More information about flying energy generators
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06:01:48 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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Well, this certainly looks cool.
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05:53:14 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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Play with Fractals!
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05:09:58 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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This week has not been a week of accomplishment. Although I did manage to mow the lawn, and fix one of the shelves in my closet, and go to a training session, I still feel like I did nothing but sleep all week.
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04:11:54 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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I really should fold laundry.
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04:11:00 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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We are a hopelessly spoiled, rich and decadent civilization, but I wouldn't want to give up regular showers even if we did gain some more fiber in the process.
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04:07:33 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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Replacing the spark plug (again) made the mower work, and I was able to mow the lawn. It wasn't as hot today while I was mowing, but it was still a terrible slog. At one point, the mower belched forth masses of white clouds of smoke, but quickly returned to normal. Something got where it shouldn't, I imagine, and I hope that this time the spark plug will last. We will probably only need to mow twice more this year, with any luck, and the spark plugs cost around $3, but its still annoying to have to replace them.
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04:04:21 AM,
Saturday 7 August 2010
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I updated my voter registration today. It had, evidently, lapsed sometime in the past few years.
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03:09:11 AM,
Thursday 5 August 2010
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The mower is doing the same damn thing it did last time, and so I am going to try to replace the spark plug (again) and see if that doesn't work (again). Also, for some reason the garage where its been stored has been very damp, and there is a patina of mold on the machine, which is worrying in a whole nother capacity.
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03:41:46 PM,
Wednesday 4 August 2010
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Ultimately, the lure of taking a nap was just too strong. Alas.
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01:07:22 AM,
Tuesday 3 August 2010
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On the one hand, I know my way around a computer. On the other, I'm really just trying one thing after another until one works.
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01:04:36 AM,
Tuesday 3 August 2010
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My sister's dog Vincent is incredibly stinky right now. Like he rolled in something. Which he probably did.
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05:04:18 PM,
Monday 2 August 2010
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It is amazing how productive getting up at 7 makes one feel. I went to some orientation/training for substitute teachers, and got paid for it, too! I did a 4-week Unemployment check-in. Its not even noon, and I feel like applying for a bunch of jobs and getting a lot more done today, like mowing the lawn or mopping the floors.
So, either the rest of the day will also be production, or else I will take a nap, because I got up too damn early. One of the two.
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05:03:24 PM,
Monday 2 August 2010
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I always thought those huge anime airplanes where the products of some artist's imagination. Now, I find that there really was an attempt to build huge aircraft like that. The Kalinin K-7.
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03:15:57 AM,
Monday 2 August 2010
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I saw the most beautiful rainbow the other day. It wasn't particularly tall, and was often obscured by buildings as I was driving down the street, but it was the widest rainbow I have ever seen. Truly spectacular.
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12:35:58 AM,
Monday 2 August 2010
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I need more friends I can invite out to a night of theater.
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12:17:24 AM,
Monday 2 August 2010
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Its not that I'm getting more spam, but more spam seems to be slipping through the filters...
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09:59:42 PM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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I love whales, and I love learning new things about whales, which is why this article is delightful. Its also delightful because the biologist is named "Fish", meaning we get some wonderful quotes about whales.
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07:37:11 PM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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Can I just say how much I like The Scissor Sisters?
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06:43:58 PM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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One of my houseplants has grown too tall. I had been sticking pencils into the pot to help keep it propped up, but they haven't been long enough lately. Since I couldn't find any wooden dowels, I sawed up a plastic clothes hanger and am using that. So far, its going a bang up job. The plant is still too top-heavy, though, which means I am using old twisty-tyes to attach it to the plastic dowel.
In other plant news, none of the plants died while I was in Florida, and the ivy is looking healthier that its looked since I bought it. I just might have to go looking for another plant. Of course, I'm running out of desk space, so I might have to buy a window shelf or something like that as well.
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05:49:54 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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For evil overlords
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05:34:15 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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05:34:06 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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For librarians
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05:33:36 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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The things you miss while being in Florida: Last Wednesday, I chided a Toastmaster for using the word "refudiate". Since no lesser a personage than Sarah Palin has used the term, nay, invented it, I fear I have done him a disservice.
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05:31:18 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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My left knee is painful. This is not a copacetic state of affairs.
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04:50:08 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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I saw a play called Morphotic, which was, sort of, about Franze Kafka. Unless it was about Gregor Samsa. Or someone else entirely. It was conceptually very appealing, and done well, although it did not emotionally engage, if only because for me at least, it was too difficult to tell what was real and what was delusion. The physicality of the play was marvelous, and at times even sublime. The pacing, likewise was excellent, and the three arcs of the play moved together in a way which was very interesting. The first 'scene' was entirely frenetic and hallucinatory, and so when it moved into the second scene, a feeling of calm came over the viewer. The calmness, however, only hinted at resolution, and failed to deliver.
Some nice things about it: a very stylistic physical choice to indicate when the actors were and were not onstage; a laughtrack that cut in at hilarious times; a very nice dance number where the physically impaired Kafka managed to dance with his partner while never once losing the language of the physical impairment while at the same time in no way hindering the expression of the moment.
A good production, and I was glad to see it, but I felt unable to come out of it and say, "This was enjoyable" because I felt ambivalent and confused through much of the story. Definitely a lot to process, and the primary result was that I wanted to read about the true life of Franz Kafka to see what, if any, was biographical. It also raised, for me, interesting questions about the nature of avant garde theater and the ability of any play to push the envelope in today's world.
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03:30:09 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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The Fantastic Mr Fox is really just a fun movie. Truly delightful.
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03:20:33 AM,
Sunday 1 August 2010
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I'll be recycling my "greatest hits of blogging" and see how long it will take anyone to notice.
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11:37:35 PM,
Saturday 31 July 2010
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Paperwork were I left it? What kind of cockamammy filing system is that?
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11:36:26 PM,
Saturday 31 July 2010
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I recently joined eMusic, lured by an offer of free songs, and I got free songs, so its all good. I discovered, however, than an album I downloaded sounded horribly on my MP3 player. All of the songs were cut off, too short, more like samples than full songs, and I hated it.
Listening to the album on my computer, however, I found the whole of it was much better. The computer played the songs continuously, while my MP3 player had a tiny gap between each track. As a result, on the computer it was obviously one long jam session, and it worked. I am disappointed that the individual tracks don't work as well, and don't work on the MP3 player, but I am happy that the album wasn't a total waste of a download.
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11:36:03 PM,
Saturday 31 July 2010
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Nerds versus Westboro Baptist
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10:13:41 PM,
Friday 30 July 2010
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Some pictures from when we sailing in Florida.
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09:41:21 PM,
Friday 30 July 2010
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The first I'd heard of it.
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02:54:54 PM,
Tuesday 27 July 2010
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Home.
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01:54:30 AM,
Sunday 25 July 2010
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Hello from Sunny Florida! The weather is delightful! I've been swimming every day at least once, and often more. About to go out sailing, but managed to snag a little time online. Its so nice here. I want to live in the house we're staying at always. Its right on the beach, and has a deck and a hottub and and outdoor shower, and its lovely. The whole three days so far has been fantastic, and we are here til Saturday.
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04:50:02 PM,
Monday 19 July 2010
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Good morning!
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12:16:43 PM,
Saturday 17 July 2010
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