If 4 out of 5 people suffer from diarrhea, does that mean that the other guy enjoys it???
I might be old, but I’m someone new…
I watched a few of the Sports Night DVDs again over the past few days – man, was that ever a good show! The only problem is that I get into a groove with them and end up watching for many, many hours on end. Nonetheless, hands down the best boxed set I’ve ever purchased!
And in those reruns, I came across a new (old) band that’s turning out to be pretty cool, too. This particular song kind of highlights several of the episodes (on disc three, I believe?) where the morale of the story is pretty up and down, but the rest that I’ve heard so far have been decent also. I’m trying to hold back on listening to everything I could find all at once so that I’ll have plenty of fresh music to occupy the myriad of 20+ hour car trips that I’ll be enduring in less than a month, but we’ll just have to see what happens…
Twisted pairs suck…
It seemed like a simple enough idea – borrow a pair of wire crimpers from work, slice off a broken end and replace it with a fully-functioning connector – bing, bang, boom…easy as pie, right?
Now I’ve got a spare fifty foot cable running the length of the house from the hub in my office out to the living room where I use my laptop. Time to switch to wi-fi? I think so…
giant bugs
There is one super-sized fly that has been following me around the house for the past several days. I think he lives somewhere between my office and my bedroom, always ready to make his presence known by repeatedly swooping down at my head whenever I’m trying to sleep or work. There aren’t any long-term effects that I should be aware of if I were to setup a bug zapper inside, are there?
If something isn’t done soon, it isn’t going to matter…
common courtesy
I try to be a good driver – I pull over into the far lane on the freeway when I see someone broke down alongside the road…but it kinda defeats the purpose if you swerve over and pass me on the right, buzzing the guy at 80 mph, now doesn’t it???
Happy Birthday to me!
I usually feel extremely old and out of it on my birthday, but this one’s not so bad…at least this far!
We did a little celebratory deal yesterday, with dinner and all. My sister drew me a comic all by herself (post-production included!), which is probably the coolest gift I’ve gotten in a while…
But don’t let my babbling slow you down – let the gift-giving frenzy continue!
…progress…
I’ve been writing all weekend and although I still have a long ways to go, I’m really getting somewhere this time.
After three years and thousands of dollars down the toilet, I can now boast that I completely own my own automobile.
And roughly thirty-three days from today, I’ll be stuck in traffic somewhere between Michigan and Florida. I couldn’t be happier, or at least not without the presence of a woman!
Fun with state mottos!
I wish that I could claim this as my own, but it just sorta appeared…
Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity
Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can’t Be Wrong!
Arizona: But It’s a Dry Heat
Arkansas: Litterasy Ain’t Everthing
California: By 30 Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda
Colorado: If You Don’t Ski, Don’t Bother
Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedys Don’t Own It Yet
Delaware: We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water
Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
Georgia: We Put The “Fun” In Fundamentalist Extremism
Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha’ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)
Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes… Well Okay, We’re Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
Illinois: Please Don’t Pronounce the “S”
Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana: We’re Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That’s Our Tourism Campaign
Maine: We’re Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden’s (For Most Tax Brackets)
Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes And 10,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
Mississippi: Come Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, & Very Little Else
Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada: Whores and Poker!
New Hampshire: Spend Your Money, Then Go Away And Leave Us Alone
New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney…
North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable
North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
Ohio: At Least We’re Not Michigan
Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing
Oregon: Spotted Owl… It’s What’s For Dinner
Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal
Rhode Island: We’re Not REALLY An Island
South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? Well, We Didn’t Actually Surrender
South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee: The Educashun State
Texas: Si’ Hablo Ing’les (Yes, I Speak English)
Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont: Ayuh
Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don’t Mix?
Washington: Help! We’re Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!
Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?
West Virginia: One Big Happy Family…Really!
Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese
Wyoming: Where Men Are Men…And The Sheep Are Scared
wha???
Should I be slightly concerned that the technical support site for my web server now redirects to the personal site of a fat man who has an unhealthy obsession with swords?
I think so.
Funnier than Comedy Central???
Just a random list of those I’ve seen on the tube this evening, none of whom happened to be appearing on Comedy Central:
- Conan O’Brien
- Bill Mahr
- Jackie Chan
- Larry David
- Billy West
- Orlando Jones
- Michael J. Fox
- Al RokerThat’s right – a television weatherman is currently on my list of people that are more entertaining than the programming on Comedy Central. It’s a harsh world.