Historian. Freethinker. Ignostic. Philosopher. Buddhist. Tech addict. Apple aficionado. Neo-Liberal. Libertine. Pragmatist. Professor. Libertarian. Secular Humanist. Weisenheimer. SciFi Geek. Rapscallion. Occasional Curmudgeon. Bonafide Pater Familias. Mostly, I am a bird, wearing a brown polyester shirt. Tumblr (3.0; @dictiosus)http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bcdd81df9d5a15107074774bdf7ed6d/tumblr_mom0h1rOMf1qzz224o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Got it!</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/53309001481http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/53309001481Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c27bb2c70651b475acd79eeed3c3d801/tumblr_moewjcdfQC1qzz224o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“SALT SHAKER STRAIGHT AHEAD!!”</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52991122683http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52991122683Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:06:47 -0400<p>Dear power company, I know a tornado (or some fierce straight line wind) went up the road in front of our neighborhood and all, but I have a hard time sleeping without my ceiling fan. Could you hurry and get the power back on for me? Kthxbye.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52917912197http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52917912197Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:52:48 -0400<a href="http://open.spotify.com/track/7sZD8tOmfRUObogGX8VzfZ">Billie Jean by Chris Cornell on Spotify</a>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52906853164http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52906853164Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:13:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83f24f494739f3bc0d0bba83ea512454/tumblr_mo9f02QZgj1r2khsuo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52762486847http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52762486847Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:20:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b1527651b83a8a5235c755bcaac5ba8f/tumblr_mo8j98IKln1qzz224o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So…. Fashion do, or fashion hell no.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52712183145http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52712183145Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:34:20 -0400<p>The Sears commercials that spoof shows or movies and then have the stars run smack dab into a fridge, crack me up. I can&#8217;t help it.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52674145783http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52674145783Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:55:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7287c4a1368ce76ad7167995b7b1ee32/tumblr_mo6u1la5jY1qzz224o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52666805165http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52666805165Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:49 -0400<p>I remember when I started watching Game of Thrones I was a bit put out by how many characters to keep track of there were.</p> <p>Thank Martin that problem is correcting itself.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52514689649http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52514689649Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:47:46 -0400<div class="hide_overflow"><a class="username" href="http://whosagoodpig.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">whosagoodpig</a> replied to your <a class="notification_target" href="http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509142622/wahoo-i-got-a-message-someone-wants-me-to" target="_blank">post</a><span class="colon">:</span> <em> <a href="http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509142622/wahoo-i-got-a-message-someone-wants-me-to" target="_blank"> Wahoo! I got a message! Someone wants me to&#8230; </a> </em></div> <blockquote>Ugh. God damn so much caring.</blockquote> <p>The caring almost hurts; so powerful.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509613909http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509613909Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:35:37 -0400whosagoodpig<p>Wahoo!</p> <p>I got a message!</p> <p>Someone wants me to know about the tumblr diet!</p> <p>Someone cares!</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509142622http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52509142622Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:28:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/546b9e9ab3ef9cc8cc66b522c1e8c228/tumblr_mo3ta3ANvA1qzz224o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hoping that eeeegads will bring me home some bad for me bar food. That would help me put a dent in my deficit.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52508727293http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52508727293Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:22:51 -0400<p>blargh.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52505935696http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52505935696Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:41:29 -0400<p>Well, now that I am caught up, I will say this.</p> <p>The wedding was a bit boring, but that reception was off the chain!</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52462818122http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52462818122Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:50:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/307c7b164dafa6282b8912f043e7c204/tumblr_mo0zdsZqy51qzz224o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52418452077http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52418452077Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:13:41 -0400xkcd<div class="hide_overflow"><a class="username" href="http://blatherlikeme.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">blatherlikeme</a> replied to your <a class="notification_target" href="http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52106788435/the-next-doctor-in-doctor-who-should-be-a-woman" target="_blank">link</a><span class="colon">:</span> <em> <a href="http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52106788435/the-next-doctor-in-doctor-who-should-be-a-woman" target="_blank"> The Next Doctor in Doctor Who Should Be a Woman </a> </em></div> <blockquote>Of the women suggested I think Lara Pulver. I like the idea of Tim Minchin too. I think if they choose a woman, she should be more interesting looking than beautiful. Or maybe older. Helen Mirren or Judi Dench.</blockquote> <p>I think Hugh Laurie and Idris Elba would both be excellent choices.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52110440515http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52110440515Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:53:31 -0400blatherlikeme<p>Scrolling through the onscreen guide on DISH.</p> <p>See &#8220;Top Hooker&#8221;</p> <p>Turn it on.</p> <p>Disappointed to find out that it is a fishing show.</p> <p>The alternative would have been much more interesting. For example, what criteria would they use to make such a designation? Would there be a governing body? That kind of thing.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52110350948http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52110350948Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:52:21 -0400<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/06/03/matt_smith_leaving_doctor_who_the_12th_doctor_should_be_a_woman.html">The Next Doctor in Doctor Who Should Be a Woman</a>: <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Doctor Who, like a lot of science fiction, sounds goofy from the outside. The main character is a thousand-year-old alien who can travel through space and time. He is the last of the Time Lords; the others of his kind, who lived on the planet Gallifrey, were killed in the…</blockquote> <p>Hmmmm…. all good points.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52106788435http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52106788435Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:07:42 -0400<a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/12/26/8_striking_parallels_between_the_u_s_and_the_roman_empire/">8 striking parallels between the U.S. and the Roman Empire</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Is our republic coming to an unceremonious end? History may not be on America’s side</blockquote></p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52103142737http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52103142737Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:22:14 -0400<p>TEDx talks are not the same as TED talks.</p>http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52099849963http://dictiosus.tumblr.com/post/52099849963Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:40:16 -0400