my then-employer's trash bin. Unused, but no longer sticky-adhesive. Over the years, samples from this box of envelopes have been pressed into use for seeds, coupon-sorting, bills, RPG adventures, hairband-holding, and more. The lack of adhesion hadn't been an issue when I ( Read more... )

Looks like we have about 2" of snow covering the ice ... it's soooo pretty outside. Sooooo slick ( Read more... )

Happy Holiday-of-your-choice to you and yours ( Read more... )

Busy-crazy-busy ( Read more... )