VT100's Page

I am starting to see signs of spring. My first crocuses popped up a week ago. Seed racks are turning up at grocery and hardware stored. And today: bees! I know everyone doesn't seem the world like I do, but for me, these are encouraging signs of spring. What are your signs?

My favorite part:

And that is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists. (Applause.) Because living our values doesn't make us weaker, it makes us safer and it makes us stronger. (Applause.) And that is why I can stand here tonight and say without exception or equivocation that the United States of America does not torture. We can make that commitment here tonight.

which isn't to say I didn't… Continue

In case anyone was wondering, a VT100 was an ancient computer terminal from back when I was a kid. They looked like this:

When I was in college, we had them all over campus. We used to construct primitive animation with them. Here is a really cool example I ran into recently… Continue

Is there a word for the road-junk that gets stuck on your car behind the tires when the roads are snowy and icy? I propose "sludgecicle", if there isn't already a word. Sort of like icicle, but without the image of purity that ice suggests. maybe gunkcicle. I suppose "blob of frozen slush" could work, but it seems so clunky.

Do you find yourself watching the news, reading the paper, and suddenly realizing that things are probably going to be OK? For years, as America has slid into a deep, dark hole, I watched with horror. Now, I watch, and think "At least now we have a president who is interested in solving the problem. Maybe I can just relax a bit". Which is great, but a little disorienting. The incompetence of our government was as steady as sunrise in the east. Now I think there is a chance that Obama will actual… Continue