The Road Atlas

Sat 12 May 2018 by jillian

A coworker posed the following question to me about 8 days ago: "How did people get around and take trips before gps?" I should have smiled sweetly and said:

"The legends tell us that in ancient times, there was a sacred relic known as The Road Atlas and many battles …

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Ash Juniper Limerick

Fri 19 January 2018 by jillian
desirous young trees from the hills
moderate not their lewd thrills
so coughing and hacking
the neighbors go axing
and now they no longer need pills

Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, J.A. Bolton. All Rights Reserved.

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Cored figs.

Mon 30 November 2015 by jillian

To the tune of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs," inspired by a parody fragment from Matt Dibb in response to a coworker's observation that the office mini fridge has a label that says "Sabbath Mode: Back"

Ears of corn without their tassles
Dipped in sauces of molasses
Evil minds eshew directions …
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Sunday Sunset on Little Traverse Bay

Mon 21 July 2014 by jillian

It looked like a good evening for some sunset pictures. I took a few photos and a panorama with my Nexus 5. Enjoy :)

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Memories of Stockholm

Wed 27 November 2013 by jillian

15 years ago I had just returned from a business trip to Stockholm.  Last night when returning from my workout (the gym is two blocks from the office, or more accurately in our other office building), I was reminded especially of my time in Stockholm.  There's a certain feel to …

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FTFY

Sun 17 November 2013 by jillian

A while back I upgraded the server, partially breaking my blog in the process. Rather than wade through the maze of Drupal modules I had installed to make things livable, I took the opportunity to move to Wordpress. Maybe I'll blog more. :P

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(Who?) Can you dig it?

Thu 20 October 2011 by jillian

Who's the slick Time Lord with a space machine and all the chicks? (Who?) Can you dig it? They say that cat Who is one bad timeline mucker! (Shut Yo' Mouth) I'm just talking 'bout Who!

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Dennis M. Ritchie

Thu 13 October 2011 by jillian
According to filesystem timestamps, I wrote this 4/9/1998. I know where I was seated when I wrote it, and it was definitely
spring, so that date is plausible.

It seemed apropos, given Dennis' passing, to post it now.

Hopefully, those who might be offended will remember that imitation …

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Two Turntables... and a Microcontroller - Part 1

Sun 28 November 2010 by jillian

My father is into HO railroading.  He's got quite the layout in-progress in his garage.  However, he's having trouble finding DCC turn-tables for his engine-yards.  The ones he can find are expensive and back-ordered.  My brother and I decided it would be a fun project for an Arduino (or three …

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Yarrduino! Shield

Sat 18 September 2010 by jillian

Yarr, matey!  Batten down th' hatches and secyarr th'  wiring!  Lively now, ye lubbars!  Upload yer sketches ye scurvy dogs, else ye'll be walkin' th' plank!  Details aftarr th' break!

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This quick project was inspired by International Talk Like a Pirate Day.  I had an Adafruit Starter Pack for Arduino …

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