Memorial Day Memorium and another poem or two

#1915 20080526
Memorializing
      the heroes of war --
Those spirits past
      who knowingly wagered their lives
For the causes of freedom, justice,
      and independance --
Wondering if todays' heroes have
      been afforded this honor;
Memorializing todays' tragedy of trust.

(> 4,000 military deaths, and ~= 30,000 military casualties)


#1914 20080526
"Hmmm"-ing a first note
As they excitedly stop what they're doing
      (eating, chewing cud)
to start running over
      "Bah"-ing desperately;
Tuning the drone on their
      "Bah"-bagpipe.


#1916 20080526
Squeaking
The moist green
      tops of the grass
Out of the stem
While grazing;
Birds chirping.

San Juan Poets

I just rediscovered this blog while trying to add myself to San Juan Poets. It's been forever since I've thought about this blog. Maybe I should pick it up again.

5/31/2002 in: 35 min -- ALL 405.
A record!

#1266 5/30/2002
Canadian geese formation flying
toward the truck
and over;
Pastureland pileup.

5/24/2002 in: 42 min -- ALL 405 again.
NOTE: rumor is that most people are gone for their big weekend.

Too bad it's an historic perspective.
Current Traffic Conditions

5/23/2002 in:41min --ALL 405. Glorious commute.
NOTE: commute variance now in a more predictable 40-57minute range.

5/21/2002 in: 57min -- bypassed 405 entirely
5/22/2002 in: 55min -- partial bypass of 405

in: 47 min. NOTE: Tolerable.

COMMUTE:
In: 55min
NOTE: Tried a second shortcut. eliminating I405 where possible.
NOTE: Heard that the "good" weather is causing people to commute earlier so that
they can leave work earlier. Makes sense.

COMMUTE:
Yesterday Out: 1hr
NOTE: #1264
Today In: 1hr 20 min
NOTE: Used new "shortcut" too. w/o 2hr? It's not the weather. Total Dist: 18.9 miles

#1264 5/14/2002
6:30pm: watching the I405 incident response team (IRT) efficiently
wheel the neck-braced Ford Fiesta driver's stretcher into the ambulance;
wondering what caused the semi-truck to rear-end him;
imagining what good could budgeting more IRTs do -
he must have kids;
wishing for the rail & subway solution.

Hey, I'm getting the hang of hacking in blogland!
Log in. Create post. Kill browser. Login. Publish post. Kill browser. REPEAT.

Commute time in: 1hr
NOTE: Commuters can't handle rain in Seattle.

Anarak's arrested in Greece. Originally heard on NPR. Found link on Altavista.
Hazards of Anarak-ing # 1: Are you the only Anarak in the area?

It's back again. Tweaking old blogs.

#1263 5/7/2002

Realizing the blogger is alive
after days of failures;
Ugently Update!

These are desperate times!
codeforfood.org

and Techies need healthcare too!
Everyone Needs Healthcare

Dubyaman Save Us!
On the right hand column towards the bottom is the Dubyaman link.
The Dubyaman Cartoon Series

#1261 4/30/2002

Thoughts nourished with a different broth;
Suggesting another reality.

XML specifications humor

Data Interchange specification standard field value:

"ProcessSalesLead001>DataArea>ProcessSalesLead>SalesLeadHeader>Partner>Demographics>SpousalUnitSignificantOther"
In this download
STAR Lead Specs
filename
STAR Sales Lead Implementation Guide vs 4.2.doc

#1255
Making my blogspot;
Clogging the blogger.

#1256
unBlogged the posting;
now bloglag.


#1257
Debugging the postings;
stability.

#1254
Blogging the world;
tuning with the noise.