Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
6th Challenge
(Received from my sister Christy)
1. Go to the photo folder in your computer
2. Go to the 6th folder of photos.
3. Go to the sixth picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite six friends to join the challenge (I am tagging anyone who reads this - even the ones who don't comment - you know who you are...)
So, here's my picture:
This is a picture of....the pyramids. I haven't been to the pyramids. I want to go some day, but....I have no idea why this is in my folder. :)
1. Go to the photo folder in your computer
2. Go to the 6th folder of photos.
3. Go to the sixth picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite six friends to join the challenge (I am tagging anyone who reads this - even the ones who don't comment - you know who you are...)
So, here's my picture:
This is a picture of....the pyramids. I haven't been to the pyramids. I want to go some day, but....I have no idea why this is in my folder. :)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I am a werefox
Not into Anthrapomorphic animals really, but I'm a sucker for these quiz things...
Parable of the Fox and the Reflective Pool perhaps?
Parable of the Fox and the Reflective Pool perhaps?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
New Meme: Pretentious Wikipedia Madlib
It's our first new meme! We're making them now instead of just reflecting them. This meme was conceived by golddame55.
Steps:
1) Choose a weighty and preferably controversial topic on wikipedia.
2) Go to the discussion page of that topic.
3) Copy and paste a large random section of it into your word processing program.
4) Do a global search and replace three times.
Replace:
The title with the first food that appears into your head.
The word "Wikipedia" with a good name for Mr. Snuffalufagus's imaginary friend.
The word "Source" with a non existent location.
We chose "Sarah Palin" and used these words:
Palin = Salsbury Steak
Wikipedia = Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus
Source = Castle Grey Skull
Hint: If your chosen selection doesn't have Wikipedia or Source, just pick two other words that are used a lot. You might try NPOV, BLP, Reliable or protest as other commonly repeating words.
Here is what we got:
It's more or less a dead issue anyway, since there's a Knik Arm ferry being built instead, but Zareth and Kelly are right, the purpose is/was to provide easier access to Point Mackenzie without having to go through Eagle River and the developed part of the Mat-Su area. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The foregoing discussion of Alaskan geography consists of purest original research. If we have a reliable Castle Grey Skull, such as the Associated Press, reporting on a factual matter, we're not going to expunge that information from the article on the basis of disagreements by a bunch of pseudonymous Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns with no authenticated credentials, whose observations have not been published elsewhere.
I particularly take issue with this argument by Kelly:
The Associated Press has printed several inaccurate stories about Alaska and Salsbury Steak, as mentioned by the ADN[4] and Salsbury Steak herself.[5] If describing the Knik Arm Bridge at all in this article, it's best to stick to what the project's official website says....
The first citation criticizes a single AP story about the pipeline. It contains not one word about the bridges. Even as to the pipeline, its pitch is more that the AP story was "skewed" than that there are flat-out falsehoods. The second citation is an ADN editor's blog post responding to Salsbury Steak's complaints about the paper's coverage. To my admittedly biased eye, he demolished her spurious complaints, but what's undeniable is that this item, also, has zero relation to the bridges. Finally, it is simply not Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus policy to ignore criticism from a Castle Grey Skull like AP in favor of sticking to a government's official line. Our coverage of the Three Gorges Dam could be considerably shortened by application of that standard -- but somehow I doubt that anyone pushing to apply that standard to a government run by a nationally prominent Republican will also be consistent and apply it to a Communist government.
If there's a significant controversy about the purpose of the Knik Arm Bridge, and/or its effects on Wasilla, then it should be possible to find a citation to each side of the issue. Of course, that doesn't mean it should be included. The implication of self-dealing by Salsbury Steak, in favoring a project that was generally too expensive but would help her town, was, IIRC, not a prominent part of the public attention paid to the "Bridge to Nowhere" issue, so it should quite possibly be omitted from this summary on that basis. It should not, however, be omitted on the basis that some Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns disagree with the implication. JamesMLane t c 04:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Steps:
1) Choose a weighty and preferably controversial topic on wikipedia.
2) Go to the discussion page of that topic.
3) Copy and paste a large random section of it into your word processing program.
4) Do a global search and replace three times.
Replace:
The title with the first food that appears into your head.
The word "Wikipedia" with a good name for Mr. Snuffalufagus's imaginary friend.
The word "Source" with a non existent location.
We chose "Sarah Palin" and used these words:
Palin = Salsbury Steak
Wikipedia = Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus
Source = Castle Grey Skull
Hint: If your chosen selection doesn't have Wikipedia or Source, just pick two other words that are used a lot. You might try NPOV, BLP, Reliable or protest as other commonly repeating words.
Here is what we got:
It's more or less a dead issue anyway, since there's a Knik Arm ferry being built instead, but Zareth and Kelly are right, the purpose is/was to provide easier access to Point Mackenzie without having to go through Eagle River and the developed part of the Mat-Su area. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The foregoing discussion of Alaskan geography consists of purest original research. If we have a reliable Castle Grey Skull, such as the Associated Press, reporting on a factual matter, we're not going to expunge that information from the article on the basis of disagreements by a bunch of pseudonymous Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns with no authenticated credentials, whose observations have not been published elsewhere.
I particularly take issue with this argument by Kelly:
The Associated Press has printed several inaccurate stories about Alaska and Salsbury Steak, as mentioned by the ADN[4] and Salsbury Steak herself.[5] If describing the Knik Arm Bridge at all in this article, it's best to stick to what the project's official website says....
The first citation criticizes a single AP story about the pipeline. It contains not one word about the bridges. Even as to the pipeline, its pitch is more that the AP story was "skewed" than that there are flat-out falsehoods. The second citation is an ADN editor's blog post responding to Salsbury Steak's complaints about the paper's coverage. To my admittedly biased eye, he demolished her spurious complaints, but what's undeniable is that this item, also, has zero relation to the bridges. Finally, it is simply not Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus policy to ignore criticism from a Castle Grey Skull like AP in favor of sticking to a government's official line. Our coverage of the Three Gorges Dam could be considerably shortened by application of that standard -- but somehow I doubt that anyone pushing to apply that standard to a government run by a nationally prominent Republican will also be consistent and apply it to a Communist government.
If there's a significant controversy about the purpose of the Knik Arm Bridge, and/or its effects on Wasilla, then it should be possible to find a citation to each side of the issue. Of course, that doesn't mean it should be included. The implication of self-dealing by Salsbury Steak, in favoring a project that was generally too expensive but would help her town, was, IIRC, not a prominent part of the public attention paid to the "Bridge to Nowhere" issue, so it should quite possibly be omitted from this summary on that basis. It should not, however, be omitted on the basis that some Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns disagree with the implication. JamesMLane t c 04:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thirsty Koala
Amazing. Someone who can interact with animals without poking a stick at them.
Behold, the fire fighter giving water to a thirsty koala.
Behold, the fire fighter giving water to a thirsty koala.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Light at the End of the Tunnel
(From the Internet)
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of
electricity, gas, oil, and current market conditions,
The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of
electricity, gas, oil, and current market conditions,
The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Survey sent by my mother in law
2009 friend Survey Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your Friends. Copy and paste into new e mail, then change all the answers so they apply to you and send this to your friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:05am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Taken
4. What is your favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Canceled), Battlestar Galactica (Current)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Protein Chocolate Bar
6. What is your middle name? Wouldn't you like to know?
7. What food do you dislike? Anything with tentacles, any kind of raw meat
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Paul Simon
9. What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Toyota Echo
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna
11. What characteristic do you despise? Hypocrites. Particularly sociopathic hypocrites.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My leather jacket.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? France (The Louvre)
14. Favorite brand of clothing? None.
15. Where would you retire to? Colorado.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Spending time with my wife and family at a movie and restaurant
17. Favorite sport to watch? None.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Who knows.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Who knows.
20. When is your birthday? Wouldn't you like to know?
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
22. What is your shoe size? 12
23. Pets? A dog.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Writing a lot.
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A trillionare.
26. How are you today? Good so far, relatively speaking.
27. What is your favorite candy? Recess Peanut Butter Cup
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Labor Day (Dragon Con)
30. What's your full name? Wouldn't you like to know?
31. What are you listening to right now? NOTHING
32. What was the last thing you ate? Koshi Pizza
33. Do you wish on stars? ALWAYS
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? White
35. How is the weather right now? Cloudy with hints of a storm.
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? A recruiter.
37. Favorite soft drink? Manzanita (in Venezuela)
38. Favorite restaurant? Boca de Beppo
39. Real hair color? Brown with spots of gray
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Stuffed Dragon
41. Summer or winter? Fall
42. Hugs or kisses? Kisses.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.
44. Coffee or tea? Both taste blechy but herbal or green tea is good.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? either or neither nor.
46. When was the last time you cried? Wouldn't you like to know?
47. What is under your bed? A drawer full of sweaters.
48. What did you do last night? Took an accounting quiz.
49. What are you afraid of? SPIDERS, SNAKES
50. Salty or sweet? Either, Both
51. How many keys on your key ring? 8ish
52. How many years at your current job? 2 weeks
53. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
54. How many towns have you lived in? 8 US, Lots in Venezuela.
55. Do you make friends easily? YES
56. How many people will you send this to? I have no idea.
57. How many will respond? I have no idea.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:05am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Taken
4. What is your favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Canceled), Battlestar Galactica (Current)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Protein Chocolate Bar
6. What is your middle name? Wouldn't you like to know?
7. What food do you dislike? Anything with tentacles, any kind of raw meat
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Paul Simon
9. What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Toyota Echo
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna
11. What characteristic do you despise? Hypocrites. Particularly sociopathic hypocrites.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My leather jacket.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? France (The Louvre)
14. Favorite brand of clothing? None.
15. Where would you retire to? Colorado.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Spending time with my wife and family at a movie and restaurant
17. Favorite sport to watch? None.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Who knows.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Who knows.
20. When is your birthday? Wouldn't you like to know?
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
22. What is your shoe size? 12
23. Pets? A dog.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Writing a lot.
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A trillionare.
26. How are you today? Good so far, relatively speaking.
27. What is your favorite candy? Recess Peanut Butter Cup
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Labor Day (Dragon Con)
30. What's your full name? Wouldn't you like to know?
31. What are you listening to right now? NOTHING
32. What was the last thing you ate? Koshi Pizza
33. Do you wish on stars? ALWAYS
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? White
35. How is the weather right now? Cloudy with hints of a storm.
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? A recruiter.
37. Favorite soft drink? Manzanita (in Venezuela)
38. Favorite restaurant? Boca de Beppo
39. Real hair color? Brown with spots of gray
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Stuffed Dragon
41. Summer or winter? Fall
42. Hugs or kisses? Kisses.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.
44. Coffee or tea? Both taste blechy but herbal or green tea is good.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? either or neither nor.
46. When was the last time you cried? Wouldn't you like to know?
47. What is under your bed? A drawer full of sweaters.
48. What did you do last night? Took an accounting quiz.
49. What are you afraid of? SPIDERS, SNAKES
50. Salty or sweet? Either, Both
51. How many keys on your key ring? 8ish
52. How many years at your current job? 2 weeks
53. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
54. How many towns have you lived in? 8 US, Lots in Venezuela.
55. Do you make friends easily? YES
56. How many people will you send this to? I have no idea.
57. How many will respond? I have no idea.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Valentine's Day Meme
http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/flower-quiz
Jennifer wanted me to answer for her.
Happy Valentines day with the virtual flowers dear. :)
(and in case you wanted to know my answers....)
Jennifer wanted me to answer for her.
Happy Valentines day with the virtual flowers dear. :)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
My first actual (non retro) meme.
Awesome.
A survey on geek culture.
Alas, this one does not print out the result for me to post here, but it is still interesting to take.
A survey on geek culture.
Alas, this one does not print out the result for me to post here, but it is still interesting to take.
Retro Meme
This one had my family and I giggling for quite some time.
It also inspired my nephew to make a play.
Charlie the Unicorn.
It also inspired my nephew to make a play.
Charlie the Unicorn.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Retro Meme
First, to know the future, one must know the present.
And to know the present, one must know the past.
Let us start then....with
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
And to know the present, one must know the past.
Let us start then....with
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Monday, February 9, 2009
This blog
Is about random weirdness.
It is not really about my Father, or family or anything else like that, though I may put weird memes here that don't belong anywhere else.
It is not really about my Father, or family or anything else like that, though I may put weird memes here that don't belong anywhere else.
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