Weather permitting, anyway. 60% chance of clear skies, so it's looking okay so far.

For those who can't get NASA TV (or don't like the PAO announcers), http://somafm.com/play/missioncontrol]SomaFM is running a streaming channel with the live Launch/Mission Control feed mixed with ambient music. It's really sweet.
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery

FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information

"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"

Today is payday at work, which means some people stopping by to pick up their checks have their children with them. One particular incident a few minutes ago
is making me twitch and shudder and hide under my desk.

I'm scared.

One of these kids was an adorable (hah!) little girl, with dark brown hair, maybe, say, 9? 11 tops. Definitely pre-teen. She caught my attention because she
was meowing.



"Meow? Meow! Meowmeowmeow..."



Then I notice she's wearing fake cat ears -- one of those Halloween plastic hairband things with cat ears on them. Strange, but, ok



Then the facilities guy asks her dad what her name is.




"Oh, this is Samantha, but she prefers to be called Sammy."

O_O;;

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

This summer, for my summer vacation, I...

OK, I haven't _had_ a 'vacation' this summer. I've been working my tuchus off since the snow went away. I'm having a blast, but I'm
ready for winter - I need a break!

So far I've been busy doing-

-acquiring firewood (to the tune of 8 cords approximate)

-learning to drive a boat (14' rubber w/30 horse, 21' aluminum w/115 horse on the ocean)

-learning to drive and back a trailer (see above boats).

-fishing (Willow Creek, Willow, Alaska. Deshka Landing. Burma Landing. Lake Louise. Valdez. Jim Creek. The Eklutna Tailrace. Sarah Lake. The Little Susitna.
Sheep Creek. Finger Lake. Kepler-Bradley Lake.)

-Shooting (Put some rounds through the new (used) .357 Magnum I got my dad for his birthday, .22 revolver, .22 automatic, .380 automatic, .44 magnum, .460,
.308 (AK-47 variant), .30-06, .375 H&H Magnum)

-Driving. I did one weekend at Clear Air Force Station, (488mi round trip)and one weekend in Valdez (550 mi round trip), and I've done the Kenai several
times (Average 450 mi round trip).

-Hunting (gone out for birds a couple times, getting ready for Hunting The Wily Møøse)

-Shopping (I've purchased a 4 wheeler, multiple guns, and quite the pile of boaty bits)

-Mechanical work (the above mentioned 4 wheeler is a 1992 suzuki with 508 original miles on it. It's in damn good shape, but it's not perfect)

-Building (I've spent almost every sunday this summer working on a friend's cabin. We started from trees, the kitchen cabinets should be in by this
sunday)

-Work Work (I've been maintaining a 40 hour work week in all of this)

So, what have you been doing this summer?


"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

Steely-Eyed Missile Man
1:

The Anagram Tube Map for the London
Underground. I'm particularly fond of the Northeast segment, where you can find the stations "Thug Loon" and "Loony Tenets".
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

It works best on Firefox:

1. Clink on to this link:

Slideshow of my French
Napoleonic figures

2. Go to the lower left corner and hit the pause button. Set the speed to slow

3. Click this link:

Les Misarable 10th Anniversary Concert-17 Val Jeans "Do You Hear The People
Sing?"

Once it start's playing go back to the slideshow tab, go to the lower left corner and hit the play button and enjoy the show.

After 70 man-hours of photographing,editing and downloading my 15mm Napoleonic collection (2451 infantry, cavalry and artillery figures), I figure I deserve a
little fun. Not quite a music video, but I thought I'd share! *grin*
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Ohhhh.... Shiny...

I'm sure folks remember when I lost digital signal to my desktop machine's monitor a few weeks back.

I think that I'm about to lose analog.

When I turned on my machine this morning, it suddenly lost the ability to display in the resolution that I've been using since I switched to analog. It
just doesn't appear in the properties dialog any more. I'm on a close approximation now, but while graphics are crisp, many fonts are fuzzy or
splotchy. I really think my graphics card is starting to die, but alternate diagnoses are always welcome.

As for what I've got, it's an XFX brand GeForce 8500 GT card with 512 MB onboard.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Since I didn't see this anywhere else on here. . . .

The Battletech Universe is celebrating it's 25th year! The new RPG for the game is being written and should be out soon! Why am I bothering to do this?
Well, I am a published Battletech Author (via the Battlecorps subscription website), and I am pimping this universe...B-)

Right now, the Word of Blake, fanical techo-worshipers are running roughshod over four of the five major Sucessor state's capital and have wreaking havoc
with nearly everyone else. The Clans are having their own problems, the Free Worlds League is showing signs of fracturing, and the dreaded Manei Domini part of
the WOB are stalking all, killing those who would interfer with their Master's plans.

In other words, business as usual in the Inner Sphere.....B-)

Craig

http://jeannr.tumblr.com/post/165291081 ... qus_thread

Feeling slighlty old in that I owned this album when it was an album.

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

Now I feel better.