Thursday, February 01, 2001
A rather curious story: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly.
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Thursday, February 01, 2001
A rather curious story: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly.
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
This morning I ironed my jeans. Sounds excessive, doesn't it? I mean, it's not like they were fancy jeans. No sir, just plain old Gap jeans. Not only did I iron them, I ironed them inside out. I decided I liked the color inside better than the outside color. For a half second, I seriously considered wearing my jeans inside-out. What does that say about me? I've decided it would be genius to mix the Moloko club remix of "If You Go Away" by Shirley Bassey into the Quivver remix of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" by Led Zeppelin. But that's just me, and I'm not a DJ.
¶ 110 Posted at 10.04 AM ⇒ No Comments ( music | me | weird ) Friday, December 07, 2001
No comment. At the same time I can think of both too much and too little: Scripture Candy
Tuesday, February 05, 2002
'Killer Tampon' Will Give Rapists The Chop. No comment.
¶ 271 Posted at 03.04 AM ⇒ No Comments ( linkage | weird | whoa ) Tuesday, February 26, 2002
From the US Code of: TITLE 7 , CHAPTER 101 , SUBCHAPTER V , Sec. 7481: Congress finds that .... popcorn is an important food that is a valuable part of the human diet; .... popcorn must be of high quality, readily available, handled properly, and marketed efficiently to ensure that the benefits of popcorn are available to the people of the United States;Your tax dollars at work. Thanks, ernie!
Monday, March 25, 2002
Is it wrong to file a restraining order against Jesus? This dude's creeping me out. Jesus: With You Always
Monday, February 03, 2003
The miracle berry. Apparently this West African berry contains a protein called "miraculin" which makes sour things taste sweet.
Saturday, August 02, 2003
This article explaining the contagiousness of yawns made me yawn. Twice. Edit: three times.
Friday, February 27, 2004
This morning I came in to work to see the C-SPAN Schoolbus in the Library parking lot. I can only imagine what it must have been for some poor third grader. He's been hearing for weeks that he's going on a field trip. He's not so sure who this LBJ guy was, but since he's getting out of school, he'll give it a shot. Then when the day comes, he finds this C-SPAN Schoolbus waiting to take him there, and is filled with the stark terror of the realization that he is going on The Most Boring Field Trip EVER.
Monday, August 02, 2004
Our last night in Vancouver, our waiter, upon discovering we were from the States, wrote down a URL for us, insisting that we go there. Apparently, he gives it to all of the American visitors he encounters. I don't know exactly what to make of it; why don't you go take a look. Actually, I have a pretty good idea what to make of it, with only lingering question: are the NESARA people hoaxing or deluded? And which one was the waiter? I just find the idea of a secret government conspiracy that will forgive debt, release "enormous sums of money for humanitarian purposes," "establish peace throughout the world," and "enable the release of new technologies such as alternative energy devices" sounds a little suspect to me. I guess I'm just too cynical; maybe I'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes. Oh, wait, they said the US would cease all aggressive activities. I wonder how many people think the ".us" top-level domain is something governmental and so think it's legitimate because of that (spelling errors and all). It's funny. I think I've decided that the waiter was an idiot.
Monday, August 09, 2004
Yesterday, when returning from the gym, we saw a woman in her car at a traffic light spraying some Lysol or something out the window. Not just a little bit; she was holding the can out the window with the button down for the whole time at the light and then was still holding it after the light turned green and she drove away. Jessica saw her again today on the way to work. The only theory I have is that she hates the ozone layer.
Friday, September 10, 2004
Do you know how to run? Really? Apparently there are different ways. I had no idea. One that I heard about today is the Pose method. I don't know how to react; it's just weird. It doesn't help that the site looks like a self-help guru's site or that they trademarked the name, but a woman at work says it helps.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
I'm fascinated (read: baffled) by the "carriage top" phenomenon. Basically, people take a perfectly good car and cover its roof with vinyl. It combines the visual appeal of a convertible's roof with the immobility of a hard top. Here, have a look. People pay money to have this done after-market; no auto manufacturer does it as a standard option. And don't even get me started on Woodie PT Cruisers; as if it wasn't ugly and stodgy enough...
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
I am not the only one who has seen people driving while watching "adult films.". I find little comfort in no longer being alone, though.
Saturday, November 06, 2004
As seen on TV... I love alpacas: Alpacas are a lifestyle choice with benefits and opportunities for the whole family. What are the rewards of adding alpacas to your lifestyle? As more and more people are discovering, raising alpacas can add a dimension to family life that many find to be just what they have been looking for in terms of relaxation, fun, and a potential source of income.There's gonna be a new column in my spreadsheet next to savings, IRA, and 401(k): Alpacas have been called "the world's finest livestock investment." It is difficult to compare alpacas with other investments as pure investments. How much is peace of mind worth? Unlike the stock market, alpacas are depreciable over five years, giving the investor an immediate investment return in tax savings while the herd is growing.Alpacas are small and gentle enough to travel short distances in the family minivan. I think our dogs would flip out. I cannot guarantee this isn't a hoax, but we did drive past this one last weekend. You should get your alpacas there: Our list of herd sires is a "Who's Who" in the Alpaca industry.... Fantasy Farms offers no-interest financing and free transportation with purchase of two or more females.What are you waiting for? Join the alpaca revolucion today!
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
There are some weird animals in the family Canidae. See the bear-like Bush Dog; the cat-like Dhole; the fox-like Ethiopian Wolf; the confusingly tall maned wolf; the raccoon dog, surely a product of a love that dare not speak its name; Dumbo-like Bat-eared fox; and the absolutely adorable Fennec.
¶ 980 Posted at 11.14 AM ⇒ No Comments ( weird | fyi ) Friday, December 24, 2004
Yesterday, as I was driving to work, I happened to look out my window and see a pigeon. This pigeon looked like it was flying almost as fast as me, which was pretty frickin' amazing since I was driving at 70. It was crazy. Then it fell back a little and moved to the middle of the highway behind me, flying only 7 or so feet above the asphalt. Luckily it escape out to the side before it went splat. The pigeon population needs those genes. That was one fast pigeon.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The NY Times has an article about massive shopping malls in China. It's crazy.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
It seems that owners of short buildings in Manhattan (and elsewhere) can sell the "rights" to the space above them. Those rights can then be transferred to another location to allow a developer to construct a building taller than what would normally be allowed by the zoning there. This article describes how a pair of developers bought the "air rights" to a church and a club for a cool $37 million. That's nutso.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Excerpt: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis "Boog" Highberger, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the days of February 4, April 1, March 28, July 15, August 2, August 7, August 16, August 26, September 18, September 22, October 1, October 17, and October 26, 2006 as "INTERNATIONAL DADAISM MONTH."Linky.
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