6000-year-old dinos, torics, & packaging

Darwin-Free Fun for Creationists
"My kids kept recognizing flaws in the presentation," said Mrs. Passmore, of Jackson, Ala. "You know — the whole `millions of years ago dinosaurs ruled the earth' thing."

It occurred to me, while lying in my bed and noticing less-than-clear vision, that asymmetrically-weighted contacts only necessarily hold their proper orientation when your eyes are pointed more or less forward, not skyward. :)

Finally got around to getting boxes and bubble wrap to mail motorcycle parts to the guy in AZ--to which I added lots of crumpled newspaper and empty plastic bags--which I'll weigh today if the self-serve lobby of the PO is open on Sundays.

Upcoming photos: sleeping sprawled puppy, sleeping sprawled lizard, and a nice custom chopper.

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Is it just me, or does anyone else have a problem thinking of the pronunciation of the word "womyn" as anything other than a rhyme with "bombin'"? (And think that replacing "women" with "womyn," "history" with "herstory," and the like kind of petty in the grand scheme of women's rights?)

PO, Apple, storms

Good: The local Post Office's lobby is open 24/7. It has a postal scale.
Bad: The scale's range is 0-4 lbs and I need to weight 10-15lb packages.

Good: I rode my motorcycle up to Tysons Corner to visit the Apple Store to exchange my unopened USB [printer] cable without calling ahead the feasibility of this venture.
Good: They made an even exchange with no difficulty.
Good: I also compared the two Airport Extreme Base Stations (with and without modem/antenna port) and decided I need neither the modem nor the extra range from an external antenna, meaning I can get the cheaper model later. I also got to talk to one guy about bikes and another about wireless hotspots.

Good: I made it home ahead of the forecast storms.
Bad: It's suppose to storm tonight and tomorrow. Bleah!

Birthday catchup, plus a bit in advance

Happy birthdays! to:

April
5: ctmzeus (25)
9: dotgirl
13: zipudding
16: antikate (24)
25: apotimber (30)
28: jadine
30: emollifyx24 (19)

May
2: pedrozangl (22)
3: nighthawk (25), buddhabuck (33)
4: whatthefuck
6: towerboy (23)

Assorted (sordid?) entertainment

Watched the first half of 10.5 on NBC tonight.. not feasible or scientifically accurate, sure, and the acting is iffy, but it's entertaining nonetheless, and I intend to watch or tape the rest Monday night. :) (Tuesday night, 2nd-to-last episode of Frasier; Thursday night, 2-hour last episode (!) of Friends.)

Monday or Tuesday, hanging out with Shaye before she skips back off across the pond! :)

I think we've induced a neurosis in these dogs regarding the laser pointer.. they'll keep looking around for it for at least half an hour after it's been turned off!