Pittsburgh

Demolishing the Civic Arena to begin Monday

24 September, 2011 (11:22) | Pittsburgh

Starting Monday, the SEA is free to demolish the old Mellon Arena.  I guess it’s more like taking it apart piece by piece.  They have to remove all the tiles from the roof to get to the asbestos first.  I bet it’s going to look pretty gnarly for a while.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11267/1177238-53.stm

 

 

Wax Poetic

Don’t Shun Me

23 September, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

I’m not looking for definition.

I’m just longing for recognition

That you define our position

In our relationship expedition.

But in addition,

Don’t be victim of attrition.

Use your heart and tool of erudition.

And do this in your own volition.

I can’t really speak for tradition

And I do not call myself a statistician,

But, given our story without omission

It would take no mathematician

To see our repeated emotional transmission

I care for you under any condition

And I try to write in such exhibition

But words can’t spell out my emotional emission

Because there’s no such thing as emotional definition

So, identify your inhibitions

And label any opposition

If they outweigh benefits of a relationship transition

Let’s begin remission

And agree on recission

So take my admonition

And if I satisfy that condition

Let us have the definition

And love another with ambition

Because I have no premonition

And I think we’d be a fine composition

And I’ll maintain a perfect disposition

Despite coalition or abolition.

LEGO© Creations

LEGO Star Wars Chess Set

21 September, 2011 (12:00) | LEGO© Creations

One of my long life goals is to create my own chess set.  More than likely, it will be made of of LEGO bricks.  Here’s a set based on LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandongriffith/sets/72157624770160743/with/4964655609/

Hall's Rules of Social Order

Hall’s Rule of Social Order #150

19 September, 2011 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

escalators are not accessibilty aids, they’re there for efficiency, and should be used as such.  They’re designed to get people where they need to go faster.  ie: don’t just stand on the escalator.  If you can’t walk up or down them, you should be on an ELEVator.

EXCEPTION CLAUSE:  IF you decide to ignore this rule, STAND TO THE RIGHT SO I CAN PASS YOU ON THE LEFT.

Poll the People

what does bi weekly mean?

16 September, 2011 (12:00) | Poll the People

Results may vary.  Even Webster‘s seems to dodge the answer.  Which understanding do you operate under?

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Personal Update

Kallie’s pregnant.

15 September, 2011 (00:10) | Personal Update

Looks like I get to cross off something from my 30×30 sooner than I expected. She’s due April 12th.

I felt this was appropriate. People on Yahoo! answers are stupid.

How is babby formed?