May 2009 – Page 2 – Scribblings From The Public Restroom Stalls Of The Gods

Gadgetology

All my router friends

By Earl
May 2, 2009
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ZAP I mentioned a day or so ago that my wireless router was fried in one of this week’s copious lightning storms. I have a lot of stuff networked between machines, especially with regards to the Avid (though it’s not like that sucker’s even plugged in during this kind of weather!), so that’s kind of a big item. Fortunately, one of my friends on the Digital Press forums has got my back on this one and is sending me a router that had recently been made redundantin his network, for which I’m indescribably grateful. A big shout-out to “NoahsMyBro” for his beyond-merely-generous help on this one.

In the meantime, I’m sitting here watching a pretty active lightning display while typing this, so maybe I should get a clue or something.… Read more

...And Little E Makes 3 Funny Stuff Should We Talk About The Weather?

Evan: future weatherman

By Earl
May 1, 2009
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I’m telling you, he has this stuff down.

WX a la little E
Okay, I see something on the radar here…

WX a la little E
ROTATION! AAAAAAHHHHH!!! PANIC!… Read more

Serious Stuff

The cads who carted off my card – an update

By Earl
May 1, 2009
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A few days ago I mentioned that one of my debit cards had been compromised by parties unknown who had apparently gotten into Forbidden Planet International’s customer database. This was a frustrating and somewhat frightening experience; since that debit card was tied to my Paypal account, any money that came in for DVDs or eBay auctions would just evaporate as the thieves tried to spend whatever they could on the card. The good news is that there just wasn’t a lot of money there; they managed to rack up four fraudulent charges, and only two out of the four were major – and even then, they were amounts that a lot of people wouldn’t describe as major. But hey, when that’s your source of income…it’s kinda major. … Read more

...And Little E Makes 3 Critters

I look forward to your report, Mr. Broccoli

By Earl
May 1, 2009
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Who has a kid who loves green veggies? I do!

YUM in progress

Yes, Evan likes broccoli. He didn’t at first, but then his mom put some into a stir fry that she made, and then he loved it. He also called them “TREES!”, something which he would happily exclaim before devouring another one. In only a couple of cases, he disliked the stalk for some reason and refused to eat it, but he’d sure go after the green leafy stuff at the top of the “trees”.

Who has an extremely relaxed cat?

ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz in progress

That would be us too.… Read more

I'm just your typical compulsively-writing, sci-fi-and-science-obsessed, classic-video-game-playing, action-figure-collecting dad.

That's me in red with the smooth round head.

I edit Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast and its sister shows Mission Log: Prodigy and Mission Log: The Orville for Roddenberry Podcasts. I was a frequent writer, editor, and voice on the daily Sci-Fi 5 podcast for Roddenberry, and I created and currently co-host Mission Log: Gene-ology. I handle video production on Mission Log Live, Mission Log: Prodigy and Mission Log: The Orville. I'm the technical director for the TrekTalks online telethon event benefiting Hollywood Food Coalition.

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