Author Archives: DAK

in�som�ni�a (n-smn-) n. Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

‹rant›why is “President” Bush such an idiot? He goes over to talk to Putin, puts on his war-monger hat, and starts hawking the ridiculous NMD idea. Having worked in aerospace (specifically on a portion of the NMD system) I know … Continue reading →

President Bush was stunned last month when told of the extent of the U.S. nuclear arsenal: I had no idea we had so many weapons…What do we need them for?” *sigh* Ah well, at least we’ve still got that Golden … Continue reading →

I almost made pizza tonight. Half-way through the dough, though, I realized that I didn’t have any mozzarella…or sauce…or mushrooms…or even broccoli, onions, pineapple, etc. I do have dough, though, should any of those other items make their way into … Continue reading →

via Caterina: Sometimes your friend stabs you in the back. There isn’t a lot you can do in these situations, except take the high road and remember that Dante put Brutus and Judas in the lowest circle of hell. No, … Continue reading →

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“But that’s fundamentally opposed to everything I’ve been taught!” – oft remembered outburst from a particularly stereotypical dork in one of my old Physics classes (thereby making me also a dork, by the way) Lara Croft (I’m so confident that … Continue reading →

“Just press on the hardware, or should I remove the power?” – foreign co-worker attempting to assist me in fixing his computer I’m sure you’ve all driven by a road-crew at one time or another, and marveled that someone gets … Continue reading →

So, I hesitate to do this, but, I’ve already gone through flaky friends, uninterested friends, busy friends, friends of friends, and acquaintances of friends of friends, all to no avail. Therefore, if someone is interested, I have two extra tickets … Continue reading →

On the way to work, I rode past a business called Intuitive Surgery. I don’t know what that is, but I definitely don’t like the sound of it. Patient: (rushing into emergency room) Doctor! Doctor! I was just hit by … Continue reading →