I had my quarterly dental teeth-cleaning appointment this afternoon. Gotta keep the plaque from building up in the gums if I want to keep my teeth.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Dentist Appointment
I had my quarterly dental teeth-cleaning appointment this afternoon. Gotta keep the plaque from building up in the gums if I want to keep my teeth.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Book Excerpt for the Day
“Vogel,”
she radioed. “I need you to come back in
and make a bomb.”
“Um.
Again, please, Commander?” Vogel replied.
“A
bomb,” Lewis confirmed. “You’re a
chemist. Can you make a bomb out of
stuff on board?”
“Ja,” Vogel said. “We have flammables and pure oxygen.”
“Sounds
good,” Lewis said.
“It
is of course dangerous to set off an explosive device on a spacecraft,” Vogel
pointd out.
“So
make it small.”
(from The Martian by Andy Weir)
8½*/10. The complete review is here.
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Saturday, February 27, 2016
Science Saturday!
Trued dis, although a case could be made that calling himself a solution is also valid.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Flowchart Friday!
It's the weekend. I'm buzzed on wine. Somehow, this seems appropriate for the day.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Kindle vs. "Real" Books
For the record, my reading is about evenly split between my Kindle and "real" books.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Locking the truck
Okay, I admit it. I always hit the key-clicker a second time to make sure my truck is locked. Even when I distinctly remember clicking it the first time.
But a third time? Man, that's just overdoing it.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Book Excerpt for the Day
“A
lady’s gone mad in that house,” she told me, and it would not have occurred to
me to doubt her. “She has money in the
mattress. Now she won’t get out of bed,
in case someone takes it from her.”
“How
do you know?”
She shrugged. “Once you’ve been
around for a bit, you get to know stuff.”
I
kicked a stone. “By ‘a bit’ do you mean
‘a really long time’?”
She nodded.
“How old are you, really?” I asked.
“Eleven.”
I
thought for a bit. Then I asked, “How
long have you been eleven for?”
She smiled at me.
(from The Ocean at
the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman)
Monday, February 22, 2016
The Evil Eye
Well, this isn't actually our dog, Bella. It's the same breed and the same markings, but we keep Bella clipped short.
That being said, Bella doesn't like going to the groomer's, and she can give a wicked Evil Eye, almost identical to the dog in this picture. Who apparently doesn't like being groomed either.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Martian Potatoes
Heh. I actually "get" this, since I'm reading the book right now. I may or may not follow that up by watching the movie.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Book Excerpt for the Day
“You
know Aeneas, son of Venus – the only surviving hero of Troy. When the Greeks burned down his city, he
escaped to Italy, where he founded the kingdom that would eventually become
Rome, blah, blah, blah. That’s what I meant.”
“I
don’t get it,” Jason admitted.
Aeolus rolled his eyes. “The
point being, I was thrown in the middle of that conflict, too! Juno calls up: Oh Aeolus, destroy Aeneas’s
ships for me. I don’t like him.’ Then Neptune says, ‘No, you don’t! That’s my territory. Calm the winds.’ Then Juno is like, ‘No, wreck his ships, or I’ll
tell Jupiter you’re uncooperative!’ Do
you think it’s easy juggling requests like that?”
“No,”
Jason said. “I guess not.”
“And
don’t get me started on Amelia Earhart!
I’m still getting angry calls
from Olympus about knocking her out
of the sky!”
(from The Lost
Hero by Rick Riordan)
8*/10. The
complete review is here.
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Sunday, February 14, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Saturday Sports Shot
Yes, the better team won. Yes, I was rooting for Carolina. No, Peyton didn't do squat. Neither did Cam.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Book Excerpt for the Day
“Wade’s
not a bad guy.”
“That’s because you don’t know him at all.”
“I’ve talked with him on the phone.”
“He didn’t leave you stranded in the middle of the Mexican desert ass
naked.” Strike smiled, bringing her hand
up to her mouth in a weak attempt at covering up her amusement. “Don’t laugh – hey, it’s not funny.”
“It’s kind of funny,” Strike said.
(from The Ruby
Rattlesnake by Nicholas Erik)
7*/10.
The complete review is here.
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Thursday, February 11, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Monday, February 08, 2016
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Book Excerpt for the Day
The
magistrate took a deep breath. He
glanced at River, then the old toymaker, then back to Socrates. “It seems that the nature of this hearing has
suddenly changed. What began as an
inquisition into theft and murder is apparently now a hearing on the nature of
self-awareness.” The magistrate looked
him up and down. “Well, whatever you
are, you do seem remarkably intelligent.”
“Thank you, Your Honor,” said Socrates.
“All right then. Make your case.”
“Process seven hundred, milk mileage
maleficent maelstrom mushroom mole.”
The magistrate blinked.
(from Killing The
Machine by Jamie Sedgwick)
7½*/10.
The complete review is here.
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Saturday, February 06, 2016
Scrabble Saturday
One time, while playing Scrabble on the Internet, I had a guy accuse me of cheating because I played the word "tithe".
Friday, February 05, 2016
Thursday, February 04, 2016
Fresno
It was a long, but productive day. A co-worker and I made a 1-day business trip to Hanford, California to see our company's newest manufacturing site. Started out early, got back late, but it was all worth the effort, In a word, the new place is awesome,
Hanford is about 45 minutes south of Fresno.
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Cartoons the censors missed
The Argyle Sweater is notorious for testing just how close they can come without their cartoon getting bleeped. Others that also play this game - Pearls Before Swine and Arlo and Janis.
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Monday, February 01, 2016
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