(Okay, let's try this a second time.  For some reason, the first posting went in without any text.)
Well, for those of you who aren't in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, we're right now being battered by a nasty rainstorm -- lots of rain, lots of wind.  It's been going on for about 24 hours, and is project to keep going for another 48 or so.
And it just knocked down a fir tree in our yard that was located about five feet from our house.
We're okay, the house is okay.  The tree was positioned such and the wind blowing such, that it fell down along the side of the house, the trunk coming no closer than about 18 inches at any point.  But it came down in two stages, when its branches got snagged on the roof.  It's all the way down now, and we have a tree top in the patio, but it seems to be stable and not prone to movement, even when pushed by the monster gusts of wind we're getting.  We'll probably hear branches moving still for a while, but we don't seem to be in any danger of losing any windows or anything at this point.  I think.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled Saturday night.
ETA:  Oh, and we had a little blackout between the first partial fall of the tree, when it initially caught on the roof, and the final fall to the ground.  Obviously the power's back, but I really wish the lights would stop flickering.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I didn't even hear about this until I heard a radio ad alluding to her. Now I keep thinking about Billy Joel's "The Piano Cat"..err..Man that is.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Okay, I found this one less than three minutes ago, and I
just HAVE to post it. This one is so ridiculously catchy that I will bet you
the interwebz that you’ll be unable to get it out of your head before tomorrow
lunchtime at least. Fantasy-Metal-Meets-Electric-Fiddle-FTW!

Korpiklaani - Vodkaa - 3:00

Vodka!

Vodka!

Vodka!

Hey!

Vodka, you're feeling stronger

Vodka, no more feeling bad

Vodka, your eyes are shining

Vodka, you are the real MAN

Vodka, wipes away your tears

Vodka, removes your fears

Vodka, everyone is gorgeous

Vodka, yeah vodka!

Drinking is good for you,

Soon you are unconstrained

Drinking is good for you,

Here comes the womanizer

Drinking is good for you,

Not anymore lonesome

Drinking is good for you,

And you will feel awesome!!

And you will feel awesome!!

Out of respect for nature,

Our vodka and drinkers.

Promising, that the vodka

We reserve, is as pure as it was

Thousands of years ago

Out of respect for nature

Our Vodka and drinkers!!

Vodka, you're feeling stronger

Vodka, no more feeling bad

Vodka, your eyes are shining

Vodka, you are the real MAN

Vodka, wipes away your tears

Vodka, removes your fears

Vodka, everyone is gorgeous

Vodka, yeah vodka

Drinking is good for you

Soon you are unconstrained

Drinking is good for you

Here comes the womanizer

Drinking is good for you,

Not anymore lonesome

Drinking is good for you,

And you will feel awesome!!

Drinking is good for you,

Soon you are unconstrained

Drinking is good for you,

Here comes the womanizer

Drinking is good for you,

Not anymore lonesome

Drinking is good for you!!

Ooh yeah

Raaah!

Vodka, you're feeling stronger

Vodka, no more feeling bad

Vodka, your eyes are shining

Vodka, you are the real MAN

Vodka, wipes away your tears

Vodka, removes your fears

Vodka, everyone is gorgeous

Vodka, yeah vodka

Drinking is good for you,

Soon you are unconstrained

Drinking is good for you,

Here comes the womanizer

Drinking is good for you,

Not anymore lonesome

Drinking is good for you,

And you will feel awesome!!

VODKA!

(Cheering)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwOHvoZbA

Power - I see this going two ways. Either drinking Vodka will instantly
turn Doug up to eleven, making him a shining, energetic, REAL MAN version of
himself for the duration, with inexhaustible physical and mental energy and
strength, plus possibly removing any wounds or melancholy he's suffering from,
Or, a mass compulsion for people in AOE to start drinking ludicrously. Or
thinking about it, some mix of the two, like anyone who drinks Vodka in AOE to
turn into superhuman versions of themselves.

I just found out some interesting info about Dell's new product, the Axim II, Mini 5...  It looks positively gorgeous.
800x480 display
1ghz snapdragon processor
3g/wifi
Android 2.0
rumor has it that there is onboard HDMI connectivity, which makes this quite the interesting media player device...
this may finally replace my tired old Axim x51v...  
QUITE intrigued, I am!
Thoughts?
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

...so much so that you'll play a folk song to get a simulacrum of one.

Miss Pavlichenko, by Woody Guthrie, probably written sometime in the early 1940s. http://www.woodyguthrie.de/pavil.html, haven't found the entire song yet.

Miss Pavilichenko[SIC]'s well known to fame;
Russia's your country, fighting is your game;
The whole world will love her for a long time to come,
For more than three hundred nazis fell by your gun.

CHORUS:
Fell by your gun, yes,
Fell by your gun
For more than three hundred nazis fell by your gun.

Miss Pavlichenko's well known to fame;
Russia's your country, fighting is your game;
Your smile shines as bright as any new morning sun.
But more than three hundred nazidogs fell by your gun.

CHORUS

In your mountains and canyons quiet as the deer.
Down in your bigtrees [SIC] knowing no fear.
You lift up your sight. And down comes a hun.
And more than three hundred nazidogs fell by your gun.

CHORUS

In your hot summer's heat, in your cold wintery snow,
In all kinds of weather you track down your foe;
This world will love your sweet face the same way I've done,
'Cause more than three hundred nazzy [SIC] hound fell by your gun.

CHORUS

I'd hate to drop in a parachute and land an enemy in your land.
If your Soviet people make it so hard on invadin' men;
I wouldn't crave to meet that wrong end of such a pretty lady's gun
If her name was Pavlichenko, and mine Three O One.

CHORUS
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

For those who were on last night's Psyche TF, rescheduling for a reconvene.
On my end, my typical work schedule's the following on a week by week basis, so it's unlikely to change:
Thurs. 7:30 P - 2:30 AM EST
Fri. 6:30 P - 5:30 A EST
Sat. 11:30 P - 5:30 A EST
Sun. 11:30 P - 11:30 A EST
Saturday and Sunday are the likeliest for me to reconvene on, at least before late Monday (due to my needing sleep after a 12 hour shift) or just about any time Tuesday and Wednesday.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

http://www.playedonline.c...me/597838/sushi-cat.html
nomnom. nom.
nom.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

The fine folks at Decoder Ring Theatre are having a hell of a contest.
You can check out my entry at the bottom of the Tales of the Legendary page at http://www.whatsupdark.com/3.html
http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/
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