scottobear: (black cat meow)
Saw Franklin - working his litter area - he's obviously still eating quite well. He's good at digging a deep hole and covering it up, too- unlike a certain orange cat who will remain Newton.

also saw Franklin's not-named buddy on the way home.

Found an old pic I had that made me think of miniMAX -

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Hard to believe that in less than 2 weeks, my LJ will be 9 years old, and that'll mean that I've been doing this online journal-type thing at least semi-regularly for about 12 years now.

Looks like change is in the wind at work after all - more as things happen, dear journal.

1 year ago - kool-aide man graffiti, ledos w/BHK, upcoming movies and movie people, jailbreak 0.4

2 years ago - 5/6/7, walkabout greenery pics, Aardvark awesome, monsters menace america, moes & alan, freaky radio-spheres

3 years ago - ze sings, free comics, air show pics, compliment... sort of.

4 years ago - no bro, pervy on lj arrested, phillykat back!, local public service net-casts, users deleting, rainy 5/5, woman jailed for faking her death

5 years ago - RIP Rod Roddy, Black magic death, 4F, a friend suffers

6 years ago - poser5, South Florida vodou, python, song lyric

7 years ago - good smells, bro-doc, great books and classics, monsters, I wrote thepuppyfrog poem, long ol' survey from a while ago (the same one I did the other day), e-prime mentioned

8 years ago - movies, newt's middle name, Architect. hot air, lcd drops, writing exercise, quotes, newt-happies(tmi?)Geotarget

9684 - Fri

Apr. 17th, 2009 09:59 pm
scottobear: (mono-rage. Rahr.)
No Franklin - clear day, lots of birds. He'll have plenty to eat, even if there wasn't a benefactor around today.
 
Sore and rough. Looking forward to the weekend - just to rest and unkink. 

1 year ago - presents sent in the mail, hyperbole in the family, tiki bar, farmers markets, sarcastic vs sardonic, pope shoes, trees, poisonous rhino horns

2 years ago - palm doodle, power outage, VT info arrives to me late, blackout house-fun

3 year ago - dr who, secret wars, monday, sweet tomatoes, disney vault, keep cool pic

4 years ago - Homeless seen while on walkabout, mzk nearly shoots my eye out, Bo Rhap, Newt pics, mzk pic, robot doodle, lethal injections not painless?, tv interview

5 years ago - odd email, D's bday/vanishment, manatee doodle, sammy's sister syndicated, garlic, moon scarab, blu-ray dvd tech developing, froggie super pic 

6 years ago - egg hunt stats

7 years ago - annoying day, doc trip, search terms

8 years ago - AJ's Bday, Recording freakazoid, dsl, [community profile] menstrualhut fan letter at mum.orgGeotarget
scottobear: (Monday!)
Back to work - saw Franklin - he was very populare with a group of Asian tourists at the hotel. I got a moment to give him a little head-rub and visit before work, though.

Pleasant news of the day found my cousin Inger on facebook... amazing - last time I saw her, she was something like 7 years old - now she's a college sophomore! I'm looking forward to reconnecting, and hearing what that neck of the family has been up to in the midwest.

Additionally, we bought $4 worth of scratchers after work - we won $7... $3 profit! We promptly squandered our earnings on diet soda and corn chips.. with a few pennies to spare!

Some issues happening at the Condo in Florida - we may lost our renters over it - I hope not, but we'll see what goes down.

No news about Bro - he should be out of the pokey in about a month, Shannon and the Baby lately - I hope bro is ok - If the renters move out, I'm happy to give him the furniture at the condo to get started off again (a bed, dresser, futon, dining room table, some chairs, box o' drawers w/ dishes & utensils, tv and tv stand.

BHK made taster veggie-brats & kraut for supper - I'm full as a tick.

Hitting the sack early - no tv tonight, maybe just a little book time before bed.

1 year ago - picnic in dunkirk park, sneades, beehive flag, USN band, Thursday's good, Hacienda (BHK wins again!!), gaming

2 years ago - Friday the 13th, picture of me as hector hammond, talkers, palm doodle under the sea, eclairs, shocking cats

3 years ago - get together?, odds & ends mp3, reality settings, on call stuff, dr who remixes (& scooby doo), transit links

4 years ago - headhunter, dr who, hovering sombrero, little cowpoke didn't take, Dworkin, Belle & Jen interested in remixed cds, ADP adds junk, KJ and Oona arrive.

5 years ago - easter afters, THC high enough to be considered hard drugs, rainy photo, leaping gnome scotto

6 years ago - bro issues, jkg, landlord

7 years ago - bigfoot research, local cams, lazy, SANTO!, Yellow pestilence, superhero movies, Bill & Ted

8 years ago - food & feelings, good friday, virtual omGeotarget
scottobear: (black cat meow)
Chilly this morning!

Created an account at stickam.com, a video/audio broadcasting site like mogulus , but it seems to have a few more controls. I might make it my default streaming site for when I have the laptop with me. Feel free to friend me there - it looks like a lot of fun so far.

not sure if the player will embed, but test-




Saw and fed franklin... hung out with him for a few minutes while I ate my poor, overlooked and smooshed pumpkin muffin.

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Google image search now includes a color filter ? pick the drop down, ad you can narrow it to red, or whatever color monkey you're searching for. also breaks it down into faces, line art and news pics, which is neato. This makes seeking out images for the coloring book community something easy.

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1 year ago - 50 things meme continues, TV , razzles, Tidal Basin Inlet bridge, pic of me and danny fighting zombies on a papercraft bridge

2 years ago - Easter doodle - eggs, sweetest thing.

3 years ago - math problem, kitten auth, triffid tree, walkabout thoughts

4 years ago - golf day, audio entry, ransom notes, Stuffed animal seven, google maps silliness, 3-coffin pope burial, pirates and fonts!

5 years ago - Religious notes, Super Mommy and Evil robo-lights, Manatee Escaped Tracking , Nevada, and stupid CS

6 years ago - Rachel, dreads, Easter

7 years ago - Rick comments about QaF, Happy to come home, yahoo dilemma, elephants, sleeping in airports, singing Eugene, virtual om

8 years ago - back talk, Dan's spring break, got a grove gig!, beautiful worldGeotargetVisitor Map
scottobear: (Road Spoiled - Full of Other hoboes)
I forgot to show the latest update to Larry's homemade guitar. It's truly a thing of beauty. He wet-sanded it to a high gloss, and it really makes the wood grain pop. He's practically finished with it... I'm going to have to see what good deeds I'll have to do to get him to make me a bass guitar to jam along with him. For that matter, I need to pick up the guitar and practice my chords some more. I figure I'll have time to do more practice this summer, while BHK is studying for her exams.

Fw: Fwd: (no subject)

Back bothering me some more - My left hip and knee are bugging me, as well as more sciatica issues. Took the bus this morning, and I suspect that didn't help too much.

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Best part about getting to work this morning was that I saw Franklin! No treats for him today, but gave him some nice head scritchies. He's a total little lover... if I knew of anyone in the DC/MD/VA area looking for a sweet cat, he'd be adopted. I haven't seen the scaredy-cat girl kitty lately, but I suspect that she hides out if Franklin is anywhere nearby.

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Random thoughts - I'm amazed that gay marriage is legal in Iowa, but not in California. Given that Arnold is the Gov, maybe there is more Right-wing thought there than I perceive.

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When BHK picked me up at the train station tonight, there was a moment of snow ... didn't last long, but was just momentary enough to be a little fun. BHK thought it was cherry blossoms in the wind, until they melted on the hood of the love cube.

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1 year ago - one day at a time stuck in my head, charleton heston's cold, dead hand, good seasons, many cherry blossom pics

2 years ago - old shacks, karaoke, easter bunnies everywhere!, wetter walking or running somewhere?, openoffice easter egg

3 year ago- devo on fridays, lost, icon, SL designing, virus trained to build batteries, false alarm abduction, hurricane stockpile, took over
haikuarena, quizzes

4 years ago- Dr Russell, MASS, undercover brother, kitty cuteness, meet force with force, walkabout pictures, America we stand as one, BCT commercial

5 years ago - +20 min, underage girl charged with child pornography, LSD

6 years ago - creaky, PotC, Bro

7 years ago - put all of oz on my palm, boat name poll, vending machines, Newt activities

8 years ago - laundry, Herb KornfeldGeotarget
scottobear: (Doctor here won't charge)

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Franklin followed me in to work again this morning! I think he missed me (or my treats) over the weekend. Very snuggly- I could hardly walk for all the ankle rubbing he was doing

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Yeowtch!

Backdated and entered after the fact.

 

update - fell at work - went knees over noggin as a result of an unstable chair.- went to the ER and was told to take things gently until monday - so much for the cherry blossom festival this weekend. not at work either, for the time being. 

 

ER pic- post x-ray, waiting for my prescription.


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I'm ok now... in pain, but on meds and relaxing. Off my feet for this week.

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1 year ago - aquarium pics, alice's party, frogs, industrial-style bookstore, blu bamboo

2 years ago - cherry tree pic, dinner with cyn & bhk at Mexico

3 years ago - payday, mortgage day, cases run at last minute, sams, first pic of newt with new cam, grumpy newt pic

4 years ago - collections, sick call excuse, palm doodles of ape-o-naut and we're ants guy, famous monkeys through history, fatcats, newt pic, lost seeding, cell phone abuse, vampires taste like corn, poop thief, doctor vs cop

5 years ago - sensory experiment, propeller island lodge, privacy/recording laws, newsmap, viral spam

6 years ago - insider trading time traveler, gigs

7 years ago - nice morning, honey, clowns, bentons, google bombs, methadone to wean criminals *on* to heroin, interest index, radioactive beans, Chuck Heston

8 years ago - No-nose's gf, hanging out with bro, new pooterGeotarget
scottobear: (Prisoner Quiz)
No Franklin this morning, but his opposite number, (a skittish and dirty gray tabby with white socks) said hello from a distance... ran when I greeted her, but I put some treats down in the field where she was hanging out. Hopefully she'll have a little snack later.

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Set up my bookmooch account - I'm scottobear there , (avonberg is also there, far more active!)

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buffalo shrimp salads with the in-laws tonight - postponed - in-laws were busy, so we did buffalo-pseudo-chicken-patty salads, instead.

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Playing hangman with BHK earlier. Occupation: --DD-NG M-N-STER

My bad, I thought it was Pudding Monster. BHK got it right with Wedding Minister. I would love to have a job as a pudding monster, at least for a bit.

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Meme via Bubbles!

The longest survey you'll ever fill out! Do the world a favor: fill it out and post it for all your friends.... Do this because the person who did this didn't sit here for ages for nothing. Answer all the questions honestly, no lying to avoid stuff.

If you've been tagged its because the person who tagged you wants to know your answers!


Shoe size: 15
Height: 6'5-6ish
What are you wearing right now? Friday work clothes - (filling this out on the bus ride home) - black shoes, black socks, dark blue pants, maroon and dark blue striped polo shirt, gray and light blue jacket.
Righty or lefty: Lefty
Can you make a£1 in change? nope I've got american Money.. however, I cannot even do $1 in change. I have about 45 cents in my pocket.
Best place to go for a date? I'm a fan of the classic dinner and a movie.
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FAVORITES

Number: 5/14/23
Animal: monkey/bear/sasquatch
Favorite drink: diet cherry dr pepper (not diet cherry VANILLA dr pepper)

Month: October
Juice: Orange
Favorite cartoon: venture brothers

HAVE YOU EVER
Given anyone a bath: yes (younger brother when he was little)
Bungee Jumped? nope
Made yourself throw up? nope... I've vomited on my own, though
Gone skinny dipping? yup
Eaten a dog? Nope!
Played truth or dare? back in high school maybe
Came close to dying? here and there
Been in a sauna? yes
Been in a hot tub? Yes
Broken someone's heart? hopefully not
Cried when someone died? Yes
Fell off your chair? yes - fainted!
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? yes - worried about bro again
Saved e-mails? Yes
Ever used someone? not intentionally, but I imagine I have
Been cheated on? I believe so.

WHAT IS
Your good luck charm? Newton whisker and a Sacagawea dollar
Fav. song? This will be our year
What is beside you? an empty lunch bag and my laptop bag
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EVER HAD
Chicken pox: yup - when I was 8
Sore Throat: yes - every year or three
Stitches: yes - many times
Broken a bone? collarbone

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DO YOU
Believe in love at first sight? I'm sure it happens all the time.
Believe in long distance relationships? they can work, but both people really need to want to make it work.
Who was the last person that called you? BHK
Who was the last person you slow danced with? BHK
Who makes you smile the most? BHK
Who knows you the best? Newton and/or BHK
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Do you like filling these out: when they show me something new, yes
Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? nope
Do you like yourself? I'm an ok guy.
Do you get along with your family? I can get along with anyone, for at least a little while.

ARE YOU
Obsessive Compulsive? Maybe neurotic at times.
Suicidal? no

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FINAL QUESTIONS
What did you do yesterday? see yesterday's journal entry!
Hated someone in your family? yes, but now it's down to a mild dislike
Gotten any awards? sure - stiff from florida dept of law enforcement, trophies as a kid, the usual stuff
What car/truck do you wish to have? the love cube, fully repaired.
Where do you want to get married? been and done! worked for me!
Good driver? I'm long out of practice.
Good Singer? I do a pretty decent fake of some songs
Have a lava lamp? not for years
How many remote controls are in your house? about 5 I think
What was your last dream about: I was eating a sandwich covered in sesame seeds - they turned out to be hair follicles and the top of a football.
When you last showered? this morning
Scary or Funny Movies? Funny - it's hard to scare me, but easy to make me laugh.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
Root beer or Dr.Pepper? Dr. P.
Water skiing or wake boarding? wake boarding... my feet are too big for water skis.
Summer or winter? I prefer cold to hot, but summer has fireflies.
Silver or Gold? Silver
Diamond or pearl? pearl
Sprite or 7up? sprite
Coffee or sweet tea? sweet tea
Phone or in person? in person. I really dislike using the phone!
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TODAY DID YOU
1. Talk to someone you liked: yes
2. Buy something: soda pop and some chips
3. Get sick?: No
4. Talked to an ex? no
5. Miss someone: yes - bro back when he was younger.
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LAST PERSON WHO
6. Slept in your bed?: Probably Newton, if not, BHK and me

no 7?

8. Made you cry? me. body aches
9. Went to the movies with? BHK
10. Said "I Love You"?: BHK

no 11?

12. Last Hug? Pyewacket
13. Been to Mexico? last person been to mexico?? I have.
14. Been to Canada? I've been to the border, not sure if I've been inside.
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RANDOM
15. Do you have a crush on someone right now? I love someone right now!
16. What book are you reading now? a few, depending where in the house I am. most recently touched was a MySQL programming guide
17. Best feeling in the world? making someone you love happy
18. Future kids' names? Changes with the wind. I sort of like Penelope and William right now, but I'd have to see the kid first.
19. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? only when Newton, Pyewacket or BHK are very well fed!
20. Whats under your bed? dust bunnies, stray cat toys, stray books
21. Favorite sport to watch? Football isn't terrible, or Martial Arts
22. Favorite location? Home
23. Piercings/Tattoos: Really depends on the situation. I don't have either, but don't mind either on someone else.
24. What are you most scared of right now? Fear itself
25. Who do you really hate? The stupidly dangerous
26. Do you have a job? Yes
27. Have you ever liked someone you didn't have a chance with? Sure, I think everyone has.
28. Are you lonely right now? nope!
29. Song that's stuck in your head right now? Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
30. Have you ever played strip poker? no
31. Have you ever gotten beat up? yes
32. Have you ever been on radio/TV?: yes - as a spokesman for assorted things, child advocacy mostly.
33.Have you ever been in a "mosh-pit"? yes
34. Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed you? yes and I was right!
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RANDOM
Whats the first things you notice about the opposite sex (visual)? posture / body language
Are you too shy to ask someone out?  I can be bold or shy - moot now, I can easily ask BHK out!
Dogs or Cats? I'm more allergic to dogs, but I love critters! More partial to cats, because they are a bit more self-cleaning.
Favorite Flower? I vary - right now I rather like honeysuckle.
Have you ever fired a gun? several times
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1 year ago - documentation weirdness, daffodil central, young scotto & bro pics, safety patrol, Miami police drones

2 years ago - back mending, bhk cold fading, mission impossible squirrel video, blogger death threats, larry and tigger vet trip picture

3 years ago - V movie, political ramble / revolution, boca/popular comics, pictures from walkabout, newt playing fetch pics

4 years ago - Easter, Deadbolt, Danny recap, K, piccies, personality test, heard from everway gamers, kitties video, walking octopus, waterbus

5 years ago - Procrastination, Henchman, search warrants/LA, booger eaters, vacuum cleaners, Brian Blessed, heroclix, zombie pinups

6 years ago - jkg, TAG, souls, Bahá'í, soul & body, leaving FMM

7 years ago - dream, dented the door with my mitt, sleepy and grumpy, how I sleep w/newt, small hands=rude, army men, Dan Bfast, lab grown meat, dali museum, secret fun spot, 2 dead celebs

8 years ago - lj bump, baby newt pic, one ring, mush, thebot, palm doodle-art, John DenverGeotarget

scottobear: (family)
Newton and Pyewacket were especially resistant to my heading out this morning. Good Snuggle and nap weather.

No Franklin - also due to rainy day.

Came home, dinner of pigs in blankets, and mac & cheese. The boys were happy to see me.

BHK got goodies for the garden and the yard! So far, she's picked up  Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, sugar peas, tulips, radishes, spinach and something else that doesn't leap immediately to mind. Broccoli will be coming later.

I'm glad BHK has such sharp cooking cred - I'm still not sure how I feel about baby stinkhead sprouts, but I'm sure she'll make 'em great. (I also used to dislike zucchini, so what do I know?)

Some fires to put out at work, went quickly enough.

BHK fell asleep next to me while watching last restaurant standing. Making an early night of it again - maybe we'll catch the office tomorrow.

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kottke pointed me to this re: Some answers to the disappearing honeybee problem

In an article for Scientific American, two scientists who are working on the causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD) say that they and other researchers have made some progress in determining what's killing all of those bees.

The growing consensus among researchers is that multiple factors such as poor nutrition and exposure to pesticides can interact to weaken colonies and make them susceptible to a virus-mediated collapse. In the case of our experiments in greenhouses, the stress of being confined to a relatively small space could have been enough to make colonies succumb to IAPV and die with CCD-like symptoms.

It's like AIDS for bees...the lowered immunity doesn't kill directly but makes the bees more susceptible to other illness. One the techniques researchers used in investigating CDD is metagenomics. Instead of singling out an organism for analysis, they essentially mixed together a bunch of genetic material found in the bees (including any bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc.) and sliced it up into small pieces that were individually deciphered. They went through those pieces one by one and assigned them to known organisms until they ran across something unusual.


The CSI-style investigation greatly expanded our general knowledge of honeybees. First, it showed that all samples (CCD and healthy) had eight different bacteria that had been described in two previous studies from other parts of the world. These findings strongly suggest that those bacteria may be symbionts, perhaps serving an essential role in bee biology such as aiding in digestion. We also found two nosema species, two other fungi and several bee viruses. But one bee virus stood out, as it had never been identified in the U.S.: the Israeli acute paralysis virus, or IAPV.
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1 year ago - midweek, hummus is the new salsa, john adams card, cute -yet destructive animals, lego plastic man, work

2 years ago - Pictures from lookout point drive, cold/ back issues with bhk and me

3 years ago - made a couple of bucks, Hero dial, tree zoo, ladybug, shin splints, quizzes

4 years ago - danny visit, moskau, balloon wizard doodle, slugbaby snowsuits, Jarvis Sow Bung System Model VC -for the cutting out of sow bungs, Caffeine contents per serving, coconut bonk, taser rick Sanchez, famous homosexual quiz, Jesus-scented candles, finger-wendy's

5 years ago - Newtie-reaper, policy almanac, GP&K coming to town, Parkland cops bad, cargo ship aground, wandering piccies

6 years ago - Sickies, schoolhouse rock, bro dating

7 years ago - hydrant, alton brown, Halle Barry Freakout, weird emma, annoying cabbie, aa, tcup, Disney/Dali

8 years ago - plh, grumpy at boss, maple cologne, slackerjack, treatsGeotarget
scottobear: (1 - time goes by)
Franklin was back - and happy to have a little nibble for breakfast. I ate my bagel and gave him treats and pets for breakkies.

speaking of critters -  BHK master list of things for us to adopt -

  1. duck
  2. llama
  3. alpaca
  4. puggle
  5. griffon (spunky one)
  6. pig
  7. baby otter (preferably 2 )

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Comcast came back - apparently they didn't complete the disconnect from the "walled garden". Fortunately, BHK was savvy enough to tell them that our equipment wasn't bad - told them to get one off the truck, and test - failed, and that led them to call and fix earlier.

They reset the router though - I'm going to have to rename and reset some security. (not crazy about having it called "linksys" or "default" when "mr meaty" or "salmagundia" will do better.

Let's see how well this stays together.

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Fooling around near the bus stop, while waiting for BHK to come get me - it's pretty gray outside for springtime, yet, and plenty cool.

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After work tonight, BHK picked me up, an we went to Pizza Hut with Adam. Brought him back his hoodie and power cable left behind the other night he slept over, as well as some little treats picked up for him at 7-11 (chips, gummis, soda)

Adam is still not interested in getting BHK a Llama via his rental company, and we were all too tired to do candlepin bowling.

Dropped him off, saw a cd/video game exchange place... swung in for a moment - not a bad collection of stuff, and the prices look right. I'll be back.

We got home, and now are heading to bed... early, but both of us are bushed!

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1 year ago - gentle day, sammich issues, why not be a freelance writer, dead bill buckley, Hillary fib, political flip flops, I was Santa, Hoss slow, I suck at chess, voice post - stuff seen at bus stop (w/doodle), ducks witness a thief.

2 years ago - newt, pye, tigger and a spongebob ice pop in the sun pictures, bro drama, hot fuzz preview, springtime cough

3 years ago - porch entry, newtcam pic, consulting work, zeppelin hotels, hornsuit

4 years ago - dr who leaks out, tree, death as a doodle, in the news, tmbg-bloodmobile, missing a brown-eyed girl, squirrel names, pirate vote

5 years ago - playing with icons, palm doodles, magical flesh fearing saw, bro still in the pokey

6 years ago - throat tickle, possible gig, FMM stuff

7 years ago - yahoo kills pop3, Can Asians Think?, llamas!, spring break, Egyptian musk, cat-recognition flap, rice dreams

8 years ago - Green Eggs & Hamlet, moody, China, Sophomore Uses List Context; Cops InterrogateGeotarget
scottobear: (monkey xray -(monkey inside-palm))
Again slow to rise this morning - I need to hit the sack earlier during the week.

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I brought some snacks for Franklin, but he was nowhere to be found this morning.

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Open BVE Train sim!  - probably only interesting to me and Larry, dear journal.
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European researchers have discovered that chimpanzees have a built-in mental GPS, keeping 'a geometric mental map of their home range, moving from point to point in nearly straight lines.' Using GPS, two primatologists followed 15 chimpanzees for 217 days, and determined that the apes were 'using a mental map built around geometric coordinates.' They're not just identifying landmarks in their surroundings, and in fact, even when swinging through trees, the chimps planned out their route several trees in advance. Here's the paper in the journal Animal Behavior.

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Comcast was difficult again this evening, but I called and they reset the modem - hopefully it'll be smooth sailing, now. BHK made tasty pretend chicken and creamy noodles with peas for supper.. until later!
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1 year ago - into the wild, easter basket contents

2 years ago - buzz-cut pic, shoofly pie, arizona pizza, a little sick

3 years ago - funnel clouds, nice gabbing, alligators door-to-door, you go to my head, black and white 2, v for vendetta, musical meme

4 years ago - readablog, banksy, laughing boy audio, pictures, birth chart

5 years ago - condo falls through, lj being bad, GIMP, AIM games, chimp mask, first remarked on how the Roanoke/Lumbee entry is still active, origin poll, Calliope fest

6 years ago - cool chemical reactions, pronunciation query, gael returns , a pic of newt

7 years ago - Happy chats, urban ruins links, some website renewal ideas, old icons

8 years ago - Baron Munchausen, computer needs fixifying, Coconut song, Oscar Picks, Crayola Crayon color time lineGeotargetVisitor MapGeotarget
scottobear: (Monday!)
Slow to get up - Aiee monday, indeed. It took me a good hour or two to shake off the morning sleepies.

Made it to work with time to spare, I was welcomed by Franklin-cat - I'm going to get treats for him later.

Batman Brave & the Bold continues to be exceptional  - I really liked the recent Joker's 50's design is ... also "brake, choke, throttle, " my kind of car! comment was perfect.

Speaking of Throttle - Comcast returned - didn't call BHK to let her know they had come by - seems they had throttled down our connection because they couldn't figure out how to properly bill us? What? Anyhow, it is  back up to speed now. Just as well - Verison's service isn't in our area - our only other alternative is satellite-type stuff - Hughes net. That's the price we pay for living in a rural-ish area, I guess!

Grabbed subs, did $2 worth of scratch-off tickets (and won$2! - broke even), and headed home to watch Hancock  tonight - I thought it was pretty enjoyable, all told. I think the thing was to not expect "meteor man - drunk hero" throughout the whole film. I do have to wonder about the other super though... why was Hancock the only person being a hero? Just seeing the movie made me wonder if a Damage Control film was a viable thing - a ton of collateral damage.

I just figured out the cartoon I was whistling the song to earlier (singing to pyewacket and newt) - An Itch in Time - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-zA16E-_NY about 1:30 into the video

1 year ago - atw easter, palm doodle, becoming jane, easter island, open source options

2 years ago - saw 300 with BHK and TM, supper at chevy's

3 years ago - six comments per entry, dark organic secrets, working rocket boots, no 'e's, hurricane names, ape & kitty,

4 years ago - superhero idea, prvt brokentoy on pavement, bandwidth pull, eclipse, DOJ presentation, Digicam RIP

5 years ago - Bubba Ho-Tep, Bro info, RI annoying

6 years ago - Season poll, spring rains

7 years ago - Newtie Mer, grabby bunny, text-m's, Pirate disfigurement poll, clever robber, outside reading sources online

8 years ago - sql, free pulp novels online GeotargetVisitor MapGeotarget
scottobear: (hulk pye newt - hulk smashy redone by bh)
Franklin (the outdoor cat who lives near my office) followed me a bit this morning to work, I stopped to give him some love - he's a sweetheart. I made sure to wash my hands very carefully - don't want to allergy myself too much, or possibly bring back feline leukemia to the boys at home. I should start bringing Franklin a little treat or something.


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If I'm not careful, BHK is going to make me adopt him and bring him home. Plenty of little hellcats at the house already, but I'm a soft touch.

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Though I am of no particular religious faith of my own, I don't mind when others express belief... to a degree. Riding the green line into work this morning, a wall-eyed lady was shrieking out hosannas and praise the lords intermixed with some tuneless chant-like singing. she had headphones on, but I suspect that they were just props so she could ramble loudly.

I've seen this from assorted people, numerous times - usually on the bus, but the train here and the tri-rail back in Fort Lauderdale.  Why are folks permitted to holler at the top of their lungs while I'm confined to the same space as they are? I think that the train is better for just making a lot of noise without repercussions, because it's less likely that it'll stop and eject the person.

mouthbig - animatedsleep
(They won't shut up - all I want to do is nap)

I've been "witnessed" to at least 4 times, maybe more while on the bus. I've noticed that the best thing to do is just be quiet and let it pass, because the folks doing it are generally more than a little unhinged already - I don't want someone flipping out too much.. it seems like they run out of gas after about 15 minutes (which seems like an hour) and then start again maybe 5 minutes after that.

There needs to be some sort of code of ethics - if I'm trapped with a person that is at the minimum causing sound pollution that I don't want, or at maximum is a foamy-mouthed looney, I get upset. I was fantasizing about picking up a tranquilizer dart gun somewhere for the bulk of the noise.

See also about 11 months ago
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In a similar vein, I don't mind being trapped on a bus with folks talking a little loudly on the phone if it's a language I don't know... if it's English, it bugs me, but if it's something very exotic (something Asian or African - not too uncommon in DC area) I don't mind nearly so much. German, French, Creole and Spanish is fairly annoying too, for some reason. (if I'm in a movie theater, however, it's easy for me to leave and get an attendant.)

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The ride home on the train was easier on my ears.

Called Comcast about some service - if they slack on me too much, I think we'll just cut that internet cord, and go to hughes-net or some other provider.

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Tasty buffalo "chicken" salad for dinner tonight - and I had the rare beer - (Michelob Lime/cactus - good, light fare).

BHK and I are giving up on Castle, I think - 2 episodes, and neither had the grabbing power. Going to give Better Off Ted another chance, but I suspect the quirkyness is already too stiff for real fun, and it'll get switched off, too.

Our netflix came in, in time for the weekend - Hancock and Run, Fat Boy, Run . My hopes aren't too high - If I'm entertained, that'll do the trick.

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1 year ago - coloring eggs, haiku, atari, victorian chewie, Dro who an insane lsd junkie, obama race speech

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3 years ago - condo area pic with duck, i don't like cricket

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6 years ago - heat, bad job recruiter, UT

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8 years ago - awake but paralyzed for surgery, com ideas, animal eyesGeotarget

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