Synthstuff - music, photography and more...Occasional notes from a happily married Mt. Baker Geek and Cider maker...On the road again...- June 24, 2008 Settling into my motel room and getting ready for the 6:30AM wakeup call. Took a look at the auction site and it will be an interesting one. More as it happens&8230;...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/on_the_road_again.html I'm surrounded by idiots- June 23, 2008 Had 156 attempts at comment spam last evening. The majority of the spam came from these three IP addresses: 76.1.181.10166.128.186.25209.183.51.43 All in all, a total of 20 unique IP addresses. People, if you hammer your head against a wall for...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/im_surrounded_by_idiots.html No posting for today and most of tomorrow- June 23, 2008 Off to this auction: Whispering Winds It begins at 8:00AM so I will be staying overnight today and get there early. Looking for metal and seeing how the bidding goes on tools and stuff&8230; Back Tuesday late afternoon&8230;...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/no_posting_for_today_and_most_of_... The high cost of Diesel Fuel- June 23, 2008 Another excellent post from Kevin Baker at The Smallest Minority. This time, it is about the recent uptick of prices for diesel fuel: More Unintended ConsequencesOr were they really unintendedDo you own a turbo-diesel pickup truck Buy it on the...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/the_high_cost_of_diesel_fuel.html Just Damn...- June 23, 2008 R.I.P - George Carlin One of America&39;s comic geniuses. From Portland, Oregon&39;s KOIN George Carlin Has DiedET breaks the news that comedian George Carlin has died from heart failure. The man who made famous the &8220;seven words you can never...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/just_damn.html The Pacific Northwest According to Jeff Foxworthy- June 22, 2008 1. You know the state flower (Mildew)2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.3. Use the statement &8220;sun break&8221; and know what it means.4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.5 You know more...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/the_pacific_northwest_according_t... Great Quote Great Rant!- June 22, 2008 Kevin Baker, writing at The Smallest Minority has posted an excellent, long and thoughtful rant on the origins of the environmentalist movement. The rant visits and weaves together several intterrelated ideas and is impossible to excerpt &8212; go and read...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/great_quote_great_rant.html Living on a flood plain- June 22, 2008 I possess a somewhat morbid fascination with catastrophes and flooding certainly counts as one. A Force of Nature. An Act of God. I have been following the recent flooding in the Midwest. I also tracked floods in areas I used...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/living_on_a_flood_plain.html Some interesting numbers -- Congress and public approval- June 22, 2008 Out of this collection of links at Maggie&39;s Farm comes this real gem: Confidence in Congress: Lowest Ever for Any U.S. InstitutionJust 12% of Americans express confidence in CongressGallup&39;s annual update on confidence in institutions finds just 12% of Americans...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/some_interesting_numbers_congress... What I did today...- June 22, 2008 Today was a busy day. It was Grizzly Tools annual scratch and dent sale. The doors open at 8:00AM. I got there a little after 7:00AM and this was my position in line: Some people brought campers and spent the...http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/individual/2008/06/what_i_did_today.html |