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November 30, 2006
Best Seat in the House
Steve, resident of the snow-filled state of Washington, recently pointed me to Best Seat in the House, a blog by Seattle Times photographer Rod Mar. I dig it. :-) You should definitely check it out.
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November 29, 2006
Meanwhile Back at the Funny Farm...
Y'all are just making me weep bucketloads! Thank you SO MUCH for the tens of thousands (wink, wink) of nominations and lovely heartwarming comments!
We interrupt this program in order to conduct the electronic summoning of one who goes by the name of HOLGER.
Dearest darling Holger, since you don't read your email, please take a moment and drop me a line about your upcoming travel plans and itinerary for NYC. This is MUST HAVE information, the sooner the better. Danke!
P.S. Holger, if you read my message, please leave the first few lines of the song Der Kommissar in the Comments section. :-)
We now return you to our regular program.
ION (in other news), I received my copy of the calendar/appointment book (with the photo I took in it) and happen to have an extra one. I'm trying to decide who among you will receive it, and that means some sort of contest. First I have to gauge your interest; that is, would you even WANT this thing or not? Second, since we already played the "guess the name of my dog" contest, I'd have to come up with something else. My brain hurts. Got any ridiculous ideas for the contest? Let me know in the comments a) if you'd even WANT the calendar b) your idea for the contest. Thanks!
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November 28, 2006
How Utterly Embarrassing
If I had a photo of a cow's udders it would be right here.
What have I DONE?!? A purely innocent yet wickedly enjoyable annointing of 10 sexy geeks on this here blog somehow morphed into a couple of evil-doers turning the tables on me.
Evidence of turned tables was discovered in the Comments section for the WIRED Sexiest Geeks Nominees. Seems two of my dearly devoted readers snuck in there and nominated ME. One American (and someone I put on my own list) and one cheeky Brit who lives in Belgium. *ahem* *coughcough*
Now mind you, neither of them waxed on about my geekly abilities; they simply dumped my name in there with the URL or name of this blog. Regardless of that minor oversight, it was so wonderfully kind of those two superheros to add my name to the list. I'm so humbled, especially since that cheeky Brit wrote that I am CLEVAH. ;-) *blush*
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November 27, 2006
Sexy Geeks
WIRED's 2006 Sexiest Geeks: Call for Nominees is in progress.
... you know a sexy geek when you see, nay, experience one.
Here's my list of sexy geeks. They're sexy because they're 100 percent geekoids AND more importantly, I know they read my blog. ;-) Sexy brains = sexy geeks.
Ozguru @ G'Day Mate
He may not be blogging these days but he's still a geek and remains a sex god. (wink, wink, Oz.)
Greg @ Reject Reality
We have extremely deep, mind-blowing brain melds, especially when exchanging
email snippets about servers and sonograms.
Tazzy and Piggy
They're constantly changing the design and technology behind their blog, most
likely as often as they change their underoos; that is, if they even WEAR undies. ;-)
Mike Macgirvin
I've known Mike since the early frontier days of the Web. He is continually
coughing up extended versions of his Life in Silicon Valley blog, plus
he named a widget he created after me: the Cindycator. :-) That alone earns him sexy
geek status.
Blue @ Partial to Grey
Blue. *sigh* Killer vocal chords. A voice that makes women... well, you know...
swoon. Blue came to my rescue when I needed help setting up
my microphone and stereo pre-amp way back when I was podcasting.
Al @ 420 Summit
The snarky upstater has been offline and off the radar for months, but he remains
on my all-time sexy geek list simply because he is... a geek. Love ya Al.
Fat and Grumpy F & G, you get the nod because every time I look up the word GEEK your photograph appears. Your image also shows up next to the definition of the word SERVER. My eyeglasses fog up just thinking about it. Need I say more? ;-)
Steven @ Not a Nerd
He's not a nerd but he's definitely a geek. Steve and I go waaaaaaaay back.
Dwight Silverman AND Jim Thompson
@ the Houston Chronicle's Tech Blog
This dynamic duo blog about all things tech-related in a manner that keeps
folks like me constantly returning for more. Their mutual writing styles are
perfectly balanced in a world of nanosecond reading. (Does that make sense?)
Even though I know full well that Dwight leans heavily toward the Windows world,
it's fun to follow his tapdancing when it comes to Apple products. When he
writes about Apple, I see Dwight's grimaced face in my mind, his hands gripped tightly
around a sledgehammer, just about in full swing and headed toward an Apple desktop. ;-)
I easily overlook these things since Dwight sent me my very own Propeller Beanie Cap a long, long
time ago. (yay me!)
And Jim? Jim's cool. He's smart enough to know that you don't wear socks with
Topsiders. ;-) Of course I could go on and on about these two, but then it wouldn't
be fair to all the other geeks.
Regardless of how you look at it, I figured I'd better stop the list there otherwise I'd never stop. So there ya have it - my list of sexy geeks. :-)
NOTE ABOUT TRACKBACKS
I disabled (er, deleted in its entirety) the Trackback function a long time ago. Therefore, logging trackbacks happens when y'all email me and let me know you're linking to something I wrote.
Trackbacks
Can a guest appearance on Letterman be far behind? - Jim Thompson.org
We're Too Sexy for this Blog - The Houston Chronicle's TechBlog
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November 24, 2006
Friday Feathers
Male House Finch.
Not the Purple Finch I originally thought it was. *sigh*
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November 23, 2006
Gobble Gobble!
For all those celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday...
... Happy Turkey Day! ;-)
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November 20, 2006
Gray Sweater Day
Once upon a long time ago, a fat and grumpy guy gave me his gray sweater. I was a bit chilled and he gallantly offered me the sweater to wear. I kept it. :-) Whenever the temperatures dip 'round these parts I put the sweater on. The temps took a bit of a nosedive so today is gray sweater day. (Obviously I thought it important to mention what I'm wearing while typing this up.)
Meanwhile back at the funny farm and moving to a different topic, it occurred to me while reading the comments for the
BFE entry (yes Greg, that's a real sign) that some of you thought I was in the EU at the time of the laptop disaster. Nein. I was in the U.S. in a very rural area (see previous entry from September.) Anyhoo, I was in a place where any sort of technical help/support for my sick laptop would require a neat trick. That was the hardware side. Then there was the fact that I wanted to post something on my blog about the laptop having a hissy fit as a courtesy to those who still follow this thing and may have sent me email. SO... insert long-winded-exhale-rolling-my-eyes-look here -- how could I post with no access and no address book handy? I telephoned Berlin, since Holger's phone number was the only one I knew off the top of my head AND he was the only person I could reach (reading this, Al?) who knew how to use Movable Type. The lucky part was that I actually remembered my login and password. Thankfully Holger was able to help 5 minutes before departing for a meeting, not that I expected him to drop everything for moi.
About that bum laptop. I am compelled to state for the record (your honor) that this latest hardware disaster was not the result of MY CLUMSINESS. I swear on this gray sweater I'm wearing. The technical explanation for the demise of the powerbook formerly known as a G4 is that evidently, computers have a lifespan of 3 years. (I read that recently in an article about warranties.) I'd have to argue that point, considering I have a G3 laptop that has remained in good shape well beyond 3 years. Perhaps it is the G4 POWERBOOKS that live only 3 years. I don't know. All's I know is that the darned tootin' thing JUST STOPPED WORKING (got it Zoe?) So I didn't do nuttin'. The merry-go-round of trying to get it fixed is another story entirely. Let's just say that some folks tried to help (they were Windows guys) but it didn't work out.
Meanwhile back at the circus, the clowns are warming up in the back and the ringmaster just donned his top hat. High up on the ... the... you know, that thingy... damn I forget what it's called... RIGHT! The tightrope. High up on the tightrope, in the air, close to the ceiling and sweating profusely from the heat (it rises, you know) -- hands clammy, hair stuck to the sides of my head, stuffed like a sausage in my pink tutu (sp?) I'm about to... to... oh nevermind. ;-)
I know y'all want to see it, so here's the sweater. I chopped my head off because I was wearing my Britney oops! I did it again sunglasses, which I don't particularly care for. ;-)
Obviously there was little point to this post, but sometimes that happens when one's brain goes faster than the fingers can type. What do YOU put on when you're really cold?
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November 17, 2006
Friday Feathers
Males are called toms, females are hens, young are poults. The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large, plump brown and and bronze bird with a blue and red bare head. It has a fan tail and a long, straight black beard in the center of its chest.
A strong flier; it can fly straight up, then away. Eyesight is three times better than human eyesight. Hearing is excellent; able to hear competing males up to a mile away. Males hold "harems" of up to 20 females. Roost in trees at night.
The Wild Turkey is the largest native game bird in New York and the bird from which the domestic turkey was bred. It almost became our national bird, losing to the Bald Eagle by one vote.
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November 15, 2006
Bragging Rights
It's official. I've been published.
Yay me.
Yeah I know, you're curious. What, my brilliant pearls of wisdom appear in some fab magazine article or in hardcover? Why no, my little dumplings, THAT'S NOT IT. Though it used to be a dream of mine to have my writing appear in print it sorta kinda fizzled out.
When asked to submit a few of my photographs for possible inclusion in a desktop calendar/appointment book, I didn't really think anything would come of it. Then I received THE EMAIL. Whoopee! One of my photographs was selected and though I haven't seen it yet, it's there. So pardon me while I bask in a 30-second bit of blazing hot sunshine. It made my day. Hell, I could say it made my year. (Doesn't take much these days.)
YAY!
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November 10, 2006
Friday Feathers
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a tall gray heron with black eyebrows that extend into several long plumes off the back of its head.
Flies holding its neck in an S shape, with its long legs trailing straight out behind.
The juvenile is the same as the adult, but more brown than gray and has a black crown and no plumes. One of the most common herons, often barking like a dog when startled. Seen stalking small fish in shallow water.
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November 7, 2006
Slowly Getting Back on Track Here
A quickie.
I'm here and (obviously) back online but busy loading software and doing the what-have-you that needs to be done. Looked at my Bloglines subs briefly; waaaaaaaay too much stuff to read. I'll catch up soon. Meanwhile, it was the logic board and not the hard drive. That machine is still in bumfuk Egypt with a techy... so bookmarks and email addresses must start from scratch. Please fire off an email to me so I can get y'all back in my address book. Thanks and I'll respond to comments as soon as possible!
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