I’m refocusing my efforts on my goals in the analog world, and have put myself on an “internet budget.” As a result, I’m turning over most of my online volunteer work to other folks. I really, really need to find…
Piratical Birthday
Happy Birthday to dreadpiratetait!
Huh?
I absolutely cannot think of a logical explanation for this, other than what one officer said—it’s a wholly partisan thing. The Pentagon doesn’t want you to vote overseas A Web site maintained by the Department of Defense is blocking access…
Quote of the Day
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it. –Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
I Did It
I finally got all the damned Social Security disability paperwork done. All 19 freakin’ hand-written pages of them. Ow. Of course, now they’ll send me another big mess of them. I also gave them a copy of the resume nobody…
Awake
Why doesn’t SEMagic use a logical tabbing order? Anyway, I suppose waking at 5 am is the result of having slept so much over the weekend. It feels weird. The dog feels a need to greet the world very noisily…
Poem: Hold On
Hold onto what is good even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do …
Manuscrits Anciens
Illuminated Manuscripts Online Not a huge collection and I’m sure there are larger ones—but it is the first time I’ve come across such a thing. Very cool!
For Waya
Not a BuddhaBoard, but I thought you might like them anyway. PDA Zen Garden Karesansui, or the “dry-landscape” style Japanese gardens have been in existence for centuries, but it wasn’t until the late sixth century with the advent of Zen…
State of the Cyn
I haven’t really being posting personal stuff in the last few weeks. I suppose that might be a relief to some, but this IS a personal journal, not just a “look at the neat thing I found” place. Whenever I…