August 1, 2009
01:59 AM http://htxt.it/Xk0z The effect of emigration on those left behind. 07:23 PM Despite having bought Lagoon season passes two months ago, today is my first visit this years. 07:41 PM And I say “this years” because I’m illiterate. 09:52 PM According to my wife, everytime she farts, an angel gets its wings. 09:53 PM There are a lot more angels with wings tonight! 11:44 PM I rode three rides at Lagoon today. That’s the most since I first went 20-ish years ago and weighed 150+ pounds less. 11:46 PM I wrote lyrics to a parody of the Patty Duke show theme. I gave it to my radio friend, he forwarded it with permission to Steve Bryant … 11:46 PM … a guy who does a fair number of parodies that are pretty good. I was warned he might edit my lyrics a bit. … 11:48 PM … I didn’t expect a total rewrite! Not that his is bad or mine is better, it is just a disappointment to work for hours for nothing. … 11:50 PM … So he releases his version and doesn’t have the decency to credit anyone for the idea which he used. … 11:51 PM … Not that he was legally required to do so, but don’t you think there is a moral or ethical obligation to do so in the credits?
August 2, 2009
12:02 AM http://htxt.it/DDSI Toyota builds robot capable of running. More interesting is the credits: a guy named Honda works for Toyota! 01:29 PM @EricDSnider Funny popup window while reading linked Time article: an ad for Netflix! I love that they’re sponsoring a critical article. In reply to: Cranky old man at Time magazine blasphemes against Netflix. He will pay for his sin. http://tinyurl.com/msaqda 01:47 PM http://htxt.it/CVlz Time article critical of Netflix. The best part: the article was sponsored (when I read it) by Netflix! Awesome!
August 3, 2009
02:12 AM Associated Press will sell you a license to quote Thomas Jefferson’s public domain speeches: http://htxt.it/xzb5 09:30 AM Facebook has integrated photo sharing, so why use a application like “Photos I Love?” It seems redundant…
August 5, 2009
11:22 AM Tentatively scheduled to host an hour at K-Talk tomorrow, Aug 6, starting at 1pm. Sitting in for a friend who won’t be available. 04:19 PM My best friend got Deborah Harry’s bra at a concert in Santa Fe. No word yet on if it smells like Ben Gay.
August 6, 2009
06:49 PM @EricDSnider I think you meant Jimmy Swaggart instead of Jimmy Stewart. Wait, Swaggart’s not dead? Damn. In reply to: I’m just glad John Hughes didn’t die of autoerotic asphyxiation, like Jimmy Stewart did. 07:07 PM RT @EricDSnider “First Michael Jackson, now John Hughes: Everyone associated with Macaulay Culkin is dying. Watch your back, Daniel Stern.”
August 7, 2009
09:22 PM At the Riverdale drive-in to see GI Joe and Transformers. Pity me. 11:18 PM And then our battery died about 3/4 way through GI Joe at the drive in. Probably better as a silent movie anyway. 11:33 PM @RandyTayler … RottenTomatoes will lose my trust. // They’re on the phone and want to know how to make things right. In reply to: If G.I.Joe successfully includes the phrase “And knowing is half the battle,” www.RottenTomatoes.com will lose my trust.
August 8, 2009
01:49 AM The climatic scene of Transformers 2 could have been about 100 minutes shorter and still been too long. 02:51 PM Regarding G.I. Joe: Don’t you think nanomites in a war head should be considered weaponized by definition? Maybe they meant Warheads candy. 04:14 PM Slept in until noon, got up, fixed Internet, had brunch, surfed awhile, and now haircuts for the puppies *and* Stanley (different places). 04:33 PM Stanley thinks his haircut is “the best haircut [he's] ever got”.
August 9, 2009
01:57 PM First US Air crash lands in Hudson; now mid-air collision over Hudson. Note to self: Ensure all future travel avoids Hudson River airspace. 09:53 PM Vulcanized Rubber — A prophylactic used and discarded by Spock. <sorry, couldn’t resist>
August 10, 2009
11:16 AM My wife is a fan of Gordon Ramsey on Facebook. “Not a Fan” wouldn’t be enough for me; I need a “Please Die Gordon” option. 11:16 AM Speaking of Gordon Ramsey: Is smoking a prerequisite to be considered for a spot on Hell’s Kitchen? I’m sure it makes the food oh so yummy.
August 11, 2009
01:18 PM A co-worker is starting “UNcasual Fridays” since we dress casual every day. I don’t think that is enough. How about “Tux & Tie Fridays”? 09:54 PM http://htxt.it/5lYr Fascinating article examining health care costs. Summary: The problem is providers, not insurers. 10:05 PM http://htxt.it/gt8Y Can Obama really *promise* (at this point) you’ll get to keep existing coverage if you want? Answer: No (and maybe Yes).
August 12, 2009
10:04 AM From The Onion: “His movies defined my youth. Rot in hell John Hughes!” 12:27 PM RT @BrianLynch: I hope maybe it’s just because I’m on an early level, but man the JULIE & JULIA video game for XBox 360 is horribly boring.
August 13, 2009
02:40 PM #99 All my future tweets will include their sequence number, to make future compilation into scripture form easier. #99 is an estimate. 03:24 PM http://htxt.it/br08 Yummy Yummy Pancakes… <drools> 03:28 PM http://htxt.it/u9k1 Sarah Palin on Death Panels. You may not agree with her, but she explains herself well (or whoever wrote it). 03:56 PM @justwriter Okay, you’ve talked me out of it. No more verse numbers with my tweets. :) In reply to: @iSDRnet The Gospel of Scott according to Twitter. I’m scared. Very scared. 06:00 PM RT @EricDSnider THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE is the best film so far about naked men who visit little girls and warn them not to tell anyone.
August 14, 2009
05:09 PM Don’t you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
August 16, 2009
03:21 AM Sold my sister-in-law a cheap used computer. Spent hours setting it up for her with a fresh OS install. She broke it in 20 minutes FTW! 08:15 PM http://bit.ly/njdZZ Ever wonder how “North by Northwest” would look with a TIE fighter instead of a crop duster?
August 17, 2009
11:22 AM From smoking cessation ad on the radio: “And look, smoke rings!” Uh … I don’t think I’ll see anything no matter how closely I look! 12:49 PM From asthma PSA on the radio: “Children miss almost 13 million school days each year due to asthma.” Most by my son alone! KIDDING! Only 30+ 01:05 PM @EricDSnider The reason people use “Dub” is they don’t realize it is the b that is supposed to be silent, not the m, in “Dumb”. Or not. YMMV In reply to: Arbitrary dislike: when a guy’s last name starts with “W,” so his nickname has “dub” in it, e.g., R-Dub for Robert Walters. #arbitrary! 02:34 PM http://htxt.it/esjg Perhaps the most amazing sculptor ever. 04:52 PM http://htxt.it/bc9g Check out the latest in PETA idiocy. Why can’t they go extinct?
August 18, 2009
10:11 AM RT @EricDSnider Little-known fact: Michael Myers was not the name of the killer in the original draft of HALLOWEEN. It was Dana Carvey. 10:21 AM RT @BrianLynch: 50 year old Madonna is dating a 22 year old named Jesus. I hope they make it work, it’s oedipal-dorable. 12:20 PM http://htxt.it/0PI2 Press Releases of the Damned: ideas that were touted as the best ideas ever, but weren’t. 12:22 PM http://htxt.it/oshU Maybe the OJ Simpson trial jurors were just ahead of their time, not trusting DNA evidence… 05:13 PM New word: Unniversary. Used to recognize the date of a marriage that ended in a divorce. So, Happy Unniversary, Traci! 05:14 PM Sadness: I should have looked unniversary up before posting it, as others have previously defined it as the date of the divorce. Sorry. 05:18 PM http://htxt.it/MLTp Comments on preview of and trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar. Enjoy! 05:32 PM @EricDSnider Yes Eric, you were wise to not read the comments. Oh, the question was rhetorical? Sorry… In reply to: I’m smart not to read any of the comments posted on this item, right? http://bit.ly/sHQcp 11:12 PM http://bit.ly/zIwuT Analysis of the health care system in this country chock full of common sense. Read!
August 19, 2009
10:27 AM From a restaurant review: Oh, Stumpy’s also serves water, which I am told consists of the perfect ratio of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. 10:31 AM My vision is so bad, forget about driving, I can’t legally *walk* without glasses. THANK YOU! I’ll be here all week. 11:16 AM RT @EricDSnider “Total Eclipse of the Heart” flowchart clears up the meaning of the song for me: http://bit.ly/mLdzf (via @davechensky) 02:22 PM @justwriter I believe some of the ‘facts’ are false. For example, the House banking scandal, which broke in 1992, not 1991. Nit picky? Yes. In reply to: These lists come out every year, and suddenly, this one is personally significant: http://tinyurl.com/mkhn5c 05:13 PM http://htxt.it/lpZg When you think your life stinks, realize it’s probably not so bad…
August 20, 2009
03:18 PM http://htxt.it/hPh8 A CNN quiz says chances are I am “a popular resident of Facebook whose updates are interesting to read.” WHEW!
August 21, 2009
07:49 AM Time letter to the editor: Video store owner calls his store a “center of culture”. Doesn’t that seem to be spreading it a bit thick? 07:50 AM At McKay Dee surgical center for Sandee’s carpal tunnel surgery. Excitement abounds. :) 08:54 AM Sandee is out of surgery and doing fine. Not sure how much longer until she’ll be discharged, but probably not too long. 09:38 AM Sandee is out of recovery room one, and in recocery room two. I wonder how many levels before she wins? 09:45 AM Dang tiny keyboard on my cell phone. At least that is what I’m blaming typing “recocery” on. 11:04 AM Sandee has been discharged and is now home resting. She’s in a bit of pain, but is otherwise doing fine. 04:14 PM Mediation over and sucessful. No need for more court at this time. Didn’t get 100% of what I wanted, but close enough.
August 22, 2009
06:08 AM @howardtayler “Sunday is colored.” Tsk Tsk. To be PC, you should say “Sunday is African American.” Please don’t let it happen again. In reply to: Sunday is colored. Does this mean I can have the rest of my day off as a day off?
August 23, 2009
10:24 AM @RandyTayler Pirate Pizza’s prices ARRRR … Everything is a pirate pun that way! In reply to: Pirate Pizza’s prices are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! …huh. Still no pirate pun. Place just ain’t piratey enough, I guess.
August 24, 2009
09:23 AM You know how I’ve complained about how much school Stanley misses? He threw up on the way to school today; missing first day of class. Sigh. 09:32 AM Thomas Paine said “The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.” Replace despotism with IRS. Still true! 10:54 AM How sad is it that George W. Bush looks like a master of fiscal restraint compared to his successor? Answer: Very.
August 25, 2009
09:44 AM RT @RandyTayler Robot Apocalypse Watch Volume 15: http://htxt.it/yMQL … Next step, Terminators! 04:19 PM I want this shower curtain for the boys bathroom: http://htxt.it/5tBi 06:11 PM I’m at Back to School night. What great fun! Is it too late to get out of this? JUST KIDDING! :)
August 26, 2009
07:36 AM ”Politics is the art of seeking trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” — Groucho Marx 07:38 AM I’m not certain that Groucho Marx quote is accurate, as I only found one source for it. Even if not, or attributed incorrectly, it’s true. 07:43 AM @EricDSnider Happy Totally Stupid Day! I’m using that correctly, right? In reply to: OK, followers! There are 1,204 of you. Today is my birthday. I expect 1,204 birthday tweets! 07:45 AM RT @EricDSnider Mary Jo Kopechne sure took her sweet time getting revenge. http://htxt.it/eFNX 07:55 AM Just convinced my son (who is 12) that I was psychic. I was inspired by today’s xkcd comic. SCORE! FTW! http://htxt.it/ut0s 04:01 PM From The Onion: ‘Kennedy Curse’ Claims Life Of 77-Year-Old Tumor-Riddled Binge-Drinker http://htxt.it/YEnU
August 27, 2009
09:45 AM @EricDSnider “Next up: your assignments for Operation Mayhem.” {trance} I hear and obey master. {/trance} In reply to: Thanks for the birthday wishes, my followers! You have proven yourselves faithful. Next up: your assignments for Operation Mayhem. 09:57 AM @dwterry Why surgery? Regardless, I hope all goes well… In reply to: Wife just entered surgery … now the long wait begins. Thank heavens for laptops. 01:26 PM Government licenses marriage. Let’s start licensing baptism, confirmation, and communion too! 04:04 PM What is up today with all the male bashing? Multiple comments from multiple unrelated posters. I think all my female friends are in sync…
August 28, 2009
01:35 PM Q: Do Phillip and/or Nancy Garrido deserve a death sentence for the kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard? A: Yes. 01:36 PM Also: The UC Berkeley campus officer that reported Phillip Garrido’s suspicious activity deserves a raise, a medal, and undying thanks. 05:43 PM Man found dead wearing fishnet stockings, a garter, bra, and Obama t-shirt. The Obama t-shirt was removed to spare his family embarrassment. 08:08 PM Why does the tip jar on the Mongolian Stir Fry counter at Chinese Gourmet have “Gracias” written on it? Note: Rhetorical Question.
August 30, 2009
09:05 PM I have tickets to a Robbie Knievel event. He’s going to try to jump 1,000 Obama supporters with a steam roller. Should be great! </ripoff>
August 31, 2009
09:32 AM Disney is buying Marvel Comics for $4 billion. Given Disney’s history with mother figure characters, I’ll bet Aunt May’s days are numbered.