SWFF: One Year Later
Sherwood Forest Faire (see previous post) is in the middle of its second season, and I've been back five of the eight days they've been open so far. (They are open weekends through April 03, plus...
View ArticleI Shoot an Arrow at It
Last Update: Saturday, 14 May 2011 Our backyard gazebo: a work in progress. Updates here in a more recent post as they happen (and I remember to take pictures). Most recent picture to the right. More...
View ArticlePlywood: The Silent Killer
I bought a couple of pieces of plywood today. You know the stuff: Useful, made of wood, pretty boring, kinda flat, deadly. Wait, what? Yep. Says so right on it: Warning: This product may generate wood...
View ArticlePeptic Salve and Adrenaline
Now You're Drinking with Portals.™ (Idea: Greg Erskine at Metafilter.)
View ArticleGazebo, Part II
Our backyard gazebo, finally nearing completion. Since it's been so long, I started a new post rather than just updating the old one. Most recent picture to the right, and more below the break. Click...
View ArticleDem Bones
The foot-bone's connected to the... whole lot of other stuff, it turns out. I sprained my ankle recently (at fair, whilst doing something completely stupid reasonable and prudent), and got some nifty...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04.1 LTS: Recovering from a Broken libc
Note: Reasonably heavy UNIX-geekery ahead. Mostly Linux-specific, somewhat Debian-specific and a little bit Ubuntu-specific. Skip if that isn't your cup of ichor. I recently did something incredibly...
View ArticleRetina Scan
More medical imaging. I present for your consideration the insides of my eyeballs. (Click thumbnails to view original full-size images.) The images shown were taken on Jun 25, 2014 using an Optomap...
View ArticleTerminology
Apparently it's called Go Texan Day. I've been informed that "Redneck Cosplay Day" is not an acceptable alternative.
View ArticleOverheard at Sherwood
All I want to do is wear a costume and get drunk in the woods. -- Unknown Patron, Sherwood Forest Faire, outside Three Stags pub, Saturday 13 February 2016 [personal communication]
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