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Still Neighbors
Hayao Miyazaki is not, after all, dead. philfoglio made a post with sad news, suggesting that Miyazaki had died of a stroke. Apparently thiis is untrue, to the delight of animation fans everywhere! So, the big forest spirit is alive and well, and still our neighbor ( Read more... ) -
Memology
The Action Hero meme says that says that I am almost equal parts James Bond, Jack Sparrow, and Neo. Apparently they didn't have an entry for Nacho Libre!
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Moral Bankruptcy
Arthur Schopenhauer was an amazing man. He wrote "The Art of Controversy" in the 19th century, with a dry and elegant wit. It purports to instruct the reader how to win an argument when one is left without facts or logic to back one's side. Of course, it's really an ironic warning against such tactics. It remains to this day a marvel of brevity and ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday...
To davesslave, who adds delight to all of our days with her musing and reminiscences. Many happy returns! -
BayCon Stream of Consciousness
Was pretty fun this year.
Leigh Ann's memorial filk rocked! (Just as it should have.) The White Rats danced, lots of people sang. (rowanf did a great song. Brava!) A good send off for her, I think she would have been glad.
Let's see. Boffers with Arthur. Wand building. mdlbear teasing me about interminable Dylan during his concert. The Trailer Park. ( Read more... ) -
A good day in Japan
Well, we had a good day today, doing huge number of demos, finding opportunities to transfer technology, and generally working hard and well ( Read more... ) -
Subtly Alien
So, Gentle Reader, I find myself in Japan once again. As usual, I am struck by how amazingly homelike and yet essentially alien this country is. One never quite gets used to it ( Read more... ) -
GET THEE TO A NOUNERY
A murder of crows, a cast of falcons, a parliament of rooks, a pod of dolphins, a gang of elk, a drift of hogs, a dray of squirrels, a number of mathematicians, a coven of wiccans, and finally... a head-bang of imbeciles. It was a long day driving up to the Pagan festival and Parade with Arthur and rowanf yesterday, and for some reason I felt the need to ( Read more... ) -
What Would Jimmy Buffett Do?
Jimmy Buffett is an amazing entertainer. Went to see his show at Shoreline last night, with rowanf, and we had a blast eating picnic goodies from Whole Foods and watching the crowd in their amazing hats. I saw palm trees, flamingos, parrots, sharks, and pirate hats. Everybody was happy and relaxed, and having a great time ( Read more... )
