So we had the UFOs in Texas last week (by the way, mystery solved, I think). Now, it’s The Blob in the sewers of Lewiston, Maine.
Things You Didn’t Know About Me
In fact, didn’t know it about myself… 31%
What My Doppelganger Is Doing….
From Northern Dwarf: The thought of winning Best in Show however had never really crossed my mind until it happened. It was such a proud moment especially when it was conformed that Ken Ashford, the Himalayan Dwarf’s creator, was the only other breeder in the country to have won BiS at a specialist club show with a Himmy. Within the … Read More
Are You A Psychopath?
Quote of the day: "Spanning all cultures and eras, roughly one man in every 100 is born a clinical psychopath, as well as one woman in every 300. They are so common that every person reading this sentence almost certainly knows one personally; indeed, a significant number of readers are likely psychopaths themselves." Take this test (and read the accompanying … Read More
Abe Vigoda Status
For those of you like me who can never remember if actor Abe Vigoda is dead or alive, there is a website devoted to that, and just that.
Squirrels Are Devious
Longtime readers of this blog know that I occasionally post about how we underestimate the vile wickedness and violence inherent in the contemporary squirrel. (See here and here and here and here and here and here). Well, science have discovered another aspect to the clever deceptiveness of these furry rats: Now it turns out that grey squirrels are even more … Read More
The Web’s Largest Webpage
The largest webpage is 9 quadrillion pixels wide by 9 quadrillion pixels tall. If you could see it laid out without scroll buttons, it would be 17 billion times the surface are of the Earth. And if you were to repeatedly click (or hold down) the right arrow on the scroll bar, thus moving the image from the left hand … Read More
How To Make A Blog Work
Reuters: A successful blog "kind of opens the kimono and from a brand point of view lets people know who you are," says Rob Frankel, a Los Angeles-based branding consultant who has advised clients ranging from Re/Max to Honda Motorcycles and Sea World. A promise to my handful of readers: at no point will I ever — ever — appear … Read More
The “New” List Of Blogger Cliches
From here: The "New" List of Tired Old Clichés: In Which I: In which I suggest that the "in which I" construction has had it’s 15 minutes. Really. In which it was enough. In which it has been beaten to death. In which it is so tiresome, even mocking it is annoying. I must stop this breathless tirade, however, and … Read More
Married For 3 Days, Losing Each Other 60 Years Ago: A Couple Reunites
A heartwarming (and incredible) story. I won’t give any of it away. Go read.
It’s STILL Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Concord, NH (my home town) — Main Street: By the way, it looks like those cars on the left side of the street are plowed in. I kinda wish the primaries were today, instead of last week.
People In Order
People in order, from age 1 to 100, playing the drum: People in order, based on the length of their relationship:
What The Hell Am I Eating?
I decided to have a healthy lunch today (I need to do this more often), so I went for the salad bar. I also got me a packet of french dressing to put on it. That’s when I noticed something. They only had packets of Hellman’s "French-Style Dressing". Now, they had "Russian Dressing" (no "style" there). They had "Ranch Dressing" … Read More