Silussa's MeanderingsSilussa's Meanderings - LiveJournal.comwell, a fun four day weekend....- July 14, 2008 Finally got the driver's door fixed TODAY (been pursuing since Thursday PM), so I can open it from the inside.Saw the optometrist for the first time in nearing three years; my prescription has changed a bit, so new glasses in order. Also went through the fun of having my eyes dilated, which pretty much wrecked this afternoon; being light-sensitive in Florida is just NOT one of the great ideas.Oil changed.Got a small dent in unpacking.Not fun overall, but a break from work. Now, in the morning,..http://silussa.livejournal.com/298962.html anthrocon 2009- July 13, 2008 Don't have to worry about going. The date conflicts with the Coke Zero 400 here...and no way I can leave the store during one of our busiest periods of the year.sighhttp://silussa.livejournal.com/298394.html (Untitled)- July 12, 2008 http:cagle.msnbc.comnewsObamaCenterimagesmargulies.gifhttp://silussa.livejournal.com/298238.html Vessel sighted, sank same- July 9, 2008 The above is a paraphrasing of a very short WW II battle report by a submarine. Today I apply it to Democratic Presidential candidate Obama, who voted in support of telecom immunity....something he promised months ago that he would filibuster.The only interesting thing is that his own campaign fired the torpedo. His opponent doesn't have to make up anything; he's actually doing it to himself.Tomorrow, my paycheck comes in. And I send a supplemental donation to the ACLU to fight against...http://silussa.livejournal.com/297816.html Obama flip-flop (sigh)- July 3, 2008 Apparently, there is no such thing as a warrantless wiretap that a Presidential candidate doesn't like.http:www.salon.comopiniongreenwald20080702obama_fisaindex.htmlGiven we already have the FISA court, which will to an extent retroactively authorize wiretaps, I really don't see any need for this nonsense, save to sacrifice our civil liberties.Apparently, however, the Congress is going to do just that, at the President's request.I wonder....would bush actually pull off some last minute...http://silussa.livejournal.com/297572.html might explain "chinglish"- July 3, 2008 http:languagelog.ldc.upenn.edunllp=301http://silussa.livejournal.com/297331.html Something I never would have expected.....- July 3, 2008 with thanks to solarbirdAn original version of the classic silent sf film Metropolis has been found.http:www.zeit.deonline200827metropolis-vorab-englischGiven the perishability of film of the era, I would never have expected this. But according to the article, the complete film is much more comprehensible then what all of us have seen to date.http://silussa.livejournal.com/297189.html |