Category: legacy

  • Many faces of Tatsumi…

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    Happy! Pensive? Things are moving along, the reload is swimming, Office 2003 is looking really good and the various utilities I need are going fine. Next up is my various messaging tools and then I will be  all set. While we are here, I wanted to share with you two images I grabbed from the…

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  • Long time, no blog…

    Long time, no blog…

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    So things are moving right along… the big news of late is that it looks like my tooth problem is finally fixed. After three procedures, 2 root canals, a bout of projective vomiting and 8 [[e2:Vicodine]]… I think it is over. What a nightmare. The good news? The girls took good care of me. Kimiko…

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  • Umm…. ouch.

    Umm…. ouch.

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    Open wide… My tooth hurts. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. It hurts. Basically, I have an infection in my jaw. They did a [[e2:root canal]] (the pointed steel pin sticking in my head shows you which one) and we are now trying to beat the infection. The problem is, the infection is winning. It…

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  • It’s about time, slut…

    It’s about time, slut…

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    Home @ last So, you want to know what’s happening? Let me clue you in. I can sum up the core concept here by quoting a wise and learned sage: “Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!!” – Winston Zeddemore, Ghostbusters With that in mind I want to take a…

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  • Let’s kick this down a notch!

    Let’s kick this down a notch!

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    Since the in thing these days seems to be trading recipes instead of actual information, I felt the time had come to let you all in on what happens in my kitchen when I whip up some of that old time [[wp:voodoo]]. Then, when “Uncle Flagg’s Deep Dish Despair” hit the web, my time had…

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  • English manners and ugly dresses…

    English manners and ugly dresses…

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    Ok… time to clean out the old browser…. Deb’s Historical Research Page – intended for use by people writing romance novels, Deb’s page is pretty useful for all sorts of research. Covering mostly English traditions and oddities of society. Including such links as… Unarmed defence against a dagger : Techniques from Achille Marozzo, 1536 Correct…

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  • It ain’t what it used to be…

    It ain’t what it used to be…

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    Vintage pattern sizes – you know all that bullshit people run about how “Marylyn Monroe would be a size 14 today!” and similar silliness? Well, check out this sizing chart taken from patterns over the years. Kudos to Emily! I copied it here in case her site goes away (non dedicated servers make me nervous).…

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  • echo did.it( my.way() );

    echo did.it( my.way() );

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    while ( others.way() != my.way() ) { my.pummel( *other ); }

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  • Post-it…

    Post-it…

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    Note to self: If you want someone to know their place, then treat them appropriately so they don’t have to guess ๐Ÿ™‚

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