I'd like a gallon of the "Quietude" please
My wife just arrived home with enough paint samples to tile our floor. I’m having trouble deciding between “hidden peak”, “nature retreat”, “amphibian” and “paramount”. All four are shades of […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
One more example of how I'm just like my father
Spoke to my dad earlier today; it turns out he had shingles when he was in his 20s. He said nothing really brought it on, it just appeared. Maybe the […]
A fairy tale
My friend M2 just sent me this: evolution debunked through peanut butter. [tags]evolution, peanut butter[/tags]
Take that, polar bear cub
It’s the cutest of all animals cranking up the cute meter even further. Set your adorable threshold to high for otters holding hands. Between that video and sites like i […]
I can't see the Rheostatics tonight, but…
…I can at least read about them. Luckily (and very kindly) Six Shooter let me switch the ticket over to my friend Ken’s name (the same Ken I randomly thought […]
Going long on the Basque
For some reason today I can’t stop thinking about the proposal a few years ago by DARPA to create a futures market for terrorism. When the idea was first announced […]
Well…it's not flesh-eating disease…
It’s shingles. Seriously. Because, apparently, I’m 72. What the hell? Sigh. I’m staying home the rest of the week because my co-worker, who I sit next to and probably have […]
Sold for a smile
I love how music will just unexpectedly yank me back to specific moments. My nomad played “Waiting For Something To Happen” by The Gandharvas this morning on the way to […]
It'd better not be flesh-eating disease
I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, since whatever it is that’s affecting me is getting worse. The sunburn-like pain on the left side of my face and neck has spread […]
The dreaded cheese-lump
Is it possible to have an allergic reaction to cheese? That lasts for several days and causes (among other things) a lump on the back of one’s head? ‘Cause if […]
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