Category Archives: Wouldya Lookit That!

A tapestry of rich and royal hue

Posted on December 5, 2003 by Solonor

Sgt. Grump found the neatest thing for a history geek. It’s called the Historic Tale Construction Kit. Using figures from the Bayeux Tapestry, you can create scenes to stir the imagination. Like this one: Click to enlarge Leave it to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Maybe A Herd Of Dollar Signs?

Posted on December 5, 2003 by Solonor

‘Trampled’ Wal-Mart Shopper Has History Of Injury Claims And people wonder why we’re all skeptics… [ via rowdigirl ] Continue reading →

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Nothing spells “hard rock” more than Ron Wood in a fuchsia outfit.

Posted on December 4, 2003 by Solonor

Twenty-Five albums that should NOT have been recorded Read it for the hilarious commentary, and be sure to follow the Gygax link on Number 19. Fortunately for my aural senses, I’ve not heard many of the tracks on these classic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dave Barry is sooo 2002…

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Solonor

Thanks to a little arm-twisting from a Stupid Evil Bastard, the power-that-be at Wizbang! (hi, Kevin!) have added your humble half-elf and his pickled paramour to the list of nominees as “Best Humor Blog” in their 2003 Weblog Awards. As … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Romani ite domum!

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Solonor

This evening, Mrs. Rasreth was asking me what I want for Christmas. I foolishly replied before I saw what they were auctioning off at Christie’s. For between 4 and 6 thousand dollars, I could have a Continue reading →

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He Doesn’t Look A Day Over 2

Posted on December 1, 2003 by Solonor

Everybody got their presents ready for the birthday party of PromoGuy.Net? It’s 3 years old, you know. Continue reading →

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Hellboy

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Solonor

I forgot to mention that there was a trailer for HELLBOY in front of “The Missing” last night. It looks pretty good. Hard to tell from that snippet, but at least the SFX look cool. [ Thanks for the reminder … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Faster Than A Laden One!

Posted on November 24, 2003 by Solonor

I’ve seen this all over the place (or at least all the geeky places I hang around), but I needed to post it, too, for posterity. Someone has undertaken the task of Continue reading →

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Put a wiggle in it

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Solonor

Our company has a digital photo contest each month. There’s the typical categories–animals, nature, people, humor. Grump pushed very hard to have them add a “Special Effects” category. This is mostly so he’ll have a chance to try out this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NaHaiWriDa

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Solonor

BusyMom hasn’t got time for NaNoWriMo… ‘cuz she’s busy, duh! So, instead, she’s declared it NaHaiWriDa: National Haiku Writing Day! I survived the storm Solar flares changed me not I always was thus Your turn. Continue reading →

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