Monthly Archives: November 2004

Plasmacytic/Lymphocytic Stomatitis

That’s what Festus has. Took him to the Cat Doctor, Dr. Caroline Oeben, who also happens to sing in the choir at Christ the King Lutheran (where the Bach Choir is). She gave him a steroid shot, which should make … Continue reading

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Man, I Wish they had this when we were kids

David and I would have had a blast!!! Shocking Remote Control Tanks: score a hit, give your opponent a shock! This game is not suitable for anyone who suffers from a heart condition, epilepsy is pregnant or under the age … Continue reading

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Vegas Trip results

Zumanity was good, but not $85 good. The eroticism was crass more often than not, and seemed to detract from the truly amazing and talented artists in the show. I much preferred ‘O‘. After the show John and I drove … Continue reading

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Curse you, Jonathan

Jonathan has posted about a website that simulates the infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters writing Shakespeare proposition. The record to date is 22 letters…I’ve gotten 20: After 3.67724e+37 pages in this session, a monkey typed: KING RICHARD. Old Jo Banal, … Continue reading

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Vegas, baby, Vegas!

Left the casa at 5:30 this morning to pick up Mr. Gremillion, then dropped off Joan Vogan’s iMac that I had fixed at the Operations Desk at Rice, then off to the airport. Going through security, they searched my computer … Continue reading

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Pratchett Book to be a Musical; radio play available

I got turned on to Terry Pratchett‘s DiscWorld series by David Price and Lauren Holmes and their incessant quoting of him in their AIM away messages. I started reading the series last spring, and have thoroughly enjoyed them . Anyway, … Continue reading

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Election breakdown if EC votes done proportionally

“Here is the electoral college vote if each state assigned it’s votes proportionally. Bush wins it, 278-260. UPDATE: For grins, did the proportional EV breakdown for the 2000 Election. In a squeaker, Gore edges Bush 263-262, but since that is … Continue reading

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I call it for Bush

I kept waiting for one of the major networks to call it, but it hasn’t happened. But, given that several have called Ohio for Bush, and several others have called Nevada for Bush, and given the almost 4 million vote … Continue reading

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ELECTION DAY REMINDERS from Instapundit.com

ELECTION DAY REMINDERS ELECTION DAY REMINDERS: Let’s get a couple of things out of the way before today’s votes are counted. You have the right to vote. You do not have the right to see the man of your choice … Continue reading

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If a tree falls in my neighbors’ yard, will I hear it?

Apparently not. This morning around a quarter to one, the storms that were moving through decided to take out the spanish willow tree in Tom and Misha’s back yard. Although one limb did manage to break their bedroom window, the … Continue reading

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