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A fine Tuesday morning in which I oversleep, but still make it with enough time to get to work.

I want to get up earlier so that I can have my morning piddle-around-read-drink-coffee time.

I'm thinking this means I shouldn't be up 'til 1am anymore, if I'm just going to ignore my alarm when it goes off in the morning. Feh. I'm gettin' old.

Last night was fun brewing with modeleccentric. I still have much to learn. Perhaps in the new year, I shall purchase some microbrew equipment and engage in brewing tomfoolery at my domicile.

The garage door gave up the ghost last night, bowing to the point where now it will not close, as opposed to not opening fully anymore. Stapuft has to stay outside for a bit, therefore.

It's really cute when your cat rolls on his back with a little squeak when he knows you're approaching him to give him cuddles.

Oh, and

Dear Dream Fairy,
What the hell is wrong with you? It took you two days to give me nasty nightmares after reading Ellison's "Knox"? And what's with the male prison rape scene? I haven't watched Oz in a long time. And while I appreciate you ensuring that I dodged bullets in the dream, I do not like being shot at. Make a note of it, you dirtbag.

Subconsiously yours, unfortunately,
Me

Okay, off to work.

Fun with maps.

Since a lot of folks were posting the maps that showed the red and blue mesh of the states and counties, I thought the cartograms done to reflect the population size of the redness and blueness would be interesting. You can see the whole report here.



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And now for the counties…



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*Yawn*

Restlessness grows upon me. My mind wanders to many non-work related things. I look forward to my vacation the week after Christmas. I look forward to catching up on some sleep and taking care of things around the house.

Tonight's plans:
-Shopping at Trader Joe's after...
-...visiting the gym
-geeking around the house.

Right now, I'd like a nap.

Alas, back to work.

More mirth from "America"

"Through most of the colonial history, inhabitants of the 13 colonies were loyal subjects of the British crown -- resourceful, dedicated, and as the Third Duchess of Kent (fig 2.4) was fond of saying, "Some tea-drinkin' motherfuckahs." In fact, whenever the subject of the New World was mentioned within earshot, the Duchess could always be counted on for a wistful head-shake and a hearty "Motherfuckahs love that motherfuckin' tea."

Fig. 2.4:The Third Duchess of Kent's boorish manners and vulgar language made the Fifth Earl of Norwich look like the Ninth Viscount of Shropshire."

As posted from scarcrest...

In light of the numerous complaints about voting machine hijinx, if you are interested in sending a letter to your Congressional representative to support investigation of voting machines, you can do so from links in this post.