“To insist on strength is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.” - Barry Goldwater
Posted in Food and Drink on Jan 28th, 2008
The Wife and I went to Taco Bell today. Haven’t been there in a while.
There’s one close to where we often get gas. For the car. That wasn’t a food joke.
I was filling up the car, and she decided to go on inside and order lunch.
When I was finished … another $45 dollars spent keeping [...]
Posted in Entertainment on Jan 27th, 2008
I like the History Channel. Have for a long time.
The Wife doesn’t understand how I can go to sleep watching TV, much less, watching the History Channel.
One of her common complaints was “waking up at 2 o’clock in the morning and — BOOM! — explosions going off. Sure enough, it’s you gone to sleep with [...]
My Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) got a package from Amazon.com today.
No, that’s not big news. Lots of folks get packages from Amazon.com.
What’s big news is that she actually got it. Because she finally got it. Two day express shipping only took three days from the date of shipment.
Here’s what happened. At least, as best as [...]
Posted in News on Jan 23rd, 2008
There are plenty of folks that just want to get attention.
Some cry “racism” every chance they get.
Some stage protests every chance they get.
Some start blogs…
We won’t talk about that third group.
And, I really don’t plan to talk about that first group. But you know who that group is.
It’s that middle group.
Westboro Baptist Church in [...]
Posted in Entertainment on Jan 23rd, 2008
As best as I can tell, Anna Nicole Smith died again.
Only this time, she was a he … and went by the name Heath Ledger.
Now, my intent is not to minimize the life and legacy of Heath Ledger … or even Anna Nicole Smith … but honestly, it’s Heath Ledger.
It wasn’t Laurence Olivier … or [...]
Posted in Spam on Jan 23rd, 2008
I hate spam. Not SPAM®, that wonderful meat product by Hormel. But spam. Unsolicited commercial email. UCE.
I hate the stuff.
I like my spam filters. I don’t like that I need them.
On Windows computers, I’ve used McAfee, Norton, Computer Associates, and other software programs and suites that fight spam.
I’ve also used Microsoft Outlook’s filter … and [...]
Posted in Scams on Jan 22nd, 2008
Got another call from Heather today.
You know Heather?
She works for “cardholder services” and wants to talk to me about my credit card.
Yeah, “cardholder services.”
And, no, there’s not a problem with my credit card. Just that I’m “eligible for a lower interest rate” and I need to call her back quick, so that I don’t lose [...]
Posted in Politics on Jan 22nd, 2008
Well, now. Fred Thompson … my candidate since the day after the November 2004 election … dropped out of the race today.
Oh, well.
Some — not all, but some — of Thompson supporters are sounding like some of the nuts that support Ron Paul:
I won’t vote.
I’ll vote for a Democrat.
I’ll vote for a 3rd party candidate.
All [...]
Posted in Family on Jan 16th, 2008
Why don’t men understand women? And why don’t women understand men?
Because we think different.
Gift soap, for example.
Women seem to love that stuff. Otherwise, there’d be no such thing as Bath and Body Works or Bed, Bath & Beyond.
The other day, The Wife and I were in Hell-Mart, and I saw some Valentine’s Day gift packs.
Soap.
Yes, [...]
Posted in Music on Jan 14th, 2008
I used to have all the Beatles records.
Well, their albums, anyway.
Their American albums, that is. The ones released by Capitol records, at least.
My Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) had a full collection of Beatles records. She had many singles, too. I didn’t. Just albums.
If you aren’t a Beatlemaniac, you might not appreciate this. But, since I [...]
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