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Shapeshifting

Greg — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:44:44 +0000

So, I am sitting in between the Psychology and Religion sections at Borders doing some work before a church event. It is the “Metaphysical Studies” section. I look over and see the title of one of the books: “The Magic of Shapeshifting”. For some reason I do not think it is referring to this kind of shapeshifting. If I could shape-shift I think I would make myself look exactly like my brother. That or a large red panda.

Kitchen Math & Pi Day

Greg — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:05:10 +0000

Pi Are Squared.

I had a fun time trying to explain the concept of Pi to my daughter. Not sure it took. If she remembers 3.14 tomorrow I will consider it a success.

Special thanks to Jennifer Hampton for the pun.

Going to the hardware store

Greg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:45:35 +0000

This will appeal to some friends who enjoy browsing the isles of Lowes or Home Depot. Hardwarestore by Wierd Al

Random Scenario Generator

Greg — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:15:00 +0000

I made a random plot/scenario generator based on an article over at IBM. I hope you have fun playing with it. If you wind up writing a book as a result make sure to name the protagonist after me.

Random limerick

Greg — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:57:00 +0000

I wrote a program to generate random limericks. Here are two example results:

 There once was a man in crowded
 Who thought they were quite shambled.
 They had their observation's,
 And some abbreviations,
 But could not really unheeded.

 There once was a lady from miserably,
 Who thought they were quite fashionably.
 They had their coupon,
 And some hellion,
 But could not really provably.

Cat Away

Greg — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:02:00 +0000

And the mice play. The rest of the family is away. I am all alone. Can you say “Recipe for Disaster”©? I have a history of doing weird things while Camille is away. What should I do this time?

. 1 Mad Scientist
. 1 Empty House
. 11 Days
. 1/2 tsp Chaos

The Super-duper Bowl

Greg — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:50:00 +0000

I am not a big football watcher these days, mostly owing to the fact that I do not have a TV. While in Ithaca over Christmas, I managed to catch a couple ‘bowl’ games. The sportscasters were mentioning how for a couple teams this was their first bowl game. No wonder when you now have the ‘Pioneer Purevision Las Vegas Bowl’, the ‘Meineke Car Care Bowl’ or the ‘PapaJohns.com bowl’. I think things are getting a little out of hand. There are still teams that cannot make it into a bowl game, so here I submit my suggestions for the next bowl games:

New Neighbors and Bearing Gifts

Greg — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:01:00 +0000

Our new apartment will be 1.9 miles (as the google drives) away from the Toppens. I estimate it to be about 793 meters away (as the waterballoon flies). They graciously invited me over for dinner last night, and I got to see their two cute kids as well. I just wish I knew the area better to have been able to bring flowers or something, like a good guest.

In separate news, we no longer have the Deep South…

That Was Easy: The SMMRA

Greg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:21:00 +0000

Soda Makes My Retinas Arf
Stores May Mail Relevant Ads
Save My Mind Reeling Acronyms
Slaves Mean More Red Artichokes
Some Mildly Mad Retail Association
Several Meek and Mild Rowdy Anarchists
The Sierk Modern Museum of Random Art

Over eight years later, and they still manage to track me down to mail me these fliers. The legacy of D34 cannot be destroyed.

BOYCOTT AGrobacTERIUM (AGT)

Greg — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:48:00 +0000

AGrobacTERIUM (AGT) has flaunted international conventions restricting genetic modification of plants for years. Using well known methods of DNA insertion, AGT continues to pollute and devastate the genetic clarity of crops and plants around the world.

AGT’s three main types, TumefaCiens, RhizoGenes, and Vitis, often lead to tumor-like growths on plants. They alter the hormone balance in the affected plants.

As further proof of their shady underworld dealings, AGT is currently in a PR campaign. In an effort to confuse the public and continue their genetic pollution, AGT has divided up into four units: RueGeria, PseudoRhodoBacter, StaPPia, and RhizoBIum.

This flagrant disregard of international safety cannot continue. Boycott AGT and its new subsidiaries. Get the word out before their pollution has a chance to directly affect you. Contact your local and national representatives to stop AGT now before it is too late.

If you bother to follow the links you will see that this is a joke. I was in a weird mood. I think I was inspired by http://www.dhmo.org/ and some things people write into the Ithaca Journal.