Archive for May, 2009
Baby Shower, part II
Wow, ask and ye shall receive. Write about .50 caliber BMG rounds, you get zero comments. Write about guys and baby showers, get feedback. Go figure. Well, I want to give heartfelt thanks to everyone for your suggestions as well as post an update. As one reader noted, the expecting couples (Gad! I forgot to [...]
Baby shower power
So this colleague of mine is pregnant. Now that’s all well and good. People get married. They have babies. It’s all part of life. As long as I’m not the one who has to get up at all hours of the night to take care of the kid, I’m OK with the whole business. Unfortunately, [...]
Commie preversions and the word of the day
I’m beginning to have doubts about this “Urban Dictionary” calendar. A friend gave it to me as a Christmas gift. It’s like one of those “word a day” calendars, only geared towards inner-city slang. Although some of the stuff on it rings true (“pour one for my homies-To pour liquid on the ground as a [...]
No, they are not kidding
It’s probably no secret that one of my favorite on-line publications is The Onion (full name, The Onion, America’s Finest News Source). A sub-set of The Onion is The Onion A.V. Club, which back in the days dinosaurs roamed the earth and newspapers were made of paper would have been called the entertainment section. A [...]
Beowulfs and BMGs
You just can’t keep a good governor down. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was back in the news this week (read about it here) courtesy of the National Rifle Association Foundation. Seems the foundation is going to present the gov with a customized “Alaskan Hunter” rifle from Alexander Arms. The firearm in question is a civilian [...]
Volcanoes and tsunamis
Well, I just got back from vacation and after wading through the several hundred e-mails, this one caught my eye: VANCOUVER, WA-Governor Christine Gregoire has proclaimed May as Volcano Awareness Month in Washington State. Scientists, safety officials and educators are encouraged to discuss the hazards of volcanoes in their communities. This month coincides with the [...]
