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I'm tall and I'm pretty conservative. I enjoy helping people with things, including fixing and installing things. I have a thousand projects underway and will probably finish a dozen, but I enjoy trying my hand at new things.
Knowledge is its own reward, so I'm always trying to learn as much as I can about anything that interests me. A good argument is just good fun - normally, disagreeing with someone shouldn't mean you don't get along with that person. I brew beer and mead so I can share it with friends, and I'm making my first attempt a wine making (from a kit). I'm a cat person, I eat red meat, think a Shiraz compliments it perfectly, and love strong-flavored beers that aren't too bitter. To me, black coffee with plain New York style cheesecake is the perfect dessert. I spend most of my free time doing things directly or indirectly related to the Society for Creative Anachronism unless I've let myself get distracted with a good book. I've read the entire Aubrey/Maturin series at least five times, and have copies of most of Howard Chapelle's books on wooden ships and boats. I'm trying to learn to cast pewter and bronze. In other words, my interests are eclectic. I'm judgemental of concepts but accepting of people - after all, no one is perfect. I don't have a lot of pictures of myself, and most of those are of me in some sort of garb/costume. Guess I should work on that, but I'm more likely to snap pics of my cats or friends than arrange for one of myself. After all, I know what I look like. Browse and enjoy. Or not. Suit yourself, just have fun doing whatever it is you're doing.
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The following story is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. And the guilty, though heaven knows they don't deserve it. This is going to be a long one, folks, so just bear with me. If you're not in the SCA, some of this will be foreign.
Sun, February 3, 2008 - 12:33 PM
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So here I am in Calontir. The local Barony is a very active and very service-oriented group, and they have Populace meetings every week! Most of the people are a delight. Most. Ah, but there must be exceptions - perhaps just so ... read more
I just thought I'd pass along a little story about my kitten, Mittens:
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 8:09 PM
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Tuesday night, I made a cup of tea for myself. I was planning on doing some email while sitting in bed, so I carried it into the bedroom and set it on the bedside table. Well, unsurprisingly, I fell asleep before the tea was half gone. Ordinarily, that wouldn't be worth mentioning. But this time was just a tad bit different. In the middle of the night, a strange sound awoke me. I was certain that I heard a thump... read more
Let's just start this with a simple question - what gas contributes the most to the "greenhouse effect?" The answer is at the end of this little rant.
Sun, July 22, 2007 - 7:30 PM
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I'm a nerd. Well, I guess these days, the "correct" word is "geek." That's why I've taken to using the word "geekonerdian" as an adjective. I tend to be of a scientific mindset. So I am amazed by this whole Global Warming nonsense. Mind you, I don't doubt that the earth is warming. Indeed, I expect it. There's solid proof that an ap... read more
Help me, Obi-wan! You're my only hope!
Thu, June 21, 2007 - 3:22 PM
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Once again, I've run head on into those aspects of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) that I find most . . . troubling. Indeed, I begin to wonder if OOP actually means "Obfuscate Objectionable Programming." Of what do I speak? Simply put, OOP (in particular, C++) actually REQUIRES that you do things that, in the past, would have resulted in your code being rejected out of hand by any peer review, with so much red ink all over the printouts that there would be more red than black on the page...
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Wed, June 20, 2007 - 11:51 AM
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