September 1, 2009
11:22 AM @aperiozar I have no idea how you got from a joke to an antiwar statement, but congratulations! You win the non sequitur award! In reply to: @iSDRnet 100 000 people in Iraq found dead – killed by bullets made in America. Funny? #tcot #military 12:49 PM I’m working on a new web site for my personal stuff, and designed a new logo for it last night. What do you think? http://htxt.it/9A7M
September 2, 2009
11:48 AM I got a credit for my part in a parody as a co-author. Only two words are mine, but the idea was mine. Thanks! http://htxt.it/HFeT
September 3, 2009
10:08 AM @EricDSnider Re “reservation” vs “reserwation”: Was that same guy asking about nuclear wessels in Alameda? In reply to: Travelocity customer service guy must say “reservation” a thousand times a day. Yet he pronounces it “reserwation.” 10:24 AM ‘All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer’ or ATHLETE, a NASA rover. How much of the budget is spent on naming these things? 10:27 AM http://www.hp.com/#Product HP is using a surf themed campaign to sell computers. This does not bode well for the warranty service dept.
September 4, 2009
10:19 AM Sandee & I will pay a total tax rate (including income, sales, property, etc.) of at least 29.1% this year. I can’t wait for that to go up! 11:21 AM Did you ever want to see a canine based Starship Enterprise? Yes, you did. http://htxt.it/EeCk
September 5, 2009
04:45 PM Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? If they’re vultures, maybe it’s because you stink of death… 06:58 PM Fun idea for water park: Dress up as hillbillies and try to go fishing in the cement pond. 09:43 PM Not really a big sports fan, but how ’bout them Cougars?!? #20 BYU upsets #3 Oklahoma! Did not expect that! :)
September 6, 2009
12:34 AM Heard the lyrics “Love is lovelier, the second time around” at the Olive Garden tonight. Based on personal experience, I think not.
September 8, 2009
09:47 PM I’ve finished setting up my new personal website at www.scottopolis.com. I’m proud of the logo & favicon. Now I just need to post daily! 09:49 PM @Kyzog “Sitting at a mark kay product party…” Is that the male makeup equivalent to Mary Kay? ;) In reply to: Sitting at a mark kay product party trying not to laugh 11:34 PM I decided to change my account from iSDRnet to Scottopolis, but someone is squatting on Scottopolis! It’s ScottopolisBlog for now, I guess.
September 9, 2009
09:46 AM 3D movies are too commonplace. If you really want to pique my curiosity, try 1D. As they say, less is more! 04:01 PM A friend shared a DIY 2D Glasses Project with me, so I decided I needed a DIY 1D Glasses Project. http://htxt.it/NWLg 06:47 PM Health care expenses are the biggest part of our federal deficits? Hasn’t interest on the debt taken over yet? 06:49 PM Obama won’t sign a health care bill that adds a single dime of debt. How about other bills? Pretty please? 07:41 PM @EricDSnider Sign of socialism: My kids take money and redistribute it for food/clothing/shelter/toys/medical care/etc. Sorta. It’s a start. In reply to: Parents, please report on the new signs of socialism your children are exhibiting after Obama’s speech yesterday. 07:45 PM @LasVegasEconomy Health insurance as we’re using it is a scam. As it should be used (for catastrophic expenses) it is (can be) a good thing. In reply to: @ScottopolisBlog – Only real #Heathcare #Reform: #OutlawInsurance. #Insurance IS a #scam #ponzisceme #theft #fraud. #Obama #Congress #Bill 08:00 PM Anagram of my name: STOIC SNOB ROT. If I include my middle name: COLDEST ABORTIONS. Weird, huh? http://htxt.it/tv9B 08:09 PM RT @Kyzog I want my banana // That’s not what she said.
September 10, 2009
08:09 AM @LasVegasEconomy Why rely on insurance for catastrophe? Responsibility. Though I’m opposed to any government plan that makes it mandatory. In reply to: @ScottopolisBlog – why rely on corporations in times of catastrophy? Charity + Hippocratic oath = catastrophic coverage 12:54 PM When Joe Wilson said “You lie!” at Obama’s address to Congress last night, he meant it as a compliment. Like “You bad!” It’s obvious! 01:10 PM @LasVegasEconomy Saving is responsible. We need to budget for our health care. Catastrophic insurance is additional. We’re not far apart. In reply to: @ScottopolisBlog – saving is responsible. Were folks irresponsible b4 ins. existed? Ins. is irresponsible fear-mongering. #OutlawInsurance 02:08 PM From The Onion: “… Boy Scouts Volunteer To Give Women Breast Exams” // Best. Eagle. Project. Ever! 04:45 PM Just saw a Microsoft Bing ad on Facebook. It was displayed using Flash instead of Silverlight. I wonder if that was a Facebook requirement? 08:14 PM @dwterry Congratulations, congratulations, and condolences. In reply to: At state fair… received 2 third place ribbons, none for the image I really wanted to place. Mixed emotions! 10:09 PM Stanley didn’t say this, but it appears he noticed a cute girl from one of Sandee’s classes. Twelves years old. Right on schedule.
September 11, 2009
09:34 PM @EricDSnider “Laotians” is only a couple letters removed from “Martians”. Coincidence? I think not. In reply to: To clarify a previous tweet: While I only like certain dishes of Thai food, I like all Thai people. Laotians, on the other hand….
September 12, 2009
10:10 PM I tried out for Jeopardy once, but never blogged it. If I never told you, read http://bit.ly/QXTOz
September 13, 2009
01:08 PM I found a Korean page that links back to my old blog: http://htxt.it/BQ7i … www.isdr.net is linked, but WHY?!? 09:26 PM Brian Boitano is *FABULOUS*, if you know what I’m saying… 09:43 PM “You know what I find odd?” my co-worker asked. “One, three, five, seven, nine?” I immediately replied. Thank you! I’ll be here all week!
September 14, 2009
09:07 PM I wrote to my congressman about immigration. The response was about health care. http://bit.ly/1GqzRg 09:08 PM RT @EricDSnider I like to think that Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley are doing the Chippendales sketch in heaven now.
September 15, 2009
12:26 PM Updates about letter from Rob Bishop’s office: http://htxt.it/4DTG & http://htxt.it/0VTQ
September 16, 2009
10:09 AM Bought some “Grilled Cheese Cracker Sandwiches” for a snack. They’re okay, but a very poor substitute for real grilled cheese sandwiches. 10:30 AM If you’re looking for a wife, look no further! http://htxt.it/bBCE 10:58 AM Where were you when the Death Star fell? http://htxt.it/tCKp 02:28 PM Only in Washington DC is a 223 page document referred to as “a summary”. Yeesh. 03:19 PM From a friend’s email: “We must limit all politicians to two terms: One in office and one in jail.” 06:25 PM ‘Laugh-In’ actor Henry Gibson dies at 73: http://htxt.it/qnIh
September 17, 2009
12:52 AM Maybe someday I’ll be able to see all colors! http://htxt.it/4Ozy It’s not like I’m blind or paralyzed, but I think it’s exciting! 02:11 PM WTF?!? This is just going too far… http://htxt.it/AQu2 02:37 PM From Wikipedia: “[The USS] Congress was the least notable of the [original] six [frigates of the US Navy]…” Just like today’s US Congress!
September 18, 2009
09:47 AM Brilliant burglar breaks into home, logs into computer to check Facebook, and forgets to log out. http://htxt.it/bgPz 12:44 PM I’m changing my primary email address, so I updated my profile on a site. Now I’m locked out! <sniff> 12:54 PM @petullant “Dear Rotund Man In Red Crocs..” I was afraid you meant me until I reread the Red Crocs bit. WHEW! In reply to: Dear Rotund Man In Red Crocs Talking Loudly About All The Women Who Won’t Stop Calling You: No one is buying what you’re selling. Love, Llew 12:55 PM @petullant Also: stop calling me. HA! In reply to: Dear Rotund Man In Red Crocs Talking Loudly About All The Women Who Won’t Stop Calling You: No one is buying what you’re selling. Love, Llew
September 19, 2009
08:53 PM @RandyTayler Regarding bacon air fresheners: My co-workers and I spent way too much time a couple months ago trying to find bacon Scentsy. In reply to: Why don’t they make bacon-scented air fresheners? Is the science holding it back? Cuz surely it’s not the market.
September 20, 2009
01:23 AM Top Firefox spell check suggestion for @EricDSnider: @Bactericide. 01:24 AM Top Firefox spell check suggestion for @ScottopolisBlog: @Cosmopolitanism. 01:50 AM Male enhancement product Extenze sponsors a NASCAR team. There is a joke there somewhere… 01:52 AM From an infomercial: “I’m doing this program without a script…” A scripted line if ever there was one! :) 10:43 AM If you’ve ever wondered how much pre-digital storage it would take to hold all your digital media, look here: http://htxt.it/AI1v 11:10 AM I just found a month old bit.ly shortened link that already expired! That seems troubling if you want your tweets to last a while…
September 21, 2009
10:52 AM Critics of GPS watch for kids ask: “[Do] parents [really] need to track children electronically?” Let’s ask Jaycee Dugard’s parents… 11:10 AM Happy Birthday to my son Sean, who turns 17 today! Hope you’re having a great day! 11:20 AM @TardisCaptain Didn’t you recently start a new job? Is this another new job? A newer new job, if you will? In reply to: Heading to new job today. Woot.
September 22, 2009
07:39 AM @AdamOndi As for ice: just wait. I don’t know about San Antonio, but in Dallas a half inch of snow will shut everything down! In reply to: woke up to a nice drenching rain storm this morning. Once again, San Antonioans FREAK OUT on the road when it rains. Come on. It’s not ice. 08:18 AM A friend’s kid, a Cub Scout working toward Wolf, learned the F-word from his den mother. No word yet on whether she was angry or a Cougar. 10:09 AM @dwterry My wife says she’s got 3G in Layton. I just checked downtown SLC and I’m still Edge. In reply to: Alternating 3G and Edge here in Riverton. #tmobile #android 10:41 AM @dwterry Oops. I had set my phone 2G only to preserve battery. Turning that off makes 3G available downtown SLC. #tmobile #android In reply to: Alternating 3G and Edge here in Riverton. #tmobile #android 10:42 AM @dwterry Also heard it is working in Provo & Springville. #tmobile #android 02:00 PM 97% of OK HS students failed a citizenship test survey. I want to believe the methodology was flawed… http://htxt.it/tXWv03:59 PM I just posted this blog entry about a PEZ dispenser. I’m sure you’ll find it *fascinating*. :) http://htxt.it/k1bO 09:40 PM @EricDSnider Working title for “Accidentally On Purpose” was “Dharma & Greg but the roles are reversed”. It was too long so they changed it. In reply to: Jenna Elfman’s new sitcom ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE: accidentally not funny. Or maybe it was intentional. Either way, NOT FUNNY.
September 24, 2009
09:30 AM Overheard on radio: MSNBC is the only cable news network that has more letters in its name than listeners. 09:33 AM Also: The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, one arm held high. That’s funny, when I think of France, I think of both arms held high. 10:32 AM From a friend’s comment: Italian cars are unusual in that they have five gears. One forward, four in reverse. 11:21 AM More proof that President Obama wants to be the center of attention: Presiding at a UN Security Council meeting. Not addressing. Presiding. 11:23 AM It seems to me that there is little President Obama won’t do to be in the media before the people. Not just being discussed, but visible. 12:36 PM Well, maybe not like a hawk, since a cat would be prey to a hawk, but you know what I mean. 12:36 PM Two friends have lost cats in the last day or so. Lost as in they died, not ran away. In any case, if you have a cat, watch it like a hawk. 12:55 PM Dear HelloTxt: When I submit multiple updates, would you please post them in order so I don’t sound like Yoda with his weird backward speak? 01:14 PM Former CDC employees: Do you have any idea who bought the company crap at auction in 1997? I’m wondering about the Dvorak award for PPL. :)
September 25, 2009
07:20 PM From a forwarded email: “If a man yells ‘You lie!’ in a room full of politicians, how do they know who he’s talking to?” 07:22 PM Another forwarded email: Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Recovery is when Obama loses his. 08:37 PM RT @EricDSnider Time-lapse photography proves Obama is actually a cardboard cut-out, or possibly a wax figure. http://htxt.it/3Y9P
September 28, 2009
11:01 AM I took my work laptop home Friday in case I needed to do any work from home, then left it there this morning when I came to work. #IMStupid
September 29, 2009
10:02 AM Using Digsby to manage IM, Email, and Twitter from one application – http://twitter.digsby.com 10:45 AM Test status update from Digsby. http://digs.by/R93
September 30, 2009
12:55 PM RT @RandyTayler: “Woody Allen wants R. Polanski freed. Huh. Never would’ve guessed he’d take the side of a pedophi- oh, wait, that’s right.” 12:57 PM RT @EricDSnider: “Yes, R. Polanski raped a child. But … he’s been living in Europe for 30 years! Hasn’t he been punished enough? Amirite?” 01:09 PM @famousamosss It was a joke that I retweeted. Just because something is funny (that tweet) doesn’t mean I condone Polanski’s actions. Chill! In reply to: @ScottopolisBlog sorry what do you mean with punished enough.Would u say the same things if it were your Daughter? Give me abreak!! 2:12 PM Got home from work yesterday to discover part of my driveway was missing. No notice or warning. Now it’s a cement pond! http://pic.im/c77