I wonder if this lends any more credence to stories of giant octopi attacking ships in the old days? Perhaps old sailing vessels looked like tasty sharks or whales passing by? Follow the digg story link back to a video of an octopus killing a shark at an aquarium in Seattle. Impressive! From DIGG: A … Read more
DSC00270.JPG Originally uploaded by Gridman. Chu-Wan and I had our first christmas tree in 1999. It was a live tree that was about 3 feet tall when we planted it. Now it is about 12 feet tall and I noticed today while cleaning the pool that it is forming pine cones for the first time!
08-06-05_1210 Originally uploaded by Gridman. This is not a review. This is a promise! Manhattan Pizza & Subs has been on 7th Street in Phoenix since 1984. I’ve been eating there since 1987. In all that time, only once, in 1987, did I eat a pizza there, at lunch time on a work day. It … Read more
I was just checking the statistics on my web site and I’m always surprised at what people are looking for: Here are the top search phrases that lead people to my page. kung fu I must have mentioned this somewhere but cannot remember where or why lee’s sandwich OK, fair enough, I like to eat … Read more
Magnetic distortion due to lightning strike Originally uploaded by JohnKit. Tuesday night my office building was struck by lightning. Most of the monitors in the building were left on, but in power saving mode. This was the result! Wednesday morning, many of the older CRT type monitors looked like this when we turned them on. … Read more
07-30-05_0809 Originally uploaded by Gridman. I don’t generally write entries commenting on news articles, but this one is too much of a hoot to pass up. Some pretentious wanker filled a bottle of water with melted ice from the Antarctic, placed it on a plinth and had the audacity to call it “art.” More than … Read more
Posted the first episode of Ninja Team Video Project over at ninjateam.com, you can link to episode 1 here. To be honest, there’s not much in the episode, but I wanted a short, explanatory piece posted first so that people could go back and refer to it later on.
The 10th Doctor Originally uploaded by Irregular Shed. BBC just posted the first pictures of the 10th Doctor’s costume. The series is currently in production for airing next year (with a Christmas special this year, probably around December, I’d guess) Well, at least it is a lot more traditional. I have hopes the new Doctor … Read more
Park Signs in Taidong city Originally uploaded by iceplee. I want that sign on the left as a T-Shirt
Originally uploaded by Gridman. Yesterday, James made his first forward-motive action, crawling (lurching, really) off his tummy pillow towards a toy he wanted. I missed the moment, but Chu-Wan was ready with the camera.