I begged them to implement the WordPress.COM avatar-generation option for the WordPress.ORG software… and in THIS version they did! That means that if a commenter doesn’t have a Gravatar (although everyone SHOULD!) I can instead have their supplied email address generate an avatar for them - like a special geometric pattern (identicon) or a [...]
I’m swamped with to-do’s. I won’t even start listing them… but one is to get our new Watkins Glen pictures up on my gallery (and by extension, Flickr… or vice versa). I also need to “discover” craigslist and put a bunch of furniture on there. Oh yeah, and upgrade WordPress to 2.6 [...]
Back to the grind - don’t make me go back to work!? I’ll have have plenty of pictures and reflections from the heartland (of New York) very soon.
I have a new Samsung Instinct phone through Sprint… and despite decent internet connectivity this is no way to blog. Pages take forever to load and the screen res is just too small.
For those sincerely appreciative of this great country, and the relatively cushy care-free lifestyle they’ve been blessed with, may they be granted further blessing. For those who are not… may they be cast out into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For our troops, grant them safe travels [...]
There was a time when a ballot measure banning race discrimination would have received the whole-hearted support of civil rights organizations. My how their principles change once the race discrimination is in their favor. I hate bigotry and hypocrisy equally.
The US Consitution dodged a bullet today… and socialism took it in the gut. In a landmark 5-4 ruling the US Supreme Court recalibrated the anti-gun wingnuts. The high court repeated to us the 2nd Amendment - using small words we ALL could understand - which secures the citizen’s right to own firearms [...]
Girl (18 years old) goes to Hawaii on school trip. Girl drinks. Girl drinks too much. Girls falls off balcony. Parents sue the chaperone. Parents win. Chaperone must pay parents nearly $700,000! Whiskey tango foxtrot?! Lawyers are the devil.
Most days I curse my swimming pool. It’s a pain… something is always breaking… it constantly needs chemicals and cleaning. Opening it is a hassle and closing it is a hassle. But on days like today - when it’s 94F and wicked humid - my little private pool is a wonderful reminder [...]
Wow, I justed watched Rambo and I was pleasantly surprised at the plethora of issues and principles put forth. I’ll have to post more about on this soon, but suffice it to say that third-world plight, pacifism and the use of deadly force, militant fascism, and “who would Jesus punch” were all addressed in [...]
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