Category: ramblings

Well, we had hurricane Isabel come through last night, and we’re none the worse for wear. As I understand it, there’s trees down all over the DC area, and power and traffic lights out… but I haven’t seen it yet. I’m still at home all comfy and warm, with power and DSL. Mmmm…

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Okay, so maybe it doesn’t hold a candle to the Great Northeast Blackout of Ought-Three, but we lost power somewhere around five o’clock last evening during the hurricane force gusts of wind and driving rain, and didn’t get it back until tonight around eight-thirty or so.

The weird thing is, we didn’t lose all of […]

I certainly am. Who the hell are you?

The most popular black farmer in Zimbabwe? Goodness. You must be very proud.

Ah, would that be from the List O’ Suckers that Once Might Have Clicked on a Link in a Piece of Spam™?

Isn’t that in South Africa? Is that anywhere near Zimbabwe? Does […]

I saw the cover of the latest issue of wired, and had to pick it up. Turns out there’s a very interesting article on the emergence of synthetic diamonds— that is, diamonds that are grown in a lab, but are physically and chemically indistinguishable from diamonds that are mined. This is not your father’s cubic […]