Author Archives: Solonor

Since We’re Talking About Marvel Super Hero’s…

Posted on August 15, 2004 by Solonor

The fellow who runs this place made a statement, not that long ago, that SpiderMan 2 was The.Best.Comicbook.Movie.Ever. Or some such. I don’t know as I want to argue that point with him. (Actually, I don’t want to argue much … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 5 Comments

OK, Crisis Over. Back To What You Were Doing

Posted on August 14, 2004 by Solonor

I spoke with Solonor around 9PM tonite. They got their power back this afternoon, so things are going well for them. They won’t get their cable back until mid-week, so that means no internet. Which means y’all are stuck with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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All’s Well In The Land Of the Rasreth’s

Posted on August 14, 2004 by Solonor

I knew there was a reason that Solly didn’t change all the locks to the place! Hurricanes! See how all-powerful our Solonor is, foretelling of the need for someone to have access to “the blog” whilst he was in a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Charley looks worse on TV than in real life

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Solonor

To hear the TV news crews, we’re all under 40 feet of water and expecting more. But Charley’s weakening, and hopefully by the time it gets here in another couple of hours, it should be a little less of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ok, that’s matching my tastes a little too close…

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Solonor

I swear Yahoo Launchcast is spying on me. Every time I get on to IM, it starts playing music with a title that fits the conversation. Every. Time. Right now it’s playing “Goodbye Blue Sky” by Pink Floyd. Yikes. Continue reading →

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Charley is a big meanie… and getting bigger…

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Solonor

This is a test of the emergency blogging system. If this were an actual emergency, this message would be followed by screams of panic, high wind noises, rain, thunder and lightning and death.. – Kat The latest projection from the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Storm Preparations

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Solonor

Wanna know how Chez Norton prepares itself for a hurricane? Well, since we both had to work yesterday (and today I might add), neither one of us had much chance to get to the store. When the Mrs finally did … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Can’t sleep… hurricane will eat me

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Solonor

Did I forget to mention it’s Friday the 13th? Weather Underground Continue reading →

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God loves irony

Posted on August 12, 2004 by Solonor

“Sarasota County Hurricane/Flood Preparedness Expo originally scheduled for Saturday is postponed until Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Robarts Arena.” – Sarasota Herald Tribune: Closings: Sarasota County [ via Dragonleg (stay dry, my friend) ] Continue reading →

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George Bush is Sauron!

Posted on August 12, 2004 by Solonor

There’s a storm a-brewing. No, not Charley. I’ve accepted Michele’s invitation to become a contributor over at The Command Post. How could I resist? She wanted me to be their Tolkien-literal contributor! Cool, non? (I think she meant “Tolkien-literate” not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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