Archive for October, 2009
It’s a guy thing
It’s a guy thing. That was pretty much the consensus about the strip hockey story today. Just to check, I turned to two colleagues who are certified females and asked, “I hope you don’t think this is sexist, but do you think women would do something this stupid?” “Thanks for giving us credit for that [...]
Goodbye, Big Mac
Today Iceland! Tomorrow, ZE VORLD! (Translation: “The World!” in a bad German accent.) Bwahahahahaha! (Translation: evil laughter.) Oh, wait, this is actually a setback for world domination. Never mind. The issue here is the shuttering of Iceland’s only three McDonald’s restaurants. As reported in the Seattle Times today (link here)Icelanders will now be adrift and [...]
Mouse in the house
People who have cats will probably relate to this. It’s 2 a.m. today and there’s a scritching at the front door. Drag self out of bed, stumble over to door, crack it open. Sure enough, it’s mama cat (code name “Smudge”) who was out with her daughter (code name “Oreo”) doing whatever cats do on [...]
Why you don’t shoot at aircraft carriers
The Lady Washington’s visit to Pasco this week brought back some memories. I was working in Coos Bay when the ship came there for a stop in about 1996 or 1997 (my recollection is a little fuzzy here.) It was fun hanging around with the Lady’s crew, who all knew American history as it pertains [...]
Not evil, just wrong
That’s going to be my new mantra. “Not evil, just wrong.” It seems to fit just about everything. Health care debate? “Not evil, just wrong.” Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize? “Not evil, just wrong.” Glenn Beck? “Not evil, just wrong.” Thug bears in Yosemite? “Not evil, just wrong.” Which brings us to this breaking [...]
We Like Da Moon!
The moon crash is on! To the few folks who read this waste of computer space, you may recall several months ago I yapped about NASA’s plan to ram a rocket into the moon. (It is going to happen Friday, Oct. 9, so be watching!) The stated purpose is to gather scientific data about [...]
Robots and stinky cigars
I love getting catalogs. It’s not that I actually BUY anything from them. I just like looking at them. I think the disease began in early childhood after contact with a Sears Roebuck catalog. They had motorcycles and guns and all kinds of neat stuff I couldn’t afford but wanted anyway, so I spent many [...]
