Ramblings & ephemera
From the email archives:
On Sunday 30 May 2004 11:32 pm, Jerry Hubbard wrote:
> How is everyone? Hope the storms did not harm anyone.
My basement flooded twice, my tenant’s kitchen had water streaming in through the window frame, our backyard fence was blown down, the umbrella on our deck was blown off the deck into the [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From “Operations of the Western Flotilla” by Henry A. Walke, Commander of the Carondelet, describing the Battle of Island Number Ten:
Having received written orders from the flag-officer, under date of March 30th, I at once began to prepare the Carondelet for the ordeal. All the loose material at hand was collected, and on the 4th [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From BBC News’ “Europe’s chill linked to disease“:
Europe’s “Little Ice Age” may have been triggered by the 14th Century Black Death plague, according to a new study.
Pollen and leaf data support the idea that millions of trees sprang up on abandoned farmland, soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
This would have had the effect of [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)
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6-yr-old Gabe: "When I was 4, I hit my head and got a big goose egg on my forehead. I couldn't cuss because I didn't know my cusses."
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Goddammit. My Mom's in the hospital with pneumonia. And gout. And she still hasn't met baby Finn. This sucks.
Me: Getting Gabe ready is like herding cats. 6-yr-old Gabe: Scott, I do NOT hurt cats.
Me: Getting Gabr
God, I hate Java applets. Dear developers: 6 yr olds just want to play your stupid games, not have to deal with slow, buggy browser applets!
6-yr-old Gabe sings: "Scotty the very dumb reindeer ..." The metrics are correct!
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