Robin and I enjoyed Penguicon 5.0 last weekend. We went for the first time last year and we knew had to go again this year (and next year and the year after that and…).
In case you don’t know, Penguicon is a Linux geek, Sci-Fi fen, Anime aficionado, and filk listener convention. As one of the founders described it, it’s a “You have peanut butter in my chocolate” type of mashup that works just great.
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I’ve been reading The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. It’s a fascinating read.
I used to practise some magic when I was a child. I never had a knack for patter, which meant no matter how good my technical skills where, I would have a hard time impressing someone that something interesting just happened.
I mean, I’ve seen someone do the old detachable thumb trick and even though everyone older than 5 years old knows what’s going on, it was impressive. You couldn’t help believing because of the patter and presentation.
I have been growing out my hair since about August of 2005 when I had moved to the land of Pittsburgh. I kept my hair very short in San Antonio, mainly because of the heat. Long hair in Texas is just asking for it but Pittsburgh has cool weather at least half the year.
The hair you see here isn’t as long as it was when I was in college and then in California. I let it get longer then, but didn’t measure it. I cut that when I switched from working at Tandem to TurboLinux. I felt it was time for change and a haircut can help me make the transition.