Well, it looks like everything is not all wine, roses and toned, properly aligned synovial sacs for me after all. I was all set to go on a river rafting trip (okay, so that’s tarting it up a bit; floating down the Yakima River in an innertube or other quasi-buoyant means of conveyance while slurking…
July 2007
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Irony Supplement, Part 15
Snapped this one at my local Subaru service department while I was waiting for them to finish with my car. The picture’s not fantastic because I took it with my phone, but this particular Legacy is what Subaru is calling a PZEV, or Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle. Partial what? Zero what? Okay, so this particular…
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In Case You Missed It Yet Somehow Still Care….
….Unlikely in the extreme though such a scenario may be…. George Lucas admits that Han shot first!
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Dear Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald and King County Executive Ron Sims….
Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Sims, I am writing to you with a suggestion that may help alleviate the growing problem of motorists running red lights in our state. I am sure that the two of you, like most Washington residents, have noticed the strange proliferation of this irresponsible and antisocial behavior among Washington drivers. Short…
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Normally I’m All For The “Nanny State”….
Usually, I am a big fan of Big Government. I’m one of those folks who believe that government is in fact a good thing, and that citizens very often can use a little helping hand figuring out (or at least remembering) what is best for both themselves and their community. This country is still very…
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It’s Not a Real Post
But it’ll have to do for the moment. My brother sent me this little animated GIF. I’m sure some of you have already run across it, but it’s funny enough to post whilst I think of something relevant to say: Anyone know from whence it originates? I Googled it for a bit but found nothing…
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Wuh-HOAH
While I was trawling the Intarwebs on a completely unrelated errand, I came across the most amazing set of photos: Praying Mantis Catches a Hummingbird Thought you had to work hard for your meals, did you?
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My Review of Harry Potter and the Order of Fries–er, the Phoenix
This joke shamelessly appropriated from Alison Bechdel and her delightful comic Dykes to Watch Out For. Margaret and Shawn were all set to go see the ten o’clock showing of the aforementioned at the Majestic Bay Theater yesterday and, what the hey, I decided to go with them. It was that or order take-away sushi…
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Amateurs….
This just in from my buddy Mike: Just goes to show: if you don’t know what you’re doing, don’t do it. It applies to firearms, it applies to motor vehicles, it applies to drugs. Leave it to the professionals. 😆
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Hee, heedle hee!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is Tuesday, July 10th, 2007. And I just picked my first ripe tomato. For any of you who are keeping track, that’s two weeks earlier than last year. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Heedle Hee Hee….
Fresh to my Inbox from my buddy Mike: “For those of you feeling overwhelmed by the iPhone, here’s some wallpaper to help make the transition easier. Just import it via iPhoto or email it to yourself.”
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“Dear US Airways….”
Hello, My wife and I traveled on US Airways Flight 672 from Philadelphia to Seattle on July 2 of this year. We were traveling First Class. Some twenty minutes before the first boarding call, it was announced that there would be no food available for purchase on the flight and that customers should purchase their…
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I’m Not As Moral As My Fellow Man
This will come as a surprise to few. 😉 Today’s This American Life had an amazing story, actually excerpted from a longer piece on the amazing NPR program Radio Lab. The article dealt with an old thought experiment about morality generally known as the “Trolley Problem”. Basically it goes like this: You are standing by…
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For The Last Goddamn Time, NO!
Got a letter from my medical insurance carrier today. They “need my help”. See, they couldn’t help but noticing all of the doctor’s visits, medical imaging and other sorts of tests I’ve been having recently, on account of my back. They see the words “back injury” (not to mention disturbing phrases like “$618.00”, “$1,209.00” and…
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Winterthur and Morimoto
Wednesday night after dinner (and the irritating aquarium) a group of us were sitting out on the porch. Hot, muggy weather, but it was charming out there with the birds and the trees and all. It was getting a wee bit dark and the breeze was picking up a little bit when Sara pipes up…
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