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Winston & Winston’s Odd Objects was an unusual store. Located alongside 5th Street, all sorts of strange and unusual gifts were clearly visible through the window, which only became stranger and stranger as you opened the door and walked into the front desk. Games, dolls, and puzzles for children, ashtrays labeled with hotel logos, playing [...]

…bits and pieces of dis-attached syllables scattered along the hiking trail…

Ten years ago this year, a massive site on the game Rogue, part of a larger empire of sites ruled by Darth Indecision, was very popular, only to be shut down in 2004 by Darth Indecision, at the dismay of many. But now it has returned: Rogue Central @ coredumpcentral.org The site has been reconstructed [...]

Watching the Tea Party GOP Debate on CNN on Monday, I was glad to see the liberal mainstream media channel grill the candidates with tough questions, and was also happy to see Rick Perry confronted by the other candidates regarding his Gardasil mandate – surprised me something like that would ever happen on establishment television, [...]

this post is to honor those who died in the 9/11 attacks also to honor the ones who survived to anyone with a strong connection to “the city” to the victims of the subsequent wars, whether the war be the result of a conspiracy or foreknowledge or just plain exploitation to people around the world [...]

After a week or two of my fish frequently becoming sick, I discovered the problem tonight. I attempted to solve the problem, but it was too late and he died. I am very sad. Chase exists only in pictures, only one of which is copyrighted. Rest in peace Chase, a great friend, a fountain of [...]

I have joined the Amazon Associates program. This led to some changes on the site which are user-friendly and non-intrusive. Unlike Google AdSense, which I used years ago with moderate success (and tried again briefly before shutting down the account a few months ago), Amazon Associates requires a purchase of some kind (with certain exceptions) [...]

As previously suggested, I have uploaded pictures of my dog Oscar which I can waive CC0 1.0 Universal. I think these came out really well. These pictures are dedicated to the public domain according to CC0 1.0 Universal. Click the thumbnails below to view/download the full picture:

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the commercialization of the Internet since the mid-1990s has assisted the rise of alternate forms of media – conservative and libertarian talk radio, the conservative viewpoints permitted on Fox’s channels, and of course, blogs of all persuasions. This [...]

When I first posted photos of my betta Chase last May, I didn’t want to release the rights on those pictures, since I was worried that doing so might infringe someone else’s copyrights or patents, since the tank had a rather unique design. So tonight, for all to enjoy in their own way, I decided [...]