Archive for November, 2004

We’re only just as happy as everyone else seems to think we are

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

It’s been a while since the last update, due in part to a lack of Internet connectivity. The problem’s been resolved though — thank you Andy for paying the cable bill :p
Things have been pretty interesting this last month. I should have known that those green flames (see previous post) were a sign of things [...]

Green flames, green flames! And then all hell broke lose!

Monday, November 8th, 2004

Thanks to a solar flare hitting the Earth last night, the ensuing geomagnetic storm sparked a massive showing of the aurora borealis, a.k.a. Northern Lights. Only on extremely rare occasions can they be seen back in Florida, so this was actually my first time seeing them!

(Photo courtesy of a fellow Milwaukee-county resident, as I no [...]

Good thing I don’t live near a major coastline anymore (or, Why New Orleans will be screwed in 100 years)

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

Bush Stands by Rejection of Kyoto Treaty
I feel like Scott talking about a political issue here, but since deep down I’m a big eco-friendly nut (hey, I went to the High School for Environmental Studies, what you do expect?) I thought I’d point it out. This administration has had little regard for global issues that [...]

Four more years :(

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

Little Gamers knows how we all feel:
Well, it’s settled. The winner of the election is George W. Bush.
And this just in: The US borders are now closed, cowboy hats must be worn by law, Christianity is the only religion allowed and inbreeding is tax deductable.
…and the oil price just went up.
When asked how he felt, [...]