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Comment on Why I Don’t Blog Much by Mayberry Magpie

Mayberry Magpie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:47 +0000

This is some serious shit!

Who knew you were so scientifically minded? I guess necessity truly is the mother of invention.

Comment on Pegged It by Mayberry Magpie

Mayberry Magpie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:50:42 +0000

Love Shipbuilding! I’m sorry to say I didn’t discover this particular song until I bought the High Fidelity soundtrack. But then sometimes, crass commercialism can lead to good things.

Comment on Why I Don’t Blog Much by Doug Fishback

Doug Fishback — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:37:58 +0000

You’re not kidding there. I don’t use much copper, but I do have a cooling coil that hooks up to my garden hose. I drop it into the hot kettle to cool down my wort so I don’t have to wait forever to pitch in the yeast. Because the tap water isn’t as cold as I’d like, I want to get another coil, which I would run in series and immerse in an ice bath to pre-chill the water coming from the hose. This other stuff is higher priority for now, but I’m sure once warmer weather returns I’ll be doing something along those lines. (The other option is to use a submersible pond pump and a big chest cooler to circulate ice water in a closed circuit, using the one coil I already have.) Thanks a lot for visiting and commenting!

Comment on Why I Don’t Blog Much by Festus

Festus — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:21:58 +0000

This rocks! I have been planning a still project, but shocked by the price of copper, it will have to wait for a short time.

Comment on Pegged It by Doug Fishback

Doug Fishback — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:48:00 +0000

Thanks for dropping by, MM. I hope your household is getting past the Christmakwanzakah stomach bug.

Two bookends that illustrate Elvis Costello’s talent and range are the ripping rocker “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” and the war-protest ballad “Shipbuilding,” which features the brilliant lyric “Diving for dear life / When we could be diving for pearls.”

Comment on Pegged It by Mayberry Magpie

Mayberry Magpie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:44:21 +0000

I’m especially impressed by any blogger who uses the terms prescience and poetic precision.

BTW, Elvis Costello is seriously underappreciated.

Comment on The New Math by Doug Fishback

Doug Fishback — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:29:21 +0000

I’m closing comments on this post because of continued trouble with spam.

Comment on PHP Is Mightier Than the Sword by Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:55:23 +0000

You can read about me and my kids, (and today, my breasts) at http://www.3kids2jobs1dog.com

Comment on The New Math by Doug Fishback

Doug Fishback — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:53:46 +0000

The linked article about Polk mentions that in 2004, she took out a 30-year $46,000 mortgage on her home. Does that change the way we see her? Surely she didn’t expect to live to age 116. Her lender at that time was Countrywide. Was it their fault?

On the topic of big, bad lenders and personal responsibility, here’s a YouTube video that has captured my attention. It’s well done, I can sympathize, and I like the anti-establishment sentiment, but I just can’t quite condone the message: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtIM_TEQxwA .

Comment on The New Math by krysta

krysta — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:50:02 +0000

i could do the sympathy math but it comes out very ageist and racist… middle eastern man + 45= no sympathy, he got into his own mess, should have known better… old woman+ deperate=so sad and tragic, must help her.

personally, i think both stories are very sad… losing your home is stressful no matter what age you are… and that you are willing to take your own life and/or your family’s because of this situation is terrible. maybe we should have sympathy for everyone because something about walking a mile in someone’s shoes comes to mind.