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Especially considering the space program’s recent milestone, it seems almost too unlikely that something like the events of today could occur. Unfortunately, it’s all too true. I saw Columbia when I lived in Texas. It came through the Air Force … Continue reading →

Conversa-bot Every now and again I waste my time chatting with a bot. Here’s the latest: Lion-O says: yo yo yoSmarterChild says: Hi again, d_kleeman! Let’s talk!Lion-O says: totally! What’s up?SmarterChild says: The usual. What’s up with you?Lion-O says: I … Continue reading →

Because people have been asking: no, I am not moving to Victoria. It was a cool job, but we couldn’t agree on what it would take to get me there, so I pulled out with only minor hurt feelings. Ce … Continue reading →

For an engineer such as myself, fixing things is very satisfying. Even when it’s your beater-truck with 160k miles and a cracked windshield that you can’t replace (the truck, not the windshield) until you get a job. Also, seriously: toilet … Continue reading →

Of cold medicine So maybe you’re not feeling exactly great. You’re congested, mainly, and are finding your ever-growing pile of Kleenex to be simply tedious when it starts to grow over your shins. It might be allergies, or some little … Continue reading →

Last night, ADG rewarded me for who knows what with a Shark’s game. It’s the first time I’ve been to a hockey game since the actual first time I’d ever been when I was maybe 8 or 9. Then, I … Continue reading →

“Obviously… a major malfunction” Today is the 17th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger accident; a day that would become the X-Generation’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Personally, I remember being taken into my elementary school’s cafeteria to sit cross-legged on the … Continue reading →

I do not, at all, understand the allure of bobbleheads.

So the Raiders lost the Super Bowl. I suppose some of you might say the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, but I prefer to think of it the other way. It’s disappointing that the MVP of the league had to … Continue reading →

Curiouser and Curiouser I’ve kept mostly non-political here on Floorpie Dot Net, but for those of you who didn’t know: I’m pretty much a bleeding heart liberal. In fact, I’m such a bleeding-heart liberal that I even show up socialist … Continue reading →