Bloodkillerdeathman personified. Happy Halloween!

Presenting the lovely anne boleyn

Wait, wasn't she beheaded?

Tis the season for Socialism

We're in Salem, home of witch trials and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
I feel like there may be more than just candy for the trick-or-treating tonight.

I got a gift of 4 (!) dozen roses today from Jym. They are so lovely and have caused quite the scuttlebut in the office. And yes. I am using a recycling bin as a vase. Klassee.

The Stranger does it again

BKDM gave a shout out to The Slog some time ago and I have to say that Dan Savage et al have done it again with this post.
This photo just made me laugh out loud.
When you get a chance, pop on over to The Slog and have a look around. You won't be sorry.

Hail to the bus driver indeed

It's 7:00 on a Monday morning and there is a school bus waiting outside Kappy's. It defies the imagination as to why.

An autumn stroll on revere beach

Alice Deejay - Do You Think You're Better Off Alone?

I don't, but a beautiful song with beautiful imagery is hard to resist.

Head of the charles

The Head of the Charles is a crew and rowing competition held yearly on the Charles river that separates Boston from Cambridge. People come from all over the world to compete and many wait on the list to compete for years and years. Hundreds of thousands come out to watch, and we were just two of them!

For rita jean

Yay Democracy!

Maker's celebrates the election. The wax is red, white and blue and there's a donkey on one side and an elephant on the other. We're drinking with the donkey right now. Ain't America grand?

Yes. Those are pointsettias in the window of the Walgreens. WTF? It's not even Halloween yet.

I love The Slog, I love The Stranger

Seattle's best newspaper blog, located at http://slog.thestranger.com/, gave us this option for voting in regards to tonight's activities of the ever-present "Joe the Plumber." We picked the winning option, by the way.

It's too effing much

Via The Slog, this sign from West Plains, Missouri.
I'm at a loss for words and truly embarrassed for our country right now.

John Adams. He is moving up to #2 of my favorite Presidents, behind my man Thomas Jefferson.

You only get one...

sister, I mean. And by "you" I mean "me". Happy B-day sis - thanks for putting up with and helping out your little brother over the years!

I'm not sure Thoreau would approve.

The New England Autumn experience just continues.

the iTouch

What cool technology Apple has invented, but if all I use it for is to stay up drinking and watching Maroon 5 videos from youtube then it is only making me dumber.

Mom with Boston in the background. Thank the heavens it's a warm day.

Boston Harbor cruise with Doris. Buffet lunch and cash bar. I imagine I'll need a nap soon.

Summer Shack treats

We're having dinner at the Summer Shack with Doris. Here you can see an orgy of lobsters in a giant tank. One of these little devils will be in my belly soon.

Too much queso?

Something seems to be amiss at my local Qdoba.

Double el dub

Lucinda williams = lw. Coincidence ? I think not!

Jim as a hard-working member of the Order of the Masonic Beavers.

We're going to a show!

Debunking the five myths about John McCain

I really heartily encourage you to watch this video debunking, with facts, the five main myths about John McCain.
The myths, as we've all heard ad nauseum, are:
5. He is a Washington outsider
4. He was a "Top Gun" pilot
3. He was the central hero in his POW camp
2. He is a straight-talking reformer
2. He is always puts "Country First"

If you want even more detail, read this month's Rolling Stone cover article, "Make Believe Maverick."
I'm glad to see Rolling Stone getting back into the throes of political reporting. This article is no Hunter S. Thompson masterpiece, but it is a good, solid piece of investigative reporting that takes a little of that faux shine off the concocted biography of John McCain.

04:10am - The Technology Hour, Late Edition

It's been awhile since a technology hour post. There are three topics I want to hit, so let's get started.

First of all, head on over to http://presidentialpolygraph.com/ to get your own, personal USB lie detector test. That's right, no training required, 70% accuracy claimed on the website, and comes with

• Pulse Oximeter Finger Clip
• Skin Galvanization Finger Wraps
• Breathing Apparatus
• USB Cable
• Electronics box
• CD-ROM
• Creepy software that emulates a presidential candidate

What is the price of truth? $50.00 plus tax.






Next up - and this is truly amazing - is the ASUS splashtop linux now built-in to notebooks. If you don't understand most of those words, don't worry. ASUS makes motherboards, and now they are building a special version of linux, known as Splashtop, right into the motherboard. The result? No installation required, and it boots in a few seconds. Also, the operating system runs in RAM, which means it is *incredibly* fast. Also, this yields extended battery life for the mobile platform. Applications are limited to web browser, music player, photo manager, Skype, and Chat; but then, you can always install a traditional operating system and boot it when you need it. Santa will be bringing one of these to our house. Read more at http://www.splashtop.com/


Finally, before I sign off, I wanted to mention a cool unconference that I will be attending in November in Palo Alto CA. If you're not familiar with the term, an unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered around a theme or purpose. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored presentations. This particular unconference is Convergence08 and the topics range from Synthetic Biology to Artificial Intelligence. Special brain food will be served for lunch.

I think all know who the wrong candidate is here

I join facebook and look what happens?!