Milestone

I created this blog on May 17^th, 2006—not quite two years ago.  Sometime last night or early this morning, my blog passed the 50,000 hits mark.  While that might not seem like much to a lot of you out there, to a little guy like me living in the sticks, with no college degree, it’s awfully humbling. 

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for stopping by, commenting when you do, and making life interesting.  If there’s something you like or dislike, want to see more or less of, or think I should talk about, please leave a comment or drop a line at the “Contact Me” page.  It will send me an email that I WILL respond to—unlike several bloggers I know.  *cough, cough* 

And thanks again for helping me reach the 50,000 hit mark. 

New Today

Decided to put up a “Best Of” section in the sidebar.  Well, at least what I consider the Best of this site.  Thoughts?  Comments?  Martinis?

Just For The Heck Of It

I’ve added an Amazon Wish List to the sidebar.  What the hell.  Everybody’s doing it.  It’s mostly childish stuff, really. 

This is what brought it on. 

Evidently I never made it past 12 years old.  Welcome to the All-Greed Zone.

And yes, I really like Dragonball Z.  I used to watch it at night on Toonami.  Sue me.  (QJ, if I hear one word about SITC, so help me god . . . )

Harry Potter, Eat Your Heart Out

It was about time for a meme, and this was a good one!   (h/t Jeff)

You are The Magician

Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity.

Eleoquent and charismatic both verbally and in writing,
you are clever, witty, inventive and persuasive.

The Magician is the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire. In that ancient sense, it is the ability to make things so just by speaking them aloud. Reflecting this is the fact that the Magician is represented by Mercury. He represents the gift of tongues, a smooth talker, a salesman. Also clever with the slight of hand and a medicine man – either a real doctor or someone trying to sell you snake oil.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Well This Just Can’t Be Right . . .

I wasn’t going to post any of these for a while, as I just told NDT this morning, but WTF???!!!  I’m in with the murderers?? 

The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 – Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Moderate
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Moderate
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	High
Level 6 – The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Very High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	High
Level 9 – Cocytus (Treacherous)	Low

Take the Dante’s Inferno Test

The description:

Guarded by the Minotaur, who snarls in fury, and encircled within the river Phlegethon, filled with boiling blood, is the Seventh Level of Hell. The violent, the assasins, the tyrants, and the war-mongers lament their pitiless mischiefs in the river, while centaurs armed with bows and arrows shoot those who try to escape their punishment. The stench here is overpowering. This level is also home to the wood of the suicides- stunted and gnarled trees with twisting branches and poisoned fruit. At the time of final judgement, their bodies will hang from their branches. In those branches the Harpies, foul birdlike creatures with human faces, make their nests. Beyond the wood is scorching sand where those who committed violence against God and nature are showered with flakes of fire that rain down against their naked bodies. Blasphemers and sodomites writhe in pain, their tongues more loosed to lamentation, and out of their eyes gushes forth their woe. Usurers, who followed neither nature nor art, also share company in the Seventh Level.

Good heavens!! 

h/t Kelly Stern.