Kind of an Esoteric Guy

Tag: 2009 Contest

  • If you are confused, check with the sun…

    Sorry for the delayed (and extremely short) post everyone! We just returned from a lovely visit with the folks at the House of 42 Doors, followed a jaunt to look at some lighthouses on the return trip. Now trying to get back in the groove at Casa del The Dude. 100 Quatloos to the first…

  • Father wears his Sunday best… Mother's tired she needs a rest

    Sorry all for the late post. It’s been a VERY interesting (in the Chinese sense) weekend at Casa Del The Dude. First, the DSL decided to give up the ghost, which has taken up far more time than necessary this weekend to recover (several hours on the phone with lovely support folks in the Phillipines,…

  • I can't stop the way I feel… Things you do don't seem real

    The Dude’s MyTouch has arrived, and he’s busy customizing it with apps, ringtones, etc. while a Scooby Doo: Where are you? marathon plays on Cartoon Network. Ever notice that that the same guy voices all the villains? Me neither. 100 Quatloos to the first person to correctly identify the origin (title and artist) of the…

  • Remembering you, standing quiet in the rain

    The Dude has been busy preparing for the annual ritual of examination so that he can show the powers that be that he’s qualified to hunt highwaymen on Ye Olde Informatik Oxtrail. Continuing education indeed. The upshot of this is that there hasn’t been a lot of joy in Mudville the last few weeks, as…

  • Policeman taps his shades, "Is that a Chevy '69?"

    The Dude was driving home earlier in the week from work, and saw no less than six speed traps during the commute. Side streets, on ramps, center islands, the bases of hills, every trick in the book. It was a beautiful day, so perhaps the sunny weather was supposed to inspire drivers to put the…

  • You must be blind… If you can't see… The gaping hole… Called reality

      So The Dude was listening to some tunes in antici…pation of this week’s entry, and ran across some old tunes that didn’t make the cut for the contest, but can get stuck in your head anyway. Warning, these songs (and videos) will warp your brain, and not necessarily in a good way: These chops…

  • Its too late to change events… Its time to face the consequence

    Two senators from MN. Who’d a thunk it? And after only 238 days! 😉 Democracy at work. It’s wonderful to be an American. 100 Quatloos to the first person to correctly identify the origin (title and artist) of the song lyrics quoted on the title line without looking it up (ie. cheating).

  • So lets sink another drink, cause it'll give me time to think

    Big fun at Pusher and Puck’s house today. Good friends, wine, and food, followed by some good deep dialogue. In a word, perfect. 🙂 It also brought back memories of those long discussions at the old Alma Mater with Mr Kluges, Mr Pibb and the rest of the gang, where we solved world problems over…

  • The muezzin was a' standing… On the radiator grille…

    Watchin’ a “Band of Brothers” marathon. 100 Quatloos to the first person to correctly identify the origin (title and artist) of the song lyrics quoted on the title line without looking it up (ie. cheating).

  • Street corner to corner… with neon ghosts in the city…

      The Dude doesn’t know how many of his readers have read any William Gibson (and if you haven’t, you should), especially his earlier works that made him the de facto founder of the cyberpunk literary movement: Neuromancer, Count Zero, and Mona Lisa Overdrive. These books, which have been since termed his “Sprawl Trilogy”, are…