Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I say ‘everyone’ but since I really haven’t released this site to the public yet, it’s just probably you, me and all the search spiders that have been catching development copies.
I’ve had *so* much going on this month of November I can’t even talk about it yet. But know that I *will* talk about it soon. Very soon. Until then, I’ll just have to save all the copies in my “draft” folder and keep them marked “to-do”. more))
the devil has to update his ways...
Woman Arrested after Burning “Wimp” on Daughter’s Neck
Posted Sunday, November 23, 2008 ; 05:17 PM
(ARA) – With a full-time job (or several part-time jobs) and children to raise, working mothers often have very little time to pursue an education. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 80 percent of single working moms lack the education they need to get ahead. more))
Warrior of the Light
The seventh and last cardinal virtue: Equilibrium
With this column we bring to a close the series of seven cardinal virtues composed of three theological virtues (Faith, Hope and Love) and four classic virtues (Wisdom, Justice, Courage and Equilibrium). more))
Placebo – Post-Blue on YouTube
It’s in the water baby,
It’s in the pills that bring you down,
It’s in the water baby,
It’s in your bag of golden brown,
It’s in the water baby,
It’s in your frequency,
It’s in the water baby,
It’s between you and me. more))
Clergyman says church has vanished
Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:44pm GMT
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A church has vanished from the Russian village where it stood for almost 200 years, the local diocese said Tuesday.
The Church of Christ’s Resurrection, in the central Russian village of Komarovo, was built in 1809 but in early October someone took it away brick by brick, Father Vitaly a spokesman for the local Russian Orthodox Church, told Reuters.
“We have sent a letter to local prosecutors,” he said. “Who exactly did this, the investigation will show.” more))
Today I learned that my very good friend Tedd! wants, when he has passed onto the great Mardi Gras in the sky, to be shot out of a cannon over the Mississippi. This, being a most excellent idea, I’ve begun researching where to obtain cannons or how to build them.
Today I encountered this:
Pirate Cannon – A working replica of a naval cannon that fires pneumatically
Halloween has been a pirate theme around here for a while. I had the sword, I had the treasure chest, I needed a cannon. More than just a prop, this cannon will fire a potato slug a couple of hundred yards. For Halloween we dialed back the psi and shot harmless “cannonballs” made from tissue paper filled with baby powder. The result was a VERY popular addition to the pirate party we had.
And so it begins…
But I encouraged my friend NOT to plan on dying anytime soon, because he’s one of my “inner five” and I need him around!
It’s November. I know…I know, it snuck up on me too. And November means NaNoWriMo!!! Yay! Now, for you non-author types Nanowrimo is “National Novel Writers Month” and this is the tenth year that writer-types and aspiring writer types hunker down and attempt to pound out fifty thousand new words. That’s right 50k of writing, which amounts to around 1666 words a day. Every day. Last year was my first attempt at doing it and I surprised myself with 73k words and almost a book.
Since then I’ve learned that I’m a really sucky editor and I’ve still not gotten the thing into manuscript format, but I *wrote* it! Dagnabbit! I did it. And its not bad!!! Really, I’m sure I’m an unbiased opinion on this one!
So this year I’m writing again…but I’m writing code. You see I have a plan in place. It’s a loose plan, because whenever I really tie myself to a plan the universe laughs and then tosses my plans all a tumble, like a bully with lincoln logs. Its horrible. So its just a loose plan, but its a good one and I hope it all comes together. So in the meantime I’m doing the work to make it happen. more))
This wonderful month of November, I’m planning some interesting stuff. Stay tuned!
