http://www.miscellaneous.net Concerned with diverse subjects or aspects. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had a cool moment of Zen yesterday.  I was at a local park playing in our weekly doubles league (-7 for those that care) and I sat down on a bench that perhaps I've sat on 200-300 times before over the years and I saw something I hadn't noticed ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/08/13/ana-ng/ Once again I'm hooked on the Olympics.  It was the same way for the Winter Games as well though I find more interest in the Winter sports.  HD certainly doesn't hurt, I mean how can you go wrong with High-def Badmitten? http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/08/13/olympics/ Greasy Spoon, Diner, Cafe, Caff.  All the same to me, a diner.  I've always been a big fan of the diner.  The food.. well I've never really had a bad meal at a diner.  You get what you pay for though.  Don't expect gormet, but do expect good and cheap.  ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/07/21/diner-food/ I dug a friends grave today. My oldest friend, my most loyal friend. I buried my dog today. First I had to end his life. They say it's the right thing to do, they say it's better to stop the suffering. They say the prognosis ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/06/08/digging-a-friends-grave/ The intrepid Captain Pickard sent me a link the Weezer video Pork and Beans which on top of being an excellent song is also an excellent video. However I immediatly felt slightly deficient in that I only recognized about 60% of the youtube references contained within. So I'm ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/05/23/my-internets-are-lacking/ Whenever I discuss configuration management with anyone that is new to the concept, and even some people that have been doing it for a while.  There's one concept that comes up that I have to argue with people about incessantly.  It's this concept of concatenation.  Basically what people want to ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/05/09/the-fallecy-of-concatenation/ After an unexpected and sudden trip (sans the boy) to Cafe Capistrano I've now gotten on a Sangria kick. Capistrano does not have their liquor license, but does have their beer and wine license. So they make margaritas and sangria with wine only. The last time I ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/04/27/the-south-of-spain/ My previous post about the 'Perfect Manhattan' probably misled a few people. I'm in general not a fan of dry vermouth, hence why I like 'The Haining'. I've always been in search of the perfect (note the lowercase 'P') Manhattan. Every time I'm out at a bar ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/04/25/in-search-of/ So tonight, adventures in vermouth continued with the 007 Vesper, which was ok and a 'Perfect Manhattan'. Sadly the only bourbon around the house is Elijah Craig which is a bit strong for a Manhattan, also I was out of maraschino cherry's so the garnish was missing. I've ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/04/23/adventures-in-vermouth/ At the recent nuptials of the Lovely Miss Molly and Sir John, I had the opportunity to rediscover one of my old favorites. Vodka Martini, sweet, with a twist. Since that weekend I've been craving them like mad. So today after a long and especially frustrating day ... http://www.miscellaneous.net/2008/04/21/the-haining/