Think about it this way: Would you rather have Hep B? Forty bucks is cheap insurance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:38 PM on February 29, 2008

No, it's a white family. I think the dad had classic male-pattern baldness.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:51 AM on February 28, 2008

If the logo was created from an existing typeface, it might be easier to simply figure out what the font is. If you send me the logo, I'll take a look at it. My email is in my profile--matt at fandango dot net.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 10:00 AM on February 28, 2008

My wife and I are probably going to meet her parents at the vet tonight to euthanize her wonderfully sweet and chirpy cat that her mother brought home 20 years ago as a stray kitten. It's terrible, because we're losing a member of the family. I have tears in my eyes as I am typing this, and I just wanted to offer you my sympathies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:10 PM on February 27, 2008

I'm a graphic designer and art director. I've worked for large design firms and I've designed identities, brands, and websites for several large corporations, and I've done independent work for small companies and groups (like churches) and a few MeFites. I'd be happy to work with you, or I can refer you to another designer. My email is in my profile--matt at fandango dot net.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 12:40 PM on February 26, 2008

posted by Psychnic Start a jackpot contest at Worth1000 - it's the best photoshop site on the net. For a few hundred bucks you can choose from tens of logos by experienced designers.

Before you spend money at Worth1000 or any other "spec" (speculative) work site at which you set up a "contest" for your logo design, you should be aware you'll get what you pay for. The problem with holding a logo design... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:00 PM on February 26, 2008

Those images you see in logos are called "logos," and they're designed by designers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:02 PM on February 25, 2008

If not Network Solutions, with what company should we register domain names?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:47 PM on February 22, 2008

Are you certain making a public joke about your boss's vasectomy is a good idea, and your boss will think it's hilarious? Pranks like this tend to be hazardous to your job security and promotions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:35 PM on February 21, 2008

Fandango.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 3:24 PM on February 21, 2008

Does the airline owe you anything because almost six months ago you got on the wrong plane? Probably not, but you may get some frequent-flier miles depending on how big a stink you're willing to make. Is that worth it? Well, that's up to you. Challahtronix, maybe you could let us know exactly what it is you want out of all this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 4:41 PM on February 20, 2008

Love Song by The Damned.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 1:19 AM on February 8, 2008

ThreeWay Action's parenting, children, and family forums have lots of helpful and thoughtful users.

Please note: it's NOT a porn site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 3:52 PM on February 7, 2008

Alcatraz.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 8:20 PM on February 6, 2008

I would try to send things that help do three things: to keep his mind occupied and sharp so he's not looking for ways to further his criminal career, to give him hope, and to let him know he is loved.

Seconding A Thousand Words for Joy. I'd add How To Win Friends and Influence People.

I'd also send lots of puzzles and mail-related games (chess). And letters, and photographs.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 2:32 PM on February 6, 2008

I believe your image has been flipped. It's called Wandbild aus dem Tempel der Sehnsucht Dorthin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 1:23 AM on February 6, 2008

Promised Land, Elvis Presley
Bloody Mary Morning, Willie Nelson
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 7:35 PM on February 2, 2008

Flagged. Please don't use Ask MetaFilter to help you break the law.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 1:00 PM on January 29, 2008

posted by explosion Not all laws are created equally. There's plenty of questions around here about cannabis and speeding/parking tickets.

Please read the question. This question is specifically asking how to break the law.

posted by explosion The OP isn't asking how to steal a stop sign or redirect traffic.

Yes, she is.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 1:25 PM on January 29, 2008

Ah, yes. When I was a wee lad, I too had the same idea. "I'll just hose the snow out of the driveway!" I thought triumphantly, marveling at my own cleverness for making a hard job easy. So I grabbed the hose and turned on the spigot, and I learned some important lessons about physics.

The first thing that happened was the hose shattered into four or five pieces, as though it was glass. This lesson, I later learned, was that as a substance's... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 4:04 PM on January 27, 2008

The clicking sound you're hearing is the solenoid on the starter--the battery has just enough juice to engage the solenoid, but that's it. Cold weather does indeed kill batteries, but after you install the new battery you may also want to check to make sure the lights in the trunk and the glovebox are not staying on after the lids close.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 7:08 PM on January 19, 2008

posted by Brockles Unless your car has one of those odd, US -style systems that always engages the air-con system unless it is pointed to vent, maybe? But even then, it will only draw the same as an aircon system, so even more reason cold weather shoudl make no difference as compared to your summer consumption. There certainly isn't any more load than an aircon system in there, that's for sure.

That's exactly what I thought... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 4:32 AM on January 21, 2008

In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 1:20 AM on January 21, 2008

Here's a similar Ask MetaFilter question. Good luck.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:34 PM on January 19, 2008

You might look at the Jabberwocky for inspiration.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:32 PM on January 19, 2008

You'll also want to make sure the ropes from which the swing seat hangs are not parallel to each other--that is, the width where the ropes connect at the seat should be 3/4 of the width where the ropes connect at the branch. If you're facing the swing, the ropes and seat should form a tall, skinny, inverted isosceles trapezoid.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:05 PM on January 19, 2008

Ah, I just saw the swing is 20" wide, rope-to-rope. Make sure the rope-to-rope distance up at the branch is at least 60" (5').
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:09 PM on January 19, 2008 marked best answer

Yeah, I changed my math when I saw the swing was 15' to 18' off the ground.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:27 PM on January 19, 2008

Read this first.

"Never, never, never buy a house without a real estate agent," he says, sounding like a walking advertisement for the National Association of Realtors. "Even if the seller is your mother, always use a Realtor." He adds that he's kidding about distrusting your mother, but only barely: "I've learned you can't trust anybody."
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:16 PM on January 19, 2008

1. If it isn't already, move the computer into the family room where its screen is visible to everyone.

2. Explain to the daughter, "I need to be able to trust you, and you need to act responsibly. When you say you need the computer for homework but you are instead using it for goofing off, you're not acting responsibly, you're breaking the trust I have in you, and you're lying."

3. Set a time limit for computer use, and enforce it.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 3:24 PM on January 16, 2008

Urban Scout may have some useful information.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 12:14 PM on January 15, 2008

I'm almost certain your father's camera was indeed an Exacta--here's another view of both the camera and the "doghouse" viewfinder you described.

I know Nikon (and possibly Leica, but the Leicas are rangefinders) made a waist-level viewfinder for its 35mm SLR cameras, but this was a special-order item--that is, it wasn't standard-issue with the camera and unless your father was a professional or very serious amateur, I'd be surprised if he had ordered a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 12:39 AM on January 13, 2008

Are you certain they're rats? A rat turd is the size of a grain of wet rice; a mouse turd is the size of a grain of wheat. At any rate--and I hate to be the one to break the news--if you've got rats, the unfortunate reality is that for every one rat you see, you have ten more hiding elsewhere.

You need to contact your landlord immediately and ask him or her to get an exterminator up to your place, pronto. You might also consider buying a few rat traps--here's my earlier... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:51 PM on January 7, 2008

Every bachelor pad should have:

1. A brand-new, unwrapped toothbrush, fresh soap, bathrobe, and clean towels ready for overnight guests who forget to bring theirs.

2. Everything ThePinkSuperhero said.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:45 AM on January 7, 2008

For what reasons are you not interested in keeping the windows? By removing and selling the windows, you're severely affecting the resale value of the building. Future buyers will be very disappointed to learn that the stained-glass windows from 1911 are gone forever.

If you must remove them, please keep them in the basement so the windows stay with the building. A future owner, historian, or preservationist will undoubtedly want to know of their existence and he or she... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:29 AM on January 7, 2008

Will she have access to postal mail?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:28 AM on January 7, 2008

If both apartments are in the same building, you'll hear and feel the train in both, so you might as well take the larger place. You'll quickly get used to the train.

I live less than 100 feet from train tracks used by both passenger and freight and these days, I barely notice the sound. The freight trains vary in length, speed, weight, and volume, so the sound is always slightly different, but the passenger trains all sound the same. I got used to both within a week of moving in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:16 PM on January 6, 2008

I should add, however, that the sound and vibration is drastically different if your train tracks are on concrete or a metal trestle. The tracks next to me are on dirt, so the vibration and sound are cushioned.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:33 PM on January 6, 2008

Did you try Pixar's A Bug's Life? It doesn't have any scary villains, and as a bonus, it has "outtakes" at the end so the kids understand it's only a movie.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:57 PM on January 4, 2008

Inspector Lynley and Prime Suspect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 6:51 PM on January 4, 2008

posted by Malor Most roofing in California isn't made to withstand really high winds

This is incorrect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 10:39 AM on January 3, 2008

posted by gingerbeer Actually, if you find any clogged storms drains, call 311 and have THEM clean them out - even better!

posted by oneirodynia No, don't call a possibly overloaded city agency to do something you can do yourself in less time than it takes to make the phone call.

YES, call the City if a storm drain is clogged--they're the ones with the experience and equipment... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:17 PM on January 3, 2008

She's out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 5:18 PM on December 31, 2007

Once again, the question was:

I am looking for an organization similar to Alcoholics Anonymous in or near Berkeley, California.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 10:55 AM on December 4, 2007

MetaTalk.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 7:18 PM on December 3, 2007

If you discuss this with your boss, one thing you might consider mentioning is the fact that Buddy Rich is costing the company money--every time he breaks your concentration with his drumming, you have to start over and redo your work. He's making it impossible for you to do your job efficiently and correctly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:18 AM on November 29, 2007

I should add that lots of times, money is the only language spoken by management. An annoying co-worker is not their problem, but if you couch it in terms of costing them money, it's suddenly a lot more important.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 11:20 AM on November 29, 2007

Neighborhood Watch
This Cat Reports All Suspicious Activity to the Police
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 10:04 AM on November 28, 2007

Schrödinger Needed
Apply Within
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 10:12 AM on November 28, 2007

Also, thirding Farallon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fandango_matt at 9:24 PM on November 26, 2007