“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”
arts and leisure, comics and animation, dining and cuisine, education, everyday glory, exhibits, geekery, history, house and home, movies and TV, news and info, office antics, science and technology, style and fashion, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...?! September 1st, 2010Wednesday – 01 September 2010
A new month begins.
Today is Comics (and maybe Sushi) Wednesday.
Today also marks the 36th anniversary of the The SR-71 Blackbird setting the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds… a record it still holds.
Last night, most of the Clitorati crew met at Desert Edge Brewery for dinner with
This morning finds me in the south office. I had a meeting with the landlord and the sbuilding manager about some changes that we’d like to make in our server room. I mentioned two ideas that we had considered; they countered with a variation on one of those plans… that might be somewhat less expensive than we had originally thought. We’ll see how their quote looks when it comes in.
Stray Toasters
- I broke out my grey glen-plaid suit this morning. White shirt. Blue/black/white tie. White pocket square. I’ve been getting the usual “Are you bucking for a raise/promotion” questions. I’ve been countering with “No, I have a meeting with my bishop.” The quizzical looks – since pretty much everyone down here knows that I’m not LDS – have been totally worth it.
knew that I’ll probably never be a Browns or Indians fan… but I can give their home city a warm nod, if for no other reason than this: Cleveland, the True Birthplace of Superman - Lovecraft is missing, and all R’lyeh breaks loose
- From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: NFL player Troy Polamalu gets $1m hair insurance
- Chewbacca, Han Solo and R2D2 drawn as if part of A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh
- In New York Ballet Companies, Corps Is a Thrill
- I like how this garage-to-office conversion turned out.
- Wesley Snipes Was Almost Geordi LaForge
- After Years of War, Few Iraqis Have a Clear View of the Future
- The Wilderness Downtown – this comes by way of
. It is a very cool blending of technologies. Put in the real address that it asks for – it’s totally worth it. And don’t close any of the windows that pop up! - 8 Surprising Household Deodorizers
- Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles
Namaste.
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