Monthly Archives: September 2007

My Dream Home?

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

A bunch of people who I follow on Live Journal are doing this meme, so here’s mine. I especially like the dimensions of my garage being measured in light-seconds. Your home is a Futuristic Magnate’s Headquarters Your kitchen is someplace … Continue reading →

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For our SUV Haters

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Grandad tests out Anti-SUV rockets. Quite effective.

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It's a Mad Mad Mad … World

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Phil Plait has a posting concerning a major TV personality who doesn’t know whether the Earth is flat. Phil hit it hard, but I’ll reiterate one of his points. It is just not possible to exist in an industrialized country … Continue reading →

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Ten Things Not to do on your Blog/Website

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

I think I’m only doing two of these things that Binary Moon says shouldn’t be included on a website. Of course, I don’t have any advertising, which eliminates the possibility of me screwing up numbers 1-4, which means I’m hitting … Continue reading →

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Starship Captains

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Through the good works of SF Signal, I’m referred to Top Twenty Starship Captains, by Kunochan. I actually didn’t find this posting to be all that great, but I commented on the thread, so I’ll link it here. If nothing … Continue reading →

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Robert Jordan is Dead

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

I can’t believe this slipped past me for two days. Robert Jordan, author of the voluminous Wheel of Time series, passed away on the September 16th due to a disease he was diagnosed with a year and a half ago.

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Talk like a Pirate Day!

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Don’t forget tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate day!

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Dedication, Time, OCD

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Somedays I think my life would be easier if I were an obsessive-compulsive.* Let’s look at what I’m doing right now: Working a consultant engineering job, with its attendant time consumptions, busy putting in more personal exercise hours than I … Continue reading →

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Favorite Photo of the Week

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Successful Triathlon!

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Meyers-Briggs Workshop

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

I’m going through “New Manager’s Orientation” this week. Part of the day one festivities was a Meyers-Briggs workshop. If you’ve never done one, don’t worry about the details, it’s not relevant to my anecdote. If you have, I’m an ESTJ. … Continue reading →

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