The Argothald Journal – Page 58 – Thoughts of a physicist, gamer, and witch

What Isaac and Phae could use

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:21-Oct-2009
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I just got back from visiting Isaac in the hospital. Here are the facts:
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Deal with it

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:12-Aug-2009
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This is it.

Need advice on rental halls

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:06-Aug-2009
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As I’ve discussed before, I’m planning my 50th birthday party. I’m looking for a hall to rent. I know I have to find one fairly soon, otherwise all the available places will be booked.
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Views of Hell

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:05-Aug-2009
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I like to listen to audio books. I typically listen to books I've read more than a decade ago; the Harry Potter books are the main exception (Jim Dale is a fine reader). I listen to them when I drive, or when I do my exercise walks.When I set up the order of the books in my…

Electronics give-away

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:28-Jun-2009
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As I posted in my recent Twitter/Facebook status updates, I’ve finally indulged in a burst of rampant consumerism and purchased a Blu-ray player. No, I did not buy it on credit!

With the purchase of this new toy, I took the opportunity to remove some electronics from my home theater system. I’m never going to use these items again. I know about Freecycle and whatnot, but I thought I’d offer to give them to my friends first before I gave them to strangers.

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The Journey Home

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:23-Jun-2009
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I spent the past week at the Free Spirit Gathering in Darlington, MD. I had a good time.

This time was particularly special for me because I camped with the members of the Wicca group I teach. I’ve camped with members of my "clan" before; people who either trained with me or were taught by the same teacher(s). This was the first time I camped with a network of folks whom I had brought together. It felt good.

Unfortunately, the journey home from Free Spirit was not so pleasant.
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Over-packing

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:15-Jun-2009
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Tomorrow I head off for a five-day camping trip.

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The answer to an angry cat

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:10-Jun-2009
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I have an answer to the issue I discussed in my previous post (I was worried about how my cat, Shadow, would react to a smoke-alarm inspector when I was away). The answer: friends. Isaac ( ) has been kind enough to offer to be there during the inspection. Isaac is a cat person, has dealt with Shadow…

Smoke alarms and an angry cat

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:07-Jun-2009
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I’ve previously posted about the hostile attitude that one of my cats, Shadow, has towards strangers. This has me worried again.

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Regrets

Post author:William Seligman
Post published:19-Apr-2009
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I just spent three hours reorganizing my closets in order to make room to store my new yurt.I could have stayed at Vann's birthday party and watched him paint beautiful women all night. As of noon the day after, he was still painting! Meanwhile, I was hefting trunks full of old memories around.We all have to…