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‘My name is Roger …’
on Aug 25, 2009 in Uncategorized
A very nice column from Roger Ebert.
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Pissed at pistachios
on Mar 31, 2009 in Rants
The Nanny State has a hard-on against my favorite nuts, the pistachio. The feds are warning people to not eat them if they see them on store shelves. Here’s the rub:
The salmonella has nothing to do with the ongoing outbreak of salmonella poisoning from peanuts. Unlike the peanut outbreak, the pistachio contamination was discovered during [...]
I guess I’m a PC too
on Mar 27, 2009 in Humor
I have always thoughts Macs were over rated.
I’ve them them at work and at home. I’m not impressed.
I’ve got one sitting on a desk in the other room. I do not use it.
I use my laptop for all my computing.
The red-head in the commercial says she’s not cool enough to be a Mac [...]
Home sick from work
on Mar 21, 2009 in Uncategorized
My back started spasming. I mean, I could feel the twitching. Yikes. So I am home, having swallowed three big-@$$ Tylenol.
With great power comes rather mundane responsibilities
on Mar 16, 2009 in Humor
I did a bad, bad thing.
I worked a half-day today. I came home, not intending to take a nap. But I did anyway and slept for about two hours.
And it was glorious. My window was open and there was a cool breeze through my open window.
I had this dream that I has all the powers [...]
Baby Brother Eric and I went and saw “W …
on Mar 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
Baby Brother Eric and I went and saw “Watchmen.” Eric was fooled by the trailers and thought it was gonna be a superhero slugfest.
I am patiently wanting for P2, the lates …
on Mar 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
I am patiently wanting for P2, the latest version of the Prologue Theme.
Today’s Pluperfecter moment
on Feb 20, 2009 in Uncategorized
.. via Steven Streight:
“blogocombat” = sincere debate with others, via blog comments and Twitter messages, that while remaining passionate and intense, seeks self expression and testing an opinion in conflict with its opposite, but does not seek to harm or disgrace another person.
Emphasis mine.
Steven: You are invited to Blogger Bash. It’s on March 31. We [...]
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