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Comment on You Are Not the Sum Total of Your Accomplishments by Sigg3

Sigg3 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:56:39 +0000

With a big enough dish (they’re easy to make you know) you can probably find a wifi. Myself, I’ve got a cellphone with coverage nearly across the globe that I can use as a modem.

My grandma’s cabin though? No electricity for miles
Last time I brought my small 12″ iBook, and all I did was back stuff up, so at the end of the stay I just watched porn until the batteries went out. You wouldn’t get a whole night in Paris with that.

Comment on You Are Not the Sum Total of Your Accomplishments by Jim

Jim — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:46 +0000

They just end up calling or emailing me. I need one of those cabins in the woods like you have. I came close this summer, visiting a small Island in Lake Michigan called Mackinac. No cars and a slow pace… but the damn hotel had wifi. sigh, it’s everywhere.

Comment on You Are Not the Sum Total of Your Accomplishments by Sigg3

Sigg3 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:30 +0000

I do IT support and I often make sure that people know how much we do for them by the simple gesture of going away on holiday:)
That way I get a rest, and the rest of the building learns why I need it.

Comment on May You Live in Interesting Times by Jim

Jim — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:33:34 +0000

Not MY first link. What was this link that you found? I can’t find anything but speculation and untrustworthy sources.

Comment on May You Live in Interesting Times by PJ Cabrera

PJ Cabrera — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:33:43 +0000

Google is your friend:

http://www.google.com/search?q=origen+de+la+palabra+guapo

The very first link has quite extensive etymological research into it.

Comment on May You Live in Interesting Times by Jim

Jim — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:28:30 +0000

I find this stuff/you endlessly fascinating.

Comment on May You Live in Interesting Times by Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:52:54 +0000

We are such geeks… I love our fun, seat of our pants speculative journeys. No books around, tons of questions and a free flow of creative intermingling of bodies of knowledge and experience. We may lack academic rigor but it is just plain fun.

By the way: the taíno dictionary I found online that one time is: http://www.taino-tribe.org/terms1.htm

I also searched for "guapo" in the 1734 Royal Academy of Spanish Dictionary and guapo has many lexical variations so it is very likely it is an old very Spanish term. HOWEVER it is interesting that the dictionary mentions Latin roots or equivalent terms and for GUAPO there is not a single Latin term. Hence, I believe the word GUAPO is probably either borrowed from a non-latin language (which I doubt cause I dont see a clear link to say German) or it may be a term that was introduced by the local population of the Iberian Peninsula. The latter would explain the many forms of the word, the word seems to be in the "Iberian ethos." But then, note this is me having fun! My search used the following link:
http://buscon.rae.es/ntlle/SrvltGUILoginNtlle select the search icon and then select the edition of 1734.

Comment on Backyard Camping with the Niños by Jim

Jim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:38:32 +0000

Hehe, that’s funny. If only “coolest” was literal… sigh.

Comment on Backyard Camping with the Niños by Laura

Laura — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:18:38 +0000

Sounds like I missed out on the family’s summer solstice celebration. I am sure you earned “coolest dad” however sweaty and miserable you might have been.

Comment on Sledding in the Tropics by Jim

Jim — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:05:37 +0000

There, your wish is my command.

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Hopefully, I’ll flesh it out more as I make improvements in my script.