Scotto's Wall Scrawls

Found out the my last living Grandmother (Momster's Momster) is in hospice now. She's deteriorated quite rapidly, and they don't know if it'll be two months or two weeks. She's not in any pain, and seems to be at peace. Her lucidity is variable.. she was sounding good last week, and recognized her son and granddaughter... she gets her hair and nails done, and appears to enjoy that.

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Not moving *all the way* in today, just getting the bulk of stuff over. Mr. N and I will remain at the old place for another week while the bathroom gets finished...I'd rather kick back ion a realm with running water and a potty. So, I'm going to have to put Newt in bathroom lockup while the truck gets loaded...he's not going to be too keen on that, but the boy'll cope. I like the idea of sliding into the new place gently.

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Tropical Storm Gamma... it's following Wilma's track. hopefully it'll ease up before it gets worse. Nice Thanksgiving gift! The upside... not nearly as much loose stuff to blow around this time!

Fortunately Sandrino says "Its only a tropical storm and it will be moving very fast. I wouldn't worry too much. It's not going to ge in the Gulf of Mexico and even if, the ocean is not as hot as it was four weeks ago. Relax."

Good News / Bad News, dear journal.

Good News: I have full power at my apartment. Air Conditioning and Lights, TV, etc.

Bad News: Big Brain's Hard Drive is crapping out... I can't seem to keep him awake for more than a moment or two before he cycles through and reboots... I'm going to estimate he needs about $400 worth of repairs... mirror the giant drives over to new drives, basically. He had started to die earlier.. I thought it was a power issue, but I see now that it's even worse.

Good News: I dropped it off and it's still covered under the extended warranty.. (this big brain was bought 12/21/03, and he's got 2 years parts and labor covered - a little over a month left to freshen up - I'm also having them do a full system peek, just in case the video card is starting to crap out)

I expect to have it back at HQ within 7 working days. Meanwhile, lappie is a handy backup, just word processing and the like... no major gaming for a week or so.

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I've begun sorting the apartment out... packing things into boxes and skimming down to the very basics. All of my books should be ready for transport by the end of the weekend.

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Phoenix is going to get some training today after lunch... I think that she has some solid tech potential.

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Moment of Lyric: mp3

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Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
If your cup is full may it be again
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men

There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone

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Combined all of my assorted Scotto feeds on a suprglu page - Scotto's Combo Grotto. nice find, mike!

Awesome Halloween Icon -

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"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
-Anonymous

I used to believe that. Sadly, I've uncovered some seriously malicious stupidity in recent days. Why have one, instead of both?

Also, whatever happened to "Lead by example"? In most gigs the last decade or so, it's been a case of "Do as I say, not as I do."

Ah well, no big whoop. I'm not going to harp on the limitations of others. Meanwhile, I have a new place to get ready for a move-in and folks to be friendly with.

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This weekend, I put the starting moves on boxing up all non-essential goods... I think that I can get everything over to the new place in one trip of a U-haul. The tile is down already, and it's getting an acid wash shortly... New sinks, a new commode and running a little cable for phones will happen over the course of this and next week.

Basic condo info - One bedroom, third floor, pool access, washing machine two doors from my place, ($.75 a load) a clubhouse with a pool table, library, ping-pong table and meeting area (would've been fantastic for gaming back in the day.) Ceiling fans in the bedroom and living room, both high enough for me to walk under comfortably. Maintenance covers the cost of basic cable... I'm not a big fan of Comcast's south florida service, but free is free. A lot of nice grounds to walk, with a fairly large iguana population by the lake. Walking distance to Federal Highway, which is a major mass-transit backbone. Central Air. Built in 1969. New Fridge and dishwasher. BBQ grills outside here and there. Garbage disposal. Covered parking. Super tiny elevator, or groovy large steps. Hurricane Shutters.

About here. ( about 16 miles north of where I live now).

Looks like I'll be getting out of Ft. Laud right before Hav gets back from Gitmo.

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An Hour with Hourman and Teen Titans vs. The Doom Patrol... by Mike Allred! Happy geek vibes.

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Henry Pym and Ralph Dibney don't count as junkies, though they are also pill poppers. Also.. um, Dan Garret (Blue Beetle I) and his vitamin 2-X, Super Goof...

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Being a pedestrian in a region with no street lights / traffic lights is a scary thing. I avoid those regions wherever possible.

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Newt and I had a nice conversation this morning. I have no idea what it was all about, except that he's a cutie when he's sleeping with his paw over his eyes, belly up... looks like a swooner on a fainting couch.

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Current power out map -



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Red marks transformers out in my neighborhood. accurate as of 11/02/05 via fpl Still about a quarter million folks out of luck in Broward County, or half a mil in the state as a whole.

Ugh... warm again. No A/C, and sweat was rolling off of me in rivulets for a chunk of the evening. Thankfully, it cooled down as the night progressed. I swung by the flo for a nice big plate of french toast for supper, and enjoyed the dance of crossing three streets with no lights in getting home.

No trick-or-treaters, given the downed power areas / rain / curfew / lack of kidlets living in my neck of the woods. So, I have a nice sized bag of caramel creams to bring to the BSO today. This will probably be my last day off-site, as they expect power back to my office by 5pm. We'll see if phones and water activate, too, but I suspect that it'll all come up at the same time.

I'll miss the BSO... we watched The Day The Earth Stood Still on the giant monitor yesterday. Cafeteria food gratis and laid back officemates. I'm enjoying it while I've got it.

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7pm condo interview with Joyce at the clubhouse... she sounds nice on the phone.

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Costumes seen yesterday that walked past the flo - A bevy of witches, (Wicked West style, big pointy hats, long black shawls) a guy in a suit & rubber GWB mask, and a few hippies (one in a punkinhead mask).

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Moment of Lyric: RealAudio or Streaming - via honking duck (I think firpo will especially dig the site)

Come 'ere Mama what's on your mind
Daddy wants to love you but you won't give time
Ain't nuthin' but a salty dog, no salty dog
Ha ha ha ha ha hey hey hey

good-ish vibes about the Deerfield place.. they're checking me out financially and socially and criminally, and I think I've passed any tests they might have.

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Newt and I had a fun frolic for his b'day... nice, gentle evening, all told. A vid or two may be forthcoming, depending on how they turned out.

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( Autumn / D&D class quiz )

Also, a Terrasque? Whiskey Tango Hotel?

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Saw my first episode of the new Nightstalker. - Not my thing. I'm going to have to watch old episodes of the original series now to see if my fondness for it is nostalgic or actually based on good stuff. I agree with jwz...This new show is a badly-written X-files.

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Still processing this information:

Doug Wu called... he's a dad... Sired a child with illyana (a gay woman who initially dated Cathy Wu, but that didn't work out and Illlyana inherited Doug as a pal after his marriage to Cathy dissolved.)

It seems that Illyana wanted a kid and Doug is the biological father... the girl Kayla (sp?) will be raised in a household of four singles. She's seven days old at this point, and I hear that she's beautiful, and quite healthy. I think Doug'll be quite nurturing and give boundless love to his daughter.

I had no idea that Illyana was gay.. I somehow was under the impression that she was Doug's SO rather than POSSLQ... I suspect there's more of a family vibe there, all things considered, too.

Discovered some interesting things I didn't know... Doug's working as a caregiver for folks with cerebral palsy and the like, his household has no real internet access and they seem to frown on gaming (viewed as a colossal waste of otherwise useful energy) . It also seems that Doug is the primary breadwinner for the unit, with two of the members out of work

I talked to him for about an hour last night, and we caught up on things... we didn't know what sort of work the other was doing these days... oddly, I don't think we talked about comics once, even though he's pretty much the Ancient One to my Stephen Strange when it comes to TV/Comic book history and remembrances.

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Night of the Living dead - in the form of a podcast/radio drama mp3

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Moment of Lyric: mp3

Instrumental.

I'm beginning to dig Frigg. (Acoustic Nordic folk music with touches of American Appalachian and country & western music)

As soon as I get some more good mp3s, I'll share.

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Dolphins sing 'Batman' theme

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1 year ago - John Edwards looks rather like Jack Tripper. cocktail party, condo poop.

2 years ago - snail-men attack, visiting the doc, palm doodle, Wet memories, German festivals kept quiet, site down, Admin tools.

3 years ago - mickey one,*many* palm doodles, mush, cpap, newt pics, cupboard, dead phone dream, bookstore, mk army idea, bro debt,

4 years ago - Spider-man, fixing the A/C at my old place, hussites, season opener for prairie home companion, a day for love.

5 years ago - Plunging pirates off the empire state, small, and "warchilds death", a troll visits