http://www.thetreaclemine.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:23:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en see if you can follow the genealogy in this classic from The Muppets Show, "I'm my own Grandpa" http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/10/12/and-now-for-something-completely-different/ The big item in the news these days is the Economy. Our economy, the US economy, the world economy. They're all interconnected and things are looking pretty bleak these days, as you are no doubt aware. Lately a lot of questions have been floating around; Bailout or not? Recession or not? ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/10/07/there-goes-everything/ Soizic and I were just watching a discussion on TV between members of the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Bloc parties (it's election season here in America-junior). The subject of the Champlain Bridge came up and it caught my attention. Apparently there have been numerous reports lately in regards to the ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/09/18/champlain-bridge/ I was dismayed to read that Microsoft appears to be putting the kaibosh on the Seinfeld-Gates ad campaign. Some people seem to think that these commercials fail to communicate anything, but I have to disagree. While it's true that there doesn't appear to be any crunch to the information being presented, I ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/09/18/it-is-gold/ We went for a bike-ride tonight with the neighbors. It was fun. And then the chain on my bicycle snapped completely in two. @%$#^!!!! I had to Flintstone's it back to our place. There. There's your damn update! ;) http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/09/16/101/ The last few weeks have been rather busy. We got our furniture delivered and finally feel like we are starting to settle into the house -- yes, nearly 3 months after moving in. After struggling with the pool (leaks, uncooperative weather), the stars aligned and we took a dip this past ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/08/27/quick-update/ Where to begin? After 3 weeks of waiting, some of our furniture has finally been delivered! Our living room set arrived last night around 10:00 PM, and the delivery guys still had 4 more drops to make! The dining room set should arrive on Sunday... My neighbor (and friend)'s shed caught ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/08/08/life-is-crazy-2-suburban-boogaloo/ So I haven't had much time to post lately. Life is crazy sometimes. Our new house is going well, though there is a list of stuff To-Do that is a mile long. From what other humans have told me, the list never gets shorter. It just keeps growing. This is ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/07/24/life-is-crazy/ Our campaign has started and the party has already participated in the slaughter of a hundred thousand civilians! Off to a good start, no? You can find more details about the campaign by clicking here and then clicking on "Campaign". In there you'll find some details on the characters as ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/07/08/dungeons-dragons-4e/ This desk would be perfect on the bridge of your time-travelling airship. Too bad it costs $21,000. Link. http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2008/06/18/clockwork-desk/