Just noticed that my last post looks really strange when viewed at Planet Ars Lounge. What’s up with all those different levels of text in the blockquote? And why is the final EDIT: text so tiny? I blame Bill Gates.
Archive for July, 2005
Faulkner in the White House; WWII news
Fans of Faulkner and fans of writing mocking the current US administration should probably click this link instantly. “Georgie s going to walk down to the Oval Office with me,” Dick said. “I just hope you got him all good and ready this time,” Rummy said. “Hush now,” Dick said. “This aint no laughing matter. [...]
High places
Here’s an interesting read: In 1878 a man climbed Mt. Shasta and stayed at the summit for nine days. An early experiment in high altitude acclimatization. (Of course there were Tibetans living at higher altitudes than that, no doubt, but you know.) A quick but colorful excerpt: On the 24th of July we left Sisson’s [...]
Oreck Vacuums suck.
I’ve never heard of the Oreck brand of vacuum cleaner until today. But after the last 30 or so comment spam messages I’ve had to zap, I’ve decided that I will never patronize that manufacturer.
Fix? Buy new?
Grr . . . Canon called. The labor comes to ¥13,000 and the parts to ¥18,000, bringing the total damage to something like 75% of the price I originally paid for the camera. If I do want this thing it almost makes more sense to buy another one new just to make sure absolutely every [...]
