That is all.
Well, DIP-Something, Anyway
The United States State Department, those geniuses who brought you the War in Iraq and Blackwater and all, have suddenly discovered the Internet phenomenon known as the "blog". That’s right, the State Department now has a blog, and given it the totally unmockable name, DIPNOTE. Virtually unreadable with its small-white-on-black text, it has already become a comical failure. Some actual … Read More
Would You Believe…
…that the grandson of the tenth U.S. President is alive today? Yup. John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States, serving in office from 1841 to 1845. In 1853, at age 63, he fathered a son named Lyon Tyler. At age 75, Lyon Tyler fathered Harrison Tyler, who was born in 1928. Therefore, the grandson of a US … Read More
Nineteen Mets Injured in Frenzy of Post-Game Finger Pointing
Lol: Injuries include three scratched cornea, two punctured eardrums and fourteen badly bruised psyches. NEW YORK, NY (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) — No one knew precisely what triggered it, but suddenly the morgue-like locker room transformed into a furious martial arts flick, as fingers came flying from all directions. They came fast and they came hard and when it was … Read More
Life Is Like A — What???
Computer translations are not new. They’re not perfect either. This program can take an English phrase (song lyric, etc.) of your choosing and translate it from English to French, then from French to German, then from German to Italian, then from Italian to Portuguese, then from Portuguese to Spanish, and then from Spanish back into English. In a perfect world, … Read More
Red Sox Take AL East
Which is why I display a rather embarrassing Papelbon and Youk danceoff: The post-season fun begins tonight, with the Angels at Fenway. The Angels may pose a bigger obstacle to the Pennant than the Yankees. The Red Sox and Angels are pretty evenly matched, but our pitching bench is healed and well-rested, and the Manny-Ortiz-Lowell gauntlet is in full force. … Read More
My Home Town
Having spent some time this weekend in the mountains around Boone, I thought aloud that my mother in Concord NH would probably love to live her golden years down there. As if to read my mind, I received a link to this story from her today: Retire in Concord, mag says ‘U.S. News’ picks us as one of its top … Read More
30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life
Never too old to learn these things. From Iwillchangeyourlife.com. It’s big, so I’ll place it below the fold….
World Clock Extraordinaire
This is cool. Lot of facts at your fingertip. You can set the counters to zero by clicking the "Now" button, and watch the counters tick as time elapses: Poodwaddle.com
Lost And Found
I was going to write a post about those missing boy scouts down the road a bit, but it turns out they showed up.
They’re Not Dead; They’re Resting
So says Fox Sports: Repeat after me, Red Sox Nation: It’s not 1978. In 1978 — hello — there was no wild card. After the Red Sox blew their 14-game lead to Bucky Bleepin’ Dent and Co., they had no chance to win the World Series. Now, the Sox are taking steps to enhance their chances of winning the Series, … Read More
1.5
Seriously, you guys are killing me. RELATED: Serious debate at Over The Monster as to whether or not the Red Sox should even try to win the division, as opposed to "getting the house in order for October".