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Dongle is my new curse word.

Posted July 19, 2010 at 04:05 AM by Alexis Sapientia

Behold the new object of my wrath:



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Do you see that thing on the right? That's called a dongle. Yes, the pronunciation also got me, too, and I thought at first it was an obscene and offensive metaphor.

Well, guess what? It IS.

That darned thing's base (where it meets the cord) frays...
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Humor in Uniform

Posted June 25, 2010 at 10:05 AM by Alexis Sapientia

I've always been fond of musicals, and I came across this and was struck with its similarity to Alexis' career.

YouTube- The Gala Ensemble - When I Was A Lad



When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney's firm.
I cleaned the windows and I swept the floor,
And I polished up the handle of the big front door.

Chorus:

He polished up the handle of the big front door.
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One more day before the storm / at the barricades of freedom

Posted May 9, 2010 at 01:45 PM by Alexis Sapientia

Under the bells, in the name of the Cross

During the era of the Spanish dispensation, when a subservient people were kept in blissful ignorance from the heretical tenets of the Enlightenment, the Church and State - duo juncta in uno - reigned supreme. This was from the time of a male called Felipe, second of his name (first of his kind, in Portugal, much to the displeasure of the Portuguese), whose father had the stars to likewise be named Holy (which was dubious), Roman (only by...
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Because I thought it was a good idea to archive Chronosynchs

Posted April 27, 2010 at 09:50 AM by Alexis Sapientia
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Chronosynch: Summer Days

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The Summer of Revelations





The brightenings grow longer and the weather more temperate as Telath’s suns shine down with the renewed ferocity of summer’s onset onto the ground beneath. Crops are welcomed back to life by its tender rays, the grasses have grown tall and strong to whip in the wind, and the breezes are...
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Blessings, and the things we take for granted.

Posted February 3, 2010 at 09:16 AM by Alexis Sapientia

I suppose this little reflection has some basis on Ensnare's wonderfully-written little fable.

As is often my habit, these past few days I've been spending a good portion of my time on Aelyria. In Pacific Time terms, I'm usually on from 8pm to noon the next morning, with breaks for lunch and dinner my time.

I wasn't on for a good portion of today, and with good reason.

A friend of mine was arrested a couple of days ago. We used to work together, and...
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