Scott's Ramblings

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:03:22 GMT

Hmmm

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:56:46 GMT

Artistic License

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:20:04 GMT

My daughter observed a similar incident yesterday at the mall. My partner, on hearing the story, came up with the punch line. I just put the picture together.

(Notice the gender-appropriate spelling of the key words.)

Here's where I apparently stand.

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:45:12 GMT

I can't say I disagree.

You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(6% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist

You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (93, -163)
modscore: (4, 45)
raw: (642)

Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

Recasting a Classic

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:40:51 GMT

This is another comic based on things I did with my kids when they were younger. It wasn't until the last couple years that my oldest daughter realized that the second panel wasn't really part of the rhyme! True story!

A classic story tale gets complicated

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:10:55 GMT

The idea for the first strip is a story I'd tell my kids when the wanted to hear a story just to stall the inevitable trip to bed. This usually happened after the third or fourth story of the evening. The humor wore off (for them!) after the first telling.

The complications that come along in the next comic stem from my belief that anyone can start a family in whatever manner they want with the sustained input of love, care, communication, and compassion.

KoDT Haiku

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 06:27:03 GMT

Okay, not many people will understand this. I'm okay with that. These comics are my homage to the characters (and authors/artists) of my favorite magazine.

KoDT is the acronym for Knights of the Dinner Table, a comic book and trade magazine for the role-playing community. By "role-playing" I mean real role-playing - dice, paper, pencils, the occasional map or figure and, of course, caffeinated sugar water.

These comics were generated with the comic Strip Generator, a web treasure.

Just havin' some fun...

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:08:30 GMT

... with the comic Strip Generator:

Just a little more tech commentary...

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:01:55 GMT

Why he's really upset:

Just a little tech commentary...

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:54:49 GMT

Wastin' Time.... (but having fun)

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:14:39 GMT

Okay, so my "friend" Bri... I mean Andre Klemmer led me down a dark path, this weekend. He asked me to go check out the aforementioned blog. What do I find? A link to a site that allows me to create my own comic strip without benefit of drawing lessons.

Following this link resulted in the following travesties:

Sheesh!

Whatever you do, don't go there!

Lesson Learned

Thu, 05 May 2005 23:20:12 GMT

Well, I learned something about LiveJournal this morning: Don't rely on the web-based spell checker unless you have a copy of what you're working on. Lost the entire post. Ah, well.

Had a great day, today. I'm most of the way through my Iowa visit. My Grandmother (almost 97 years old) just this last month moved out of her house (where she's lived since my grandfather died in 1986) and into a nursing home. Her positive attitude has always been one of her strong points and has served her well. She's very complementary of the staff and the care she receives. She bought a lift chair on Tuesday. Sue and I scoped it out and reported back to Grandma who said to get it. She'd resisted the urging of my father and aunt to get one but once she experienced the benefits she went for it. She says, "No matter where I go I will need a chair so I might as well get one."

Her angry-looking knuckle has a preliminary diagnosis of gout so she's on a new medicine that will hopefully help. The half-cast splint they put on her forearm and hand on yesterday really bothered her last night. It will also prevent her from using her walker because she won't be able to grip it on that side. Hopefully, she'll be able to get back to using the walker after the splint comes off next Wednesday.

I treated Donna, Sue and Al to lunch at The Wharf this noon. They make a decent burger, their cheese bacon soup was very tasty and the shrimp and salads that the others order look both good and generous. Afterwards, I ran back to the house to pick up the yellow tulips I cut for her earlier in the day. I delivered those and visited with Grandma, Sue and Al.

I went for a drive after that. First down the east side of East Lake Okoboji then up the west side of West Lake Okoboji followed by the east side of West Lake then the west side of East Lake. Wonderful, warm, sunny weather today. Heaven! The people here are *so* friendly.

Got to go - dinner's on.

Soon Off to Iowa

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 04:39:36 GMT

I'm going to be visiting with my Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle and my Dad. My plane leaves at 7am Saturday morning so I've go to be out of here very early.

Now, we're just getting silly...

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:05:11 GMT

! You are most like An Emerald ! Caring, giving, - and very emotional. You're the person people turn to with a problem. You worry about everybody, and genuinely want to help - a little too much sometimes. As an emerald, you tend to take a more backseat to the other gems, but your inner beauty soon captivates those who take the time to get to know you.
Congratulations ... You're the selfless gem everybody needs as a friend.

?? Which Precious Gem Are You ??
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How much???

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 04:59:55 GMT

... and *how* do they figure that?

I am worth $2,002,554.00 on HumanForSale.com

Woo-hoo!

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 04:34:40 GMT

Direct hit! Go me! Uber...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (91%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (83%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (73%)
6. Taoism (69%)
7. Secular Humanism (69%)
8. Neo-Pagan (67%)
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%)
10. New Age (61%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (58%)
12. New Thought (56%)
13. Nontheist (52%)
14. Scientology (48%)
15. Jainism (48%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (48%)
17. Reform Judaism (46%)
18. Hinduism (46%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
20. Sikhism (37%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (36%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
24. Islam (18%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (18%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (9%)
27. Roman Catholic (9%)

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Definitely!

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 06:43:47 GMT


Marriage is love.

I am...

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 03:39:18 GMT

...known in the Unitarian Jihad as: The Machine Gun of Quiet Reflection.

I've also been known as:
Sibling Nail Gun of Reasoned Discussion
Sibling Cattle Prod of Enlightenment
Brother Jackhammer of Mild Reason
Brother Garrote of Warm Humanitarianism
Brother Hand Grenade of Enlightened Compassion

(Get yours.)

More representative...

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:49:04 GMT

Okay, this is more representative of my travels. I've taken out the states where I really didn't do anything interesting. (It's not that the states weren't interesting - just that I didn't take the time to notice them.)

create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

States I've Been To

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:38:33 GMT

This is a *lot* redder than I think it should be. I've been *through* a lot of states.

create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

My High School Stereotype

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:22:11 GMT

This is pretty close even if a *long* time ago. You can ignore everything from Drama nerd on down 'cause that ain't me!

You scored as Loner.

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Loner

69%

Geek

50%

Drama nerd

44%

Stoner

31%

Punk/Rebel

25%

Goth

19%

Ghetto gangsta

Prep/Jock/Cheerleader

What's Your High School Stereotype?
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First!

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:55:16 GMT

First Post! I WIN!

So, I just started a LiveJournal. (Duh?) I have *no* idea whether I'll be able to maintain it regularly because, first, I'm pretty introverted when it comes to blabbing about myself and, second, because I'm in a pretty low-energy frame of mind these days.

I can say that I am *really* enjoying taking Aikido, again, after almost 20 years. I'm *way* out of shape but I feel good being back, everything considered.