tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140979632011-11-18T05:02:45.159-05:00Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1165605018359793782006-12-08T13:58:00.000-05:002006-12-08T14:10:18.680-05:00

Can't you just hear the Queen music in the background?Congratulations to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for winning the annual Captain's Cup Flag Football Tournement.The road to the Captain's Cup Flag Football Tournament Championship was not an easy one. After a heartbreaking two-point loss to the Ceremonial Guard in the first round of the double elimination tournament, the NAVSEA team

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1165592248346736672006-12-08T09:47:00.000-05:002006-12-08T10:37:28.423-05:00

Granted it's about a couple of weeks late but I couldn't just keep this to myself:Boise State's last hurdle to go undefeated and to a BCS at large bid was a very tough Nevada (tough for the WAC at least).The stats on Nevada, a semi-respectable 8-3, won their last 4 games by an average score of 44-7 including shutouts in their last two games. Not to mention a whipping of San Jose State by a score

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1154629874115052112006-08-03T14:30:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:31:14.130-04:00

"I used to think it was a terrible thing that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'what if life *were* fair, and all of the terrible things that happen to us came because we really deserved them?'Now I take great comfort in the general unfairness and hostility of the universe."-Marcus Cole (Babylon 5)

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Yes ladies and gentlemen (actually a lot of neither play Fantasy Fooball so bear with me),It is that glorious time of year again where we dust off the old draft cards, compile the offseason notes, upgrade the cable or satellite subscription, and start the trash talkin'...There is a tower in NFL Headquarters called the Tower of Football: a black tower which rises high into the sky like a spike. At

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1149826115026454692006-06-08T23:37:00.000-04:002006-06-09T00:08:35.073-04:00

That's right peoples, the World Cup!Yes, that special time every four years that the soccer fan in me comes out of the proverbial closet.I don't know what it is, maybe it's one of those events that nations all over the world (except for most of the US) take it down a notch, sit back, and yell their hearts (and/or lungs) out for their respective motherlands...Or maybe it's because I like cheering

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1149533427482737682006-06-05T12:37:00.000-04:002006-06-05T14:50:27.646-04:00

This post is a bit late in coming but better late than never (especially if you're always late).Aside from the Weather channel in the morning, the History channel before I go to bed, and the occasional Sportscenter blurb whenever there's a valuable football tidbit (Fantasy Football is coming!!!), I don't watch that much television when football is in the off season.However this year, in between

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1146848997456641912006-05-05T12:57:00.000-04:002006-05-05T13:09:57.473-04:00

Any Holiday commemorating a French defeat is worth celebrating! So go out and have a nice cerveza... Viva Mexico!Disclaimer: The above statement does in no way represent the views and opinions held by the authors (including the poster) of this blog concerning the current immigration debacle.

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1146074109878966142006-04-26T13:44:00.000-04:002006-04-26T13:55:09.900-04:00

The week I've been having:Quote of the Day:"The rock-solid principle on which the whole of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is founded - our fundamental design flaws are completely hidden by our superficial design flaws."-Douglas Adams(From: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish)

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1145840884839075742006-04-23T21:01:00.000-04:002006-04-23T21:17:56.796-04:00

I mean, WTF is this? On 10 APR 2006, Iran's delegation was tapped as Vice-Chairpersons of the UN's Disarmament Commission. Call me crazy, folks, but I don't feel Iran has either the track record of integrity or a currently objective position on the issue.What's next? North Korea on the Human Rights Council? Hell, why not? China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Cuba are already candidates. (China, Cuba

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1145110439818798932006-04-15T09:39:00.000-04:002006-04-23T21:18:42.363-04:00

Or maybe, the Anglo-Sino Alliance.A potentially close relationship with the US space industry. A famous video where two young "students of the revolution" - actually university students - wear the uniform of an American sports team, lip-synching to American pop music while their roommate plays what is probably an American video game. That "thump-thump" sound you hear is the Chairman rolling.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1144447037867716202006-04-07T17:55:00.000-04:002006-04-07T17:57:17.890-04:00

Software piracy, circa 1992. Don't copy that floppy!

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1143760564772150872006-03-30T18:10:00.000-05:002006-03-30T18:16:04.793-05:00

Brand new to the "WTF File":The Wolf Trap 35th season has been announced, with the National Sympohony Orchestra performing August 4th. The program? Video game music. That's right. Final Fantasy, Sonic the Hedgehog, and World of Warcraft.Gee, I wonder where Andy will be that night?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1143746432023839882006-03-30T13:43:00.000-05:002006-03-30T14:20:32.100-05:00

A Funny Story:A friend of mine and her sister were in New York about two weeks ago. One day they were sitting in lower Manhattan thinking about a place to eat. The sister wasn't very hungry so they decided on Tapas.From here they make the entertaining mistake of phrasing the question: "Do you know where there's a good Tapas Bar?"They asked a gentleman (and I use that term loosely) the question

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1143155189772741692006-03-23T17:57:00.000-05:002006-03-23T18:06:29.793-05:00

So after an OLD story, I've got some not-quite-as-old links I've been meaning to post.First off, what the heck is this? Seafood for blondes?Apparently, conditions at Gitmo are so rough and so dangerous that some prisoners don't want to go home. Wait - what? "I do not want repatriation and am seeking political asylum," he said. Should have put that up as a "quote of the day" post.And I haven't

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1143072846255602202006-03-22T19:02:00.001-05:002006-03-22T19:24:03.983-05:00

Told by a veteren NCO:I sent a young medic PL (2LT) to get a PRC-8 from my HHC 1SG. I reminded him that the appropriate way to ask for it was not to say P - R - C, but to shorten it and say "prickie" since the 1SG had no time to waste with little things. Long story short, young LT asks 1SG for some commo equip and asks where he can find a "Prick E-8."I did push-ups in my foxhole for a long-time

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1143073005188623042006-03-22T19:02:00.000-05:002006-03-22T19:16:45.190-05:00

Someone who follows hockey more than me, answer: Is this a good fight?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1142818874629935332006-03-19T20:24:00.000-05:002006-03-19T20:41:44.613-05:00

Quiz courtesy of Spakkadi.You scored as Serenity (Firefly). You like to live your own way and don't enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you.As with most such forms, there were some questions that I wasn't sure of my answer. So I took the quiz twice - taking my alternate answers on the second quiz. My first one was

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1142817257602688962006-03-19T20:13:00.000-05:002006-03-19T20:14:17.690-05:00

I didn't THINK it was April Fool's already, but apparently it is. WTF?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1142606137983861282006-03-17T09:26:00.000-05:002006-03-19T16:25:34.913-05:00

Even though I'm not Irish, this blog should still work. What's up with blogspot today? I can look at PolySciFi and Rantings of a Space Cadet, but I get a 403 "Forbidden" message when looking at my own blog....and yet, I can still make posts. WTF?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1142605131215592352006-03-17T08:56:00.000-05:002006-03-19T16:24:49.526-05:00

Someone promises me that there's a backup band playing the music in this video. But I sure don't see one. Do you?Oh, and pop-up videos suck. The link won't give you pop-up ads, fortunately, but pop-ups suck.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1142364144879024762006-03-14T13:33:00.000-05:002006-03-14T14:22:24.936-05:00

Ready or not, here comes Matisyahu. Actually he's been here for a while, but his new album "Youth" just dropped last Tuesday.I was in Borders looking for a book on quarterback mechanics (5 months left to train baby!) and came across a CD single (King Without a Crown) for the outrageous price of $0.02 (that's right 2 cents).I had the opportunity to see Matisyahu at an outdoor concert in DC last

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141879156690773952006-03-08T23:37:00.000-05:002006-03-08T23:39:16.690-05:00

Did you actually watch the Oscars? Did you care? Did you even know they were this past weekend? (My answers: no, no, vaguely.)Forget it! There's already a frontrunner for next year's best picture!

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141878608472080912006-03-08T23:24:00.000-05:002006-03-08T23:37:23.153-05:00

This is just soooo German. I don't even have anything more to say. It's just so German.And this is just annoying. Demogagogy's head is always ugly, reared or not, but it's exceptionally irritating when the heads of two major oil producers decide to indulge.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141856044798854822006-03-08T17:11:00.000-05:002006-03-08T17:14:38.746-05:00

"Failure in the classroom is often tied to lack of funding, poor teachers or other ills. Here's a thought: Maybe it's the failed work ethic of todays kids. That's what I'm seeing in my school. Until reformers see this reality, little will change."-Patrick Welsh

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141413855085225392006-03-03T14:20:00.000-05:002006-03-03T14:24:15.103-05:00

Especially after one bored little 12 year-old put a wad of gum on a $1.5 million dollar painting...

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141240897158402022006-03-01T14:19:00.000-05:002006-03-01T14:21:37.176-05:00

Oh these science fairs and what they dig up...

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141232596623408372006-03-01T11:56:00.000-05:002006-03-01T12:03:16.643-05:00

Think you have what it takes mentally to be a pro football player? Or is your 40 time higher than your IQ? I don't know whether Vince Young scored a 6 or a 16 (out of 50), but see how you measure up.

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141184582201767922006-02-28T22:42:00.000-05:002006-02-28T22:43:02.213-05:00

Skunk Works is alive and well. And their new baby is really, really cool.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141145847392134462006-02-28T11:50:00.000-05:002006-02-28T11:57:29.043-05:00

I didn't get the memo that skipping out on the bill in a restaurant is punishable by death here in Fairfax County...

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1141076832527053072006-02-27T16:34:00.000-05:002006-02-27T16:47:25.796-05:00

Hey, if you happen to be in the Washington DC area, enjoy making an idiot of yourself with a few friends all in the name of charity, I encourage you to check this out:IDIOTAROD RACE DETAILS Calling All Fools! The DC Idiotarod race kicks off Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 2:00 pm. What the Hell is the Idiotarod Anyway? It’s a day of racing, making an ass of yourself, meeting new people, stopping and

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1140801565991499732006-02-24T12:03:00.000-05:002006-02-24T12:19:26.013-05:00

GREECE, N.Y. (Feb. 24) - Jason McElwain had done everything he was asked to do for the Greece Athena High School basketball team - keep the stats, run the clock, hand out water bottles.That all changed last week for the team manager in the final home game of the season. The 17-year-old senior, who is autistic and usually sits on the bench in a white shirt and black tie, put on a uniform and

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139965601909453072006-02-14T19:53:00.000-05:002006-02-14T20:06:41.930-05:00

Andy and I had the pleasure of attending last night's BSO concert. The attraction for me was a great program (Brahms' Tragic Overture, some contemporary piece, and Dvorak's Seventh). The attraction for many others was apparently the debut of Marin Alsop as Maestra. Not maestro, you note, Alsop is the first woman to head a major American orchestra.My impressions? She's really, really good.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139966320057434702006-02-13T18:05:00.000-05:002006-02-14T20:20:46.843-05:00

I haven't had time to look in depth at this site, but I like the premise: Cooking for Engineers. Thanks to my mother for the link (she finds the oddest things to send me).

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139852556100548392006-02-13T12:39:00.000-05:002006-02-13T12:42:36.123-05:00

I find it hard to argue against gun control legislation when you can't control one yourself Mr. Cheney...

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139817146463250782006-02-13T01:48:00.000-05:002006-02-13T02:52:39.103-05:00

On a recent trip to Richmond, myself and a group of friends went to eat at Cheeburger Cheeburger (not to be confused with Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern's main staple (watch an old episode of SNL or read about the lawsuit)).We enter the restaurant and notice that the decor is littered with pictures of people. Evidently if you completely and utterly consume a 1lb burger, they announce it to all the

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139419362278711112006-02-08T11:42:00.000-05:002006-02-08T12:22:44.070-05:00

While I'm glad to see Bill Cowher finally win one and "The Bus" go out on top, I can't sit idly by without comment.1. I know push-offs are illegal, but a one-handed already extended sweep of the arm? Come on... The "clear advantage gained by creating space by contact" was interpreted way too strictly here. I'm quite sure that if the receiver kept his arms inside, the same amount of space would

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1139416738534188372006-02-08T10:05:00.000-05:002006-02-08T11:38:58.583-05:00

As a part of a growing tribe of men who will have to be lassoed, dragged into the theater, and hogtied to the seat to see Brokeback Mountain, to get my movie fix I've had to explore other options.This Week's Review: Underworld EvolutionI'm generally not a big fan of sequels (major exceptions include but not limited to, The Karate Kid Part II and The Empire Strikes Back), but I decided to go for

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1138908710173996042006-02-02T14:18:00.000-05:002006-02-02T14:31:50.193-05:00

Epiphanny Prince breaks Cheryl Miller's HS girls scoring record. 113 Points!! (not a typo)Shame she's exiling herself to New Jersey after graduation (Rutgers)But the saddest fact of the story is the final score of the game was 137-32... Makes me think was the other team passing her the ball regularly?My organized basketball career high: 37 pts Not even close...I don't know if I'm alone here,

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1138737825486639592006-01-31T14:53:00.000-05:002006-01-31T15:03:45.503-05:00

1. Coretta Scott King, may she rest in peace2. The Return of "Going Postal" in California3. The "Concerned Student of Princeton" sworn in4. 8 nominations for a movie no straight person will admit to seeing

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1137459593264959652006-01-16T19:59:00.000-05:002006-01-16T20:02:33.356-05:00

"Besides, the Mexican food sucks north of here, anyway."- Bowling For Soup, Ohio (Come Back to Texas)

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1137460438999398692006-01-15T18:10:00.000-05:002006-01-16T20:16:54.886-05:00

It seems my favorite bands - Fighting Gravity, Carbon Leaf, Tony C & the Truth - are all between tours. What's a guy to do for a good concert fix?For that matter, what's up with WGMS moving on the dial? I come back from Kuwait and thought they'd gone of the air - was NOT happy. Much better now.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1137261727413178592006-01-14T12:59:00.000-05:002006-01-14T13:02:38.966-05:00

He could be in show business! I doubt he'll have any problem paying the Rent, however. A thanks to MISS GRICE for the picture.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1137092805960514882006-01-12T13:38:00.000-05:002006-01-12T14:06:55.276-05:00

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1137003063250055002006-01-11T12:51:00.000-05:002006-01-11T13:12:00.160-05:00

"License, Registration, Prophylactic."

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1136922519013398602006-01-10T14:18:00.000-05:002006-01-10T14:50:35.023-05:00

After discovering her cat Cody dead under a tree in front of her home in August, Marylin Christian came to suspect Lucky, a German shepherd mix belonging her neighbors.Frustrated that officials couldn't prove her neighbor's dog had killed her pet, Marylin took a cue from CSI ____ (fill in the blank) and used DNA evidence to pursue the case herself.She took hair and saliva samples from the body of

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1136841821056236022006-01-09T16:09:00.000-05:002006-01-09T16:23:41.070-05:00

Now that he's not a Hokie any longer, it's time to give my best impression of John Kreese and "Show No Mercy."This isn't in reference to being thrown off the teamThis isn't in reference to stomping on Elvis Dumerville's legThis isn't in reference to his being stopped for speeding and driving with a revoked or suspended license on Dec. 17This isn't in reference to the fact that his suspended

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1136657411848068422006-01-07T12:27:00.000-05:002006-01-07T13:27:33.506-05:00

The debate, naturally, being: Glennon, Holt or Whitaker?If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you've been under a bigger rock recently than I have. Take pride in that, it was a difficult (if dubious) achievement. But just in case, here's the news. Marcus Vick has gotten the boot.I wanted Vick to succeed. I really did. He kept messing up, then coming back with the "right" thing to say -

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1136652539741892442006-01-06T10:34:00.000-05:002006-01-07T13:22:21.210-05:00

Travel tip for those who might ever go to Kuwait: don't expect to find full-time English stations on the radio. You'll find half a dozen stations that play English-language songs, but apparently none of them have grasped the concept of a musical identity. They'll play hip-hop for two hours, then Arabic music for three, American pop for three hours, Arabic for one, etc. And at least once an hour

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1136385976052189932006-01-04T08:21:00.000-05:002006-01-04T09:46:16.106-05:00

First off, a belated go Hokies! They had my arm cocked back and ready to hurl my remote into the TV up until the 4th quarter...This time the river city was good to us, although I can't say the same about the officiating. As usual the refs thought yellow would be the perfect compliment to Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange...Even the Oakland Raiders would have thought it excessive (maybe I'm

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1135606439832079812005-12-26T09:08:00.000-05:002005-12-26T09:13:59.846-05:00

So after three days of rain, the 26th is finally clear. Sunny, 15 C, light but steady breeze, it is GORGEOUS. Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Catch y'all on the flip side.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1135354768639101122005-12-23T11:13:00.000-05:002005-12-23T11:19:28.656-05:00

My coworker in the cube next to me has a calendar that has 365 truly stupid moments/people/events/etc. I couldn't resist sharing this one:The Power of StupidityIf Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar saw people she knew in a dream, she summoned them to the palace the next morning and had them executed.I lack the will to look this up online, but I wonder if she dreamt about herself the day before she

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1135016262014505322005-12-19T13:07:00.000-05:002005-12-19T13:17:42.026-05:00

On a recent TDY excursion to Newport News, I walk into the SUPSHIP (Supervisor of Shipbuilding) office building and show my ID to the security guard.The security guard takes my ID and gives it way more scrutiny than typical (just short of the full body cavity search). He gives me a puzzled look and asks where I'm from. I answered, "Roanoke, VA." He then asks me did I go to Lucy Addison High

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1134740564856621082005-12-16T08:41:00.000-05:002005-12-16T08:42:44.866-05:00

...no, don't buy me this. It'd be a waste of money. But it is damn funny.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1133967919845662502005-12-07T08:00:00.001-05:002005-12-07T10:09:39.430-05:00

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1133967870200545052005-12-07T08:00:00.000-05:002005-12-07T10:04:30.263-05:00

The day started off a lot earlier than I wanted it to (0500), but it was either schedule the meeting at 0730 or 1700. Considering I generally don't like to wake up before 0645, I was in a fog all morning that 5 degrees below freezing outside just couldn't shake.To make a long story short I will leave out the boring details of the Metro ride and only comment on my superb timing of waking up

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1133810015473506612005-12-05T13:29:00.000-05:002005-12-05T14:39:07.753-05:00

For those of you fellow Hokies still distraught about Saturday, you may not have realized the Virginia Tech Basketball team had a game last night. Not just against any common ham and egger team (see UVA), but against the #1 Duke Blue Devils. For those of you who knew about the game and just figured it would be a blowout, you missed a great game (unless you're a Hokie)...My guess is that no one on

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1133065768165558582005-11-26T23:27:00.000-05:002005-11-26T23:29:28.180-05:00

Not me personally, but Hokie Nation as a whole. Virginia Tech got it done, Cedric Humes and Darryl Tapp led VT to a win over UNC to clinch the division and head to the inaugural ACC Championship Game. Hopefully FSU rolls over in that game (though I wouldn't bet on it).Go Hokies!

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132757134998321942005-11-23T09:44:00.000-05:002005-11-23T09:45:35.010-05:00

Hi, kids.First let me wish you all a safe and pleasant Turkey Day. May the table be overloaded and the tryptophane be overwhelming. Mix four beers with that and you can pretty much assume that I’m going to be unconscious. And pie. Mmmmmm, pie.Tonight though, WarCraft.Oh, and grats to the Gobblers, who we all know are happy with Georgia Tech at the moment...

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132542775628633472005-11-21T23:10:00.000-05:002005-11-23T15:06:08.730-05:00

Must be on a theme run. So we humans are getting guidance on surviving robots, but another germane topic is turkeys surviving humans. At least one is confident.Thanks to my crazy uncle for an email with the link.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132633397383327882005-11-21T23:02:00.000-05:002005-11-21T23:46:13.406-05:00

It turns out that the email I posted for part 1 has already made the rounds in the blogosphere. This one hasn't. (A Zaji-Miscellany exclusive!) I sent the email to my bud, who responded with his comments. A somewhat different perspective - instead of an enlisted Marine infantryman in Ramadi, this is an Army heavy armor captain in Tal Afar.He commented in-line, so it was starting to get unreadable

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132542236606370132005-11-20T21:58:00.000-05:002005-11-20T22:04:35.283-05:00

Do movies like The Terminator and The Matrix have you worried about robot revolution? Daniel Wilson explains how to survive. He fielded questions online for WaPo; the result? The last comment says it all: "This is the best online chat in the 130-some year history of the Washington Post." Wilson may just be my new hero.Thanks to Spakkadi for the link!PS: Who's ever seen Spak talk smack?? Well,

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132541138996085022005-11-20T21:37:00.000-05:002005-11-20T22:40:28.653-05:00

Wow. I expected VT to win by about 10 in a hard-fought game that was closer than the score indicated. I did not expect a woodshed beating. But you know I'll happily take it. The Commonwealth Cup stays in Blacksburg! I think I like recent history. And this was CLASSIC.And lest anyone think Tech ran up the score, going from 24-0 at halftime to 52-14, check out the second half playcalling (

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132461389068627432005-11-19T23:33:00.000-05:002005-11-19T23:36:29.080-05:00

...like the whole state of Tennessee.I love it.Oh, and the Cocks lost.Damnit.

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132283270023093682005-11-17T22:02:00.000-05:002005-11-17T22:07:50.033-05:00

Folks, I can't make this stuff up. They do it to themselves."Apparently I can't even speak intelligently about [football] at all. I can, however, ruminate on the non-football aspects that have made me a die-hard U.Va. football fan for life. It's [...] not the game, that makes our football season such an experience." Yikes. And:We are the superfans of a team...Superfans who are typically out

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132096117739524262005-11-15T18:06:00.000-05:002005-11-15T18:08:37.750-05:00

How can you tell? Well, Ben and Jerry's is now introducing UVA Ice Cream. And if one wasn't enough, they have a second!(Don't get it? Review.)

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132026718843692352005-11-14T22:50:00.000-05:002005-11-14T22:51:58.856-05:00

I mean, really, what's up with this?Some funny pictures can be found here.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1132019995554395292005-11-14T19:35:00.000-05:002005-11-14T20:59:55.616-05:00

Got this in an email at the end of last week. I don't know the author personally (that comes in Part 2), but it's purportedly only two degrees of separation. The guy who sent it to me supposedly knows the author. Political types will read whatever they want in this; that's not in my lane, I'm just posting this for a different perspective than CNN will give you. I'm redacting the names for obvious

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1131664684457942952005-11-10T17:41:00.000-05:002005-11-10T18:21:47.106-05:00

Not to start a UVA-bashing theme here, but it's "breaking sports news...." Four Wahoos have been suspended for the Georgia Tech game. Word is that it's marijuana related. Now, I don't like to be a pot adressing a kettle, it happens at every school. But an awful lot of UVA fans take great relish in high-nosing when Tech athletes get in trouble, decrying such "thuggish" behavior and declaring

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1131591485194203932005-11-09T21:55:00.000-05:002005-11-09T21:58:05.220-05:00

I think this picture's self-explanatory, don't you?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1131501910167945152005-11-08T20:23:00.000-05:002005-11-09T21:59:10.196-05:00

No, not from Durham. I picked up a DVD set of truly old John Wayne movies; Dad's getting them for Christmas. Not the John Wayne movies you ordinarily think of, the OLD ones.The Dawn Rider The Desert Trail The Lucky Texan (alternate: Wayne wins Powerball) 'Neath Arizona Skies Rainbow Valley (Wayne vs. San Francisco) The Trail Beyond (the villian is French; who wins?) Texas Terror (Wayne vs.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1131665143091437192005-11-06T18:22:00.000-05:002005-11-10T18:25:43.093-05:00

No question about it. Miami brought their A-game, Tech did not, and it showed. Miami started conservatively, played for field position, waited until the Hokies made a mistake, then pounced. Then Tech seemed to panic, tried to push too much, and made things worse. The frustrating thing is, both teams came out with the same plan, and Tech fell victem to it.Perhaps Oliver's Weauxfing Theorem can

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1131118914996743912005-11-04T10:05:00.000-05:002005-11-05T08:24:29.256-05:00

Concerning the gravity of this week's game I thought I'd share...A Call to Arms by Will Stewart, TechSideline.comNov 02, 2005Fans don't have an effect on the game, right? Fans don't prepare, they don't play, they don't make the tackles, they don't run the ball, andthey don't throw or catch it. All the noise they make is just that --noise. That might be true elsewhere, but in Blacksburg, on

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130867695138291412005-11-01T12:50:00.000-05:002005-11-01T12:54:55.140-05:00

Okay, so, I play World of Warcraft. Yes, I'm an addict. Haven't played much of late, though, because sleep > Warcraft.I have been, since then, digging through screenshots, and so I posted them to a image bucket for anyone interested. Yes, this does include some scantily-clad elven women. Male, hello? Nerd, hello?Anyway, you're at the mercy of your own navigation. We'll start with a picture

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130799376284604122005-10-31T14:48:00.000-05:002005-10-31T17:59:41.736-05:00

Dick to replace Johnson against GamecocksThat's right, folks, Arkansas coach Houston Nutt has decided Dick's in and Johnson's out for the game against the 'Cocks. A comparison of rosters from ESPN and the offical Arkansas sports site suggests that #54, junior center Skye Peterson, is no longer on the team. Hopefully it's not too much of a blow to the team, as you don't want your untested freshman

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130776187167832202005-10-31T11:22:00.000-05:002005-10-31T11:29:47.180-05:00

I edited my profile slightly. Let's see if you can catch a common theme.Bad day today. I'm escaping on the inter-web.Interweb BAD! (I'll edit this to be a link later.)

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130703187643386992005-10-30T15:02:00.000-05:002005-10-30T15:13:07.656-05:00

Walt referenced this earlier, but...Um, WHAT? GO COCKS!!!Yes, Carolina did it. After 12 YEARS Carolina, coached by Spurrier, beat Tennessee. No flippin' way. It seems utterly inconceivable that it happened, but sure enough, when the clocked ticked down, the score was 16-15.Oh, and we beat them at home. in front of 107,716 people.Incidentally, if you've never been to Neyland Stadium, that

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130692051058495632005-10-30T12:06:00.000-05:002005-10-30T12:22:13.056-05:00

Happy birthday to Spakkadi!(Birthday?)

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130691853279247382005-10-30T11:51:00.000-05:002005-10-30T12:04:13.290-05:00

Richard Smalley died on Friday. Don't know who he is? Then you're not into nanotechnology. A professor at Rice University, he was honored as a Nobel Laureate for his part in discovering fullerenes, particularly those carbon C-60 soccer balls. That led to development of the carbon nanotube. In case you've been living in a science-world cave, nanotechnology is being touted to revolutionize

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130690193339502522005-10-30T10:59:00.000-05:002005-10-30T11:36:33.350-05:00

How in the world could I pull for Florida to win? Well, when they can knock off a non-VT unbeaten, I guess I make an exception. They came through on this one. Now I have to count on LSU or Auburn to take care of the AlaBAMA OF THE WEEK.Anyone think Baylor, Kansas, Texas A&M, or the Big XII North designate can take down Texas? Me neither. The Aggies are a rivalry game, and it'll be at Kyle

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130523981678298762005-10-28T14:18:00.000-04:002005-10-28T14:26:21.690-04:00

Maybe I just read too many Clancy books as a kid. But I read a story like this, and immediately wonder. Eight satellites on the rocket, seven go where they're supposed to. The eighth, an "optical experiments" satellite called Mozhayets-5, misses its target and goes out of communication. So, did just that one satellite screw up, or is "optical experiments" another way of saying that a new spy

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130522168926808392005-10-28T13:39:00.000-04:002005-10-28T14:04:02.046-04:00

Tech wins again, this time against a pretty good Boston College team. For the most part, the Hokies dominated in the trenches - a college O-Line averaging 6'6", 320 lbs rushed 21 times and only netted 27 yards? Even if you don't count the three sacks, that'd be 18 carries for 45 yards. Yikes. On the flip side, the ballyhooed BC run defense, averaging 75 yards per game, gave up 212.Oddly, the

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130454481088007452005-10-27T19:02:00.000-04:002005-10-27T19:08:01.106-04:00

Spakkadi has uncovered tortuous animal testing of the flightless Purple Saccharine Peeper, though she mislabels them as yellow. I wonder if she is familiar with the 1995 precedent, The TWINKIES Project.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130452383905314142005-10-27T18:21:00.000-04:002005-10-27T18:33:03.916-04:00

Google shows that this is obviously an old link, but it's still kinda funny. Who knew Destiny's Child had a baritone?Okay, so it doesn't really sound like a baritone - more like a badly-synthesized french horn - but hey, they show a baritone.So baritones don't get much love. And euphoniums are even worse off. Everyone's figures the instrument is just the weird little brother of the tuba. We

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130451478546549702005-10-27T17:51:00.000-04:002005-10-27T18:17:58.556-04:00

After the easy confirmation of the impeccably-qualified John Roberts, President Bush nominated the absurdly under-qualified Harriet Miers. (That may not be accurate - she might be perfectly qualified. But no one has any idea because she has no record.)Now, Miers will not be joining the Supremes. (Next, on "Making the Band....") She withdrew her nomination today, citing that White House

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130199440071177752005-10-24T20:09:00.000-04:002005-10-24T20:17:20.073-04:00

This should probably be a polyscifi "Good News for Alcohol Consumers" feature, but what the heck. Jody can link to me for a change!Beer may rescue you from high gas prices.That's right. The waste from the beer-making process (hint: they use hops) gets refined to extract pure ethanol, which is mixed with gasoline. Just don't drink the gasohol, that stuff'll make you blind.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130198061453066242005-10-24T19:44:00.000-04:002005-10-24T19:59:38.303-04:00

...all in the DC area, at least.Data point 1: Go here and look for "Papa John's Pizza Promotion." For every touchdown the Redskins score this season, you can get a free topping with your pizza order on the Monday after the game! If the Redskins win, you get double the toppings! This special offer available for both preseason and regular season games. It is available to Redskins fans in the

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130030538832896322005-10-22T21:02:00.000-04:002005-10-22T21:31:35.840-04:00

For once, just this once, I root for Tennessee. (Andy will be shocked by the heresy, but I want someone to knock off 'Bama, and I don't think SC will do it.) C'mon, Jody, all the Vols needed was seven. Heck, UNC didn't even bother getting a FG and won with their lone TD. At least we can all laugh at UVA and their homosexual mascot. (Any fellow Wahoo-haters want to try google-bombing this?)

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1130029279202388362005-10-22T21:00:00.000-04:002005-10-22T21:01:54.526-04:00

I'm not sure what use I'd get from a glass that can't be filled, but I like it.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129864806449795862005-10-20T23:11:00.000-04:002005-10-20T23:20:06.456-04:00

Okay, so I'm watching the game at home. ESPN craps out in the second quarter and goes to the studio. I run to the computer to listen to the ISP broadcast by Bill and Mike; while there, I off-handed decide to log my thoughts (hey, it's a blog). Once the TV feed was restored, I returned to it - but came back to blog after scores (and at halftime).For your amusement:2038 - Damn you, ESPN! Damn

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129850346038180762005-10-20T19:07:00.000-04:002005-10-21T19:36:31.006-04:00

I'm an engineer. I spend most of my workday in a vault with flourescent lighting and lots of computer monitors. That's the primary reason I post so irregularly - after a day of that, I don't want to look at another screen, so I don't even turn on my home computer or TV (and I don't blog from work).But dammit, Andy, I've got the itch to play that damn game. That short, stocky Chinaman who think's

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129744432220343172005-10-19T13:52:00.000-04:002005-10-19T13:55:15.366-04:00

OH HOLY CRAP!As of 11:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Category 5 Hurricane Wilma had maximum sustained winds near 175 mph. The storm was centered near 17.4 north and 83.2 west, or about 325 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. The minimum central pressure has remained at an incredible 882 millibars or 26.05 inches, which makes Wilma the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever observed based on pressure.Taken

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129682936612709152005-10-18T20:10:00.000-04:002005-10-20T19:04:26.670-04:00

Some people are in a big tizzy about running out of hurricane names - Wilma is the last of the list, and any more tropical storms will be named with Greek letters. Why not just run out the alphabet? Xavier, Yvonne, Zachary, there you go.Is a 23-storm season really THAT much worse than a 22-storm year?Update: Let me clarify my rhetorical question. Each individual tropical storm / hurricane is a

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129640492572480682005-10-18T09:00:00.000-04:002005-10-18T09:01:32.576-04:00

Though, in true 'Andy' form, I am the one taking the longest to post.Hi.

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129596860393813192005-10-17T19:58:00.000-04:002005-10-17T21:03:51.640-04:00

Okay, so real life happens. I think I'd best skip all the posts I thought about throwing together; my thoughts on John Roberts and Hurricane Rita probably aren't topical at this point.I did finally see Serenity Friday night. I went into it cautiously optimistic - I'm not the huge sci-fi junky I once was, but Spakkadi is high on Firefly and Joss Whedon (and she's seen enough to know the ore from

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1129055813118847432005-10-11T13:44:00.000-04:002005-10-11T14:36:53.130-04:00

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated, but the reports of my slacking on this blog have not been...Slowly returning to the blogosphere I will share a completely random story from the Long Strange Trip that was my Columbus Day weekend.It all started Friday night at E-Cities, a club in lovely Tyson's Corner (Vienna), VA (hey, it was raining in DC). After dancing (or what passes for

Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111943187398818588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1127391845418108002005-09-22T08:13:00.000-04:002005-09-22T08:24:16.643-04:00

There's only been one post this month so I'm currently trying to make up for that. Not that I have anything interesting worth saying, but that wouldn't be a deviation from the normal.Oh, I have contacts now. (This link is to a sound file.)More Army of Darkness humor here.Though I personally recommend that you go play Zork.

Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494630384861537452noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1125896678087820652005-09-05T00:47:00.000-04:002005-09-05T01:04:38.093-04:00

Thank you, Bill Roth. I love hearing that.Tech escaped (yes, escaped) Raleigh tonight with a 20-16 win over NC State. A very nerve-wracking game where the Wolfpack, honestly, outplayed the Hokies. Tech's saving grace was the mountain of penalties that NC State committed. I bet you didn't know that Buddy Ryan and Jerry Glanville were coaching in the ACC, but Chuckie the Chest's team was

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1125359599888775972005-08-29T19:50:00.000-04:002005-08-29T19:57:47.783-04:00

Aye, lubber, ye guessed right. Talk Like A Pirate Day be nigh upon us. Be sure 'n intimidate yer co-workers, family, and friends. Not that ye have family left, eh, Pegleg?

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1125359250364720762005-08-29T19:46:00.000-04:002005-08-29T19:47:30.370-04:00

There are dozens of military / Iraq photo galleries floating around the web; this one is particularly well made.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14097963.post-1125280434787910322005-08-28T21:26:00.000-04:002005-08-28T21:53:54.796-04:00

...I ask because Spakkadi is, once again, on hurricane watch. Despite being nowhere near N'awlins, Loosiana.Some sort of fascination here? I'm just saying.

Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04406202464813768007noreply@blogger.com3