Homer Vs. Kidd

Notice how the hunter’s natural camouflage allows it to blend perfectly into it’s surroundings. It’s prey (upper left) doesn’t stand a chance..

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We had a massive amount of rain last night. This morning, I get this in my backyard:

From Lake Nate

From Lake Nate

From Lake Nate

I’m now the proud owner of an entire lake! It’s pretty big, but it’s not that close to my house, so it’s not a direct threat. But, it’s right near [...]

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I think I’m the last person on earth to know this, but you can actually play Zork Online, implemented in PHP.? Talk about memories!? Although *officially* my first computer was a Vic-20, and my first game was radar rat race, Zork was the first game that actually hooked me to the point where [...]

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Last night we decided to brave the cold and 2 feet of snow (it actually wasn’t that bad after 5pm) and head over to Olive Garden. I saw two really interesting events during our meal which made for some good dinner theatre. Oh…. the irony….
1) I saw a young mother with a [...]

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Last week I had my vacation, and one of my goals was to head to the casino and play Match Game.
There’s nothing particularly interesting about this game, it’s just another stupid time wasting slot machine based on the classic 70’s gameshow. I’m not sure why I like the original game show (or [...]

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I’ve been lazy the last few months, and hardly ever post anything. I offer no excuses. I apologize to the 4 people and 11 bots that read this site on a regular basis. Here’s some pics I never had a chance to post:

The tree at Rockefeller Center, about 1 month ago. [...]

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This is what I got for christmas this year.

It’s a cona coffee maker, and it’s the coolest thing ever. You put medium ground coffee in the top, water in the vessel below that, and denatured alcohol in the very bottom (methylated spirits, for you brits). You light the thing up, and when the [...]

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Last night we went to the Main Pub in Manchester to check out their comedy show. Big Dave was performing that night. In spite of that, we decided to go anyway.

Karen, enjoying herself. She wouldn’t let me heckle.

Dave, getting ready for his act.
Here’s a quick review of the 8 comics we saw [...]

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Walking the dog this morning, I saw this:

I ran over to their launch site, and saw this:

Another balloon, getting ready for takeoff.

When I got home, I found out that they flew right over our house. Didn’t get home in time to get pictures of the flyby.

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Tonite, I discovered how to make the perfect burger..

Rub into lean ground beef the following (the leaner the better):
Salt
Pepper
Worchestershireshire sauce
1 egg (relax, you won’t taste it, it just makes the meat stick together)
Cook on hottest possible grill setting for about 7-10 minutes.
Top with whatever (plum tomatoes, red lettuce and cilantro are good picks). Ketchup [...]

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