Thanks to the lovely and talented Sister Shuriken I now have the beginnings of a clue as to how I might approach my chronic counting problem. I did a quick internet search and found a number of resources on dyscalculia, which is difficulty with a wide range of counting and arithmetic problems. Here is a list of some of the indicators ( Read more... )

The idea of pumping cash into our financial organizations (banks, investment houses, insurance companies, stock markets, derivatives, and other legitimized frauds and gambling systems) pissed me off from day one. I was considering the name "TARP" recently. There are a few quirk about tarps ( Read more... )

T Shirt Hell seems to be going out of business. That sucks. They had some of the most off the wall tshirts ever. Although I have great faith that another enterprising webmerchant will step up and fill that niche. Maybe they can get some TARP money.

Since Havelock Vetinari was not elected Patrician of the US, he apparently will remain where he is. But death must come to us all (unless the rumors of him being a vampire are true). So here's today's poll: Who would succeed Lord Vetinari in the event of his death?

Poll

Or maybe someone else? Feel free to take your wildest guess.

Anyone who has followed my erratic adventures so far knows that numbers and I have a love-hate relationship. I am now wondering if there is a syndrome relating to numbers as dyslexia relates to letters and words ( Read more... )

Monday, Monday, Manic Monday, I Don't Like Mondays, etc.
Tuesday Afternoon
Wednesday... ?????
Thursday??????
Thank God It's Friday
Saturday Night, Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting
Sunday Will Never Be The Same
And for all us Ankh-Morporkites:
Eight Days A Week

Y'know? I mean, shit. Y'know? It's like, shit. And I'm saying to myself, shit.

Just another manic monday. And I don't like Mondays.

By the way, valentine's day has now overtaken Xmas as the most depressing day of the year.

So, all I can say is, shit.

At some point in my life (and, I assume, in everyone else's life) one begins looking backwards more than forwards. "This is gonna be great" is replaced by "Those were the days." For the last few years I have tried to focus on *now* rather than the past or the future. It is never easy, and it's harder when you are in a point where things are tough ( Read more... )

It is with both sadness (in the sense of missing someone whom you may not see again for a long time) and joy (in the sense that he is continuing on his own path) that I announce that my father left this realm for the next phase of his travels on Dec. 22nd. He left peacefully and surrounded by family ( Read more... )

What is the name of the ballad by Gordie Dickson about the Dorsai colonel who was held hostage or murdered?