This week’s new comic is a bit contagious.
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Just to be clear…
I usually steer clear of politics here, but I just want to check on something. According to John McCain, it’s bad to be a celebrity, right?
So, why was he not using this tactic when he was trying to win his party’s nomination over a former senator turned actor?
Also, doesn’t this sort of fly in the face of his party’s worship of a former B-grade Western cowboy?
Perhaps this is a new rule. In which case, I’m sure he’ll be very careful to not repeat mistakes like making a cameo appearance in the movie Wedding Crashers.
New Comic… FRIDAY!
This week’s new comic posted a bit late due to a dispute with my recording label.
Tagged Comics
Pop Quiz Answer!
The image from Monday’s post is a demonstration of a bunch of different construction materials for an outdoor deck. That obviously makes it a “Deck of Many Things”…
Tagged Quizzes
Box Of Pink
We had a box of pink wine in the house. It was a five liter box of White Zinfandel, and its presence was entirely due to my Wife’s Japanese Snack Food Review. Boxed wine always makes me think of Narbonic…
Tagged Digressions
Pop Quiz
Did some poking around Lowes and Home Despot DEPOT this Sunday, spotted this outside and realized that I needed to grab a picture to use for a geekiness quiz.
Which D&D magic item is this?
I’ll post the answer on Friday.
Tagged Quizzes
Testinge…
So, I’m testing out a bit of tech right now… Nix has an iPod touch, with the wireless web access and swivel screen and on-screen keyboard and everything. She’s letting me fiddle with it for a bit and I figured I’d see how my bulky fingers worked with it.
Ah, memories…
We got a mailer today for an Adobe design conference. It included a little calendar of events to help you plan out your registration, as well as reminders of other things going on at the same time. One of the things it mentioned was that July 1st was “Early Bird Discount” day.
Ah yes… Early Bird Discount Day… I remember that from my youth. Waking up early in the morning to celebrate by sharing Early Bird Discount presents, all wrapped up under the festively decorated Early Bird Discount tree. People in shops and on the street sharing happy Early Bird Discount greetings, singing Early Bird Discount carols. The cards, the cookies, the candies and the traditional Early Bird Discount family dinner…
Of course, nowadays, it’s all too commercialized. Stores put their Early Bird Discount decorations and items on sale months in advance. By the time Early Bird Discount day rolls around, you’ve become oversaturated with all the promotions and sales. It’s nothing like the Early Bird Discount days I remember, so long ago.
Tagged Personal Blather