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I have an account at DeviantART.  It’s a growing community of artists who post stuff online.  Some specialize in random pictures, or paintings, or even ceramics.  All in all, it’s a fun place with a lot of support.

Most of the artists are also happy to have their works incorporated into your works, provided you don’t sell . . . → Read More: Puttin’ me in my place.

Today was “Bring your Velociraptor to Work Day”, according to Facebook.  Naturally my wife and I decided we both needed to participate.

We found it’s actually kind of hard to locate and purchase velociraptors if you wait until the last minute.  My contingency plan was to make a cool wallpaper if we couldn’t find any.

Luckily, we did . . . → Read More: Velociraptors

For the past several days we’ve been stomping around some unfamiliar territory.  Looking around, taking lots of pictures and going to stores that are unfamiliar.

The pictures part is the most difficult.  I’m trying to get a nice selection representative of the area, both with and without us in them.  Without is easier, because I can always . . . → Read More: In the 'Couv.

On my way to work today I stopped behind this at a red light…

…and the first thought to honestly enter my head was “What a tool.”

Maybe that’s unfair.  Maybe someone who spends $95,000 on a Porsche isn’t a tool.  Maybe they just have more cash than brains.  I mean, this is Pennsylvania.  The roads are crap . . . → Read More: Another random thought…

In kindergarten we went on field trips.  An especially vivid memory of that time was visiting an airport, and being asked if anyone was carrying magnets (since they’d set off the metal detectors.)  While field trips are still an important part of education, apparently teachers now ramp down expectations where you go.

Looking at the Community Board . . . → Read More: The joy of a child

Somehow, I’m not sure a cartoon propane tank holding fire is quite the image this company would want to portray.

Or maybe . . . → Read More: A random musing….