(meme) Icon Meme

In a recent posting, mertuil admitted that she was simply fascinated by the way people use their icons. I am too. She effectively proposed a meme where people describe their acronyms, what they use them for and what they mean to them. So, without further adieu:

default
1964 Route Shield
This icon was my first icon, and is my
default. It is the same icon I used over on
BoardGameGeek. I do
the California Highways Web Page, and
this icon serves to tie my blog to the page.
1969 License
1969 License
One of my generic post images. Used for
general entries. Generated with the
License
Generator
.
politcal-slashw
Slash-W
My first political icon. Used for
political posts. I may be deleting this one.
Gaming
Gaming
Used for gaming related posts. The basic
image is one of the images from the game Ticket to Ride, from Board Game
Geek.

Jewish
Used for general Jewish posts. This image
is from one of my Jewish clipart disks, modified.
mlj-sign
MLJ Sign
Used for Jewish related posts, usually
where I’m giving some sort of advice. It references two Jewish sites I run:
mail.liberal-judaism and
the S.C.J FAQ. Generated
with the Church Sign
Generator
, and PSPed.

DPF at OERM
A picture of me taken at Orange Empire.
Used for generic posts. This was taken in 2002.
Generated
Generated
A generated picture of me. Used for
general posts. Note the faint 1964 route logo in the background. Generated via
Abi Station and then
PSPed.

Edward Littlehazy
A cartoon character that looks like me,
that I originally drew back in high school. Used for generic posts. One day
I’ll write more about the Droopouts.

Political
Used for political posts. Expect this to
change after the election, if the right guy wins.

Observations
Used for posts where I make observations
on the news. Like many of the images, I found something I liked to start with
from a google image search, and then played with it in Paint Shop Pro.
DPF at Work
DPF at Work
A picture of me at work. Used either for
generic or work related posts. This was taken about 1999.
OERM
OERM
Used for posts related to Orange Empire
Railway Museum. From the OERM web site.

Roadgeeking
Used for roadgeeking posts. It is a cover
of a California Highways and Public Works. The only one I didn’t have to modify
to add the route logo.

Family Guy
Used for posts where I need to portray
the image of a dad. Taken in July 2004 at the Arch in St. Louis.

Television
Used for reviews or commentary on TV.
Image of a JVC 27″, PSPed.

Clue by Four
Used for commentary about clueless
people. I wanted a picture of Wheel of Fortune, with the line “I’d like to buy
a clue”, but I couldn’t get it to work out right.

Tea
Used for miscellaneous posts, and posts
about tea. The underlying image is a cup warmer from the Stash Tea
catalog.

Meme
Used for memes.
Sheep Meme
Used for memes

ACSAC
Used for posts related to
ACSAC or Computer
Security.

Security
Used for Computer Security posts.

Laughing
Used for humorous or sarcastic remarks.
I’ve always liked the laughing bear, ever since I saw him on an Allen Sherman
album.

Blushing
Used for risque or borderline comments
that would make me blush. Be warned.

Music
Used for posts related to music, often
folk music.
musicals
Musicals
Used for theatre related posts, either
drama or musicals.

Calendar
Used for time or schedule related
posts.

Cooking
Used for cooking related posts

1934 Shield
Used as a generic, or when I’m feeling
old. The white shield was used from 1934 until 1960, when a plain white shield
was introduced for four years.

Compusaur
Used for posts about computing or old
computers. This combines a dinosaur, the route shield, and a UCLA Computer Club
card. MU$.

Camp
Used for posts related to Camp Hess
Kramer or Gindling Hilltop Camp.

Flying Diaper
Used for posts related to work. You need
to guess why. My resume might give a clue.

Pirate
Talk like a Pirate day, or Computer
Security
??? (watch for what I add next)

So, in your blog, tell me about YOUR icons.

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