Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!
My wife and I came home the other day to find a bit of a surprise in our mailbox: (Click the thumbnail to see a larger version or click here to see a monstrous version.) Now, I know I’ve been…
Month May 2004
Two UT2004 Mods You Must Play
There have been two superlative mod releases for UT2004 recently that I must pass along to you. If you’ve got two neurons to rub together, you’ll check them out. First off is the recently released Jailbreak 200x. This gametype has…
Fiah! Moke! Moke Comin’ Outta My Mout!
I went in for my follow-up dental exam/cleaning today. At issue was whether I was going to need a root canal. Alas, th’ answer ’twas “yes”. All in all, I would have to say that the experience was nowhere near…
Weblog System Features Compared
Slashdot has an interesting discussion going on the relative merits of 10 of the top pieces of blogging software. Give it a look.
Yo Joe!
There are times that I absolutely love the US military and the kinds of people it tends to produce. Here’s two prime examples. Example 1: Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh. He was awarded the Navy Cross and royally deserved it.…
Things That Make You Go “Hmmmmm.”
This article raises an extremely interesting question, namely: what, pray tell, constitutes the best Jewel concert ever? I, for one, would have enjoyed the sight of a hopped-up folk singer lambasting her fans for being fat, drunk and stupid.
Arp! Arp! Arp!
Too tired to post much at the moment. We just got back from the Mets game today (thanks P&J) and saw Tom Glavine pitch a one-hit shutout complete game. A few observations, though. New York should not, under any circumstances,…
A Big Day For UT2004 Fans
There were two releases today that are guaranteed to make Unreal Tournament 2004 fans happy (especially if they run Linux). First off is the long-delayed 3204 Linux patch. Download and install it ASAP. Bugfixes and performance improvements abound, by all…
Musical Notes
I’ve recently added two albums to my “Listening” queue (over to the right) and both come highly recommended. First off is Since I Left You by the Avalanches. Taken individually, each of the songs can be mildly amusing, with the…
Ice cream! We’re gonna eat ice cream!
I went to the dentist today for my “yearly” checkup (What? I operate on Martian years, thus, the 18 month lag since my last visit qualifies as a “year”) expecting him to say “We see some minor cavities, but nothing…
