Tag Archives: Personal Blather

Coldest day of the year over the weekend. May have even been coldest day of this winter, with balmy single digit temps. So of course it was an ideal time for a cookout.
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Ok, after reading about how to make Garfield funny (by taking away his thought balloons), I’ve fallen into the swamp of insanity that is known as the Garfield Randomizer.
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The vice president shot a man in the face this weekend.

Let me repeat that.

The vice president shot a man in the face this weekend.

Shot.

As in “with a shotgun.”

In the face.

And I thought I’d had a bad Saturday night.

According to the tow truck guy, we had a bit of a “fender bender” on the way to take care of Badmovie and Lunar Geography’s cats tonight. According to the insurance guy, if the airbags go off in a bug, that likely means it’s totalled. I think the truth lies somewhere between the two.
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Semi-serious question: Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be a hero? By which I mean, would you accept a quest from a total stranger dressed as a wizard?

After seeing these rooms I’m tempted to try redecorating my house…

My Wife made up a batch of soup stock last night. We were trying to figure out a good way to cool it off, other than overtaxing the fridge by putting in a pot of recently-boiling tastiness. I realized that the combination of winter temperatures and a lockable garage meant that we basically had access to a gigantic fridge called “out there.”
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We’ll have to see how long it stays like this, but the link to this article from CNN.com’s front page currently reads, “Dominatrix Beats Manslaughter Rap”.

On February 3, the crew of the International Space Station will “launch” a new project. They’ll be jettisoning a space suit equipped with sensors and a radio transmitter so that amateur radio operators can track it while it falls.
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Ran across a dangerously cute flash animation. It’s set up for 3D viewing, kind of reminiscent of the old ViewMaster setup. I found it easiest to view it cross-eyed, but your milage may vary.