I would be doing better if I had cookies. Which I do not. So I am only doing. Not doing better. Not doing best. Just doing. Yes, the store has more. I can go to the store. I can satisfy my need for cookies. I can do the best that I can. Cookies are needed.
Author Archives: Allyn Gibson
Visualizing the Milky Way
Several months ago I discovered Astroterm, a terminal-based astronomy program that can draw the night sky with ASCII characters. It’s fun. Open it up on a workspace, let it run, and when I need a mental recharge I can kick over to it and see where the planets and major stars are. One really neatContinue reading “Visualizing the Milky Way”
Cold Enough to Exterminate Your Winnebago
A pretty day today. Pity about the bloody cold. The streets have been sprayed with chemicals, so there’s apparently more wintry precipitation on its way. Joy. A few months ago, while looking for Doctor Who desktop wallpapers, I found this amusing wallpaper — iExterminate. It is, exactly as you see above, a Dalek, wearing earphonesContinue reading “Cold Enough to Exterminate Your Winnebago”
Where Is He Going? What Is He Doing?
Yesterday, Facebook served me an ad for a trip through Ireland and Scotland. A 10 day cruise! Visits to Dublin! Glasgow! Edinburgh! The Isle of Skye! Wait. What the frell is going on with that map?!? Let’s get this out of the way. It’s pure AI slop. Done. Dublin is in about the right place.Continue reading “Where Is He Going? What Is He Doing?”
“When That Man Is Dead and Gone”
Something I saw on YouTube today. A Los Angeles swing/jazz band, Lizzy & the Triggermen, resurrected an old Irving Berlin anti-Hitler song from 1941, “When That Man Is Dead and Gone.” It’s got swing! It’s got pep! I thought I’d share it. No particular reason. I’m going to have to investigate this band more. BuyContinue reading ““When That Man Is Dead and Gone””
Somehow the Frost Giants Survived
Legend tells that in ancient times the mighty Odin slew the Frost Giants and brought to an end an unceasing age of cold and darkness. Somehow the Frost Giants survived. I don’t know how much snow and ice fell yesterday, though I’ve seen that the official total for Red Lion (ie., a town next doorContinue reading “Somehow the Frost Giants Survived”
Snow (Sun)Day!
It’s been a while since Pennsyltucky has had a massive snowfall event. Like, about ten years. Well, Mother Nature is socking it to us today! The long-range forecast has called for a major snow event this weekend for about a week now, and the snow totals have ranged from about 12 inches to about 30Continue reading “Snow (Sun)Day!”
A Tough Day
I am not okay today. My dad is in the hospital. I’m in Lynchburg to visit for a few days, before the large storm hits. The slim sliver of the moon at sunset brought to mind the same a month ago, when I drove down to Lynchburg to take my dad to a doctor’s appointment.Continue reading “A Tough Day”
A World Gone Pink
I looked up from my computer in the living room yesterday and looked out the window. Through the curtains, things looked a bit weird. I opened the door. It was close to sunset. It was snowing lightly. And the world had gone pink. My phone was close at hand, but my shoes were not. ByContinue reading “A World Gone Pink”
Trump Makes His Ultimatum
A week and a half ago I wrote my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady), about standing up to the president on acquiring Greenland by force. Yesterday, the president sent a letter to European embassies and the Norwegian prime minister stating, to sanewash his incoherence into something eloquent, “You, Norway, denied me the peace prize. Therefore, IContinue reading “Trump Makes His Ultimatum”