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So I ran across this web site a few days ago now, and I have to say I like it. In fact, I like it so much, I've added a link to it over there --------->

WARNING: it does contain expletives (sometimes, not all the time), so if you're sensitive about language, don't say I haven't warned you.

Apparently, it's run by a physicist who used to be a contract employee of NASA. He calls it a "webcomic", and I suppose that's as good a name as any, but it's not a "serial" webcomic. Meaning, there is no "central theme" or story arc (as far as I can tell), just a collection of various comics posted 3 days a week.

He deals with math, physics, science, what I shall call "geek romance" (meaning, romance from the perspective of "geeks", like mathematicians, physicists, engineers, etc., like me), and other stuff. There is also a store where you can purchase autographed copies of several of the comics, t-shirts, and other things. There is even a blag (yes, that's "blag", not "blog" - he thinks it a better term for "blog" and after seeing this definition, I think I may just agree) and fora (which is the proper plural of "forum" [seeing as how "forum" is Latin], though most say "forums").

I particularly like the fora - I looked at one of the math ones and someone asked "How do you go about proving (some math equation)?" I read several of the responses and laughed. Ever get a bunch of "techno-geeks" together and ask something like that? You'll probably get at least 10 different answers - and they will all be correct. 'Cuz as any "techno-geek" (like me) knows, there are at least 10 different ways of doing the same thing. And every single one of them will tell you that their solution is best and the others are "steaming piles of horse manure". And as long as you can sit back and watch the mayhem (and not be directly invested in the outcome), it's funny.

Or maybe that's just me. ;-)

Anyway, if you like physics, science in general, engineering, math, etc., you'll probably like this site, so go check it out. I was amazed at how many other web-items I ran across that reference this site one way or another.

And no, I'm not getting compensated in any way for this post (darn it).

Oh, and did I happen to mention the author has some sort of Velociraptor fixation? No? Well he does. This is just one example. Go explore the entire web site for others...

If you want to know more about it, go there and look under "About".

Blatherskite

So I wanted to follow up that last, short post with something longer. Trouble is, I can’t really think of anything to post. Oh sure, I suppose I could post about what I did last night, but that would end up being a shorter post that the last one (no, really...it would). Besides, who would want to read “watched TV”?

So here I am, struggling with yet another round of “writer’s block”. But I suppose if I work at it, I’ll have enough to at least look like a longer post, even though it’ll probably be just a long-winded way of saying absolutely nothing. Kind of like small-talk (which reminds me – have you ever seen the “Star Trek: Next Generation” episode where Data learns how to engage in small talk? Funny stuff....).

If I actually had anything exciting to post, I probably would, but alas, there is not much going on at the present.

On the plus side (?), I have once again surpassed my friend Hcatty in number of posts this month. I’m hoping that a few little “digs” here and there will cause her to post more often. But that never really seems to be the case. It works every now and then, though. So maybe this one will be that works. But to be fair, she’s probably given me just as many “digs” as I’ve given her.

And on that note, guess I’ll stop. Can’t really think of anything else to “not” say. Not as long as I had hoped, but it is something (or perhaps more correctly, “nothing”). Oh well. I’ll try and do better next time.

No promises though...

What Can Follow Disneyland?

How does one follow a Disneyland debriefing? I thought about doing some sort of elaborate “April Fools Day” posting, like Google does every year (which if you didn’t see this year’s edition, you missed another good one), but decided against it. Mostly because it’s too much work.

So, what did I decide on?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Which is why this post is so short.