What's in a Name?

You Should Have a Classic Name

You are practical and cool-headed. You stay composed, even in the face of drama and chaos. You carry yourself well, and you are quite classy. You have impeccable manners, and people like being around you. You are not a big risk taker, and no one would accuse you of being wild. You like to stick with what's tried and true. Classic names like Elizabeth, James, Victoria, Henry, Charlotte, William, or Anna would suit you.

What Type of Name Should You Have?

---

Nah, I believe I'll just keep my own name, thanks. I've grown used to it and am too old to respond to anything else.

Who is Gregory, Part 3

I don't know why you'd really want to, but you can click on the graphic for a larger view.

This is really getting annoying. I've said it before, but will repeat it: If I were King, there'd be an extreme penalty for spammers - a hammer taken to their hands.

That's 18 over the last few days, plus these from earlier in the month. I'd say I've had four/five hundred hit my spam folder since it started.

Who is Gregory?

Who is Gregory, Part 2

The Living Years-Mike & The Mechanics

Live at Shepherds Bush

ACME Planimeter

ACME Planimeter has got to be one of the best online web tools I've ever used.  I love to look at real estate ads, then find them on Google Earth or Bing Maps, but the Google Earth measuring tool has limitations - at least in the free version I use - in that I can use it to outline the dimensions of the property, but then have to use my calculator or an online acreage calculator to figure out the total area.  That takes time and often isn't all that accurate, the cause of which is not completely my incompetence.

Well, I want to believe that, anyway.

Here's the outline of a property I'd love to own near Quitman, Texas. (home town of Sissy Spacek) The listing says it's 50 acres and using the ACME Planimeter gives the exact same figure.

It's really easy to use. From the website:

Drag the map with your mouse, or double-click to center.
Click on the map to place points.
The enclosed area is shown below.

The page remembers your most recent position/zoom/map-type for the next time you visit. If you haven't visited before, it tries to figure out your location based on your internet address. The area computation is done using spherical geometry, so it's correct for large regions.

ACME Planimeter

And I Make Your Pee Stink

You Are Broccoli

You are down to earth and practical. You go for whatever is tried and true. You tend to be a bit cautious, but you're not as boring as people think. There's a little room for spice in your life. You are very healthy, and you take good care of yourself. You do your best to make good choices. You are reliable and stable. You may not be the hottest thing, but people come back to you over and over again.

What Vegetable Are You?

---

Not sure about being very healthy or taking good care of myself or even making good choices, but I think most of the rest holds true.  Well, maybe not reliable and stable, either, but I DO like broccoli.

The one problem with it is it's on the list of foods to avoid if you're prone to kidney stones...but I don't pay a lot of attention to that list.  Then again, when I'm in the throes of agony from a stone, I always regret not paying attention to the list.

Oddly enough, a good online friend of mine and I were talking about vegetables earlier today on Facebook after she had posted a cauliflower recipe.  Cauliflower isn't in the results, but I wouldn't have minded being that vegetable, either.  After looking at all the possible results, I'm surprised I wasn't a mushroom.

Why?  Well, because I'm usually in the dark and people feed me crap all the time.

Humpty Dumpty Link

From Cooks Illustrated:

(click graphic f/ larger view)