Clear Lake Reflections http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/ en Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:12:10 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Appliance Woes Washer-Dryer.jpg
The dryer portion decided to stop heating the air. Oh, it still tumbles wet clothes forever. And washing machine works. It's all one unit.

Choices are not enviable. How many service calls and parts would it take to find/replace the heating element? Probably should replace the 16 year-old unit, but not until I get over the disappointment.

No, until then, we will drape wet clothes over staircase banisters, or possible espy a laundromat?

My lifestyle is regressing.
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/appliance_woes.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/appliance_woes.html life trials Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:12:10 -0600 Boz Scaggs Georgia

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He's on HDNET tonight and still brings it.

So it's like him, Springsteen, SpringFIELD,  sometime Billy Joel, REO Slow-Wagon, Non-Rush, Air-I'm-Outta-Supply, Rod Steward, or Paul freakin McCartney?

What even happened to more recent singers, like Alison Krause or Shawn Colvin?

Kate Voegele.

And don't tell me she sounds like Annie Lennox, or Sarah McLaughlin.

Music's fun. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. :)




]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/boz_scaggs.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/boz_scaggs.html entertainment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:16:17 -0600 Barbara Oakley Barb_Oakley_low_res.jpg
A very smart lady.

This is why you should watch CSPAN's BookTV on Sundays.

(She likes "General Hospital" too)

Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Dept of Industrial and Systems Engineering &
Dept. of Electrical and Systems Engineering

648 SEB
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309-4478
Phone: 248-370-2435
Fax: 248-370-2699
E-mail: oakley* AT *oakland.edu



Someone really cares about how atomic chemistry works in the brain.


She likes "General Hospital" too. And the Kate Voegele song:


Nadine, whose brain cells might not be Ayn Rand, but who is John Galt?

]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/barbara_oakley.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/barbara_oakley.html philosophy Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:04:01 -0600 American Graffiti american_graffiti2.jpg
I was just walking around the townhouse this morning, attending to long-lost domestic duties, and had "American Graffiti" on TV.

What an amazing movie: a snapshot, one night of time, kids frozen in that last moment before going separate ways. Seventeen.

It was a time of innocence, for certain. Made in 1973. Reflecting, I don't know, fifteen years earlier? The precursor to "Happy Days," and I remember when that was on.

At dinner, we'd watch it and mom would say, "That's exactly how it was!"

I'm 46. I vaguely remember Wolf-man Jack on the radio in California.

A good first work by some guy named George Lucas. All those lives, intersecting for one last evening, then poof. Reality hits and never the same again.

All this talk ain't helping me clean out my vacuum filter. But it is keeping me away from

Soapzone.com

And yes, most rocket scientists got to be where they are by pursuing the very endeavors manifestly made forth in this blog. ;)
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/american_graffiti_1.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/american_graffiti_1.html entertainment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:48:56 -0600 I Guess this Guy Can Swim image-custom.jpg
Look at how he's holding open his mouth, as if he wants to breathe.

I used to swim.

Then got caught in a riptide off a beach in North Carolina, which almost cost me my life. I did exactly the wrong thing - swam straight against it instead of sideways.

I know this probably will not happen in a pool, but I ain't taking any more chances.
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/i_guess_this_guy_can_swim.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/i_guess_this_guy_can_swim.html entertainment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:53:26 -0600 Nadine's Song nadine_nik_jpg.jpg
Kate Voegele sings about Claire Coffee

As much as that sounds like a cool Coca Cola on a hot August afternoon, I'd prefer one of those Wendy's frozen treats.

I must stop talking about Claire/Nadine, because my dog is running around the house like a 13 going-on-30 canine with a life crisis.

Thank GOD we are not without dingo bones.


Here is Claire's site:

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That's "Coffee." Not shaken or stirred.


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]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/nadines_song.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/nadines_song.html General Hospital Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:50:21 -0600 Kate Voegele katejpg.jpg

Don't ask me how I find this stuff.

All comes down to "General Hospital" anyway.

This is Nadine, in her prom dress.

The next Meryl Streep, and I do not mean that sarcastically.


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]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/kate_voegele.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/kate_voegele.html General Hospital Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:02:38 -0600 Thank God joel-and-victoria.jpg
The money-grubbers didn't win.

These are good people.

For those who might not know, Victoria Osteen was sued by a vicious tramp and her lawyer for an alleged "assault" on an airplane three years ago.

By all testimony, the whole trumped-up charge was beyond ridiculous.







Don't let anyone bully you Victoria.

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You've always been a model of class, and this experience, no exception.

As for Sharon Brown?

Well, she's obviously attractive, bright, honest, and decent.

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]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/thank_god.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/thank_god.html life trials Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:46:13 -0600 Spiders in the Bathroom woody.jpg
There's a spider in the bathroom.

Hope my gallery links are working again.

This is one of the funnier moments in film.

Classic movie.
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/spiders_in_the_bathroom.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/spiders_in_the_bathroom.html entertainment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:11:26 -0600 Never Fight a Land War in Asia Princess-Bride_b-calendar-2.jpg
Many thanks to the Apple customer care girl.

While we were straightening out my video gallery issue, she liked "The Princess Bride."

<-- So here is that clip, in higher definition than Youtube. :)

I tend to go the Ferris Bueller route on Fridays with Mozart.

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Bueller?

Bueller?
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/never_fight_a_land_war_in_asia.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/never_fight_a_land_war_in_asia.html entertainment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:16:10 -0600 Nectar of the Gods sunny2.jpg
Have you tried this stuff?

This is the best tasting juice I've ever had in my life!

I'm not a marketing honk. I'm telling you the truth.

I can't get enough. I'm going to start buying it by the gallon. I'm going to inject it directly into my veins.

Hey lady, stop! Don't hog the whole bottle. Give me some.

You're making a ridiculous spectacle of yourself.

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]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/nectar_of_the_gods.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/nectar_of_the_gods.html entertainment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:16:51 -0600 Who Are You, Jack T. Colton? displayimage.php.jpeg
"Who are you, lady?"

"I'm a romance novelist."

"What?"

"Jack, you're the best time I've ever had."

"I've never been anyone's best time before."

Jack Colton: My minimum price for taking a stranded lady to a telephone is 400 dollars. 
Joan Wilder: Will you take 375 in traveler's checks? 
Jack Colton: American Express? 
Joan Wilder: Of course. 
Jack Colton: You've got a deal. 

What did you do, wake up this morning and say, "Today, I'm going to ruin a man's life."



Joan Wilder: You're a mondo dismo! 
Jack Colton: I'm... what am I? I'm what? 
Joan Wilder: You're a man who takes money from stranded women!

Here is the original trailer:


]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/who_are_you_jack_t_colton.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/who_are_you_jack_t_colton.html entertainment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:21:07 -0600 Ted Talks 6801_291x218.jpg
This lady is very interesting to listen to.

So are almost all the speakers on Ted Talks.

It comprises a large percentage of my ipod listening and viewing pleasure.

On another note, I hope this blog post works. I upgraded the software last night and am having a few technical glitches.
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]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/testing_testing.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/testing_testing.html blog tech Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:04:11 -0600 Maxie is Taking Spinelli for Granted One Too Many Times ajackalandagirlcopyfw1-thumb-430x430.png
This quick chick with valley speak better get a clue, because she's about to lose the computer kid to Leyla.

Yes - this is what I'm resorting to, along with chicken soup.


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You should read the SoapZone forum on "General Hospital." I'm becoming a huge star over there.
]]> http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/maxie_is_taking_spinelli_for_g.html http://www.clear-lake-reflections.com/2008/08/maxie_is_taking_spinelli_for_g.html General Hospital Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:20:41 -0600