Solonor's Ink Well
April 15, 2008
Hey, is this thing on? Redux
Well, if you were around for our first stab at it last night, I am dreadfully sorry. Holy crap on...April 14, 2008
Hey, is this thing on?
I haven't performed in front of a bunch of drunks in years (and even then, never solo). And now my...March 27, 2008
Geek Tragedy
Last night we went to see Spamalot. It was our surprise Christmas present for the kids (which really came from...March 10, 2008
Demented and sad, but social.
Gone but not forgotten, Gary Gygax is given credit for inventing our universe in the New York Times by Adam...March 05, 2008
That nerve-wracking trip to the dentist? Um, not so much.
See, Doctor Pain actually turned out to be Doctor Why-Rip-Out-Teeth-When-They're-Not-Hurting? Yes, he'd like me to get a root canal on...March 04, 2008
Don’t worry – he’s just playtesting the Astral Plane for the next edition.*
"E. Gary Gygax!" is a favored faux expletive around here. I guess I'll have to watch it now, since he's...February 21, 2008
Of Teefs and Chefs
So, the actual digging out of the infected tooth with a rusty spoon won't happen until March 5 (soonest they...February 18, 2008
Let me ask you something! Does this scare you? Would you like if I took this and headed right for your damn incisors?
So, my plan to bankrupt American dentistry by not using their services has finally come to an end after 41...February 12, 2008
Tips for coping with the next Blackberry outage
What do ya mean you didn't even notice that there was a Blackberry outage? Anyway, for those of you with...February 11, 2008
Kitty Saga, Part 2
Good news on the kitty front. There are plenty of places willing to take him (including one in North Carolina...February 08, 2008
Kitty Saga
There has been a stray cat hanging around our house for a bit, and despite not wanting to adopt another...January 19, 2008
Wrote blog post. Check.
I think that one of the reasons I don't get things done is that I focus too much on the...January 17, 2008
Time flies like a banana
It doesn't seem like a week has passed since we went looking for a car for Pepperkat on a whim....January 11, 2008
Vroom! Vroom!
Another rite of passage. Pepperkat has enough money for a down payment (and makes enough working) to afford a decent...January 09, 2008
And finally, monsieur, a wafer Thin Mint...
It's the oddest things that creep up on you and make you feel old. This is the first time since...January 06, 2008
Resolutions 1 - Solonor 0
Well, I missed the first Saturday of my 52 weeks of songs. Nice way to start things off, eh? At...January 03, 2008
Can't blog. Burned PC for heat.
OK, OK, so today for the first time ever I didn't snicker derisively at the weather dude when he started...January 02, 2008
2008? Weren't we just down in our bunkers waiting for the world to end when it hit 2000?
I'm not going to be so high-and-mighty as to say that I don't make New Year's resolutions. It's just natural....December 25, 2007
Conspicuous Consumption
Still in the midst of Christmas cheer, but pretty much everyone else has passed out. Mrs. R has been baking...November 30, 2007
Everybody say "yeah!"
Pepperkat is jumping around the room yelling "I'm not a faaaaailurrre!" Which only means one thing: She got accepted to...November 22, 2007
Get offa my lawn!
As of today, I no longer have "kids" in my house. Whiny the Elder turned 21 on November 10. And,...November 09, 2007
I didn't mean to blog and run...
...but I've been in Atlanta all week at a huge-mongous convention, which requires mucho standing around and smiling followed by...November 05, 2007
Who loves orange soda?
First, we watched two episodes of Kenan and Kel, and now Pepperkat's in there watching Goosebumps. It's like we hit...October 06, 2007
Mommy, my smiley muscles hurt!
Geez, talk about a manic depressive kinda night. One minute, I'm surounded by a zombie mutant army of old peple;...October 03, 2007
Philly Fanatics and other stuff
I'm going on a business trip to the City of Brotherly Love starting tomorrow and staying through the weekend. What...September 30, 2007
Another weekend, another theme park
Ah, but I pity you little people. You don't have magnificent resources, as I, to go flitting from theme park...September 24, 2007
But it's a good kinda tired...
Ah, what a weekend. We went on our first family trip since 2004. It was short--just 3 days--and we didn't...August 31, 2007
Perhaps I'll just stay in Kansas forever...
Who's bright idea was it to put Labor Day weekend at the end of my business trip? You wouldn't think...August 30, 2007
Seriously. What the hell were those bugs??
Hey, Toto, guess what? I'm not not in Kansas anymore! Ya know, I'll bet Kansanians never get tired of hearing...August 08, 2007
Wednesday already??
Apparently, I exacerbated my hay fever or summer cold or whatever the hell on Saturday, because by Sunday morning, I...July 24, 2007
Gotta get a family hearing test...
I've never seen either of the Bourne movies before, so we're going to watch them before the next one comes...July 20, 2007
It feels like a holiday
I got back from my road trip and decided to take today off, since I'm going to be in a...July 15, 2007
Gottahava Wawa
I'm off to Philadelphia for the week. Actually, I doubt I'll actually venture into the city this time...especially since the...July 12, 2007
Snow Day!
Tuesday night, all four of us went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Yes, we attended...July 03, 2007
Eight Facts Out
Since I was tagged by Dave, by the laws of the mystic order of blogdom I am compelled to share...July 02, 2007
Of cabbages and kings...
It's been a packed few days since the Epic Meeting. In the time since last Wednesday, I spent a really...June 21, 2007
Squeeeeeeee
Just got a call from the globetrotting youngster. She has landed in DC and looks to be on time for...June 14, 2007
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
So, yesterday, I had a business meeting scheduled in Nashville. It was to be a "fly up and fly back"...June 08, 2007
London Calling
Got a phone call from "The Daughter" this morning at 6:30. Her Girl Scout troop has arrived in the UK...June 02, 2007
Barry me not
I know it's like complaining that there's going to be snow in Maine (well duh), but how bad is it...May 24, 2007
Psychotherapy
Is anything more better than riding to work with your daughter on a sunny morning blasting Ramones tunes? No, there...May 10, 2007
Blogging! What a concept!
When last we left our hero, he was returning home from a bidness trip. Exhausted, he lay down to sleep...May 02, 2007
Two blokes and a f*ck load of cutlery!
Sitting in the Nashville airport. Totally exhausted. It was a full (did I mention exhausting?) week of meetings and seminars...April 28, 2007
If I never see purple again, it will be too soon.
You haven't lived until you've turned up at your hotel and found it overrun with 5,000 ladies in red hats....April 27, 2007
A-travelin'
I'm off to Fort Nashborough on the banks of the Cumberland River. Ta!...April 15, 2007
Speaking of Ho's...
No more tiny bubbles. Still, we have this: [ via April Winchell ]...April 14, 2007
Thanks again, Mr. Vonnegut
But I am now 82. Thanks a lot, you dirty rats. The last thing I ever wanted was to be...April 12, 2007
So it goes...
The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He...March 17, 2007
Strain in da membrane
Well, I actually went to the doctor's yesterday (I know...twice in just over a month!), and it turns out I...March 15, 2007
This is getting old...
I pulled (or more likely just strained) a muscle in my ribcage. Coughing. I was having an attack at my...March 08, 2007
Cough. Hack. Spew.
Sorry for the paucity of posts, but I'm still coughing my guts out (it's actually better, really, but it's annoying...February 26, 2007
Spew
Not to be too graphic, but I'll be glad when the highlight of my day is not celebrating the final...February 21, 2007
Solonor breaks down and visits doctor! Earth tilts on axis! Film at 11!
(My alternate title was "Kiss me! I'm contagious!") Yes, I finally got sick and tired of being sick and tired...February 03, 2007
The wind began to switch...the house to pitch...
I got calls from all over the place yesterday wondering if we were flattened from the tornadoes. We're fine. Woke...January 26, 2007
Hola
I'm still alive and freezing in Texas (though it has warmed considerably as the week has progressd). Other than traveling,...December 28, 2006
2006: Like 2005 only higher.
I started copy-catting my friend Scott and his look back at 2006 via the first sentence of each month's post....December 27, 2006
He was delicious.
I know. I know. Everyone's seen it. I just couldn't resist. Click to play....December 13, 2006
Wait. Where are you going? I was going to make Espresso.
R.I.P., Peter Boyle...December 11, 2006
Geeks around the world are wearing black today
One of the bloggers that I wanted to meet some day has unexpectedly died. Sarcasmo (aka, Star Foster) passed away...December 01, 2006
When life hands you lemons...
...(or a broken guitar), make fiscally irresponsible lemonade!! Let's just say this is going to be a very guilty happy...November 24, 2006
My inner Pete Townshend comes crashing through!
I know it's 7 years bad luck when you break a mirror. So, how much is it for breaking your...November 20, 2006
Wiiiiiiiiiiiii!
My son earned some serious brownie points (aka, "blackmail opportunities") with his sister when he grabbed a spot in the...November 13, 2006
The Golden Rule is a little tarnished these days
I typically find that most of the best examples of Christ's message don't think of themselves as good Christians. And...November 10, 2006
Another entry in the "I must be getting old" file
My son, Whiny the Elder, turned 20 today. click to enlarge...October 13, 2006
Ah, precious humidity. How I missed thee!
Hello lumpkins. Didya miss me? Apparently not, considering the tidal wave of concern for my whereabouts that didn't flood my...October 04, 2006
Without TV, it is hard to know when one day ends and another begins.
Moving back to a more serious matter, let's talk about addiction. Having watched more episodic television in the past two...October 02, 2006
Help me! The addiction returns!
When I was a kid, I lived in front of the TV. Nightly TV was a ritual not to be...September 26, 2006
Dropping like flies!
Four years ago I went looking around these here internets for links to Maine TV personality, Eddie Driscoll. He died...Speaking ill of the dead
I never knew about John M. Ford until he died. I probably read his work in a Steve Jackson game...September 14, 2006
Since we started this "civilization" thing in ancient Egypt, it's always been about the cats...
To me, there's just something that seems inherently right in this progression of events: 1. Goverment decides to create a...September 13, 2006
"It's the most wonderful time of the year..."
Mrs. Rasreth signed a blood oath to wear an Halloween costume to work this year. So, last night she was...August 29, 2006
When in doubt...order pizza!
We decided to get pizza tonight, since it won't be delivered tomorrow, and what we had planned on eating would...Hola, Ernesto. Como esta, butthead?
Thar's a tropical storm a-comin'! Git outta the way! Whatever. I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm tired...July 24, 2006
Lost Weekend
Well, the internet pipes were unclogged when I got home Friday, but I didn't feel much like using them. I...July 21, 2006
Stupid clogged tubes...
Woke up this mornin' (duh-naaa-na-na) Tried to turn on TV (duh-naaa-na-na) Got no reception (duh-naaa-na-na) Thought it must have been...July 19, 2006
Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.
Yesterday, my baby girl went and got herself a job working at a movie theater. I don't think she's touched...July 18, 2006
Isn't today Saturday? Why not?
Back from a long, boring weekend in Knoxville (not the city's fault...I was at a client site helping them go...July 04, 2006
Have a Happy 4th!
Computer goodness has taken a back seat to real non-computer goodness these past few days. For one thing, I was...June 30, 2006
I don't feel a day over 44
Happy birthday to me I'm not 43 I act like a monkey... So buy my CD!!!!!!!! Hey, a little multi-tasking...June 28, 2006
Remind me to buy a Lotto ticket
About a year ago, the gas gauge on my 13-year-old car decided that it was tired of telling me how...June 27, 2006
Send your virtual hugs
If you have a spare moment, please send a prayer to Joz. Her father collapsed this weekend with a severe...June 22, 2006
Score!
Just got home from sunny Vermont, and it was beautiful. Not only that, but the client I went to visit...June 20, 2006
Off to the land of Ben and Jerry
Sadly, I don't get there until late tonight, will be getting up wicked early for an all day meeting, and...June 16, 2006
In a hole in the ground there lived a...gopher tortoise??
We have company. There's a big, fat hole in our front yard indicating the presence of a gopher tortoise (plus,...June 12, 2006
No more monkey business
The slide show I made from Pepperkat's VBS pictures was a hit at church Sunday. Well, that was fun. Now,...June 09, 2006
Welcome aboard, mateys!
This is what I've been doing all week. That's Harold the Monkey. He steers the ship. We also have Rainbow...June 06, 2006
Hot fun in the summertime
Ever since I got back from my 2 weeks in Boston and Nashville, it's been non-stop un-blogging. I'd like to...May 17, 2006
Mmmm...
It is not often (ever?) that I get a chance to spend an evening having dinner with friends, followed by...May 13, 2006
Lots O' Stuff
For those of you sitting around in your jammies this Saturday morning, here's a nice long post to read while...May 08, 2006
Look! A new post!
No, I'm not going to start in on what a bad blogger I am for not updating my blog religiously....April 23, 2006
Dallas days and Fort Worth nights
It was more like Fort Worth days and Fort Worth nights, but whatever. I'm back from my little excursion to...April 19, 2006
Texass bound
Well, I'm off to the Lone Star State until Sunday. While I'm gone, keep the fort secured from attack. Don't...April 11, 2006
Happy Congalese Independence Day!
We're all over the board in this edition of the Ink Well, kids. So, strap in and enjoy (or at...April 09, 2006
Fahbulous Forties
Last night's concert by the OGC was wonderful. They did it like a 1940's radio show in-progress, and we were...April 08, 2006
It's culture weekend here at Chez Rasreth
Last night we spent a lovely evening in the company of the lovely (yet still blissfully bitter) Bitter Kat at...April 07, 2006
Hey! Look! I have a new CD!
OK, I just had another person say, "You have a new CD??? Whoa! That's too cool. I didn't know." Um,...March 30, 2006
I'm a rock star. And I have the ego to prove it.
So, um, here's where your friendly neighborhood rock star gets hisself a lesson in humility... Tuesday night, I was snug...March 28, 2006
Pay Day!
Sitting here in a Holiday Inn in southeast Georgia... no, that's not the first line of a country song, that's...March 26, 2006
R.I.P., Buck Owens
Crappity. Buck Owens died yesterday. He was one of the mainstays of my father's repertoire (Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, George...March 22, 2006
Bananas gone. Gone bananas.
Our Australian friends, Xade and Jo are in crisis. The nightmare scenario for monkeys the world over has occurred. Cyclone...March 20, 2006
I've waited this long... what's another week?
E-mail from CDBABY just arrived: We just got copies of LESTER NORTON: Like Sailors Do in the mail today. We...March 18, 2006
We have liftoff!
I just got back from the Post Office where I shipped off copies of the cd to CDBaby, the Copyright...March 17, 2006
Threatdown continues
Where have I been? That's the question on the lips of every one of my throng of fans. (Well, it...March 10, 2006
Did I mention I love the word 'penultimate'?
I know you're tired of hearing that the cd is almost done, but that's all I got. I finished the...March 05, 2006
Rip Van Rasreth
So, um, yeah... here's a little tip for all you folks who don't take drugs very often. When you're suffering...February 26, 2006
Life is frageeelay
Hot on the heels of the passage of Don Knotts comes news that Darren McGavin has died. McGavin's Kolchak scared...February 21, 2006
Home, home, no more to roam
Huzzah! In celebration of sitting at my own desk, using my own computer, for the first time in many days,...February 18, 2006
The blustery day
What a long, boring day. It snowed last night on top of the ice, leaving things a wonderful mess. The...February 17, 2006
Come skate with me...
Holy crap. I just got to the hotel in OKC. The plane was almost an hour late getting in to...Gah. It's been a week???
I suppose I should write something in this space, if I'm not gonna rent it out. It's funny how I've...February 10, 2006
Fly away, fly away home...
Airport wireless is the bestest invention since the self-flushing toilet. Sitting in the Pittsburgh airport, waiting for the flying bus...February 07, 2006
I love the Steelers
As it turns out, I have fabulous access to the internets here in Pittsbrrrrrrrrgh. Not only that, but I have...February 04, 2006
On the road agin
Well, I'm about to embark on a couple of weeks of road trippin'. First stop is Pittsburgh for a week....January 31, 2006
I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it.
In preparation for the arrival of the 9th Doctor in March, I was discussing Doctor Who with Whiny the Elder....January 29, 2006
Geek household tips
We had a problem recently with an animal of some sort knocking over our trash cans and spreading garbage all...
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