Ah, the infamous duct tape. How is duct tape like The Force from Star Wars? They both have a light side and a dark side, and they bind the universe together. A roll of duct tape and a can of WD-40 is all you really need for most household repairs. If it moves and it …
Without even noticing, I made Geek Drivel’s one-thousandth post yesterday. My only stated goal in starting Geek Drivel was to give interested friends and family, and anyone who stumbled onto it, the questionable benefit of my experience. My unstated goal was to give myself an outlet for expression. I think I’ve achieved both, and I …
Doom, despair, and agony on me! Deep dark depression, excessive misery! If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Doom, despair, and agony on me! — Recurring skit from the TV show Hee Haw This sounds like a great idea. But I have to wonder about it. I know a woman, …
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This is from yesterday’s Dilbert Blog entry: A Muslim, a Christian, and a crazy guy walk into a room. The one thing you can know for sure is that at least two out of three of them organize their lives around things that aren’t real. And that’s the best case scenario. Atheists would say all …
I never needed to be convinced of this, but it’s nice to know nonetheless.
(The “him” is our cat Winston, who went missing on Monday, as we were moving out.) The cats hadn’t been allowed in the basement for the last couple years, but we let them roam freely down there on moving day, and Oliver immediately rediscovered — and christened — the unused litter box there, multiple times. …
We’re safely ensconced in the new place now… well, most of us. Our cat Winston ran out the door while the movers were there. I followed his tracks down the street (it’s the only time you’ll hear me say it, but thank God for fresh snow), but eventually lost them. He may still show up …
My Internet connection (and phone line) will be down this morning. If all goes well, it’ll be back before noon, at the new place; if it doesn’t, I’ll be back as soon as I’m able. I’d like to officially thank our friends c-square, W, and B for helping us with the main part of the …
As some of you already know, GoddessJ and I are moving. Yes, I swore when we moved into this one that I’d never move again… well, I was wrong. This was a spur of the moment decision. We bought the new place here in town last month, hoping to rent it out to reduce our …