• The Road Goes Ever On: 3 Weeks in Britain

    Oops, the UPS

    For some reason the UPS (uninterruptible power source? universal power sucker? The whatsit that sits on the floor) has been making a lot of funny noises lately – just now it started clacking and beeping almost constantly. Actually, we have two (one of them I think may be connected to the TiVo… heh heh) and they’ve both been acting beepish and clackish. I don’t know if it’s worth waking Da Hub up over (he’s already asleep). If he becomes partly conscious when I go up, I’ll tell him. It’s never a good thing to wake a technically-minded husband out of…

  • Good and Joyful Things

    Congratulations, Newlyweds!

    I always cry at weddings, but this one makes me especially blubby and happy: Who could look at them and say that’s not true love??? 51 years?? I was a little verklemmt (spelling??) when I read the original news story just now (via the Salty Vicar’s site), but got seriously teary when I realized that someone farther up the line had saved the image as “true-love.” Aww! I really, really, really “heart” San Francisco. I feel like sending flowers to the workers at City Hall. But I bet others already have. As of a few minutes ago, the weddings continue…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    The Les Nessman of the SGC

    Sparky : The Sgt Siler Fanlisting Heh – after the Stargate episode “Heroes part 1” our intrepid Sgt Siler just might have himself a new nickname: either “Smoky the Sargeant” or “Little Guy.” Interesting fact: actor Dan Shea is also stunt coordinator for SG-1 – this makes perfect sense given the large number of on-camera stunts he’s done for the show. Must check out “thefanlistings.org” later, too.