So far, nothing. No summons, no more phone calls, nothing. It could be that the court system is just slow or maybe this is normal, I’m not really sure how long it takes to file in small claims and get served. More than likely they guy was bluffing and I called his bluff. Why would Read More …
Convergence
The more I read the more hopeful I become for the future. I see something coming, something wonderful. Or, more accurately, many something’s that are revolutionary and whose impacts will be felt in our society for many decades to come. I read allot. I have about 12 magazine subscriptions, some of which are weekly and Read More …
Deck Woes
On April 28th, 2003 we signed a contract for a new deck. Not a normal deck mind you, but a top of the line vinyl deck. PVC that wouldn’t splinter, burn or need any maintenance beyond being hosed down occasionally. According to the contract it would installed in “2-4 weeks, completed in 2-4 days”. We Read More …
War does strange things to people
When watching war movies you’ll often see people behave in very strange ways. Behavior that flies in the face of the reality around them. It seems that people reach a threshold of trauma where they break and just cling to any normal seeming activity even though it makes no sense in the current cirumstances. A Read More …
Online Gaming
I’ve been thinking about what I like in online games. I started, with a lot of others, my first foray into Massively Multi Player Online Role Playing Games with Ultima Online. Its style of graphics and incredible lag just didn’t do much to interest me. Then along came EverQuest. I played EQ for a long Read More …
Planetside – The first Weekend.
Last Thursday Bob twisted my arm. He wanted us all to buy and play Planetside. I’d tried the beta briefly and didn’t really get into it much. It didn’t help that the servers were crashing a lot and there is a learning curve involved in the game. I had decided I wasn’t really interested in Read More …
The basement floor is DONE!
Saturday we finished the basement floor. The last 3 pieces were the toughest to cut. The wall juts out at a silly angle and we had to undercut the door frame as well. The carpet transition strip was also a pain to install since I had to drill holes in the concrete floor, push in Read More …
Pergo Progress
We spent another 3 hours on the basement office floor yesterday and it’s coming along quite nicely. Traci found a nick in one plank, so tonight I have to rip out 3 layers and replace one plank. But that won’t take long. The biggest slow down is cutting every 3rd board. If I’m motivated I Read More …
Terror Terror Everywhere but not a damn thing here
How quickly we tire. In the beginning we had color coded terror alert levels, no doubt designed to tell people quickly what the threat and safety levels were in the country. Headlines read “threat level at Orange” or “Washington lowers threat level to Yellow”. Then the color wasn’t enough. Deep Orange crept in. Now even Read More …
The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul
Well, that’s most Sunday’s, but not today. After all these web updates Dan said “Let’s go see the Matrix Reloaded”. So we did. Good movie. It’s nice to see people being hit up with good eternal questions on the nature of reality and what is real. This movie delivers a lot of thought and a Read More …