It snowed last night and this morning. Lots of ice on the roads, so no going out. It was pretty but gave me cabin fever. Desperately wanted to get out and go see a movie. Or something….
Image was taken with my Nokia N900.
A Student Press column in Hong Kong has caused calls for the Bible to be listed as “indecent” material and be made only available to people over the age of 18. From an an article in The Register: The Bible may be reclassified as “indecent” in Hong Kong due to its “sexual and violent content”,…
I have my copy of The Dark Is Rising (both a first edition paper back and a SF book club edition with all five volumes bound together) out and I am watching The Seeker (if you search for it, you’ll find a video of the movie on Google Video). The Seeker is a recently-released adaptation…
This is going to be short, because I just can’t write. Within one week, my sister lost two of her three children. My nephew died on Monday. My niece died on Wednesday. Mom and I flew out to be with my sister on Wednesday. Not going into details, because this is a family tragedy. Thanks…
A friend of mine emailed me this. I giggled a lot. Q: “Let us pray for understanding and for compassion.” Picard: “Let us do no such damn thing.” Related Images:
I was going through my pictures of Isis and I finally found the one of her running. I only wish this one had focused better. Oh well. It was taken with a Kalimar 35mm film camera with a 80-200mm telephoto lens. Related Images:
A few months ago, my upstairs bathtub faucet began to drip. Just a little at first, but over the months it became a constant background noise. I couldn’t stand it and found a video on how to repair the Delta faucet. It is an older faucet, with a push-button diverter and a single knob that…