I bought some batteries, but they weren't included. -- Steven Wright
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Where The Wild Things Are [Chris Douglas]
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I just reread the book after seeing the movie. I think there are eight monsters in "Where the Wild Things Are", the book; but only seven in the movie. Or am I being too nitpicky? In this picture, the left-most and the right-most monster could be Ira, but they appear in this picture together!
Posted: Sunday, April 11, 2010 9:56 AM
Friday, April 09, 2010
Obama's Nuclear Policy [Chris Douglas]
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I liked it better when we had a President who couldn't PRONOUNCE it, but at least knew it was important to have...
Posted: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:16 AM
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Doing my part to free up parking spaces [Chris Douglas]
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During the recent Maryland snow storm, we had quite a few parking spaces where the snow plow drivers just pushed the ice & snow into a pile. To help reclaim the spaces, I drove over them every day, and my coworker Doug Miller caught me in the act.
Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:10 AM
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The REAL reason R2D2's memory wasn't erased [Chris Douglas]
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Star Wars finally makes sense!!! Here is the backstory on R2D2 and Chewbacca: http://www.morningstar.nildram.co.uk/A_New_Sith.html
Posted: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:53 AM
Monday, March 01, 2010
The cartoon to kill for [Chris Douglas]
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This cartoon got several people killed, and western newspapers line up to appease Islamic extremists and throw away the right of free speech:http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1296/Westergaard-I-Fear-This-Is-a-Setback-for-the-Freedom-of-Speech.aspx
Posted: Monday, March 01, 2010 3:27 AM
Monday, October 05, 2009
Part of the Queue [Chris Douglas]
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Winston Roundtree, who pens the amazing comic Subnormality!, has done it again with this week's comic, "Part of the Queue". I first discovered Subnormality! via a link from a blog to Winston's Nazi-Time-Traveler comic, then devoted an hour to reading the rest of the comics in the series. You may want to see the other comics I recommend, in the list of links to the right on this page (offer valid until I redraw the site and move the links to the left, or elsewhere).

If you read this blog late, the comic in question is always available here. There is a new comic every Monday, hopefully, and the main link to Subnormality! will show the most recent comic.

Click on "Leave a comment" to read the comments for that week.

I should mention that Winston Roundtree is likely a pen name (or the online equivalent - electron name?) for the author.
Posted: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:30 AM
Saturday, October 03, 2009
How to be an expert [Chris Douglas]
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I came across this picture while surfing the net; actually while deleting old bookmarks on my new desktop computer. I really like Windows 7, which I installed on my brand new laptop, so I am going to slick the desktop and install Windows 7 instead of Vista. Before I do that, I really needed to cleanup the backup of a backup of the documents folder of the backup from three computers ago - you know what I mean? Anyway, looking at one bookmarks made me do a search, and I found this image by accident; I think it really captures the essence of programming. Probably other career fields as well that require creativity as well.

And yes, I am definitely in the Kicking Ass threshold. If only I figured that out a few years back, I would where I am now, um, back then.
Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009 2:07 PM
Thursday, September 24, 2009
30 Creative Resumes for Designers [Chris Douglas]
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More surfendipity: Came across this collection of creative resumes actually submitted by designers. I would hope the person hiring would appreciate the creativity in stepping outside the black & white resume box. If not, I hope these designers kept looking for a better gig.


Found the link while reading http://www.thedailywtf.com, specifically this article about how not to submit a cover letter.
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:24 AM
Monday, September 21, 2009
New Mafia Wars page [Chris Douglas]
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I have added a new page to my site, related to my latest obsession, Mafia Wars on Facebook. From this page, you can paste a link from Facebook to see someone's Mafia Wars page, and vice versa. I think my fellow Mafia fans will find this useful.

Here is the link: http://www.douglasweb.com/mafia

You can also click "Mafia Wars" on the menu bar above.
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:58 PM
Monday, August 31, 2009
Scientists photograph pentacene molecule [Chris Douglas]
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This is the smaller "picture" ever taken - of a single molecule!
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:59 AM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ted Kennedy dead at 77 [Chris Douglas]
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No word yet on whether the esteemed Senator will run for another term...
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:37 AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Farm Town - The link that may have brought you here [Chris Douglas]
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Since my blog is in date order, scroll down if you just arrived. I have been documenting my Farm Town from Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/christopher.w.douglas. This is a screen shot of the Crown of Thorns that spell out my web address, since there is no easy way from Farm Town to visit a user's home page. I got bored with the regular plow & harvest and tried to express my creative site using the tools at hand to make Masonic emblems in my farm. This will be an ongoing effort.
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:01 PM
Farm Town - 3, 5 and 7 steps [Chris Douglas]
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Here are fences marking out three, five, and seven steps, of significance to any Mason. I put mostly livestock in the pens, I have not enough yet to sacrifice a hecatomb. I do need to point out the fields planted in the first three steps represent Corn, Wine (Grapes), and Oil (Sunflowers produce Sunflower Oil). Once all three are in bloom I will repost.
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 PM
Farm Town - The Plumb [Chris Douglas]
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Behold, a Plumb Line, made of Apple, Orange, and Pear Trees, with the scarecrow with a plumbline in his hand. Actually that are path pieces making the line.
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:54 PM
Farm Town - The Level [Chris Douglas]
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This is a level from Plum Trees. It needs more work.
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:53 PM
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