posted by kiku on May 6
…and we all know how scientific and accurate interweb quizzes are… 
Although the results were surprisingly accurate, in this case. 
posted by kiku on Apr 12
But still way more than I can justify spending right now. Soooooo if anyone is feeling altruistic……
Fiorentini & Baker 7040 Black Leather – Jildor Shoes, Since 1949
posted by kiku on Mar 31
Wellllll….. After a long break I’m going to attempt to keep up here again. Got an iPhone, so hope to be able to keep an eye on the net while not being tied to my desktop. Seems cool so far, but the blogging app could be WAY better.
posted by kiku on Nov 13
now where’s my jetpack?
Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff | Danger Room from Wired.com
posted by kiku on Nov 12
Wow. From out of the night, one of the most ingrained-in-my-soul ghosts from my past just appears. Almost 8 years – light years, as the song goes. Overwhelming….. Scheiße, kleine, woher hast die zeit gegangen…? Good luck and happiness in all the adventures ahead.
This is about as appropriate a song as I can think of right now….
ASP – Werben
posted by kiku on Nov 11
Private Rodger Young (Sung by Jim Reeves)
(I don’t want to mar the wonderful tribute above with any negativity, but I would like to mention that to me, almost all versions of this song sound too much like a dirge. I much prefer Nelson Eddy’s almost “anthemic” version, a portion of which can be heard here: Rodger Young–Biographical Note )
Remember the veterans who serve and have served – remember them today and every day.
Remember Rodger Young.
posted by kiku on Nov 11
I was really, really inspired by Queen’s “39″ and the story hinted at behind the lyrics, so in the late 70’s I decided to become a Great Writer and write the story the song inspired in me. I was really excited about it, and then one day I finally got around to reading Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War and immediately gave up my writing career. he wrote the story I wanted to, but so much better than I ever could. But his was so much more – not just a relativistic love story, but one of the best war stories ever – an homage to the war-fighter while at the same time a total indictment of war in general – a soldier’s tale. It will always be near the top of my recommended must-read list.
So, after being pretty much bummed that someone should recently stoop low enough to grab the title for their own book <grrr>, I was SO VERY HAPPY to see this:
posted by kiku on Nov 10
The things my workmates send to me….
posted by kiku on Nov 10
posted by kiku on Nov 3
…and it is absoltely brilliant!!
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