Actually, this being our fifth wedding anniversary, the wife and I are planning on having a nice meal, then kicking back and watching a movie. So no dancing armadillo today. In fact, on special occasions like this, I like to pack the little guy into a shoebox with some mini-Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and a bottle of Diet Pepsi, and let him spend a nice quiet evening of his own—in
June 10, 2005
June 10, 2005
“Great moments in regional Spelling Bee bloopers” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
Petaluma Regional Spelling Bee, Corona Creek School, Petaluma, CA, March 14, 1988. The word: “nephridium” Brenna Pierson, 11, McNear School: “N-e-p-h-r-i-d-i-e-m, ‘nephridiem.’” proctor: “I’m sorry, that is incorrect.” Brenna Pierson, 11, McNear School: “Oh. Well then fuck me, I guess.”
June 10, 2005
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 16
The secret is to stop thinking of them as pot holes and to begin thinking of them as unexpected opportunities to maybe catch some air and test out the effectiveness of your road leathers.
June 10, 2005
Saddam’s lawyers say they are being kept in the dark
From the BBC: Saddam Hussein’s lawyers say they have not yet been given any details of the case against him. Iraq’s government has said the former leader could go on trial within months over alleged crimes against humanity. But the lawyers say they have none of the estimated eight million documents relating to the case, and have not been formally told of the charges. Saddam Hussein has been allowed two
June 10, 2005
Thursday night musings, #16
Under the proper circumstances, a broccoli crown inadvertantly scorched in the microwave can smell an awful lot like the feet of a late-twenties Scotch-Irish woman who’s just completed a spirited game of racquetball.