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I have a one-cup coffee maker for afternoons when a whole pot would be (a) overkill (b) temptation. I just made a cup, but forgot to put the cup in the machine, so the coffee went all over the counter instead. I’ve only done this twice before, once when I was 20, and . . . → Read More: When I need it the most… Back from our travels. According to my calendar, I’m not leaving town again for nearly 14 days. Thank the Gods. We stayed in a hotel last night to provide some space to Z and M after the baptism. They were still host to Granny and other family, so we sort of slid out under the . . . → Read More: Evanescence New essay is up: Ceremony. I think I’ve fallen behind on these. How can it be so hard to steal back one hour a week? The Crocodile Hunter was killed by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary. Crikey. In other news, the baptism went well. As expected, bringing a bunch of children into a church and then pouring water on them is not the best way to have a quiet and solemn ceremony. Still, it was really excellent to . . . → Read More: RIP Crocodile Hunter On the left side of this page is the most creative music video I’ve seen in ages. Makes me long for the 80s. At least so far as music videos are concerned. Hey, wasn’t Osama Bin Laden our friend then? Weren’t we at war with Russia? No no no, we’ve always been at war with . . . → Read More: Zoom I’m in a Starbucks in Hampton, VA. A woman in army camo just came in and ordered 12 shots of expresso in a large cup. The thing that disturbed me was that the staff saw her coming in and knew that this is her regular order. Wow. 8:40pm. Actual temperature in the low 90s. Dense, thick humidity. Cloud to cloud lightning is near constant, providing a stroboscopic illumination for my journalling, here on my third story balcony in Hampton, VA. Radio claimed that the “heat index” hit 109 today. Spent my day training programmers. Revving them up, really. Whipping them into . . . → Read More: Good day with NASA How is it that I’m on the way to achieving Marriot rewards Silver level in under a month? Is that a bad thing? Back in Hampton, VA. On the road on the way in, I saw two aircraft carriers docked in the shipyard. God damn but those are big weapons. Ate at my new favorite . . . → Read More: Back in VA |
