First posts…

In light of the discussions of the current bailout plans going through Congress, I found this YouTube video enlightening. Here is the summary from digg: If the three and a half hour documentary on fractional reserve banking left you overwhelmed, this series of animations explaining how our debt based money system works should clarify the…

If you have ever had trouble with a spell checker substituting the wrong word or not catching an inappropriate word, you’ll love this. Fair warning, there is some language that might be offensive to some. Related Images:

I love my house. Most of the time. Except for some of the creative home improvement I’ve had to correct. Lots of things to learn to love, and to hate. Like bugs. When I moved in, I found cockroaches, ants, box elder bugs, silverfish, and a slew of other creepies. The house had more insects…

If you have been following the latest news releases, you have probably heard about some ISPs (like AT&T and

Rough day yesterday. Have a Maine Coon cat on my lap giving me kisses. What could be better? # Funny how having a 20 year old cat who still chases her tail skews perspective on what is "old" for a cat. # Going to the barn to drown my sorrows in a cloud of horse…

Some interesting definitions from The Jargon Lexicon: bletcherous: /blech’@�r@s/, adj. Disgusting in design or function; esthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. “This keyboard is bletcherous!” (Perhaps the keys don’t work very well, or are misplaced.) See losing, cretinous, bagbiting, bogus, and random. The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing…