Looking Sandy in the Eye

It was kind of amusing and a little frustrating watching the weather radar around sunset last night.  There was this big beautiful clear patch just a few miles from me, but it didn't seem to be getting any closer.  When I zoomed out, I saw that the rain was moving in a circle around the clear patch.  So I guess that was Sandy's eye.

Overall here in western Pennsylvania we've had less damage than a severe thunderstorm, just a very long period of rain.  Heck, only one trash can got knocked down.

What if...

... the government wants all guns registered not because they want to control all the guns, but because they are looking to conscript people who are already competent with guns?

A Little Bit of Inspiration

"On Resiliency and Hope" on the Rational Preparedness blog.  My prayers go out to her son.

The Dark Ages

Today at 1:25 P.M. I officially entered the Dark Ages.  No, it has nothing to do with lack of electricity.  I installed blackout cellular blinds in my bedroom to help ease my migraines.  The nice thing about them is they also are insulating too, so they will be useful at night when it is cold out as well as days when it is hot.

Pop Quiz

1. Who are food stamps really meant to help?

  a.) The poor
  b.) Farmers
  c.) Multinational food corporations

Blogiversary

It's the one-year anniversary for my other blog, The Long Ascent.  To commemorate, I posted a special (long) post on The Death of Tyranny.

Giving 1000%

I can literally give 1000%.  But that is very much dependent on how I set my levels.  By giving 100% on a daily basis, I mean taking what I can do over a decade and dividing by 3653.  So when I give 1000% one day, that means I may only be able to give 50% for the next 18 days.

There are a couple of points about this perspective.  I choose a decade because that is long enough to even out things like broken legs or pneumonia without changing too much because of aging.  (This won't be true for the first or last decade of life, of course.)  More importantly, if you define 100% as the maximum you can do in a day, then you will either be constantly falling short or you will eventually wear yourself out.  Most critically, if you live that close to the edge, if anything happens, your life will fall apart.  With my definition, you have some reserves for emergencies that demand it and are mentally prepared to recuperate afterward.