Monthly Archives: June 2006

My desk is trying to kill me

My $12 desk is coming apart and flinging razor sharp pieces of veneer at me in an effort to, it would seem, cut me into little bitty pieces. I didn’t check the manufacturer but maybe I should: It’s a desk! It’s a Slicer! Call within the next 9 minutes and we’ll throw in two — [...]

Second Trashy BlogCon: another perspective

The evening according to The Zsa Zsa.

Second Trashy BlogCon debrief

The following things may or may not have happened at the Second Trashy BlogCon at Trasherati‘s house last night: I drank 3, 4, 27 margaritas (on the rocks with salt) that Trasherati lovingly made for me. Trasherati and Sisiggy drank lots of wine. We ate fabulous baked ziti provided by Sisiggy. Sisiggy complained about all [...]

The thunder roared; the clouds looked big

…the lightning flashed, and killed the pig!* …kept me awake all night. Sigh. I know it is summer and I know I live in a place prone to impressive thunderstorms but come on. I needed sleep and what I got instead was an impressive but unnecessary light show and thunder loud and assertive enough to [...]

The “Pioneer Anomaly”

Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft are not where they are supposed to be. This kind of story reminds us that we don’t know anywhere near as much as we think we know. I’ll be interested to see how our understanding of physics is altered, or completely rewritten, by this. What could be affecting their speed? [...]

Sox!

I have new fabulous socks made just for me by Cathy: And if it weren’t literally about 100 degrees right now, I’d be wearing them. The socks rock, Cathy. Thank you!

A much too long conversation about the characteristics of a farm truck

…that briefly overtook the conversation about the Thursday’s confab: “Too bad you don’t have more of a yard. We could just park in the grass.” “On cinderblocks.” “Heh. Or you could both just ride up in the truck together. The farm truck. With no tags.” “And no rear view mirror.” “And no front seat, just [...]