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  • Well, I finally did go see ROTK yesterday. It was magnificent! Even though it was 3.5 hours long or so, I didn't want it to end....

  • Many people I know who've seen the various LOTR movies have not read the Tolkien trilogy. I'm one of those people who's been a huge fan of the books for many years. I've probably read The Hobbit & the LOTR trilogy …

  • I was thinking about life the other day. Mine in particular. I started to think about the number of people I've met in my 47 years of existence on this planet... The number must be in the thousands, if one counts ca…

  • The following is a tad lengthy, but I must say I largely agree with the author... LEONARD PITTS JR.: The image is sweet, but the taste is bitter December 19, 2003It was, make no mistake, a very satisfying image. Saddam …

  • From the AWordADay folks... empennage (ahm-puh-NAZH) nounThe tail assembly of an aircraft.[From French empennage (feathers of an arrow), from empenner (to feather an arrow), from em- + penner, from penne (feather), from…

  • Sometimes you feel like a post; sometimes you don't! Apologies to you faithful subscribers...I haven't done much site reading lately. You're not forgotten, though!...

  • "#3 pencils and quadrille pads." -- Seymour Cray, when asked what CAD tools he used to design the Cray I supercomputer; he also recommended using the back side of the paper so the lines were not so dominant. "The concep…

  • Good morning!

  • Life happens.

  • Quotes and comments... "The future comes one day at a time." -- Dan Acheson ..."One day at a time/Is all we do..." -- John Lennon... "Give me a museum and I'll fill it." -- Pablo Picasso ...and he certainly managed t…

  • Hasn't been said much better than this... Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Happy Xmas KyokoHappy Xmas Julian) So this is XmasAnd what have you doneAnother year overAnd a new one just begunAnd so this is XmasI hope you have f…

  • Borrowed from LiveJournal: December 8, 2003Dear Mr. Bush,Well, it's going on two weeks now since your surprise visit to one of the two countries you now run and, I have to say, I'm still warmed by the gesture. Man, take…

  • 1940-1980

  • Today's word is: YES

  • A cool quote.... "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant

  • Ok, let's do an addendum to yesterday's post re Christmas music... First of all, I don't TRULY hate it. What I DO dislike is cheesy holiday tunes playing in the background while I'm trying to eat at Wendy's, e.g (2 wee…

  • NO christmas music until 12/23! And it ends on 12/26. And no one needs to use it for hold music!!!(and if any lovers of power-pop are among your family & friends, GET them the CD playing below! Make them richer!..…

  • Vinyl played last night...Larry Carlton/side 2 (side 1 was the night before)Ry Cooder/Paradise & Lunch, side 1 (INCLUDES 'Tamp 'Em Up Solid', the only song EVER about making cigars?)Al Stewart/Time Passages, side 1Jo…

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