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( Books of note: Halo and Sprocket vol 2, Incredible Hercules #134 )
Dave Van Domelen, "You're giggling at his attempt to not starve to death." - Sprocket, Halo and Sprocket vol 2
Dave Van Domelen, "You're giggling at his attempt to not starve to death." - Sprocket, Halo and Sprocket vol 2
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We got a couple of bats up at the top of Cardwell Hall just now. They have one in a cardboard box, it's squeaking away rather annoyedly. The other is up in a far corner of the ceiling and everyone is closing their doors lest they get batted. Heh.
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Would the plural of Bruticus (in Latin) be Bruticii, Bruticera, Brucutes or something else entirely?
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Megatron's pretty good, but I wanted to smash Prime with a hammer. Still have a "rage headache".
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I live a five minute walk from a synagogue.
The nearest grocery store is about a 15 minute walk, impractical for anything cold. And it's also the grocery store I rarely visit even when driving, due to higher prices and generally iffy selection.
The hill leading down to that store is not steep enough to have a significant effect on my walking speed.
75°F and sunny is a little too warm for a 20+ minute walk unless I want to be soaked with sweat by the end.
The nearest grocery store is about a 15 minute walk, impractical for anything cold. And it's also the grocery store I rarely visit even when driving, due to higher prices and generally iffy selection.
The hill leading down to that store is not steep enough to have a significant effect on my walking speed.
75°F and sunny is a little too warm for a 20+ minute walk unless I want to be soaked with sweat by the end.
Found in the university library in Steel Canyon....
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New Exarchs #15 - Execute Plan B!: At last, the much-anticipated (or at least, much-delayed) Sango Saga comes to a close!
ETA: ( Bonus art: Jamais Lokris )
ETA: ( Bonus art: Jamais Lokris )
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( Book of Note: Transformers the AllSpark Almanac; Other Media: Handful of Heroes figures. )
Dave Van Domelen, "In truth, none of the warrior scholars check on my work anymore." "This may sound a little out there, but maybe it's because YOU FIRE ON EVERYONE who approaches." - Dr. Zu, Ken Hale, Agents of Atlas #10
Dave Van Domelen, "In truth, none of the warrior scholars check on my work anymore." "This may sound a little out there, but maybe it's because YOU FIRE ON EVERYONE who approaches." - Dr. Zu, Ken Hale, Agents of Atlas #10
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The physical machine holding dvandom.com is doing an IP swap today/tonight, and my registrar points at the name of the host machine, so there may be an interruption while DNS updates.
It has become fashionable in Texas politics to play the secession card, claiming (falsely) that the treaty that brought Texas into the union has an opt-out clause that would let them withdraw at any time. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
redneckgaijin has commented on how stupid a move that would be (and will likely need to correct me on the next bit in a few places), even if it wasn't the sort of thing that leads to a shooting war.
But, from what I've heard, the treaty does give Texas the option of splitting into several smaller states at a later date, should they vote to do so. I'm pretty sure they could work out a way to do this that ensured all the new Senators would be Republicans, plus it would inflate the Texan electoral college representation significantly. Sure, it would be expensive, but it's the sort of (potentially short-sighted) power grab I'm surprised none of these secessionists have proposed. Split into five pieces, and "Greater Texas" has ten Senate seats, at least until the regional stresses break up the voting bloc (i.e. the border states and the non-border states would probably disagree on some things). The House seats would probably not change significantly, they might pick up a seat or two on rounding errors if they finesse things right.
Of course, it wouldn't really look like anything BUT a naked power grab, so it might be hard to sell to the sane segment of the Texan population, which I have been assured is not the Empty Set.
redneckgaijin has commented on how stupid a move that would be (and will likely need to correct me on the next bit in a few places), even if it wasn't the sort of thing that leads to a shooting war.But, from what I've heard, the treaty does give Texas the option of splitting into several smaller states at a later date, should they vote to do so. I'm pretty sure they could work out a way to do this that ensured all the new Senators would be Republicans, plus it would inflate the Texan electoral college representation significantly. Sure, it would be expensive, but it's the sort of (potentially short-sighted) power grab I'm surprised none of these secessionists have proposed. Split into five pieces, and "Greater Texas" has ten Senate seats, at least until the regional stresses break up the voting bloc (i.e. the border states and the non-border states would probably disagree on some things). The House seats would probably not change significantly, they might pick up a seat or two on rounding errors if they finesse things right.
Of course, it wouldn't really look like anything BUT a naked power grab, so it might be hard to sell to the sane segment of the Texan population, which I have been assured is not the Empty Set.
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