If you find yourself ordering food at an Indian restaurant, don’t make the same mistake I just did and ask for sati when what you really want is saag. Because if you do, the waiter and several busboys will hurry over to your table and set your wife on fire. Which, of course, is not the same thing as a dish of creamy spinach with paneer.
May 28, 2004
May 28, 2004
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 12
Deadbeat neighbor: “So I see where they arrested that evil cleric dude yesterday.” Me: “In England, yes.” Deadbeat neighbor: “He has, like, half an arm and half a face, right?” Me: “Uh huh. Evidently he was playing around with explosives when he should have been praying.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Only you can prevent forest fires, I guess.” Me: “Well, not just me, but I take your point. Which might even have
May 28, 2004
The Everlasting Gobstopper Poem
I had a dream that Willy Wonka touched me there. Bad Willy. Bad.
May 28, 2004
Much to do…
…before tonight’s Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash v 3.0. Posting today will be laconic. Plenty o’ mountain goodness here, though: the Rocky Mountain Blogger Roundup, VIII.
May 28, 2004
Much to do…
…before tonight’s Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash v 3.0. Posting today will be laconic. Plenty o’ mountain goodness here, though: the Rocky Mountain Blogger Roundup, VIII.
May 28, 2004
Reflection
“Memorial Day has come to be associated with a three-day weekend, barbecues, and beer. While there’s nothing wrong with celebrating the freedoms we enjoy in our nation, when was the last time you stopped and reflected on the real reason we celebrate Memorial Day? It is human nature to avoid the unpleasant. But we need to remember the cost of war, we need to remember the price paid for our
May 28, 2004
There’s a second amendment…?
Say it ain’t so, Chuck. (via Bill Quick, who dons his capo cap and gives ol’ Krauthammer the Fredo kissoff)
May 28, 2004
There’s a second amendment…?
Say it ain’t so, Chuck. (via Bill Quick, who dons his capo cap and gives ol’ Krauthammer the Fredo kissoff)
May 28, 2004
Film reviews in 5 words or less, #6
The Last Samurai (2003) Directed by Edward Zwick. Stars Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton. Five words or less review: Nice hair, “Maverick”-san.*
May 28, 2004
Talking back to 80s music, 22
“Pink torpedo,” did you say? Well. How delightfully descriptive. “Big Bottoms,” Spinal Tap