Taken from a rooftop in Chicago. Yes, that's the Sears Tower.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
In the year 3000, they call it "Xmas".
And Santa is a deranged killer robot that delivers vengeance for all your wrongdoings.
PhotoDump.
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
(I am loving my new camera. This picture was a 1/4 second shutter speed and the one before was a full half second. No tripod, just me holding the camera and they still came out clear. Image stabilizing technology FTW! /bows to the Canon gods.)
Not a creature was stirring
Except for Babe the Pig, whom we mercilessly slaughtered and ate for dinner.
Yummy!
And this kitten which, apparently, Santa put under the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas! Have a kitten!
(Again, 0.3 second shutter speed, no blurries.)
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care (except for the ones that Isis hated with a passion and would tear down the first chance she got)
In the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there (or maybe Grom Hellscream and Tichondrius, when they finish disemboweling this angel).
Somethingsomethingblahblah Merry Xmas to all and to all a good night!
And Santa is a deranged killer robot that delivers vengeance for all your wrongdoings.
PhotoDump.
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
(I am loving my new camera. This picture was a 1/4 second shutter speed and the one before was a full half second. No tripod, just me holding the camera and they still came out clear. Image stabilizing technology FTW! /bows to the Canon gods.)
Not a creature was stirring
Except for Babe the Pig, whom we mercilessly slaughtered and ate for dinner.
Yummy!
And this kitten which, apparently, Santa put under the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas! Have a kitten!
(Again, 0.3 second shutter speed, no blurries.)
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care (except for the ones that Isis hated with a passion and would tear down the first chance she got)
In the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there (or maybe Grom Hellscream and Tichondrius, when they finish disemboweling this angel).
Somethingsomethingblahblah Merry Xmas to all and to all a good night!
Wikipedia is Dangerous.
I know of few better time wasters. There aren't too many places where you can begin by looking up 17th century sailing vessels and end up reading about the history of the Luftwaffe, only by clicking links within the articles. The trail went something like this:
Fluyt
Sailing Vessel
Sailing Ship
Corvette
Littoral Combat Ship
USS Freedom (LCS-1)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Braunschweig-class Corvette
Germany
Luftwaffe
It's sort of like the IMDb game. The way that works is if you are looking at one page in IMDb and you decide you want to look up another page, you are not allowed to search on the term. Instead, you just have to click links to get from one actor/filmmaker/movie page to another actor/filmmaker/movie page. Bonus points if you do it in 6 links or fewer.
I know of few better time wasters. There aren't too many places where you can begin by looking up 17th century sailing vessels and end up reading about the history of the Luftwaffe, only by clicking links within the articles. The trail went something like this:
Fluyt
Sailing Vessel
Sailing Ship
Corvette
Littoral Combat Ship
USS Freedom (LCS-1)
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Braunschweig-class Corvette
Germany
Luftwaffe
It's sort of like the IMDb game. The way that works is if you are looking at one page in IMDb and you decide you want to look up another page, you are not allowed to search on the term. Instead, you just have to click links to get from one actor/filmmaker/movie page to another actor/filmmaker/movie page. Bonus points if you do it in 6 links or fewer.
I Have Regained My Masculinity.
Ok, so I haven't slept well for the past couple months. The reason? How could The Pickles minivan possibly be more powerful than my car? Why, cruel world, why?
Well, I finally did a little bit of checking and this is what I found:
2005 Pontiac G6 GT:
3425 lb curb weight / 202 hp = 16.96 lbs./hp
2007 Kia Sedona:
4387 lb. curb weight (standard) / 244 hp = 17.98 lbs./hp
4646 lb. curb weight (full option) / 244 hp = 19.04 lbs./hp
Vindicated! I rule! My car is still better! And if you don't believe me, check out these little tidbits from Cars.com.
2005 Pontiac G6 GT:
0-60 in 8.19 seconds (I have verified this)
1/4 mile in 16.05 seconds at 91.08 mph
Lateral Acceleration: .88g (again, verified by me on a routine basis)
Slalom: 61 mph
2006 Kia Sedona (no data for 2007, but the weight and engine specs are the same for both model years):
0-60 in 8.25 seconds
1/4 mile in 16.17 seconds at 88.60 mph
Lateral Acceleration: .74g
Slalom: 55 mph
I rule! I rule!
Plus, the '07 G6 GT now comes standard with a 3.5L 224 hp engine with an option for a 3.9L 240 hp and the GTP comes standard with a 3.6L 252 hp engine. Looks like I'll have to trade mine in to make it definitive who has the more powerful car.
Ok, so I haven't slept well for the past couple months. The reason? How could The Pickles minivan possibly be more powerful than my car? Why, cruel world, why?
Well, I finally did a little bit of checking and this is what I found:
2005 Pontiac G6 GT:
3425 lb curb weight / 202 hp = 16.96 lbs./hp
2007 Kia Sedona:
4387 lb. curb weight (standard) / 244 hp = 17.98 lbs./hp
4646 lb. curb weight (full option) / 244 hp = 19.04 lbs./hp
Vindicated! I rule! My car is still better! And if you don't believe me, check out these little tidbits from Cars.com.
2005 Pontiac G6 GT:
0-60 in 8.19 seconds (I have verified this)
1/4 mile in 16.05 seconds at 91.08 mph
Lateral Acceleration: .88g (again, verified by me on a routine basis)
Slalom: 61 mph
2006 Kia Sedona (no data for 2007, but the weight and engine specs are the same for both model years):
0-60 in 8.25 seconds
1/4 mile in 16.17 seconds at 88.60 mph
Lateral Acceleration: .74g
Slalom: 55 mph
I rule! I rule!
Plus, the '07 G6 GT now comes standard with a 3.5L 224 hp engine with an option for a 3.9L 240 hp and the GTP comes standard with a 3.6L 252 hp engine. Looks like I'll have to trade mine in to make it definitive who has the more powerful car.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Get back in the kitchen, woman.
No really, it's good for you
BBC NEWS | Health | Housework cuts breast cancer risk
Being the good husband I am, from now on I will let my wife do all the housework, so she can improve her overall health. It will be a sacrifice on my part, I know, but that's just how much I love my wife.
No really, it's good for you
BBC NEWS | Health | Housework cuts breast cancer risk
Being the good husband I am, from now on I will let my wife do all the housework, so she can improve her overall health. It will be a sacrifice on my part, I know, but that's just how much I love my wife.
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