Wine
28 bottles of wine on the shelf, 28 bottles of wine … And now we wait for at least a month to crack one and see if the effort was a total waste of time. The glass that I extracted during the bottling process (bad…
Just Bloggin’
Where to Dwell
I’ve been considering the house, and decided to consult The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path. In the chapter on preparing for meditative serenity I found this: Dwelling in an appropriate area The area should have five attributes: (a) easy access, so that…
More Focus! More Family
Back in March, I wrote a letter to Focus on the Family about a show that they aired on ‘the new atheism.’ They wrote back. So today I’m firing off a response to the response. Also, my friend Dan has a radio show called Freethought…
Quote
I’ve got a Dalai Lama “quote of the day” tear off calendar on my desk. The insights are sometimes more directly applicable and sometimes less. Sometimes I’ve been reminded of a friend and sent them the quote directly. This one strikes me as not unreasonable…
Weekend
Weekend has been pretty good so far. Started off with a massive technical win – which I’m still struggling to even describe without resorting to a whiteboard. I think that I did something pretty cool … so cool that I can’t even really explain it.…
Let the wheel come around
redmed informs me that there is a Hebrew tradition of celebrating a 28 year solar cycle – when the vernal equinox falls on a Tuesday at Sundown. According to wikipedia this represents a return of the sun to the position where it was when the…
Purchase and Sales
In a low grade horror movie – once you see the slutty teenager take off her shirt – you know that she’ll be horribly dismembered in just a few short minutes. The plot points are fixed. The beauty and artistry, such as it is is…
Complete Insanity
One definition of insanity is “doing the same thing, and expecting a different result.” I think I may be insane. For one thing, there’s the travel: In Norfolk VA all last week, got back last night. Had a very pleasant evening at home. Today I…
BSG
Short form: I am entirely satisfied by the conclusion of Battlestar Galactica. Long form:My favorite parts of the series that did not involve Starbuck and her penchant for doing sit-ups in a sports bra had to do with the fact that the Cylons have a…
The pellet animal
I’m working onsite with a new customer today, and I discovered this wonderful machine that dispenses excellent coffee when you push a button. * Click* grindgrindgrind* wooooosh* dribble And then you drink really good coffee. The guy I’m working for walked by while I was…