JohnO's Random Musings

Glee hits you in the gut with their show stopper numbers.

to razzle

May your day have been filled with love and laughter.

...but still fun.

We attended programming and socialized.

Highly recommended.

Looking forward to next year's edition. Just hope can move so it's not opposite Loscon.

Watch the video on this page:

http://gizmodo.com/5411657/obamas-plan-to-help-next-generation-science-geeks

At the 1:50 mark is the following great quote:

"As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots in case they try anything."
— Barack Obama

Local Group:

Wadaiko Newark plays at the Newark Farmers Market at Newpark Mall in Newark, CA
Sunday, December 20th, 10am to 1pm
Small Sets of 2-3 songs, followed by Mini-Classes.

Come and enjoy the music and market, and learn a little Taiko yourself.



Touring Group from Japan

TAO plays at 3 locations in Norther California in February 2010.
Modesto, Friday, Feb 5
Marin, Saturday, Feb 6
Livermore, Tuesday, Feb 9

http://www.drum-tao.com/

We have tickets for the Livermore show.
As of tonight, there were tickets avail in all price ranges available.

Have NASA-TV on, listening to checklists galore, in preparation for the 11:28am PT launch.

Air Force, Army, Marines & Navy.

Members of my family have served in them all.

One cousin crossed the Libyan "line of death" in a nuclear cruiser.
Another was a front line chaplain's assistant in the 1st gulf war.
One uncle joined the navy at the tail end of the Korean war.
Another did 3 tours in Vietnam and never recovered from PTSD.
Yet another did 20 years in the Navy serving during both the Korean & Vietnam wars.
And yet another did his 2 year draft time between the two wars.

Me, I did 5 years in the Air Force during the "quiet" 80s.

We are quietly proud of our service, but we have none of the arrogant "I served so you should honor me" bullshit.

We are honest about our service. We may not tell you everything we did, but what you'll hear is the unvarnished truth.


So for everyone thanking veterans today, no thanks are needed. We did what needed doing.

To those who serve today and have served, I salute you.

to mortefina.

May your day have been filled with love and laughter and gothy roller skates!

I never expected changing a tire would be so difficult.

Thanks Toyota for the wimpy little jack.

But no rest for the wicked, off the to the tire place to get it replaced.

Alas, no LosCon for us this year.

$$$ for one car service this week and another $$$ for the other car next week, just zapped the travel budget.

So it's SorcererCon here we come.

http://sorcerercon.com/