Month: July 2006

Too cool not to post it: Visian

Over at Jen Gagne’s blog, she mentions Visian implantable corrective lenses. These are little lenses which get implanted between your cornea and retina, to permanently correct vision problems. It’s reportedly much less invasive and has a much higher success rate than Lasik, and is not permanent! You can even have the lenses changed as your vision changes over the years.

Over at Jen Gagne’s blog, she mentions Visian implantable corrective lenses. These are little lenses which get implanted between your cornea and retina, to permanently correct vision problems. It’s reportedly much less invasive and has a much higher success rate than Lasik, and is not permanent! You can even have the lenses changed as your vision changes over the years.

I’m not ready for something like this yet, as I only need to use corrective lenses when flying, watching a movie, or trying to read a chalkboard, but if my vision gets worse as I age (probably will!), this will definitely be an attractive option!

Back from the Dead

So I’ve been AWOL recently. I apologize for missing the big brouhaha in MontgoCo, but the family was vacationing out in Deep Creek Lake, MD.

We’ve also found out I be graduating from 2 children short of a Barnson to 1 child short of a Barnson. Our graduation deadline in January 15th, 2007. I was present for the kickoff meeting but my wife will be doing the hard work and delivering the final product.

So I’ve been AWOL recently. I apologize for missing the big brouhaha in MontgoCo, but the family was vacationing out in Deep Creek Lake, MD.

We’ve also found out I be graduating from 2 children short of a Barnson to 1 child short of a Barnson. Our graduation deadline in January 15th, 2007. I was present for the kickoff meeting but my wife will be doing the hard work and delivering the final product.

Something fun I found on the net…the Political Compass.

My results: Economic Left/Right: -1.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.36

Glad to be back My $.02 Weed

City Councilman beats critical journalist to death

As bad as US politics get, I’m glad they don’t go this far on a regular basis: City Councilman beats critic to death. Important safety tip: If you intend to be a journalist in Rio de Janiero, you should take martial arts training first.

As bad as US politics get, I’m glad they don’t go this far on a regular basis: City Councilman beats critic to death. Important safety tip: If you intend to be a journalist in Rio de Janiero, you should take martial arts training first.

Flame Warriors

So in a discussion forum, I recently came across a link to the Flame Warriors. This is one man’s attempt to caricature the various personality types who engage in online debates.

What type of Flame Warrior are you? I think I’m an Eagle Scout, with an occasional Jekyll and Hyde with some Bliss Ninny thrown in.

And then I see myself in Furious Typer’s shoes… or maybe Grammarian, or Diplomat, with a hint of Pithy Phrase…

So in a discussion forum, I recently came across a link to the Flame Warriors. This is one man’s attempt to caricature the various personality types who engage in online debates.

What type of Flame Warrior are you? I think I’m an Eagle Scout, with an occasional Jekyll and Hyde with some Bliss Ninny thrown in.

And then I see myself in Furious Typer’s shoes… or maybe Grammarian, or Diplomat, with a hint of Pithy Phrase…

— Matthew P. Barnson – – – – Thought for the moment: Optimism is the content of small men in high places. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Crack Up”

Who’s on Netflix?

So Wandering Moose recently showed me the Friends feature on NetFlix. This is so dang cool! You can see what one another are renting, what our ratings are, and send recommendations to each other.

So Wandering Moose recently showed me the Friends feature on NetFlix. This is so dang cool! You can see what one another are renting, what our ratings are, and send recommendations to each other.

I was just thinking it would be cool if those of us Netflixing all friended each other. Then we could share movie recommendations, and heck, maybe even do like mini-reviews on the site or something.

I’d nominate something, maybe, anime for the first month? I was looking at “Howl’s Moving Castle”, and that looked pretty good.

Anyway, post your netflix addy if you’re interested in friending. We are finance at barnson dot org. What about you?

ONE MAN STAR WARS

Hey!
I have 2 tickets for the One-Man Star Wars show at the Woolly Mammoth theatre in DC. It is a show with one super-hyper dude who does the entire trilogy by himself in 90 mins. The reviews are amazing, and it looks like a lot of fun!! Many shows are selling out, but I have 2 cancellations from people moving out of town – so I wanted to offer the seats to Barnsonians first.. any takers?

Hey! I have 2 tickets for the One-Man Star Wars show at the Woolly Mammoth theatre in DC. It is a show with one super-hyper dude who does the entire trilogy by himself in 90 mins. The reviews are amazing, and it looks like a lot of fun!! Many shows are selling out, but I have 2 cancellations from people moving out of town – so I wanted to offer the seats to Barnsonians first.. any takers?

Death By Caffeine

Choose your poison. Put in your body weight. And find out just how many cans of your favorite caffeinated beverage it would take to kill you!

http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/

For me? 286 cans of Diet Mountain Dew. Want scary? Check out Red Bull… that’s a lot, but with those tiny cans it’s less than you’d think…

Choose your poison. Put in your body weight. And find out just how many cans of your favorite caffeinated beverage it would take to kill you!

http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/

For me? 286 cans of Diet Mountain Dew. Want scary? Check out Red Bull… that’s a lot, but with those tiny cans it’s less than you’d think…

Today I am the happiest man in the word…

Hands down. This is the best day I’ve ever had in my life.

College graduation? A paltry comparison. First time on the Folger stage? Meh. First kiss? Hey, that was great and all, but a man’s heart has priorities:

The wellspring of my inner geek swells to bursting, straining to break forth into rivers of joy that gleam in effulgent anticipation.

Why, you may ask. Because I just found a bit of news that I can’t believe I didn’t hear sooner. The import of this discovery would eclipse even Robert Langdon finding Mary Magdalene’s bones and overshadow the uncovering of every single Horacrux known to humankind. That which I have for the better part of my entire life’s span on this frail globe been waiting or, the holy grail whose inevitable discovery I never doubted, the event which promises to unite all the nations in harmony, is soon to be upon us.

Hands down. This is the best day I’ve ever had in my life.

College graduation? A paltry comparison. First time on the Folger stage? Meh. First kiss? Hey, that was great and all, but a man’s heart has priorities:

The wellspring of my inner geek swells to bursting, straining to break forth into rivers of joy that gleam in effulgent anticipation.

Why, you may ask. Because I just found a bit of news that I can’t believe I didn’t hear sooner. The import of this discovery would eclipse even Robert Langdon finding Mary Magdalene’s bones and overshadow the uncovering of every single Horacrux known to humankind. That which I have for the better part of my entire life’s span on this frail globe been waiting or, the holy grail whose inevitable discovery I never doubted, the event which promises to unite all the nations in harmony, is soon to be upon us.

Come the fall of 2007, the Companions reunite.

The MIDDLE EAST CRISIS – or – My MOM SAID WORLD WAR 3

Iraq is falling apart.
Iran is developing Nuclear Weapons.
Afghanistan is ruled by Warlords.
Pakistan and India are halting talks after terrorist bombings.

And now.. the coup de Grace..

Israel’s gone Batsh*t.

Well, of course they have. Wouldn’t you? They’ve been bombed on buses and cafes and they’ve felt like the neigbors are supporting it. On the other hand. they levelled Hezbollah, and then just kept firing away. Roads, evacuating buses, everything.

Iraq is falling apart. Iran is developing Nuclear Weapons. Afghanistan is ruled by Warlords. Pakistan and India are halting talks after terrorist bombings.

And now.. the coup de Grace..

Israel’s gone Batsh*t.

Well, of course they have. Wouldn’t you? They’ve been bombed on buses and cafes and they’ve felt like the neigbors are supporting it. On the other hand. they levelled Hezbollah, and then just kept firing away. Roads, evacuating buses, everything.

Now, okay.. my Mom called me and asked how I felt on the first day of WW3. I disagree with her. Either this will not become WW3, or WW3 started awhile ago. But I gotta wonder about the US position on this. Am I wrong, or has the whole world basically said, “Israel, dude.. we know you’re pissed, but, c’mon, chill out” – and America vetoed that and said “Hey, we can’t tell them what to do?”

I dig that we’ve supported Israel all this time.. but isn’t our current precarious situation in the MidEast a byproduct of supporting Israel?

On the other hand.. can we bail on them? We said we’d be their pal, they struck back against terrorists.. they are our only real friend in the region.

ACK!! See.. I don’t know what to feel. So, I thought I’d drop this out there and see if anyone can help me here.