AstroNerdBoy bloviates and rambles about different things.
Remembering 9/11/2001 In my life, there have been a number of tragic, momentous occasions such as the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster or the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, which are burned in my mind. However, the events of 9/11 trump all of this simply because this was the modern day equivalent of the attack on Pearl Harbor, only instead of a…
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
Allow me to bore you guys with a tale from another world and another time (like 2007 even). ^_^ There’s this online game called Tribal Wars where the object of the game is to build up a village, gain troops, join or form a tribe, and battle and take over other villages (whether those villages are owned by someone or…
My friend Tacos Rule sent me this image. I saw this and laughed. I had a flashback to my first roommate in Japan. He chain-smoked at times, ash falling all over his Commodore 128 as he’s play a version of Ultima IV, which he’d hacked (a simple slingshot could kill a dragon). Most of his caloric intake was from generic…
I got home Sunday morning and found a praying mantis on the window screen. The critter wasn’t very large, but I just had to get a picture. I’m sure it appreciated my spoiling its breakfast plans (just look at the way it is looking at me ^_^; ). Sorry about that, Little One. There are plenty of other insects and…