For the last three years, I have been training with the United States Marine Core, and now I have been called to put that training to use. For security reasons, I can't tell you exactly where I'm going, and how long I'll be there, but I will be gone, and most likeley unable to get to my email. For those of you that want to contact me, try to call the store first (866-470-TECH). They can pass along any contact information that they might have.

I will see you all when I return, so have a great time!

In February 1999, a team of researchers from Harvard University led by Lene Vestergaard Hau used the BEC to slow light—which normally travels at 186,000 miles per second—to just 38 miles per hour by shining a laser light through the condensate. In 2001, Hau's team announced that it had briefly brought a light beam to a complete stop.

It's 11am.. the phone rings. Being a considerate person, I answer the phone.
me: Hello?
her: Hey it's me. Did I talk to you last night?
me: (Thinks back a bit) Yes, yes we did.
her: Oh, ok. I wasn't sure, I don't really remember much of anything last night.
me: Oh really? I remember every word (what did we talk about anyways?)
We go back and forth a bit like this, ending up with me revealing that we had worked out some wedding plans and were going to get married sometime within the next two weeks.
her: Ok, well I'll see you Friday then.
me: (knowing full well that we have drill on Friday) Friday? What are you doing Friday?
her: You!, hopefully.
me: Oh. Well of course. See you then.

Happy New Years. (Oh and I hope you had a Merry Xmas).
Cheerios,
Squegie

Ok, organizing the pictures was easier than I thought it would be. I did a lot of moving of pictures, so the link in the last update is now invalid, but will at least put you in the proper album. Also, for family members, I have a hidden album. Get ahold of me for a username/password to log into it as. Cheers.

I uploaded a few new
pictures
today. I'm thinking of sorting out my big picture collection... maybe...

Aquavit is also considered useful for medicinal purposes, an essential
ingredient in what I was once told is the Norwegian cure for the common
cold.  You get a bottle, a poster bed, and the brightest colored stocking
cap you can find.  You put the cap on the post at the foot of the bed,
then get into bed and drink aquavit until you can't see the cap.  I've
never tried this, but it sounds as though it should work.
-- Peter Nelson

08/04/2000 08:00:00 0 weeks, 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds
12/25/2002 08:00:00 124 weeks, 5 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds

Have a Merry Christmas!

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Some people just can't tell their arse from their elbow.

Notice: This rant has been edited from previous. All I have edited has been the link presented and added this part on the top

I had a link that looked like this: http://www.pennswoods.net/~dbrantner/rants.html which has since changed from the original to a page which redirected you to a gay porn popup loop. To actually get to the site, you'll have to navigate through from the home page: http://www.pennswoods.net/~dbrantner/

Over the last year, this site has grown and changed and generally mutated as I have thought of new ideas to test out here. I can only imagine where I'll take it in the years to come. Recently, this site has actually gained the added recognition of having another site out there which very suspisciously looks like it is mocking my site. It could be that I have grown vain and it's mocking another site, or not mocking any site at all, but I will allow myself a bit of leeway on this matter. However, I'd like you to judge for yourself, by visiting this cool site: LINK DELETE

Some people would get offended, or feel the need to respond, but I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge this "anti-sqbnet", chuckle to myself, and carry on as I have been.

The page did however, bring one thing to mind that I'd like to talk about. Some people may think that I'm doing this site to cater to some generalistic public, looking to boost my perceived popularity. Alas, this is an untruth. I care nothing about the generalistic public, the teeming masses, the crazed web goons, the horde (ok, got a bit carried away there). So why the site you ask? Simple. Thing happen in life that amuse me. Most of the social interactions and perceptions the people develop in the course of their daily lives is quite amusing to me. Twists upon these perceptions and interactions also amuse me, because they strike close to the truth. I record these here so that I may look back on them and remember and be amused. If you, the outside reader, enjoys that which I have posted, then you have benefited from my efforts. If you do not, then I am still benefiting. This site is a pureley selfish endeavor, to satisfy my own desires, and not yours.