Author Archives: Alaska

Weekend Part 1

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Alaska

Remodeling our kitchen with help from my brother in law (on floor). – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Just Received for Review

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Alaska

Rawles’ latest, Expatriates. This should be good. Thanks to Dutton and The Penguin Group for the review copy! I’ll post a review shortly. A measure of how hectic things are in Cali at the moment: CGF forgot the “i” in … Continue reading →

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The Things You Find

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Alaska

Searching for an iTunes version of an old “German Fasching and Beer Hall Songs” album, I made the mistake of searching “German Fasching” and found, er, modern German drinking songs. Like this one. Sorry, but I just couldn’t not post … Continue reading →

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Fastest Train In The World

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Alaska

When you hear passengers on the video rather nervously telling the kids, “Don’t be scared,” as they hit cruising speed and the trees become an indistinct blur so fast that your eyes cannot catch up, (minute 5 or so) you … Continue reading →

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Well, That’s Not a Very Good Milestone

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Alaska

It could, I suppose just mean that the War on Terror is going very well for us, but I don’t think that is what this signifies at all. Hat tip: Satyricon. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

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Black Friday

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Alaska

So a bunch of Senate crap passed out of the California Assembly Appropriations committee, from whence it’s pretty much guaranteed to pass on the Assembly floor and head to Governor Brown’s desk sometime in October. While I’m not privy to … Continue reading →

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Happy Dance

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Alaska

In vain I’ve looked for a streaming version of James Burke’s awesome Connections PBS series. Neither iTunes, nor Netflix, nor Amazon Prime had it. That’s because it’s free right here. I can’t wait to introduce these to the wife. And oh … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time in Cali

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Alaska

Billboards going up near Sacramento. Never thought I’d see this day, but this is what a modern civil rights campaign looks like — Twitter, Facebook, instant one-click email/fax/mail, alerts to swamp targeted legislators with phone calls, etc., etc. — fast, flexible, … Continue reading →

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Ayup

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Alaska

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard (6th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-11 Dexterity-9 Constitution-12 Intelligence-18 Wisdom-11 Charisma-17 Alignment:Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn’t … Continue reading →

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NewSpeak Ad

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Alaska

I just find “affordable housing” in this context to be terribly amusing. Click to view the gory details. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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