Dude: What I really wanna see is a baby shot out of a cannon through a waterfall of gasoline, over a bundle of lit sparklers, and knock an old lady off a horse, 'cause then I could say I really saw something. [notices cleaning lady]
Oh, shit.
Overheard by: dude thats fucked up
10 October 2006
I Think Everyone can Agree on some part of this!
The Internet Has Somewhat Dampened Joshua's Sense of Wonder
06 October 2006
The 2006 Ig Nobel winners
Awarded Thursday, October 5th:
ORNITHOLOGY -- The late Philip R.A. May and Ivan R. Schwab, for exploring and explaining why woodpeckers don't get headaches.
NUTRITION -- Wasmia Al-Houty and Faten Al-Mussalam, for showing that dung beetles are finicky about dung.
PEACE -- Howard Stapleton, for inventing a teenager repellent, an electronic device that makes an annoying noise audible to teenagers but not adults.
ACOUSTICS -- D. Lynn Halpern, Randolph Blake and James Hillenbrand, for their experiments on why people dislike the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.
MATHEMATICS -- Nic Svenson and Piers Barnes, for calculating the number of photographs you must take to ensure nobody in a group photo has their eyes closed.
LITERATURE -- Daniel Oppenheimer, for his report "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly."
MEDICINE -- Francis M. Fesmire, for his medical case report "Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage"; and Majed Odeh, Harry Bassan and Arie Oliven for their subsequent medical case report.
PHYSICS -- Basile Audoly and Sebastien Neukirch, for their insights into why dry spaghetti often breaks into more than two pieces when bent.
CHEMISTRY -- Antonio Mulet, Jose Javier Benedito, Jose Bon and
Carmen Rossello, for their study "Ultrasonic Velocity in Cheddar Cheese as Affected by Temperature."
BIOLOGY -- Bart Knols and Ruurd de Jong, for showing that female malaria mosquitoes are attracted equally to the smell of Limburger cheese and to the smell of human feet.
ORNITHOLOGY -- The late Philip R.A. May and Ivan R. Schwab, for exploring and explaining why woodpeckers don't get headaches.
NUTRITION -- Wasmia Al-Houty and Faten Al-Mussalam, for showing that dung beetles are finicky about dung.
PEACE -- Howard Stapleton, for inventing a teenager repellent, an electronic device that makes an annoying noise audible to teenagers but not adults.
ACOUSTICS -- D. Lynn Halpern, Randolph Blake and James Hillenbrand, for their experiments on why people dislike the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.
MATHEMATICS -- Nic Svenson and Piers Barnes, for calculating the number of photographs you must take to ensure nobody in a group photo has their eyes closed.
LITERATURE -- Daniel Oppenheimer, for his report "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly."
MEDICINE -- Francis M. Fesmire, for his medical case report "Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage"; and Majed Odeh, Harry Bassan and Arie Oliven for their subsequent medical case report.
PHYSICS -- Basile Audoly and Sebastien Neukirch, for their insights into why dry spaghetti often breaks into more than two pieces when bent.
CHEMISTRY -- Antonio Mulet, Jose Javier Benedito, Jose Bon and
Carmen Rossello, for their study "Ultrasonic Velocity in Cheddar Cheese as Affected by Temperature."
BIOLOGY -- Bart Knols and Ruurd de Jong, for showing that female malaria mosquitoes are attracted equally to the smell of Limburger cheese and to the smell of human feet.
04 October 2006
Pakistan quake victims still living in Shelters
If you want them to quit supporting the Taliban, help the people of Pakistan recover from this earthquake that happened almost one year ago.
That would certainly be money better spent than sending our brothers & sisters to Iraq to be killed on the streets in a Liar's War.
At least 1.8 million survivors of last year's massive earthquake in Pakistan are to spend a second harsh Himalayan winter in makeshift shelters, aid agency Oxfam has said.
The 7.6-magnitude quake on October 8, 2005 killed more than 74,000 people and left 3.5 million homeless. Aid agencies say they prevented deaths from disease and cold last winter but fear for survivors this time around.
"With snow already falling, this winter seems to have arrived early," said Farhana Faruqi Stocker of Oxfam International on Wednesday.
Only 17 percent of people living in the 450,000 households destroyed or severely damaged by the quake have started building permanent homes, Oxfam said, quoting government estimates.
Creative debt consolidation
Man hands over wife to pay debt
A Romanian man has handed over his wife to a creditor as payment for his debts.
Emil Iancu, from tIghisu Nou, gave his wife Daniela to 72-year-old Jozef Justien Lostrie when he turned up on his doorstep to collect a £1,800 debt.
Iancu said: "I had no money to pay the debt and when I told Lostrie he said he would take my wife instead.
"I was scared of what he would do and so I signed a document saying Daniela would live with him."
But Daniela says the deal has proved better for her.
"Before I had to clean the house and look after our three children on my own, while Emil did nothing, but now I'm treated like a guest and hardly have to raise a finger," she said.
02 October 2006
There's nothing quite like a cool mud puddle on a hot day... .27 September 2006
Too many lives lost in Iraq
Dalai Lama: Too many lives lost in Iraq.
Mischievous people often use religious faith for their own interests and create conflict... .We have to look at the real message of all these traditions.
25 September 2006
Anniversary
I was thinking of going some place special for an anniversary dinner.
This may be a little too special, though.
This may be a little too special, though.
22 September 2006
19 September 2006
Hasn't he already done that?
Bush to engage skeptical U.N. on Mideast
Sorry, I thought that read Bush to enrage skeptical U.N. on Mideast.
Sorry, I thought that read Bush to enrage skeptical U.N. on Mideast.
18 September 2006
Village elders order trial by boiling oil
Now here's a great way to find out who's been stealing lunches out of the office fridge!
16 September 2006
Just a Sad State of Affairs
Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw
OSLO (Reuters) - Polar bears are drowning and receding Arctic glaciers have uncovered previously unknown islands in a drastic 2006 summer thaw widely blamed on global warming.
14 September 2006
Apparently we're all dead!
Cult enters bunkers for one year.
MAUCHE, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan followers of a U.S.-based religious sect which predicted the world would end after a September 12 outbreak of nuclear war moved into bunkers on Wednesday despite the failure of their prediction.
Dozens of members of the House of Yahweh -- dressed in gas masks, gloves and long overcoats -- have built a network of underground hideouts in the small highland village of Mauche.
13 September 2006
Dog Rescuer Arrested for Saving a Life
Tammy Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, was arrested September 11, 2006 for helping a dying chained dog named Doogie who could not stand.
If you feel that our pets deserve respect & humane treatment, please read this piece, & send to whomever you know, including local media outlets.
I made a hard decision; this decision was that I could not have lived with myself or looked myself in the eye if I were such a coward as to leave Doogie lying there dying on the ground for fear of what would happen to me. I see this case as a travesty against justice...the true perpetrators of a crime are the people who left Doogie to lie there dying for three days without doing right by him.
If you feel that our pets deserve respect & humane treatment, please read this piece, & send to whomever you know, including local media outlets.
08 September 2006
Keepin' up with the Times
I had an email today from my father, telling us all that he's finally figured out how to store phone numbers in his cell phone, so we should all get that information to him to have.
And he's only had the phone for two years!
And he's only had the phone for two years!
06 September 2006
Doshu - Moriteru Ueshiba at NY Aikikai
An excellent clip from Doshu's visit to the NY Aikikai on its 40th anniversary.
02 September 2006
Pack of Dogs Kill Gator in Florida
Sometimes nature is cruel but there is also a beauty in that cruelty.
The alligator, as one of the ultimate predators, can fall victim to the kind of implemented 'team work' strategy which is possible due to the pack mentality and social structure of canines.
The alligator, as one of the ultimate predators, can fall victim to the kind of implemented 'team work' strategy which is possible due to the pack mentality and social structure of canines.
30 August 2006
Make Time for the Pain
Pop legend Carly Simon makes time for the pain
Carly Simon has an unusual way of preparing to go onstage: She asks people to spank her because only physical pain can overcome her stage fright.I'm sure that Bill wanted in on a little of that action himself!
23 August 2006
Don't call us. We'll call you. Maybe. Or not.
Madonna's nuclear powers
Madonna has been lobbying the Government about a 'mystical' Kabbalah fluid which she believes can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
20 August 2006
Oops!
Orthodox Mormons Have All the Fun
--46th between 5th & 6th
via Overheard in New York, Aug 20, 2006
Guy on cell: Hello?...What do you mean you have bad news?...You're pregnant? How could you be pregnant?...I thought you were on the Pill? How did this happen?!...I just got engaged to your sister on the 4th of July...This is really bad news...How long have you known?...A week?! Why did you wait a week to tell me?...Your sister is going to go through the roof...No, she doesn't come back until Monday...So, I'll see you tonight?...I told you, I just got engaged to your sister. You can't be pregnant...Okay, have a good afternoon.
He makes another call.
Guy on cell: Hey...You know Claire*?...Yeah, Lauren's* sister...Yeah, the hot one...Well, she's pregnant...Me!
--46th between 5th & 6th
via Overheard in New York, Aug 20, 2006
19 August 2006
Amber Alert
Brand new freshman girl on cell phone in Walmart:
I'm lost! I'm in the aisle with $9.99 accessories... .
18 August 2006
A Visit From Sensei
T Shihan's visit last weekend was definitely a brain-full of new information about Aikido, & our schools place in it.
In Friday's class he spent a lot of time talking about te-waza & ashi-waza, & their importance to controlling uke's center for technique.
He talked in great detail about the importance of our Aikido; the uniqueness of it. I'm sure that some of that comes from our direct connection to the Omoto Kyo from T. Sensei & his father as Shinto priests.
He wasn't pleased with a good bit of people's technique — not using center, etc. He stressed the use of proper hip movement, & moving uke with te-waza.
But most of all, I was reminded, after we were on our way home, of the differences in opinion that my instructor & I have in how we see our connection to the organization.
Sensei has a good bit of well-founded cynicism from past experiences with our organization, including how this latest trip was put together on such short notice, leaving most of our students out of the testing loop since we're on break at the university & so many people are out of town.
I see that, too, but feel a real connection with T. Shihan when I can see him teach, feel his technique, & hear him talk about the art. He's almost seventy now, & was just slamming some people down when demonstrating some techniques -- he noted that he always likes to use young, strong uke's because they can take it .
Sensei's technique is solid, & strong, but he doesn't have a strong desire to follow T. Shihan's instruction to teach so closely to his technical expertise.
In respect to staying close to our traditions, I would rather be a dojo that is trying to promote, in that we are teaching a specific way of doing Aikido, & thinking about the world around us.
I think we need closer contact with our home U.S. dojo, which would require more commitment all the way around to train with them, for us to go there more frequently, & for them to come to us more frequently.
I think we would do better, in many ways, if we were to move our dojo off campus, & set up in town. Again, that would require a good bit of commitment from a number of people, & Sensei isn't ready to make that jump yet; though I'm hopeful that he might be in a couple of years when he retires from his position.
I guess I'm connected to the particular spirit of our style in a more traditional way than others.
As strongly as I feel about it, I don't want to be the kind of person who splits a dojo, though I know that happens occasionally & can't always be helped.
Last year, I ended up cancelling my weekend class after attendance dropped to just a few people each week. I'm trying to decide now whether or not to bring it back this fall, & encourage everyone to come as often as possible. I would try to make it a mix of kihon waza & more advanced technique, leaving time for people to have the free practice that T. Shihan likes to see in every class.
Sensei & I briefly discussed the possibility of doing that during the week, but I don't really see that happening, unless we can actually get back to a twelve minute warm-up every class, & not fall into his twenty minute warm-up that morphs into pseudo-technique, then we're out of time without looking at any kihon waza in detail.
The more I think about a community dojo, rather than a university club, the more I like the idea.
As we are now, we have the majority of our students for just two or three years; anyone who stays longer than that has graduated & stayed in the area, or is a faculty member. Right now there are three aikido students who aren't university students.
In the long run, it means that we will continue to have a relatively small number of yudansha in the dojo, & that teaching responsibilities will continue to fall on just Sensei & myself most of the time.
Were we to move into the community, we could have more long-term students, & eventually build a larger base for teaching the classes.
We were at the NC dojo this weekend with our three yudansha - an all time high for us - and nine of the thirteen from their dojo were present on the mat.
Seeing that makes me feel that we can do more if we change what we're about in some ways.
In Friday's class he spent a lot of time talking about te-waza & ashi-waza, & their importance to controlling uke's center for technique.
He talked in great detail about the importance of our Aikido; the uniqueness of it. I'm sure that some of that comes from our direct connection to the Omoto Kyo from T. Sensei & his father as Shinto priests.
He wasn't pleased with a good bit of people's technique — not using center, etc. He stressed the use of proper hip movement, & moving uke with te-waza.
But most of all, I was reminded, after we were on our way home, of the differences in opinion that my instructor & I have in how we see our connection to the organization.
Sensei has a good bit of well-founded cynicism from past experiences with our organization, including how this latest trip was put together on such short notice, leaving most of our students out of the testing loop since we're on break at the university & so many people are out of town.
I see that, too, but feel a real connection with T. Shihan when I can see him teach, feel his technique, & hear him talk about the art. He's almost seventy now, & was just slamming some people down when demonstrating some techniques -- he noted that he always likes to use young, strong uke's because they can take it .
Sensei's technique is solid, & strong, but he doesn't have a strong desire to follow T. Shihan's instruction to teach so closely to his technical expertise.
In respect to staying close to our traditions, I would rather be a dojo that is trying to promote, in that we are teaching a specific way of doing Aikido, & thinking about the world around us.
I think we need closer contact with our home U.S. dojo, which would require more commitment all the way around to train with them, for us to go there more frequently, & for them to come to us more frequently.
I think we would do better, in many ways, if we were to move our dojo off campus, & set up in town. Again, that would require a good bit of commitment from a number of people, & Sensei isn't ready to make that jump yet; though I'm hopeful that he might be in a couple of years when he retires from his position.
I guess I'm connected to the particular spirit of our style in a more traditional way than others.
As strongly as I feel about it, I don't want to be the kind of person who splits a dojo, though I know that happens occasionally & can't always be helped.
Last year, I ended up cancelling my weekend class after attendance dropped to just a few people each week. I'm trying to decide now whether or not to bring it back this fall, & encourage everyone to come as often as possible. I would try to make it a mix of kihon waza & more advanced technique, leaving time for people to have the free practice that T. Shihan likes to see in every class.
Sensei & I briefly discussed the possibility of doing that during the week, but I don't really see that happening, unless we can actually get back to a twelve minute warm-up every class, & not fall into his twenty minute warm-up that morphs into pseudo-technique, then we're out of time without looking at any kihon waza in detail.
The more I think about a community dojo, rather than a university club, the more I like the idea.
As we are now, we have the majority of our students for just two or three years; anyone who stays longer than that has graduated & stayed in the area, or is a faculty member. Right now there are three aikido students who aren't university students.
In the long run, it means that we will continue to have a relatively small number of yudansha in the dojo, & that teaching responsibilities will continue to fall on just Sensei & myself most of the time.
Were we to move into the community, we could have more long-term students, & eventually build a larger base for teaching the classes.
We were at the NC dojo this weekend with our three yudansha - an all time high for us - and nine of the thirteen from their dojo were present on the mat.
Seeing that makes me feel that we can do more if we change what we're about in some ways.
17 August 2006
The breast job that saved a life
Now all the guys are gonna want to touch 'em!
Breast implants save Israeli from rocket
Breast implants save Israeli from rocket
16 August 2006
Way to go George!
Trying to do for America what he did as Governor of Virginia!
Allen on Damage Control After Remarks to Webb Aide
Allen on Damage Control After Remarks to Webb Aide
RICHMOND, Aug. 15 -- Sen. George Allen on Tuesday sought to contain the political damage from remarks he made to a Fairfax County man that dredged up charges of racial insensitivity -- allegations that have dogged him for years as governor, senator and now presidential hopeful.
Despite a quick apology Monday, criticism poured in about Allen's use of the word "Macaca" to address a volunteer for the campaign of his Democratic opponent, James Webb, and also about another Allen comment, "Welcome to America." Democrats, left-wing bloggers and civil rights groups called him "insensitive" and "racist," while some conservatives called him "foolish" and "mean."
09 August 2006
21 July 2006
20 July 2006
PC update
My lovely GX270 was returned today from the shop.
The technician told me that anytime they work on one of these, & have to remove the heat sink, they're likely to pull out the CPU and damage it.
I thanked him for making me feel less embarassed!
The technician told me that anytime they work on one of these, & have to remove the heat sink, they're likely to pull out the CPU and damage it.
I thanked him for making me feel less embarassed!
18 July 2006
Oops of the Day...
Boy do I feel embarrassed!
I have four computers in my office that run all the time, & even with the AC running, it gets a bit warm sometimes. So I tried to order a desk fan, thinking that I could use it to blow some more air over my machines.
But since we have air conditioning, the state won't purchase an extra fan... Go figure!
I did the next best thing, & ordered some cooling fans for the computers themselves, including a low profile heat sink fan for my Dell Optiplex. It was slow enough today that I decided to go ahead & get it installed.
Unbeknownst to me, however, Dell uses a superstrong thermal compound on their CPU with the OEM heat sink.
When I removed the heat sink, it pulled the CPU right out of the Ziff socket, bending quite a few of the 478 pins!
Now I've been forced to call campus Tech Support & tell them the whole story, much to my own chagrin. Admittedly, it helps that I used to work in that office, but the tech on the phone, who doesn't know me, said, "Wait, you took your processor out?!"
Even though Dell used a superglue based compound, I'll take all the heat (get it? take the heat). And I won't be able to show my face over in that part of campus for quite some time I'm sure.
It's nice that my boss is off this week, so he's not here to be (rightfully) pissed off at me over it.
And I'm sure that I'll be without my workhorse for the rest of the week, so I'll just hook my trusty tablet to the big monitor!
I have four computers in my office that run all the time, & even with the AC running, it gets a bit warm sometimes. So I tried to order a desk fan, thinking that I could use it to blow some more air over my machines.
But since we have air conditioning, the state won't purchase an extra fan... Go figure!
I did the next best thing, & ordered some cooling fans for the computers themselves, including a low profile heat sink fan for my Dell Optiplex. It was slow enough today that I decided to go ahead & get it installed.
Unbeknownst to me, however, Dell uses a superstrong thermal compound on their CPU with the OEM heat sink.
When I removed the heat sink, it pulled the CPU right out of the Ziff socket, bending quite a few of the 478 pins!
Now I've been forced to call campus Tech Support & tell them the whole story, much to my own chagrin. Admittedly, it helps that I used to work in that office, but the tech on the phone, who doesn't know me, said, "Wait, you took your processor out?!"
Even though Dell used a superglue based compound, I'll take all the heat (get it? take the heat). And I won't be able to show my face over in that part of campus for quite some time I'm sure.
It's nice that my boss is off this week, so he's not here to be (rightfully) pissed off at me over it.
And I'm sure that I'll be without my workhorse for the rest of the week, so I'll just hook my trusty tablet to the big monitor!
17 July 2006
Kids Game?
I was just visiting www.nabiscoworld.com
Apparently, as well as nutritional information, they have online games for kids.
There's one on their homepage called Cornhole!
I'm not sure I want my kids playing that!
Apparently, as well as nutritional information, they have online games for kids.
There's one on their homepage called Cornhole!
I'm not sure I want my kids playing that!
Full Text of Bush's Private Exchange at G-8 Summit
Full Text of Bush's Private Exchange at G-8 Summit
President Bush was caught on an open microphone talking with other leaders at the Group of Eight summit in St. Petersburg as they ate lunch before adjourning on Monday. At times the television camera was on Bush, at times it was panning the room. Some of the exchange was hard to hear over the clinking of plates and pouring of drinks.
15 July 2006
Today's Horoscope
Pisces
'Cause it definitely counts as poking around!
For Saturday, July 15 - Poke around some potential new hobbies or diversions today -- you're in need of a distraction to take your mind off negative influences that may be popping up in your life.Does an extra round of hot sex in the middle of the afternoon count as a potential new hobby?
'Cause it definitely counts as poking around!
14 July 2006
Uh-Oh!
According to new research, women could make sperm.
A new scientific breakthrough may lead to women in future being able to produce sperm.
Scientists in England have turned stem cells from am embryo into sperm which are capable of producing offspring.
The breakthrough is likely to lead to new advances in treating male infertility and even the possibility that women could manufacture sperm.
12 July 2006
11 July 2006
Local Sports Editor Arrested by Karma Police
...Sentenced to Ride 'It's a Small World' in Perpetuity
Huntington, Indiana
Overheard by: tricky nikkivia Overheard in the Office, Jul 11, 2006.
City editor: Do you think they give you your money back if your kid dies at Disney World?7 North Jefferson Street
Editor-in-Chief: No, but Mickey Mouse volunteers to be a pallbearer at the funeral.
Sports editor, in a Mickey Mouse falsetto: Hey guys, what's in the box?
Huntington, Indiana
Overheard by: tricky nikkivia Overheard in the Office, Jul 11, 2006.
10 July 2006
07 July 2006
Nice Day for a Drive
In this photo provided by Jerry
Patterson, a bear cub sits in a vintage red Buick convertible in a Lake Tahoe neighborhood, in Stateline, Nev., in this Sunday, July 2, 2006 file photo. The bear drew a crowd of spectators as it munched on barbecue chicken & jalapeno pizza in the back seat of the 1964 Buick Skylark. It also apparently washed it down with a swig of a Jack Daniel's mixer, an Absolut vodka and tonic, and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said. (AP Photo/Jerry Patterson via The Tahoe Daily Tribune)
Patterson, a bear cub sits in a vintage red Buick convertible in a Lake Tahoe neighborhood, in Stateline, Nev., in this Sunday, July 2, 2006 file photo. The bear drew a crowd of spectators as it munched on barbecue chicken & jalapeno pizza in the back seat of the 1964 Buick Skylark. It also apparently washed it down with a swig of a Jack Daniel's mixer, an Absolut vodka and tonic, and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said. (AP Photo/Jerry Patterson via The Tahoe Daily Tribune)
Compassionate Conservative
Do I sense a little hostility?
Compassionate ConservativeBlack woman: You know that girl you bumped into? She was handicapped. And you didn't say, "Excuse me."
White boy: Um, she bumped into me.
Black woman: So, she's handicapped. Is it her fault?
White boy: Shut the fuck up and go pick up your welfare check, you entitlement-addicted bitch.
--53rd & 5th
via Overheard in New York, Jul 7, 2006
06 July 2006
Thank God He's Not the Captain!
As a Fetus, He Redecorated the Uterus
via Overheard in New York, Jul 6, 2006
Gay flight attendant, frantically running down aisle: Excuse me! Coming through. Scusa, signore. Excuse me, I need to get the back of the plane. It's an emergency! Excuse me!! [Runs past woman, stops, walks back.] Oh my God, your scarf is fabulous; did you buy it in Venice?
Woman's husband: Did you say there was an emergency?
Gay flight attendant: Not as big as the one that'll happen if I don't get that scarf!
--flight into JFK
via Overheard in New York, Jul 6, 2006
05 July 2006
Fallen Soldier Gets a Bronze Star but No Pagan Star
I have to agree with the sentiment expressed in this piece that the VA is worried about offending all of those conservative Bible Thumpers out there that managed to foist George Jr. upon us lo those many years ago.
Fallen Soldier Gets a Bronze Star but No Pagan Star — Washington Post
Fallen Soldier Gets a Bronze Star but No Pagan Star — Washington Post
At the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in the small town of Fernley, Nev., there is a wall of brass plaques for local heroes. But one space is blank. There is no memorial for Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart.
That's because Stewart was a Wiccan, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has refused to allow a symbol of the Wicca religion -- a five-pointed star within a circle, called a pentacle -- to be inscribed on U.S. military memorials or grave markers.The department has approved the symbols of 38 other faiths; about half of are versions of the Christian cross. It also allows the Jewish Star of David, the Muslim crescent, the Buddhist wheel, the Mormon angel, the nine-pointed star of Bahai and something that looks like an atomic symbol for atheists.
Stewart, 34, is believed to be the first Wiccan killed in combat... .
30 June 2006
Right where we want 'em...
Pakistani Taliban stage public execution.
Bush's policies obviously have the Taliban terrified & on the run.
29 June 2006
26 June 2006
Cool Again
After a steamy weekend — and I don't mean the fun kind — the house is nice & cool again. On Friday evening, we noticed that it was getting a little warm in the house; we usually keep the thermostat at 80°. The thermometer inside read 84°, so something was obviously not quite right.
I checked out back, & the heat pump was running, but no cool air was blowing inside. We opened the windows & enjoyed (as much as possible) the evening breeze, & on Saturday morning, I called to have someone come look at it — on Monday, as it turns out
We sweated through the weekend — again, not the fun kind (mostly
), & I took the morning off to wait for the man.
It only took a couple of minutes to diagnose the bad relay that needed to be replaced (and 30 minutes for him to go get one!)
Upon his return, it took only 10 minutes for him to install it, & then about 20 seconds to realize that it wasn't quite the correct one
.
Three hours & $125.00 later, the cool air was blowing again. The part, btw, was only
$20
I checked out back, & the heat pump was running, but no cool air was blowing inside. We opened the windows & enjoyed (as much as possible) the evening breeze, & on Saturday morning, I called to have someone come look at it — on Monday, as it turns out
We sweated through the weekend — again, not the fun kind (mostly
), & I took the morning off to wait for the man.It only took a couple of minutes to diagnose the bad relay that needed to be replaced (and 30 minutes for him to go get one!)
Upon his return, it took only 10 minutes for him to install it, & then about 20 seconds to realize that it wasn't quite the correct one
.Three hours & $125.00 later, the cool air was blowing again. The part, btw, was only
$20
24 June 2006
Worst Yard Sale Ever
We finally got the gumption to have a yard sale, & put all our crap stuff out there for the world to see.
The rain held off, which was nice, & a few people came by ? not that many.
Over the course of three hours, we made a whopping $3.00!
And then we had to haul it all back inside, or back around the shed, except for a couple of things which were deposited into my trunk for theie final road trip to the thrift store.
The rain held off, which was nice, & a few people came by ? not that many.
Over the course of three hours, we made a whopping $3.00!And then we had to haul it all back inside, or back around the shed, except for a couple of things which were deposited into my trunk for theie final road trip to the thrift store.
23 June 2006
How to Make the Perfect Fruit Salad & Get Laid
Has this happened to you? You're two weeks into the summer fling that you hope will last a lifetime (just like last year's). Your sweetheart IMs you at work and extends a tempting invitation... [courtesy of dive into mark]
HOME DEPOT SCAM
A "heads up" for any of you guys who may be regular Home Depot customers. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you.
Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 18 or 19-year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the back seat.
On the way, they start having sex with each other.
Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen April 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, three times just yesterday, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
Again - please beware!!
Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 18 or 19-year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead ask you for a ride to another Home Depot. You agree and they get in the back seat.
On the way, they start having sex with each other.
Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen April 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, three times just yesterday, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
Again - please beware!!
21 June 2006
20 June 2006
Found on Urban Dictionary Dot Com
f'shizzle my n'izzle
A bastardised version of "Fo' sho' nigga",
which is a bastardised version of "for sure my nigga",
which is a bastardized version of "I completely concur my African-American brother".
16 June 2006
No, Seriously -- Let's Hit It
No, Seriously -- Let's Hit It
via Overheard in New York, Jun 16, 2006
Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me.
Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me!
Gangsta: Man, what are you excusing me about? Fuck you!
Old Chinese lady: Fuck me? Ok, take-a off the pant.Stairway in silence.
Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me!
Gangsta: Sure thing, ma'am. I'm sorry.
Chinese kid: And that's why we respect our elders.--Canal St station
via Overheard in New York, Jun 16, 2006
14 June 2006
My wife might get jealous!
Bosch PAG 12v Cordless Air Pump - Review
Single-Handed Blow Jobs A SpecialityThey really need to hire someone to edit their pages... .
09 June 2006
Blew Me Away
The Color of Disaster Assistance
Americans are more willing to provide extended government assistance to white victims of Hurricane Katrina than to African Americans and other minorities -- particularly blacks with darker skin... . Participants went to a Web site that featured a brief news article about the effect of the hurricane. A photo of an individual featured in the story accompanied the article.But here's the trick: The race, gender and occupation of the featured person varied.When I ran across this column at the Washington Post, I was surprised, & just a little scared. The complete results can be read here.
I hadn't seen the story when it ran, & I think of myself as enlightened & non-bigoted, but here we see the subconcious at work, the things we've learned along the way that we may not even be aware of.
I want to think that had I read this article, & taken their brief survey at the end, that I would not have been affected by the portrayals that the writers used. But I'm not sure that I can say that with great confidence.
I grew up in the deep south, went to a high school where I think I remember 2 black students in my four years there, & certainly no Latinos. While my father never showed a racist tendency that I'm aware of, I know that my grandmother was of a certain class of the old South, that, while not overtly racist, certainly didn't want those people getting all uppity. All the people who worked in her gardens or in her house, she treated with respect, but I'm sure that she never expected them to ever be anything more than a menial labor source.
So... How much of that did I learn from her? How much of that was cancelled out by good role models that I had. And how much of it is neither here nor there thanks to the almost complete lack of diversity in my life up until my twenties?
I hope that the compassion I've learned over the years outweighs all of that, & that my instinct will always be to do what is right, not what is expeditious.
01 June 2006
26 May 2006
Performancing for Firefox
Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right within Firefox, & man is it great!
Easy to use, connects with most blog software. Maybe even better than the Blog This extension, though that's a fine one, too.
Easy to use, connects with most blog software. Maybe even better than the Blog This extension, though that's a fine one, too.
25 May 2006
A Disaster Averted
I was heading to make some tea for the afternoon, & at the last minute realized that I had decaf in my hand!
Oh, the humanity? .
Oh, the humanity? .
24 May 2006
22 May 2006
I'm shocked!
The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll... . They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous.
19 May 2006
Breaking News!
Someone in the office actually asked me how to use Exchange to set up a meeting with multiple induhviduals using the scheduling functionality!
And it only took three years for someone besides myself to use this gem of a tool!
And it only took three years for someone besides myself to use this gem of a tool!
18 May 2006
17 May 2006
13 May 2006
Candidate's Views Startle Democrats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Democratic Party leaders are wondering what to do about a candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred and wants to "reawaken white racial awareness."
Where do these guys come from? Call me silly, but just I find it hard believe that people can still think this way.
Where do these guys come from? Call me silly, but just I find it hard believe that people can still think this way.
11 May 2006
Not Your Average Bear
DNA Tests Confirm Bear Was a Hybrid.
And like most hybrids, it gets higher MPS - miles per salmon - stopping & starting in the forest than going wide open in on the ice pack!
And like most hybrids, it gets higher MPS - miles per salmon - stopping & starting in the forest than going wide open in on the ice pack!
07 May 2006
05 May 2006
Bureaucracy in Motion
In my office I have four computers that run all the time. And as computers are wont to do, they get pretty stinkin' hot, especially that Dell small form factor that does most of my work (and by work I mean surfing the net).
Two of the big towers sit on the floor under my desk, so I figured it would be a good idea to buy a smallish floor fan to cool them off. I found one in the office supply catalog, & asked our secretary to see about getting it for me.
Today she told me that it was a restricted item, since we have air conditioning in the office!
However, when I put a quote through for the $250 liquid cooling tower to attach to just one computer, the request went right through! So they'd rather spend $250 a pop to cool each machine, than to spend $50 for a fan that will do the whole job... .
And people wonder why the state budget always has trouble??
Two of the big towers sit on the floor under my desk, so I figured it would be a good idea to buy a smallish floor fan to cool them off. I found one in the office supply catalog, & asked our secretary to see about getting it for me.
Today she told me that it was a restricted item, since we have air conditioning in the office!
However, when I put a quote through for the $250 liquid cooling tower to attach to just one computer, the request went right through! So they'd rather spend $250 a pop to cool each machine, than to spend $50 for a fan that will do the whole job... .
And people wonder why the state budget always has trouble??
02 May 2006
01 May 2006
A Day Without Immigrants...
So today is the day that immigrant rights groups are calling for a boycott... . I'm not sure if I should take part in it, though.
See, my family immigrated in 1695 (or so), but I'm just not sure the country appreciates all of my hard work!
See, my family immigrated in 1695 (or so), but I'm just not sure the country appreciates all of my hard work!
30 April 2006
Conquistador
Found somewhere online, & now delightfully warming my belly!
2 oz Captain Morgan® Original spiced rum
1 oz Kahlua® Especial coffee liqueur
1 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.
2 oz Captain Morgan® Original spiced rum
1 oz Kahlua® Especial coffee liqueur
1 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.
29 April 2006
28 April 2006
The New Intel Macs
You really have to like how well the operating systems get along... .
Can you feel the love?
27 April 2006
How Sweet
As I walk down the sidewalk towards the gym, I see an attractive young woman coming towards me, one finger working a nostril hard. Then trying to flick it off.
As we get closer, a young man approaches. As she gives him a hug & kisses his cheek, she appears to wipe it on the back of his shirt.
How sweet of her!
As we get closer, a young man approaches. As she gives him a hug & kisses his cheek, she appears to wipe it on the back of his shirt.
How sweet of her!
20 April 2006
19 April 2006
18 April 2006
If You Can't Slap 'Em, Snap 'Em!
What a great idea to get back at all the idiots out there!
Holla Back New York City empowers New Yorkers to Holla Back at street harassers.
Holla Back New York City empowers New Yorkers to Holla Back at street harassers.
Whether you're commuting, lunching, partying, dancing, walking, chilling, drinking, or sunning, you have the right to feel safe, confident, and sexy, without being the object of some turd's fantasy. So stop walkin' on and Holla Back
17 April 2006
13 April 2006
Passiver with Siah
Plagues and Fun.. Two words you don't oftern associate with one another!
Family Fun with the Ten Plagues
Family Fun with the Ten Plagues
12 April 2006
Oops!
Web site exposes Air Force One defenses.
This is just the kind of thing we want out there in the public domain, right?
This is just the kind of thing we want out there in the public domain, right?
11 April 2006
07 April 2006
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