Swarling Black Mable

Learn something new all the time - Variegated and Chimeras

I was looking up growing Ivy last night and ran across the word "Variegated" in the context of describing types of Ivy. I initially assumed this was a typo of "variated" as in "colors may vary". But, my inquisitive mind decided it was worth googling. Wow, neato. Wikipedia says: Variegation is the ...

How does the Canine Squad work?

A bit of humor... I went to the gas station earlier this evening and parked next to a police squad car. When I got out, I heard a series of loud barks from the car and a dark figure jumping about in the back seat. I figure it was a dog ...

Have you heard of REX84 concentration camp plan??

I have never heard of this before so it was a shock to read this. I know Roosevelt detained Japanese Americans during WWII and that Bush was praised for not doing this following 9/11. Eek. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84

Programming Math101 : Modular Arithmetic

The below is a article I wrote for TCPHP mailing list in 2005. I thought of it today and decided to re-post it. ------------------- Hi, This is the first part in a small series of requested math articles as it pertains to programming. Please critique the article and give me feed ...

More Housework Bits

Toni comes back in 6 days. There is a lot of stuff i want to try to get done yet before she gets back. I assume that I will be trying to soak her up for a week or two trying to make up for lost time, hehe. Anywho, during lunch ...

Hurray for Housework …

[singlepic=40,320,240,,right] Today was a good day for house work. After a looong weekend at the awesome Garrett Family Reunion, I was anxious to do some physical work. I kicked things off last night by going and working out at the gym for a bit. Today during lunch at work, I went ...

Model for DIM Media at The Shelter In September

Joe, Charles, and I (of DIM Media) have an opportunity to do some live art at The Shelter above BarFly downtown in Sept. We decided we want to do some live painting and thought it would be cool to do something more engaging. We were thinking of making canvas dresses and ...

Operation Driveway pt. 3 - Plaster Cast Proof of Concepts

[singlepic=38,320,240,,right]The next stage of the lizard paver process was to make some plaster proofs. I want to make an additional mold to double how fast I can make bricks. However, before I waste a bunch of concrete and mold mix, I need to make sure that the mold is producing ...

Operation Driveway Part 2 - Designing the MC Escher Lizard Pavers

[singlepic=31,320,240,,right] Now that the driveway was graded last weekend, the next step was to figure out what to put on top of it. Last entry, I listed off the quotes I was given for blacktop, a concrete slab, and crushed limestone - all pretty expensive and otherwise lame in my ...

Operation Driveway - Pt 1 - Moving Some Dirt

[singlepic=3,320,240,,right] One of the main bits I have to get done on the house, is to install a driveway. When the flipper guy was remodeling the house he built a garage at the edge of the property, but no driveway leading to it from the paved easement leading into the property. ...