Category Archives: personal

Stuff about me (Bernard HP Gilroy), instead of or in addition to stuff about education.

I might just be succumbing to the lure of reliving my misspent youth…

Posted on 2010 March 9 by mongreldogs

… but this looks awesome. Apparently, the release date is 2010 December 17. Just for completeness, the original Comicon 2009 trailer is embedded below the fold.

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What Michael Steel Won’t Let Me Post

Posted on 2009 December 30 by mongreldogs

OK, that’s melodramatic.  All that’s occurred so far is that their mediocre site has choked several times since I’ve tried to post a comment in response to a blog post there.  The post blames President Obama for the jobs lost … Continue reading →

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Week 51 in the Program

Posted on 2009 November 24 by mongreldogs

Well, I’m closing in on one year in the HMR program and, looking back, I feel pretty satisfied.  I hit my nominal target (weight loss of 150 lbs) a couple of weeks back and have managed to keep going a … Continue reading →

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Security v. Security Theater

Posted on 2009 November 14 by mongreldogs

Not surprisingly, Bruce Schneier has an excellent piece talking about the psychological dimensions of terrorism and what a strong, stable industrial democracy can do in the face of amorphous threats… without sacrificing its principles, its freedoms, or its citizens. If … Continue reading →

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Week 48 in the Program

Posted on 2009 November 3 by mongreldogs

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written an update, for absolutely no good reason. Things continue to go really well and I’m very happy with my progress. I weigh at 225.6 lbs. now, which is not only 147.4 … Continue reading →

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Week 32 in the Program

Posted on 2009 July 24 by mongreldogs

Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 260.8 | -4.0 | -112.2 I’m maintaining my 2 lb/wk rate, more or less, though it’s been a little erratic — for example, almost no loss last week, four … Continue reading →

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Annie-versary

Posted on 2009 July 21 by mongreldogs

This is the one-year mark for Annie and me — one year ago we started going out officially.  It’s been an adventure, one I wouldn’t have missed for the world.  I have never felt the kind of love I feel … Continue reading →

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Online Obscenity

Posted on 2009 July 8 by mongreldogs

In this online review, Joe Brown of Wired waxes eloquent about the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, a new ultra-high-end sports convertible.  The Grand Sport costs a cool 2.1 M$ and boosts appropriately over-the-top stats like a top speed of … Continue reading →

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Week 29 in the Program

Posted on 2009 July 3 by mongreldogs

Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 267.0 | -1.4 | -106.0 Not much of note here. I’ve really given up predicting the details of my weight change. I don’t know why it dropped off some, … Continue reading →

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Week 26 in the Program

Posted on 2009 June 11 by mongreldogs

I’ve been bouncing around some.  But I finally broke the 100-pound mark. Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 271.0 | -6.6 | -102.0 NB: I’ve recalibrated a bit here to use the original weight as … Continue reading →

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