Author: eric

Good night Wesley, good work, sleep well, I’ll most likely kill you in the morning. [Listening to: The Story of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter in the Key of A – Arlo Guthrie – One Night ]

We don’t want Mr. Peanut to be a crude huckster, using his monocled appearance to hit on chicks. . . . That would be scary.: The specific guidelines and rules of thumb that govern corporate fictional mascots. I like fonts. Did you see the goat?: See all your installed fonts using this cross-browser web application.… Continue reading Remaindered Links

Today Chris & I travel to a magical, far away place where the sun is always shining and the air smells like warm root beer and the towels are oh so fluffy where the shriners and the lepers play their ukuleles all day long and anyone on the street will glady shave your back for… Continue reading Wacka wacka doodoo yeah

Ken Kifer was one of the country’s most helpful and outspoken bicycling advocates. His webpages are a wealth of information, and his frequent biking tours educated and inspired many others. This past weekend, Ken was hit and killed while biking by a drunk driver — a driver who had been released from jail only four… Continue reading Another senseless loss

216 years ago today, the constitution of the United States was signed with "Unanimous Consent"* from the thirteen states. In the years since, many have used the other writings of those governmental framers to interpret the constitution. To make that task easier, the University of Chicago Press offers The Framer’s Constitution, an exhaustively annotated document… Continue reading Happy Constitution Day

The primary hard drive on my work computer, where I spend much of my computer time, died over the weekend. I’ve spent today installing a new drive and now have the long task of re-installing all of my applications ahead of me. There were a few things on the old drive that might be lost… Continue reading Hard Drive Dead

Be sure to check out today’s farm photo. Not only to you get a mediocre picture, you also get a haiku! Unfortunately, there may not be more photos this week until I get my hardware back up.

Another sign that I’m a big ole geek: The men’s restroom at my workplace has a Bucknard’s Everjamming Paper Towel Dispenser.

Want to talk to a couple nice FBI agents? It’s simple, really. Just read an article critical of FOX News in public at an Atlanta coffeehouse. They’ll do the rest. Or, you can report yourself by clicking here. [Listening to: Times Like This – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – Ghost of a Dog ]

We were able to recover most everything off my bad drive, so I’m back in business. Only thing that I know are lost are all my installed fonts, but those can be found again as I need them. The farm photos are back, too. I’ve been able to pre-load several days’ worth, so they should… Continue reading Back!