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    I think...

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    that I may be going through a divorce very soon. Coincidentally, we are taking a vacation next week. Should be fun?
     
    Haha, thunder just crashed outside, nice timing.
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    I was going to comment this in Ursus' blog post on decriminalization, but his slate has been wiped clean. It statistically documents the predictable benefits of Portugal's decriminalization of drug use.
     
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/13784156/Drug-De...ato-White-Paper
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    http://www.chimay.com/en/chimay_blue_220.php
     
    This is pricey, but it's worth buying every once in a while. It's a Trappist ale, which in my experience are usually near perfect beers.
     
    Its sweet and malty with a little bit of spicy hops. Nice deep cloudy red color. Very mellow aroma, like bread. Its hard to tell that its 9% alcohol because its VERY smooth. I find that it tastes best when its cool/lukewarm. It has a certain typical 'Belgian' flavor that may be due to the yeast, but I'm not sure.
     
    If it didn't cost so much I'd buy it all the time. Absolutely excellent.
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    http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php?semesterid=2009-B
     
    There's a few new courses in there, weee
     
    Oxford http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ has podcast from Bryan Ward-Perkins on the Fall of the Roman Empire:
    http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oxitems/generater...estination=poau
     
    Stanford http://itunes.stanford.edu/rss.html has lectures on Hannibal, Virgil's Aeneid, and Historical Jesus:
    http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.w...372.01374259374
    http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.w...057.01292339062
    http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.w...182.01291405187
     
    Dr. Steve Brule
    More Dr. Steve Brule
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    Olde School

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    Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine
     
    Sweet lord. This is a fucking punch in the head compared to Flying Dog's Horn Dog Barleywine. Horn dog is sweet and malty, this stuff is more like a strong bock. Then again its 15% alcohol. There's definitely more hops and it has a somewhat bitter and citrusy taste underneath the noticeable alcohol, but not enough to outdo the barley. Each sip warms the full length of your gullet and in no time, you'll try to stand up and nearly crash through the coffee table.
     
    Break out the black light, its time to trip out. 1.618
    The music really starts at 2:17
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    I just remembered a concert I went to some years ago. It was Opeth at the Fox Theater in Boulder and I don't remember exactly what year it was. Opeth is what you might call progressive death metal from Sweden. In Opeth's case, its death metal blended with 70's prog and jazz. Anyways, right before the show starts, I turn around and right behind me is a 70-something year old man and his wife, both looking very excited to be there.
     
    You might think that they'd be old hippies or perhaps adhere to some sort of darker subculture, but they looked like they came straight from church. He had on his button up shirt and a vest with slacks and loafers, she had what could have been a hand-knitted sweater over a button up shirt and slacks. The white hair surrounding his bald pate was short and combed back, her hair was short and permed. Their eyeglasses looked outdated. They gushed about how much they enjoyed Opeth's music and had driven quite a ways to make it to the show and they enthusiastically but gingerly bobbed their heads during the performance.
     
    I wonder how many elderly couples in rural towns are sitting in their favorite chairs, knitting a sweater or perusing a Harriet Carter calatog, and rocking out to death metal.
     
    Opeth - The Drapery Falls
     
    Yes, that's Cousin It on the bass.
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    Heyyyyyy I'm Drunk

    By Moonlapse,

    So I'm totally wasted, and I feel like writing something. I'm not drunk because it's New Year's, I'm drunk because I had to spend my New Year's Eve with in-laws and I find that I'm far more indifferent with some beer and liquor in me than I would be otherwise. That's only half of the reason though, the other half is that I've decided to be a drunk while read a giant tome of four Ernest Hemingway novels that I picked up at Barnes and Noble for a fucking pittance. The idea might be ridiculous or it might just be the best way to read a drunk's literature.
     
    Usually, I'd put away a 6-pack of beer in a week at the most. With my affinity for microbrews and Belgian style beers, you'd think that I'd be drinking a lot of beer. Well, you'd be right, but again, that's only half the story. I've been drinking a lot of whiskey and rum, straight up and in cocktails. Early morning projectile vomiting during my younger years had instilled in me a great nauseating aversion to the mere whiff of any liquor. However, after a decade or so, I have been de-conditioned. I find that not only can I tolerate the flavour of a fine liquor, I can lucidly pay attention to it's flavor and appreciate the reasons why one merits a greater cost than another. I'm also a big fan of mead. The drier, the better.
     
    A strange side-effect has been that I am becoming much more motivated... something that has been seriously lacking in my life since I more than doubled my income by working for our joke of a government. If you thought Catch 22 was just humorous fiction, then you really don't understand the severity of the situation. Anyways, motivation for long neglected projects in addition to entrepreneurial ideas have been welling forth recently, which sort of frightens me. It's definitely something I want and need, but I don't plan on drinking like this for more than a few weeks...
     
    Aaaaannnd you may recognize this as the song from the Geico commercial

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    http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php?semesterid=27
     
    There's some interesting courses that I haven't seen in the previous semesters:
     
    Shakespeare
    Modern Physics: From the Atom to Big Science
    The Making of Modern Europe, 1453 to the Present
    Introduction to Design of Human Work Systems and Organizations
    Information Law and Policy
    Existentialism in Literature and Film
    American Politics:Campaign Strategy - Media
    Developmental Psychopathology
    Introduction to Practical Reasoning and Critical Analysis of Argument
     
    Unfortunately, I can usually only keep up on a couple at a time.
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    IpCop

    By Moonlapse,

    I've had an ancient eMachines computer sitting in the closet for who knows how long, along with a bunch of near obsolete computer parts. While doing some spring cleaning the other day, I pondered how I could put it to any use. It would be too slow to tolerably use as a personal computer with its 9 year old Celeron processor (even though I managed to scrounge up 256MB of PC133 RAM to replace its measly 32MB) and its 4GB hard drive would be nearly filled to capacity if Windows XP or 2000 were to be installed on it along with the requisite software.
     
    I then recalled that there is a Linux distribution designed to turn old obsolete PCs into first rate firewall/routers called IpCop. As it turns out, I had two unused network cards which were to provide the 'in' and the 'out' ports required to use the PC as a firewall/router. Yay!!! I burned the install CD, loaded it on the old clunker (as per directions), configured my old basic router to function as a switch, hooked it all up, and it's working GREAT. It is far more secure and has far more options than my old $30 router. If you have an old computer, I would definitely recommend not throwing it away. Put it to good use protecting your newer computers. It may sound daunting but its actually pretty simple if you can read directions. Everything you could possibly need to know is in the instructions or just a Google search away. The best part is that its free!!
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    Chocolove

    By Moonlapse,

    Here's my recommendation to all the chocolate lovers:
     
    Chocolove 61% Dark Chocolate Bar
     
    This tops any other chocolate I've had, though I admittedly don't go out of my way to find new chocolate to taste. It's like crack.
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    Academic Podcasts

    By Moonlapse,

    Most universities have recently restriced access to their actual course lecture podcasts. Instead, they now typically offer boring crap or political keynote lectures. However, Berkeley still offers public access to complete semester course lectures going back several years. Hopefully, they keep it up.
     
    http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php
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    '74 '75

    By Moonlapse,

    A favorite that I haven't heard in a loooong time. The video will probably cause a little retrospection.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmp-aGq2SqM
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    Militites!

    By Moonlapse,

    I'm enjoying my first ever glass of militites from the Meadery of the Rockies. I chose the semi-sweet Guinevere, and I have to say that this is very drinkable though I might go with a drier mead next time. I can taste things in the honey that are not normally noticable when it's consumed raw. Anyone else have a mead that they'd recommend?
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    Neurosis

    By Moonlapse,

    I just picked up this album tonight and I'm really enjoying it, though I'm not sure that anyone reading this would...
     
    As someone who's spent countless hours listening to the 20+ years worth of their music, I consider this to be some of the finest.
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