Monthly Archive: December 2003

The Hazards of the Season (Washington Post, 12/5/03)

I’m so glad I didn’t hear about Marriage Protection Week when it was happening, or I might have been arrested for picketing in front of the White House.. The best quote from the press release? – “And we must continue...

Five Geek Social Fallacies, link courtesy of

Mmmmmm.. love my Prince, my good friend brought a few “unprocessed” mp3s with him to the book discussion and now I’m enjoying myself a little walk down the purple brick road. The discussion went ok, the book got mixed reviews...

It’s… SNOWING. I’m more than a little surprised. I tried to get some shots of it, but shooting snow at night is more trouble photographically than I’m willing to research at the moment, so these aren’t the best, but they’re...

While my brain tries to figure out exactly how much time I’ll need, once in the house, to make cookie dough, then tidy up while they bake.. and possibly shave. (hey, cuties do come to our book discussions on occasion...

Someone.. anyone.. give me a really good reason not to use Giant’s Peapod grocery delivery service. I’m a coupon and bonus card shopper, I have little to no reason to go to Whole Foods for groceries. Honestly, it’s just too...

The Lord of the Rings: The RPG This is actually pretty amusing, even to me, while I’m not currently playing any RPGs but I remember the basics of most games, and even more so, the personality types of the gamers....

I’m wondering if something I might do for christmas for the family with my limited funds is have a large photo made of the family picture we took last year. It’s a great picture that presents us as a loving...

If you feel like your “naughty” stock is higher than your “nice” this christmas, or you just want to do something good for some deserving children, consider “Child’s Play“, (information here). The two guys who write and maintain one of...