Candles & Curses

So Anything I Still Can’t Cope With Is Therefore My Own Problem

Robert Alan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:33:39 +0000

Five to one against and falling . . . four to one against and falling . . . three to one . . . two . . . one . . . probability factor of one to one . . . we have normality, I repeat we have normality.

- The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

Status For 1/27/12

Robert Alan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:52:02 +0000

Obviously this week has been pretty hit and miss for me. In no small part this was due to a steady diet of getting up at O’dark-thirty this week. Once I realized this was going to be the week’s pattern, I decided to see how well I wrote at that time of day since I was going to be up anyway.

And the answer is . . . not so well. This answer also applies to how well I think at that time of day, how easily I smile, and how skillfully I can perform motor skills in general.

A lot’s changed in my life since the birth of my son, but apparently that’s not one of them.

Good to know.

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Robert Alan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:19:19 +0000

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Little To Say Today, But Lots To Do

Robert Alan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:21:45 +0000

Well done is better than well said.

- Benjamin Franklin

Splash

Robert Alan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:40:57 +0000

So I really am feeling a lot better today, but evidence suggests that for a bit longer I should do my best to avoid social situations and children’s programming. You see, I’m at the particular point of wonky that if I hear a question asked, it bypasses my normal social filters and my impulse is to automatically say out loud the first thing that comes to mind.

The drawback of this in social situations should be obvious, and if you don’t see how children’s programming relates, let me just say that it’s not safe right now for me to be asked (and yes, this actually happened),”What sound does P make?”

Never Tell Me The Odds

Robert Alan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:28:18 +0000

If I had to pick one word to describe myself last week, I’d have to pick the word ”unctional,” because while I felt well enough to return to at least the occasional semblance of active duty, so to speak, there wasn’t enough fun in me last week to call me functional.

To make matters worse, this trend is doing a good job of extending into this week as well (which will explain, at least in part, why I’m composing this entry around one in the morning), and to be cautiously pessimistic, the odds of me instantly turning this around are pretty bleak.

Hey, but at least now I’ve got an excuse to slip a pop culture reference into an entry title, so at least it’s not a total wash.

Status For 1/20/12

Robert Alan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:16:03 +0000

Well the delay panned out . . . just not in the way any of us were expecting. (Life’s funny that way sometimes.)

The big mystery was a URL that I thought I wanted for my new website was close to re-entering the public domain, a URL that when the possibility was brought to me of it becoming available, my honest thought was “That’s perfect!” That’s why I decided to wait for it.

Good thing too, because the delay led to the discovery of a URL even more perfect:

http://www.modernmythmaker.com/ (What can I say? I’m a fan of alliteration.)

One of the things this means is that, as this site is actually mine, I’ll have the freedom to do a lot more with it than the old one.

Next step, do a lot more with the new site . . .

A Topical Typical Instead Of A Typical Topic

Robert Alan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:49:51 +0000

If I’ve ever looked at a girl and found her at all attractive, then, yes, I’ve indulged in at least a brief speculation of “I wonder what it would be like to [insert your own fill in the blank joke here, just leave room for mine.]”

But before anybody out there rolls their eyes and sneers “typical guy,” let me finish.

With that said, I’ve also never (well . . . almost never) mistaken my curiosity and speculation as being the same thing as it being a good idea to try to find out, and that really is typical guy (and girl) behavior. Yes, I’ve known exceptions too, but the exceptions, despite what stand-up comedians would have you believe, are not typical.

I Know Why, But Do You?

Robert Alan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:31:45 +0000

Huh, that’s interesting, lot of odd banners and in some cases full blackouts on certain sites today.

Whatever the reason why, some people must think it’s pretty important, I guess.

(The lack of link here is deliberate. If you’re interested enough to get involved, you’re interested enough to find your own information and make your own conclusions.)

And In And Of Itself, That’s Pretty Much It

Robert Alan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:57:19 +0000

I’ve always hated the phrase “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” I understand the sentiment, but there’s just so many things than can not kill you and not make you stronger that I just can’t take the phrase seriously, but I’ve never found an appropriate way to tweak the phrase to my liking.

Until today.

As one Miss B.C. shared with me earlier, “That which does not kill us . . . saves our family a funeral bill.”