If I Lived In Whoville….

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…my name would be Karmic Kenneth Aboo-Who. You can find out your Who name by following this link, clicking “Enter site” at the bottom, and then dragging the magnifying glass over to “City Hall” on the upper left hand side.

Typepad Update

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Sporadic blogging.  Something up with Typepad.  Bear with me while they fix the technical difficulties… UPDATE:  Problems fixed.  For the record, it wasn’t Typepad.  It was some coding I did this weekend for the site.  Grrrrrr….. UPDATE NO. 2:  Hmmmm.  It’s now listing all my posts for the past several months on the lefthand column….

The Mitchell Report

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I wasn’t going to address this, but I had the same thoughts as Volokh conspiracy blogger Ilya Somin (also a Bosox fan), so I might as well dive in: Unfortunately, the prominence of Yankees stars in the Report and the near-absence of Red Sox stars raises the question of whether Senator George Mitchell, the Report’s primary author, was compromised by … Read More

Patriots Proud Of Defeating Whoever That Last Team Was

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From The Onion: FOXBOROUGH, MA—Patriots quarterback Tom Brady diplomatically emphasized that defeating whoever it was they had just played gave him and his teammates a great sense of accomplishment during his post-game press conference Sunday. "It’s always very satisfying to got out there and get a win against…against those guys," Brady said, adding that it was a mistake to take … Read More

Additions To Webcam

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I’ve had three webcams to the right hand "Live Webcams" column. (1) Lindsey Lights, a live shot of the well-known house in Ontario Canada with an incredible light display set to music (you’re better off, however, watching the live video stream when it is up and running) Here’s a Youtube of last year’s display: (2) Some webcam in Lewisville, pretty … Read More

Update On Paris HIlton

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AP: Paris Hilton is looking for a boyfriend and knows exactly what qualities Mr. Right should possess. "Right now I’m single but I am looking for a nice boy," she told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday. "He should be funny,… Check. …smart… Check. …and loyal." Check. "I changed all the light bulbs to energy safe light bulbs and I’m buying … Read More

At My Age

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At age 45: Andre Marie Ampere, a French physicist, discovered the rules relating magnetic fields and electric currents. George Foreman recaptured the heavyweight championship with a 10th round knockout, becoming the oldest person ever to win the heavyweight championship. Earl Vickers created a program for displaying things other people accomplished when they were your age. John Vida quit a 3-pack-a-day … Read More

iPod Cleaning

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Good tip from Unclutterer: I offered up the following advice: One day, one room: Dedicate half an hour to cleaning one room every day instead of cleaning the whole house on the weekend. My husband and I still subscribe to this policy. In addition to picking up after ourselves throughout the day, we set aside 15 to 30 minutes for … Read More

Tramps Like Me

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I scored some tickets to see The Boss. Twenty-five years ago, that would have been a major coup.  It would have required having major connections or an all-night sleepout in front of Ticketron or something.  Now all it requires is an Internet connection.

Arbuckle

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Arbuckle is a comic strip that intentionally rips off Garfield. In fact, "Arbuckle" is just "Garfield" comic strips redrawn with the thought bubbles (from Garfield) removed.  The result?  "Garfield" changes from being a comic about a sassy, corpulent feline, and becomes a compelling picture of a lonely, pathetic, delusional man who talks to his pets. Here, for example, is the … Read More