More posts have been added to the Kid’s Corner blog that I maintain.
Author: ArcoJedi
Arconati.us :: ArcoJedi’s Blog
My personal blog has a permanent URL available above.
These pages have been located in many different places over time from earthlink’s space to arconati.us/blogger/
but the current location is on Blogspot’s servers.
Arconati.us :: Quotes
Arconati Comedy Awards
Formerly a simple ticker of jokes on the Arconati.us home page, the Arconati Comedy Awards are now in full swing as their own separate blog.
Gathered by our minions. Enjoy!
Other Comedy Resources
Arconati Family Web Portal
Thank you for visiting our home page. At the moment, the web server we have been using for the past several months is down for system maintenance. Some content you are probably used to seeing is not available, but it will be restored in short order.
In the meantime, feel free to browse around and comment on what you see. Thank you!
Update: The site is up and running and has been so for a little while now. We have two domains, Arconati.us and Arconati.net. The first goes to the main site and the second forwards to this blog. More updates and features are on the way!
I found the following page in a search result for “Arconati”.
Dr. Ronald V. ArconatiPlease support the people and businesses that support the MoDDC. Through the generosity of these individuals and companies the MoDDC is able to continue our common community programs.
Chiropractic Physician
5684 Telegraph Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63129
(314) 846-2100
‘Blazer — the story
From: James E. Arconati [Arco1]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 6:26 PM
To: James A. Arconati [ArcoJedi]
Subject: the story
The snow was mostly cleared from the roads, but the sun had already set. The highway looked dry as my Trailblazer rumbled eastbound in the moonlight on I-70 last Thursday evening. It had been a hectic day and a frustrating week. I was looking forward to wrestling with the weight machines at the “Y” and sitting in the steam room for a while. Linda said she’d hold dinner for me until I got home.
Taking the southbound exit at Earth City Expressway, I gave no thought to the weather and entered the turn a little high, intending to slighly accelerate as I got into the straightaway. I never got to the straightaway.
The policewoman later called it “black-ice,” meaning that it was ice that had little glare or discoloration and wasn’t easily seen. All I know is that the ‘Blazer left the road at probably 50mph, went down one snow-covered embankment, up the next, over the circular on-ramp, then down into the big-circle area of the cloverleaf. Re-freezing snow on highway grass has just about zero traction, so the 400-feet or so that I traveled with the anti-locks full-on made straight tracks in the snow. Thankfully, I hit nothing of substance on the way, so there was no air-bag trauma, and no friendly OnStar operator. But I do remember looking straight out the windshield and seeing the moon directly ahead of me (it would have actually been at about a 40-degree above the horizon at that time) and I remember feeling like I dropped 10-feet or so. A passerby who stopped to help later said I was “airborne” going over the second road, but she seemed as startled and adrenalined as I felt.
It was a bit surreal as the ‘Blazer came to rest. I glanced at the instruments – engine still running, ABS light is on, heat from the blowers, radio still playing quietly in the background. After a mental inventory of no broken bones, no blood, no real pain, I cautiously opened the driver’s door and stepped into the snow. It didn’t look too bad in the moonlight, let’s look around it. About half-way around the ‘Blazer, it occurred to me. “I am ALIVE and this could have been much worse. Who cares about the truck!”
A mental “thank you” to whatever angel protected me, and I got onto the business at hand. Find the cell phone, call the right
folks, talk to the concerned citizen running up to me, and say another “thanks” to that angel. By this time, the police have arrived and are protecting the scene, towtruck is on the way, and I notice that its pretty cold out here. The rest of the evening is devoted to tow-trucks and getting home and call or hugging all the good people in my life. And one more thanks to that angel.
Its now Monday – the aspirin and whirlpool seemed to have worked their magic on most of the muscle pain. TrailBlazer is sitting in the driveway a bit pushed-over and is waiting for a verdict from the insurance adjuster. I’m driving a Jeep courtesy of Enterprize leasing, and life is sorta back to normal.
Somehow, I have a feeling that I might owe some payback to that angel.
Seamist Inn :: D&D Campaign
Come visit the Seamist Inn, but … mind yer manners! This place, as they say, can be a little rough.
Recent posts have some content borrowed from Wizards.com adapted for my home-brew campaign setting of Zethul.
More From Bill Arconati (via:TechCrunch)
I spotted a comment from Bill Arconati on a high profile blog, TechCrunch.com. I’m trying to see if he has a blog or website I can link to but so far it doesn’t look like it.
Barco’s Blog
I think Bill Arconati is the son of my Dad’s cousins. To my knowledge, I’ve never met him. It would appear that he started a blog too, although there’s not much content there currently.