Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

11/3/2006

Underground

Filed under: Art,Criticism, Marginalia, and Notes,Fun,NaNoWriMo,Personal,Red Herrings — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Tiger which is terribly early in the morning or 5:13 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Gibbous

My regular readers may not even know this…

But, I’ve had a long-time obsession with things like steam tunnels, bomb shelters and other abandoned, underground structures. Not to the point of risking my life to explore them, but they’ve always fascinated me.
Well, today’s Friday Fun Links are all brought to you via Boing Boing, and have an underground theme. First, there’s a giant, underground marijuana growing operation. Hey, if these guys can raise weed underground, maybe we can raise food crops and survive a nuclear war!
Next, we have the urban legend that the infamous Seymour Cray, of Cray supercomputer fame, was a secret, compulsive tunneler. Sadly, this turns out to not be anywhere close to the truth, but it sure made a great story!
The next link is to an actual, albiet less genius-like, tunneler in the UK. I mean, look at that guy in the picture. Doesn’t he look like the kind of guy who tunnel under the neighbors?
And, finally, there’s the infinitely more upbeat and fun, Tunnel-Digging as a Hobby. The peppy 1932 copy and clean illustrations sure make it seem appealing, don’t they?

Sadly, in Houston, if I were to tunnel, I’d probably be underwater before I got more than three or four feet. Besides, I have a lot of writing to catch up on if I’m going to even come close on this NaNoWriMo thing! Enjoy the Friday Fun links!

2 Comments

  1. I finally re-read your question on my space. Ironically it fits with your underground theme of the day. You can find trappist caskets at the New Melleray Abbey, 6632 Melleray Circle, Peosta, IA 52068 888-443-6934. Or, what I should have said first, http://www.trappistcaskets.com I hope you have no need of one for a long while.

    Peace, Doc

    Comment by Doc Blood — 11/3/2006 @ 11:49 pm

  2. Hey, thanks, Doc! I hope I don’t need one any time soon either, but, it’s nice to have some of those things planned in advance.

    Comment by the Network Geek — 11/4/2006 @ 11:05 am

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