Category: Geek

I think this is pretty nifty, and it’s why I’m glad to use a Creative Commons license on my photos at Flickr. An article about Bengal-proofing your Christmas tree. The photo of the two bengals are my two former kitties. I miss them so much.  An article in a Forensic blog about sexually-violent predators in [...]

Willamette Basin Teacup Diagram This answers my questions: I guess we’re nowhere NEAR having a flood right now. Fascinating graphic (to me at least). (tags: weather local portland oregon)

And now for something completely different. One day a few years ago, a co-worker came into work with a sort of platter thing covered in Furbies.  This was no mean feat as Furbies are hard to get one’s hands on, at least at the time. And he must have had eight or nine. Strapped on [...]

whatikilledtoday A veterinarian’s euthanasia blog. Thought-provoking. (tags: animals kindness death introspection)

M & H Type Starter Set Letterpress Font Specials (tags: letterpress type supplies) LibraryThing: Powell’s books! OK, those of you who still haven’t seen the glowing, pulsing light of LibraryThing (and like reading). Here’s yet another compelling reason to join up. (tags: books reading news) Shipment of FAIL (tags: funny)

Environmentalists sue to protect rare giant Palouse earthworm – Breaking News Updates from Portland and Oregon – The Oregonian – OregonLive.com (tags: peculiar northwest news) FOX 12 WeatherBlog This is the way weather should be talked about. Nice. (tags: weather pdx)

Y.P.R.: My Attempts at Genre Fiction Occasionally Suffer from a Cavalier Approach to Research (tags: funny)

Armin van Buuren: Radio (tags: asot trance music)

energy effifficiency-lighting-light bulbs – New York Times I’m NOT ALONE!! HAPPY DAYS! Other people have my death-hatred of fluorescent lights, too! (tags: fluorescent lights green environment)

They’re Playing My Song. Time to Work Out. – New York Times This is interesting to me because I spend a lot of time considering workout music. In fact, I cannot really work out without music. (tags: exercise)