In my ongoing efforts to DRY I’ve set this blog to suck in my last facebook update to the sidebar. Wordpress plugin available via here. So facebook *does* have RSS feeds available.
Following in the Grand tradition of my Grandmother, my mother sends along a fair number of jokes.
The Psychiatrist and Proctologist…
Two doctors, a psychiatrist and a proctologist, opened an office in a
small town and put up a sign reading: “Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones:
Hysterias and Posteriors.” The town council was not happy with the
sign, so the doctors changed it to read, “Schizoids and Hemorrhoids.”
This was not acceptable either, so in an effort to satisfy the
council, they changed the sign to “Catatonics and High Colonics.” No
go.
Next, they tried “Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives.” Thumbs down again.
Then came “Minds and Behinds.” Still no good.
Another attempt resulted in “Lost Souls and Butt Holes.” Unacceptable again!
So they tried “Analysis and Anal Cysts.” Not a chance. “Nuts and
Butts?” No way. “Freaks and Cheeks?” Still no go. “Loons and Moons?”
Forget it.
Almost at their wit’s end, the doctors finally came up with: “Dr.
Smith and Dr. Jones, Odds and Ends.”
Everyone loved it.
I picked one of these up from Costco. The price was good and the return policy gave me some breathing room. Turns out they run a version of linux and with newbie level hacking you’ve got a quick and dirty 1 TB box.
-setup a user with the web interface
-install this firmware to get ssh up + follow directions to have ssh on reboot
-turn off the mionet daemon
-profit!
You can now ssh to the user you created and su to root, no password.
Installing screen required a small patch, thanks to the gentoo people.
It’s fans blow too loud for the media room but I’m having a little fun.
While the summer comes to a close, and behind the scenes we’ve been through about 1/2 a dozen decent drinks as we enter fall I’ve been taken by a quite powerful martini. Now, I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to martini’s, poo-pooing adding anything beyond some olive juice to make a Dirty Martini. But this one is….interesting. The hard part was finding the molasses which my wife suggested Meinhardts would have and as usual, she was right. This more than fills the martini glass and is a bit dangerous, so tread carefully.
Pomegranate Smack
3 ounces vodka
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon simple syrup
Splash of soda water, optional
I love the sour hit with sweet undertones. I’ve been making it 1 part molasses, 1 part simple syrup to 3 parts vodka so it comes out a bit different. A perfect fall drink as our weather starts to turn.