tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.comments2023-09-20T04:12:45.159-07:00CKL's HotSheet is OBSOLETECKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comBlogger761125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-20506807978980097152020-08-05T17:41:05.307-07:002020-08-05T17:41:05.307-07:00It resembles a line from Muriel Spark's "...It resembles a line from Muriel Spark's "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" <br />“For those who like that sort of thing," said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.”Lona Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461889583263315521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-47992041056628950082020-08-03T02:00:01.567-07:002020-08-03T02:00:01.567-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Village Talkieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224060030657838955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-32455952901768219342016-11-29T18:11:21.635-08:002016-11-29T18:11:21.635-08:00If folks are thinking of giving big$ to the ACLU b...If folks are thinking of giving big$ to the ACLU but hesitating because it's not tax-deductible, give to their foundation instead https://action.aclu.org/secure/make-tax-deductible-gift-aclu-foundation-1 . It's deductible, but the ACLU folks are limited in how they can use it.lahoskenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011437847555356710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-18421840852055900642016-11-18T08:38:57.775-08:002016-11-18T08:38:57.775-08:00How to defend others: https://facebook.com/itsmaer...How to defend others: https://facebook.com/itsmaeril/photos/a.203397339784701.1073741826.203395096451592/469581146499651/?type=3&source=48&__tn__=EAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775538112866311683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-2476685338332358492016-08-25T16:21:38.564-07:002016-08-25T16:21:38.564-07:00Mystery solved! This was my reward for sponsoring ...Mystery solved! This was my reward for sponsoring <a href="http://www.clarionwest.org/members/eskaftun/" rel="nofollow">Emily Skaftun</a> in the 2016 Clarion West Write-a-thon: "a one-of-a-kind postcard story on an actual postcard from an actual foreign country." If you liked the postcard, please go check out her other works. :)CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-61956117858751066402016-08-16T11:44:59.165-07:002016-08-16T11:44:59.165-07:00Postcard seems to indicate it's in Iceland. h...Postcard seems to indicate it's in Iceland. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynisdrangar. Large amount of puffins there in cliff-side rookeries. And other sea birds.<br /><br />I mean, for all I know this is just a really odd way of someone describing their Icelandic vacation. Is Sybill a real person known to Curtis? Or is it Sybill Shepherd (there's that Shepherd reference again)? Or Sybill Trewlawney?Skotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043681085451638244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-43352356382098418422016-08-16T00:38:09.597-07:002016-08-16T00:38:09.597-07:00The stones look like it's the Giant's Caus...The stones look like it's the Giant's Causeway in northern Ireland. Lots of seabirds in that area.Yuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550299446263103141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-66735682535135917452016-08-15T20:43:32.115-07:002016-08-15T20:43:32.115-07:00All I can add at this point is that Tiny Wings is ...All I can add at this point is that Tiny Wings is also a pretty sweet time wasterBretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959022847707582307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-2589165368765610932016-08-15T16:01:08.000-07:002016-08-15T16:01:08.000-07:00Lessee... four video games... some animal-sounding...Lessee... four video games... some animal-sounding descriptions... weird turns of phrase? All right, I'll bite and ramble;<br /><br />1. "Dear Pokemonsters" makes me think combining words is important. I'd say "portmaneua" but I can't spell it.<br /><br />2. Pokemon - Sure, a video game, but any particular one? The last few lines imply that Pokemon Go. Name is a combination of pocket monster, although in Japanese?<br /><br />3. Animal description (orange feet, black tail, silver fish) seems similar to a puffin. But I wonder if it's a pokemon being described. Not going to even try to go there.<br /><br />4. Mario - Popular video game character, sure, but which game? He's a shepherd and Super Mario 64 makes use of the Shepard tone to make the endless staircase seem endless. Is that a stretch or what? The original Nintendo 64 came with the game.<br /><br />4a. Why is his cap described as knitted wool? That would make it a knit cap. Sounds snappy.<br /><br />5. Pac-Man - Okay, but why fuzzy herds? A herd of pac-men could be a Pac-Herd. <br /><br />6. Animal described is obviously sheep. Baa.<br /><br />7. Tetris - Nice, goes with the picture. Combination of Tetriomino and tennis. Only one of these games not developed in Japan, although Nintendo did... steal it? License it? for the GameBoy. The first GameBoy came with Tetris.<br /><br />8. "Cliff-sick rookeries"??? What an odd turn of phrase. Animals that live in rooks are generally birds, like... rooks. Ones that live in cliff rookeries are usually seabirds. Is this the same bird referenced before? What the hell is "sick" doing in there?<br /><br />9. Interesting that three of these games were inagural inductees into the Video Game Hall of Fame, while Pokemon has been denied twice.<br /><br />10. "What is this game?" Seems like the ultimate goal here, a game only on the phone that is somehow described by these other games and animals.<br /><br />It really doesn't help that I'm rereading Ready Player One right now!Skotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043681085451638244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-33255604562302431412016-05-29T17:16:48.001-07:002016-05-29T17:16:48.001-07:00Two things to think about in terms of the question...Two things to think about in terms of the question of blogging or social media:<br /><br />1. Audience—public or private? <br />2. Keep in mind it's dead easy to blog and then automagically post to Facebook, or send a link to Twitter. Lisa Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916288400544629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-16776215095379297082016-05-10T20:18:20.569-07:002016-05-10T20:18:20.569-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.cagaqhghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023124555412320326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-91840943748102550532016-01-29T13:13:05.155-08:002016-01-29T13:13:05.155-08:00LOVE YOU WIFELOVE YOU WIFECKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-56760896592521649232016-01-29T11:50:31.632-08:002016-01-29T11:50:31.632-08:00Well, I'm surprised you're only 90% sure a...Well, <b>I'm</b> surprised you're only 90% sure about the Star Trek 50th anniversary thing. <3DeeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754787580496239398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-27109199758233333402016-01-27T02:20:52.412-08:002016-01-27T02:20:52.412-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010217919250824694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-74785125072864909772015-12-26T12:24:57.261-08:002015-12-26T12:24:57.261-08:00Merry Christmas! You may want to resize your card ...Merry Christmas! You may want to resize your card front and back images -- they look like raw digital camera photos, and they're more than 4MB each. They have a lot more pixels than your lightbox is displaying, which is just wasting your bandwidth (and it makes them slow to view). Just thought I'd note!gwillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590262362174855551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-64576061837139433712015-11-17T08:25:35.929-08:002015-11-17T08:25:35.929-08:00Now someone needs to write The Last Starfighter Mu...Now someone needs to write The Last Starfighter Musical. I'd pay to see that.robotguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927700146870259997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-7576502232457566072015-09-28T13:16:07.067-07:002015-09-28T13:16:07.067-07:00The more the merrier! :)
The more the merrier! :)<br />CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-90475387666688001182015-09-28T11:02:10.121-07:002015-09-28T11:02:10.121-07:00in that case, I may have to try and make it there ...in that case, I may have to try and make it there after work.jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-51733105342754930142015-09-24T18:28:00.182-07:002015-09-24T18:28:00.182-07:00YEFF: for the past few years it's been Cyndi L...YEFF: for the past few years it's been Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" but next week I'm going to break out some Taylor Swift. :)<br />CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-43635762137128976912015-09-24T13:02:04.883-07:002015-09-24T13:02:04.883-07:00Now *that's* a birthday weekend! I'm not i...Now *that's* a birthday weekend! I'm not in Portland, alas, but have a great celebration.<br /><br />(And now I'm curious what your "go-to" karaoke song is...)<br /><br />- yeffyeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573222134033239523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-87867153977038011182015-09-14T22:01:31.270-07:002015-09-14T22:01:31.270-07:00Those are great memories, David. Thanks for sharin...Those are great memories, David. Thanks for sharing!CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-35229815017284642702015-09-14T11:45:40.373-07:002015-09-14T11:45:40.373-07:00Return of the Jedi is the first movie I have a cle...Return of the Jedi is the first movie I have a clear memory of seeing in the theater. I may have been a little too young, since I got bored or sick or something and made my mom leave before the movie was over.<br /><br />It's interesting to me how dated the trailers seem - much more dated than the movies themselves. They both start with the same starfield and voiceover. It's also very noticeable how much better the effects are in Return of the Jedi despite being only a year apart.<br /><br />When I was very young I was a big Star Wars fan, I had the toys and I had the record + picture book versions before I had ever seen the movies. I didn't start watching Star Trek until a bit later (I think it was in 1986 that my dad and I started watching reruns together - the first movie I saw was The Voyage Home, but it wasn't until TNG that I got really into Trek.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749116911877260183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-16517860812429216812015-09-10T13:33:42.210-07:002015-09-10T13:33:42.210-07:00"I don't plan to actually re-watch all th..."I don't plan to actually re-watch all these movies over the next few weeks" Whew! Up until you said that, this sounded like a consume-all-your-time-and-then-some project.lahoskenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011437847555356710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-54330557288352860572015-09-10T11:52:33.336-07:002015-09-10T11:52:33.336-07:00Sounds fun. Look forward to seeing which movies y...Sounds fun. Look forward to seeing which movies you pick. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749116911877260183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12536328.post-53651663190337769022015-08-26T01:27:05.049-07:002015-08-26T01:27:05.049-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Abirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033049224651154006noreply@blogger.com