This past week Kelly and I ended our service with our satellite provider. Kelly had been a customer with them for some six or more years, and she loves them. But we have been unable to get them to fix our problem for us, and so we ended our service. No point in paying for something that isn’t working, especially when you are as poor as us.
Firearm safety and assumptions
In my life I have spent a fair amount of time around firearms of one type or another. I have learned how to safely handle them from a fairly young age, and won my first shooting trophy when I was nine. I still own several. I have hunted deer and done various kinds of target shooting. I am not a “gun nut” in that I have fetishized my firearms the way so many American men have. I do not feel the need to carry everywhere, and I would never, ever call one of my firearms a “toy”. I think I have a healthy amount of fear and respect for firearms in general. And that is why when I see stories like this I am just astounded. And angry.
Surprise ending even surprised me
Well, I have heard the sorts of arguments made by this guy all too often, but I had heard that this video was worth watching because of the twist ending. So I watched it, and I have to admit, I was absolutely surprised. Pleasantly surprised.
-Geoff
The Seraphim Singers make the news and some more music
This link came to my attention today. Jennifer Lester, the founding music director of The Seraphim Singers and a friend of mine, was interviewed about her 15 year tenure at the helm of Seraphim. It’s a great read and I recommend it for you music nerds out there, and I know you’re out there. Also, there’s a concert coming up. More about that after the jump.
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Adventures in Plumbing, or Raw Sewage is NOT Your Friend
Now that the nightmare is over, I can tell you about our escapades of the past week. It all began with Kelly noticing that the toilet was taking too long to flush last Wednesday while I was at work. Then suddenly the tub was taking longer to drain too, with the tub actually starting to fill during a shower. So obviously something was wrong. We just didn’t know right away how wrong. So don’t read this if you are a little squeamish, although I will try to not get too graphic.
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It’s getting cold outside
That means that it’s time to save a life.
Someone is clearly tired of the election hype
Yes, it’s possible that person might be me, but in this case it’s a t-shirt designer.
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Upper Crust and the political divide
The source of overpriced pizza for a vast swath of yuppies across Massachusetts has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I suppose it was just a matter of time. Now, for those of you with memory as good as mine*, that means that the company Kelly and I don’t like much anyway because of the way they treat their employees** is having yet more problems.
*That is code for my memory is actually pretty bad. Awful, in fact.
**And their prices. And their terrible tomato sauce.
Clayton
That was the name of the black tailed prairie dog that I worked with for years in my museum job. She passed away a few years ago at a good old age, but I still miss her. She was a bit pudgy even by prairie dog standards, but she was a cute little thing.
She loved to snack on nuts of different types, she was always amusing on stage when taken out for educational programs for kids and adults alike, and she loved her chin scritches. She was full of personality, quite content to tell you to bugger off when she didn’t want to be bothered, loved to make up her own comfy sleeping spaces, and was a little tyrant when she felt like it. I learned a lot about prairie dogs because of her, so when I received the following email from the HSUS I knew that I needed to talk about it, and talk about Clayton, here.
When geeks go too far
For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, I am a geek. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the maximum, I am probably a 6 or maybe a 7. Not sure how objective I am about that, but anyway, yeah, I am a geek. I mean, most people don’t find a way to incorporate Tolkien into their wedding, but we did. And as a history geek I got Abraham Lincoln too.
That being said, I do have my limits. And one place I would draw the line is something like this post on craigslist.
The Books are Taking Over... 