Is there a name for people you know... but don't know?
Read more: Fievel OR Tales of a One Eyed Mouse OR Learning to respect your enemy
So today I was having a discussion about shipping a TV somewhere and wanted to use the UPS/FedEx cost estimator but didn't want to go measure an actual TV. So I thought to myself I took Algebra I should be able to figure this out quickly. An hour later and I'm frustrated and can't figure out what I've done wrong.
First a little background for those that hadn't heard about my kidneys...
Recently my dad made mention in conversation of the following Robert Heinlein quote: "One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering" and it reminded me of the quote from Arthur C. Clarke which I consider to be the "original" (true or not).
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
On Brussels Sprouts...
I've recently decided that Brussels Sprouts are not bad in and of themselves just the weird icky evil things my parents used to make us eat.
So we finally broke down and bought ourselves that wonderous of northern (and I guess southern if you go far enough) machines...
So we're in the midst of our annual trip to Disney. Yay! For those of you that don't know Harry has Celiac Disease (which, to shorthand, is an allergy to Gluten a protein found in Wheat, Oats, Barley and Rye). Disney excels at "Creating a Magical Experience" and is one of the few places, if any, where you can go up to virtually every food stand or restaurant and get food tailored to your allergies.
So the first snow fall of the season... a little earlier than expect and just a touch more than expected. So far... maybe a foot and they are predicting 12 to 18 inches.
So... I posted a question on Facebook for Mer about our college grape racing episode. Someone else asked what it was and I thought I should explain. Besides it's an excuse to post to my sorely under utilized blog.
So I had an odd experience today... I thought it would make a nice short blog post to try and get back into some blogging.