August 2010
14 posts
“The first man did not know wisdom fully, nor will the last one fathom her. For...”
listening to "Missing Persons - Here And Now (Live... →
This one has been hard to shake for the past few days. An old favorite.
Human
n. ~ An organic machine for turning matter into symbols
“Once again, I accept that life is uncertain-that the goal is not to become more...”
– Elizabeth Lesser
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity...”
– Henry David Thoreau
listening to "Sigur Ros - hljomalind" →
Like an injection of bliss. Sigur Rós always amaze me.
Truly a thing of beauty: @etherdust ‘s Impala photo: http://mytwincities.net/index.php?showimage=262
YAY! I completed configuring a machine for a new contractor. Then I learned the contractor was not eligible. No workstation needed. #grumble
Relishing dark black coffee this morning.
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“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m...”
– John Cage
I ate my alter-ego today. If it’s anything like defeating a monster, I should gain all his powers.
Wishing I had not stopped playing music in my teens. I have notes in my head today but no handy way to release them.
I love it when the lawn and the little garden look good, I just shouldn’t have done the work during the hottest part of the day. #rookiemove
Lawn edged and mowed. Even moved some earth with the wheel barrow and pulled some weeds. Now I’m taking ibuprofin and thinking about sleep…
July 2010
27 posts
Wheel barrow finally assembled. Don’t ask how long I’ve owned it, or how long I’ve needed it.
“Everything happens in the Midwest. You are missing out.” Article & vid about the Flugtag record set in St. Paul http://bit.ly/cnUjci /v BB
Wow! Surprise visit from a friend turned into a night out with wonderful Mexican food and great conversation.
“You put the ‘Id’ in ‘Idiot’.” #Freudianinsults (via @gbibliophile) <— OMG ROTFL
In a class this afternoon and for the next few days. I’m probably going to need a lot of caffeine to cope. Forgive me now…
Related: My friend Dennis said “You are the answer,” which is so stunningly profound I hardly have words.
Today, at 10:45 PM, I will have made 42 complete trips around the Sun.
Since I am now 42, I fully expect this to be the year I learn the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Yeah. I do buy music because of commercials.
Brilliant homage to Alphonse Mucha in the Google logo today.
Wondering if I can make a browser plug-in that eliminates or makes invisible all instances of “that being said.”
Just pulled an iMac manufactured in ‘99 offline. Not because it was broken. Had an OS 9 partition, but was running 10.2.8.
Dropped my bratwurst on the floor before I could take a bite. Took a bite of a burger and spilled an enormous amount of ketchup on my pants.
Progress bars always lie. Always. Lie.
Wow! It’s really good when you put butter on Pop Tarts.
In Wisconsin today. My brother’s lodge is having a car show.
I’m not sure how I can feel so drowsy after I drank so much iced tea! Perhaps it was the similarly large amount of chips and salsa?
Double Chocolate Stout, and @geekgather.
Janet Fitch’s 10 rules for writers (Los Angeles Times) http://tciti.es/cB7BKm /via @jojeda <— Wow! these are awesome!
.@BeyondMeds Agreed, re: having vs. needing. Have been trying to increase my mindfulness and gratefulness. Looks like I can do more.
Wow. Sobering: http://www.globalrichlist.com/ /via @BeyondMeds
Espresso and half-and-half, is there anything better? Your answers must be phrased in the form of a question.
The exit I take on the way to work every day? Yeah, I drove right by it.
Hornsby’s Cider. It’s what’s for dinner… And we also got some Chinese take-out.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a...”
– Albert Einstein
Hot July day, meet Margarita. Margarita, meet Hot July…
June 2010
36 posts
Pretty impressed with the scale and with the number of wind farms visible from the interstate in Iowa.
Passed a storm-tracker convoy on I35.
Quick trip to Iowa and back today.
A little hail, but mostly very heavy rain at the moment in South St. Paul.
Wicked, wicked lightning and thunder in SSP.
Note to self: Watch for typos when you configure machines and applications. #sometimesIfeellikeanoob
NetNewsWire still won’t take my Google credentials for synching.
Super not happy. NetNewsWire won’t talk to Google. Tweetie won’t tweet. Declaring social media bankruptcy.
Updated Tweetie finally working. Still had to go through several error messages before my credentials were accepted.