http://www.thompsonian.net/blog Allen's ramblings, broken down... and left that way. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Phone Army, originally uploaded by thompsonian.net. Here we see the Mobile Phone Army charged and ready for maneuvers. I've personally seen TT talking on three phones at once. They weren't these three phones but it was an impressive sight just the same. TT insists that I point out the "pink" one ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/22/phone-army/ Two really big events for me today... well, three actually. I got to go outside the house for a doctor's appointment. I got to wear pants. I got to go outside with pants on (for a change). Pants are seriously overrated but the "authorities" continue to insist that I wear pants when I'm in ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/21/pants/ Meh. It didn't suck. Or as I once heard a music critic say of a popular band, "We haven't heard anything like this from them since their last album." Spider-Man 3 had everything: the Stan Lee cameo, the Bruce Campbell cameo (okay, a really funny cameo) and the Spider-Man theme snuck ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/20/i-see-movies-spider-man-3/ I was all ready to skip this movie because I couldn't make heads or tails of the Beowulf poem when I read it in high school. However, right now I'm a little bored and it is difficult for me to do much more than to lay still and watch TV ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/19/beowulf-2007-the-movie-thingy/ While I'm recouperating at home I've been watching the [world games]. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to mention the actual name of the games that are played every four years and that are this year being played in China... but I bet you can guess I'm not talking about ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/18/oh-pluheeese/ Well, not really. We're still going to have a summer but my participation in it has been severely limited by realities outside of my control. The latest event involved additional illness, some surgery and an extended hospital stay. I'm healing now and will most likely survive until my next medical ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/08/16/summer-canceled/ I've been following a few Second Life (TM) related blogs for a few weeks now and one of my favorites is written by an avatar named Garth Goode. Mr. Goode teleports across the grid to find interesting and sometimes unintentionally funny places in-world and then spins up the hilarity with ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/07/31/humor-from-sl-explained/ I've removed the Grand Tour 2008 page. Motorcycling is still an important part of my life but I seem to have lost the desire to ride for days on end. Or maybe I just can't stand to see what it costs to buy five gallons of gas. =D Most of all ... http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/07/27/on-not-meeting-expectations/ Heavy metal monk. I'm speechless. May I be this lively when I'm his age. h/t: Geekology http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/07/18/rock-on/ One year after the passing of his older brother, Reiner, Hunter has passed away. Hunter was a puppy until the end. He never grew up, he just grew older. We should all be so fortunate. Rest in peace, little buddy. http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2008/07/10/rip-hunter-1996-2008/