Month: March 2019

I’m going a little esoteric here. I remember when I heard of the existence of Linux in high school (circa 1997). Everyone’s reaction was “wow, you could have your own Unix server and do whatever you want!” I promptly tried… Continue Reading →

Today I felt like my son was the smartest kid in the world. He’s been asking a lot of questions about physics. Some of them I know, some of them I can refresh my memory with Wikipedia. Some things I… Continue Reading →

Being on Alberta Street feels about as Portlandian as possible. Still, Arthur and I had a late lunch at Cha’Ba Thai. There was only one other party and one waitress. The atmosphere was quite calm and Arthur and I noted… Continue Reading →

I assume this is the King of All Wookies. As I briefly mentioned, we spent a long weekend at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend. Again we made the decision to stay within walking distance, which dramatically reduces the stress… Continue Reading →

I will post more about this later. Until then, here are some pictures! note: pasting pics didn’t work

I was actually feeling not-depressed for a while yesterday and found myself singing along with “Karma Chameleon” in the car. I realized I didn’t know all the words, even though I thought I did. I don’t know a lot about… Continue Reading →

I’m a couple of years behind, but I just finished the first season of The Tick (the newest series). I’ve never read the comics, I was a big fan of the 90s cartoon, but never cared for the 2001 series.… Continue Reading →

Meg Griffin is an excellent DJ on SiriusXM’s Spectrum and Loft channels. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of music and can keep the rhythm flowing across genres and decades. Her playlist can bounce from 60s soul to 2000s country to… Continue Reading →

My son was home sick today, so he took the opportunity to have his robots form a team. Check it out:

With chip shuffling I am the rankest of beginners. I bought some nice chips, I’ve watched a few near-useless Youtube tutorials and sometimes I can riffle up a stack of 20 chips. I took this up as a bit of… Continue Reading →