http://www.pugsplace.net Never gonna give you up... Mon, 12 May 2008 06:23:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's amazing how much goes on and how little there is to say about it. The cake is a lie. http://www.pugsplace.net/2008/05/11/nothin-to-say/ The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. I just haven't had much about which I want to post. Today two things happened: I landed at Casa Grande airport for the first time and I had to turn on my car's air conditioner for the first time in 2008. Casa Grande is ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2008/03/21/turning-seasons/ So after repeated snubs by the media, I'm happy to see Ron Paul beating McCain for 2nd place in the Nevada GOP caucus today. As of now he's holding 2nd by a few hundred votes, but not all precincts are reporting yet, so this may change. At any rate, he's ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2008/01/19/how-is-the-media-going-to-spin-this-one-dr-paul-in-nevada/ I took about two hours this morning and got back into flying -- I hadn't flown since the second week of December. I felt the need to not only taste some sky but to also practice some of the basics again: stalls, slow flight, specialty landings and so forth. So ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2008/01/19/comraderie/ Among the things I'm thinking of doing sometime is incorporating: creating a business entity to do software development consulting. Obviously I'll need a name for this corporation, one which has an available domain name. I'm thinking I'll just have to break out my Latin dictionary and see what I come ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/12/08/the-name-game/ I donated some money to Ron Paul on November 5th, as I said I would. Tonight I did it again. This time, however, I got a screenshot of my name appearing on the donation ticker. Why now? Well, November 30th also has some loose association with a movement to educate ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/11/29/a-little-closer-to-12-million/ This week I moved to Tempe, AZ. I'm now entirely "moved in" and quite cozy. This was largely due to the cats. As I blogged previously, I haven't enjoyed living with 3 cats, two of which regularly fight. Now I don't have to; I have my own little space, complete with ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/11/11/new-place/ Saturday night we had a pumpkin-carving party. Barry, Jo, John and Amy G and we three all carved various masterpieces. In the above picture, left-to-right the pumpkins are: Quasimodo, by Chris Happy Pumpkin, by Amy The Great Evil, by Barry Tux, by me Canada, by Joanne Happy Cat, by Amy G. Monster, by John G. (Lots more ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/10/28/pumpkins/ I've been meaning to donate to Ron Paul's presidential campaign and haven't gotten around to it. Lo and behold I find that a fair number of people have decided to donate on November 5th. Of course the day one donates doesn't make much difference in the Ron Paul campaign, but ... http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/10/26/guy-fawkes-night/ Give us an R! Arrr! Give us an R! Arrrrr! Give us another R! Arrrrrrr! What does that spell? ARRRRRRRRRR! Enjoy the day, mateys! http://www.pugsplace.net/2007/09/19/international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/