Into the Void

Ambient Umbrella

Leslie — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:50 +0000

Interesting concept. The Ambient Devices Ambient Umbrella gets weather data from AccuWeather.com. The Ambient Umbrella waits in the umbrella stand unnoticed until rain is expected, then gives a gentle visual reminder that it will be needed. The concept behind Ambient Devices products is that some digital information should be “glanceable,” that is, the information [...]

Old Movie

Leslie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:20 +0000

My sister was an extra in this movie playing an exotic dancer. Probably the only scene that didn’t involve good guys gone bad pummeling people they didn’t like.

HBO – Temple Grandin

Leslie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:23:13 +0000

HBO has made a movie about the life of Dr. Temple Grandin, author of "Thinking in Pictures," the autobiography of an autistic woman. Dr. Grandin is an expert in animal husbandry whose specialty is humane treatment of animals in the cattle industry. The movie is a must see. Preorder Temple Grandin from [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

Leslie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:57:35 +0000

Valentine’s Day spoof card. I got a good laugh out of this!

The God Realized Chair

Leslie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:21:59 +0000

I attended a reiki share at a church in a nearby town. The fellow who ran it, I’ll call him “Paul,” told a story about a religious leader who visited from India. This leader sat in one of the chairs in the church, and Paul always told the story. To a reiki practitioner, the [...]

Groundhog Day

Leslie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:17:12 +0000

Yes, that’s right, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. Happy Groundhog Day!

On Meddling

Leslie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:55:35 +0000

“Is it not in the nature of complex social systems to go wrong, all by themselves, without external cause? Look at overpopulation, look at Calhoun’s famous model, those overcrowded colonies of rats and their malignant social pathology, all due to their own skewed behavior. Not at all, is my answer. All you have to [...]

What Kind of Liberal I Am

Leslie — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:54:30 +0000

My Liberal Identity: You are an Eco-Avenger, also known as an environmentalist or tree hugger. You believe in saving the planet from the clutches of air-fouling, oil-drilling, earth-raping conservative fossil fools. Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com “You are an Eco-Avenger, also known as an environmentalist or tree hugger. You believe in saving the planet from the clutches of [...]

Animals As Intelligent Beings

Leslie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:43:01 +0000

Tuning into your pet’s needs – BlogPaws My cat turned me on to a new blog for pet owners called BlogPaws. There is some mention of a conference for bloggers, writers and pet supply companies. The first emphasis brought to my attention was the SEO aspect of writing a blog. kittehboi.com is a fun blog, [...]

Tweet Cloud

Leslie — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:46:05 +0000

Tweet Cloud for @void57 Make your own Tweet Cloud.

Happy Hannukkah

Leslie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:18:39 +0000

And a Happy Hannukkah to all my friends of the Mewish persuasion! moar funny pictures

Video: Harapeko Neko Neko

Leslie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:50 +0000

And others the [pe] it is dense the cat cat Hungry Cats “Harapeko Neko Neko” (“Hungry Cats”) is a Japanese stop-action animation in which two cats are trying to tell their rather dim-witted owner what they want for dinner. They are rather strange cats, as tall as their owner, with expressionless faces and and zippers in [...]

Santa Videos

Leslie — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:33:49 +0000

Don’t forget to track Santa on the NORAD site. Santa Videos.

Man’s Uniqueness

Leslie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:51:39 +0000

Man’s uniqueness among species rests upon his capacity to perfect the arrangements for his own Judgement Day, instead of waiting for nature to do it for him. Robert Ardrey, The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations

Self-Righteousness

Leslie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:19 +0000

Self-Righteousness stems from mental illness, from boundary issues. If you don’t own it, stop trying to control it.

Selecting a Juice Extractor

Leslie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:27:11 +0000

By now you’ve probably heard of the health benefits of eating raw foods. The nutrients in fruits and vegetables are largely destroyed by cooking, thus rendering them only marginally more nutritious than straw. Shipping produce long distances is another factor in vitamin loss. Unless you eat local food with the seasons, there [...]

How to Save Money on Meds

Leslie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:28:23 +0000

If you usually traipse over to your local Rite Aid to get medications, you can easily save money. Number one is to get generics where available. Lamictal 200 mg 60 tablets $389.99 Lamotrigine 200 mg 60 tablets $323.14 :: cheaper Number two is that your drugstore probably sells drugs online for at least 10% lower than at your neighborhood store. Number three is to buy larger pills and split [...]

Testing the new server installation

Leslie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:16:58 +0000

test test tests

The Relative Risk of Shark Attacks to Humans

Leslie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:30:55 +0000

Yes, but a chainsaw doesn't look at you with black, soulless eyes as it bites.

43 Things Personality Quiz

Leslie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:04:40 +0000

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I’m a Fun Loving Lifelong Learning Builder