The Nameless

I have added to good blogs that I usually read, Michael Totten, and the Buzz Machine. Check them out.

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"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- And why the sea is boiling hot-- And whether pigs have wings.” -Lewis Carroll Well, took little Morgaine to the doctor today, and she was not happy about it. As soon as we walked from the waiting room into the back and she saw the scale, she was very unhappy. I guess she is at the age were doctors offices are big scary places that poke at her and stick her with needles. It turns out now on her growth chart that she is currently just above the 25% in height and weight. Which means that she is small for her age, which I guess is a good thing. Another thing I have observed about my daughter, is that she has inherited her mothers temper. While we were at the doctor’s office, she would not let the doctor do anything without a fight. I guess this confirms what I have always thought, never ever underestimate the power of a small Italian wom...

"Show me the way to go home, I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago, And it's gone right to my head. Wherever I may roam, On land or sea or foam. You will always hear me singing this song: Show me the way to go home." -Irving King 1925

The upgrade was successfull. Doom 3 now runs like a dream, and my heat worries were unfounded. Now the fun part of loading all of my programs back onto my comp after the fresh install of Windows XP.

In this day and age, does this quote have any meaning: "Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by That here, obedient to their laws, we lie" -Simonides of Ceos

tired, but my new video card comes today!

Yeah Annie, you’re probably right. The trouble is getting time to do it. Oh well, learn as I go I guess. By the way, I noticed looking through the template of my Blog, that there is a font called “Trebuchet.” Nice, a font named after medieval siege weaponry. Any way off to bed.

At three fifteen in the morning, cinnamon and brown sugar pop tarts are the food of the gods.

Well, it’s upgrade time again for the home machine. My new video card, EVGA 6800gt, should be here tomorrow. What had originally turned out to be just a video card swap out has turned into a major production. First I found that the reason my first 6800gt was not working was due to the fact that my 300-watt power supply was just not strong enough to handle the card, and in the process of installation I fried the card, wonderful. Luckily, the manufacturer of the card allowed me to send it to them for a replacement. In the meantime I have swapped out my power supply for a 480-watt power supply, which will definitely give me enough juice to run the card. The next issue I will have to deal with is heat. The new video card, and power supply will generate much more heat than I was dealing with previously. Currently I have two case fans, one intake and one exhaust, which do a pretty good job of moving air through the case, thus cooling CPU and motherboard. My plan for improving the ...

Still more house keeping. I really should learn more HTML so I can edit this thing more thoroughly .

More changes. this place looks much more spiffy than it did way back in aught three...

Well, time to dust this thing off. I have been very busy with work, school, and hey, I just plain forgot to update this thing. Well I’m back, and it’s good to be here.

Last night my co-workers and I had a send off for one of our teammates that is leaving for greener pastures. We went to Night shift, a strip club in Baltimore, and a good time was had by all. (I know, I know, I’m married. However, I went with my wife’s permission and blessing, without it I would not have gone, period. Some things to me are more important than a good time.) I don’t go to strip clubs that often, maybe once every three years or so, because they really don’t appeal that much to me. Partially it’s the atmosphere, I don’t drink that often myself, and large groups of drunks are unappealing to say the least. Also, the clubs themselves are expensive, $3.25 for an 8oz cup of Coke, seriously. Lastly, I once stopped in a shabby club in DC for a beer, and noticed needle tracks on one of the dancers, I felt sick and dirty and left without finishing my beer. I’m of two minds regarding strip clubs. I can see and understand the point that they objectify women. On the other han...

It’s funny how life changes. Three weeks ago, the latest round of sonograms for my wife’s pregnancy revealed that we would be having a baby daughter. That, after hearing my daughters heartbeat for the first time was the two of the most magical things I have experienced, ever. Within the fuss and worry of our first child, I have found a strange serenity, a peace I have never known. Eight years ago, however, that serenity was the farthest thing from my mind, I was too busy getting stoned off of my ass. I would wake up in the morning and get high, had five minutes free time at work, get stoned, and so on. I smoked so much the euphoria that pot gives you faded into this bland foggy misery. I was trying to obtain peace through chemically lobotomizing myself, and failing, all the while being miserable. At that point, and my eventual recovery afterwards, fatherhood was absolutely unthinkable. I knew in my heart that I wasn’t able to care for myself, and the thought of fatherhood sc...

Cool, I have comments working now.

Oh! one quick thing. If you are a stratgey gamer, check out Rise of Nations. It rocks.

Yea! my first real post of substance With the exceptions of a few close friends and family, I really don't discuss politics anymore. The reason? Simple, it's the current " if you're not with us you're against us" mindset that both major political parties are engaged in. Neither party wants to comprimise anymore, or when a comprimise is being discussed it is, more often than not, double-speak for "we're doing it my way." The sad thing is, this mindset has now filtered down to the party faithful. I have seen the words "conservative" and "liberal" used as the most vile of insults when describing someone. I have also seen shouting matches and fist fights break out over political differences. Both sides believe that the other side is either evil, stupid, or both, and both sides believe that they hold the moral high ground. So who is right? Democrat or Republican? In my opinion the answer is, it depends on the i...

Well, I'm still learing this so please be patient.