January 08, 2009
Test
To post or not to post...
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July 26, 2007
Your Polluting Ways
Ah, CNN gives us this. I would think it wise to save comparison of waste to people for only insulting situations.
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PP, July 21, 2007
PersonalDNA
Dustbury's site sent me here. Personality tests are so fun.
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July 05, 2007
Word of the Day
Absquatulate: to flee; abscond.
The baby has absquatulated with the household spatula.
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The baby has absquatulated with the household spatula.
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May 06, 2007
Whew, They Make Those
Is this not the best idea?
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Grill SoakerIt'll fit your round pizza pans, too. Go and soak!
Quick And Easy Cleanup
Drop your grill's grate in this tub, fill it with warm water and grease remover and watch a summer's worth of burned-on mess disappear with almost no work! Ideal for cleaning grills before you put them away for the season. Large size accommodates most grates.
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April 04, 2007
An Exercise in Social Engineering
Hey, try this for some fun.
Have trouble talking to strangers? A little insecure around the opposite sex? Want to appear more confident and charasmatic?
Borrow a baby, head to the nearest grocery store, and practice these tactics.
These tactics often works with small animals, too, but those aren't often allowed in places where you can easily sneak a baby.
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Have trouble talking to strangers? A little insecure around the opposite sex? Want to appear more confident and charasmatic?
Borrow a baby, head to the nearest grocery store, and practice these tactics.
- Smile, pick up a product, and explain its color, size, and/or function to the child. Lift your eyebrows when you talk.
- Everytime the child smiles, for whatever reason, lean down and nuzzle his or her nose.
- While interacting with your child, make an aside comment to the people who pass you. For example, "Jimmy, you like this lady's bonnet, don't you?" Or, in baby's voice (a high-pitched kind of nasal version of your own), "That's my favorite brand of butter, too!"
- If the child isn't smiling at a person you'd like to interact with, tickle his foot or underarm. Make baby talk noises. Blow raspberries. A child's smile is worth more than you know.
These tactics often works with small animals, too, but those aren't often allowed in places where you can easily sneak a baby.
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March 28, 2007
Where Will Residents Put Their Cat Litter?
San Francisco to ban plastic grocery bags
SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to become the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets to help promote recycling.hln
Under the legislation, beginning in six months large supermarkets and drugstores will not be allowed to offer plastic bags made from petroleum products.
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October 23, 2006
The Joel Quotient
The name Joel means "God is willing." I looked this up because I know only four males named Joel, and three of them serve in a ministry capacity in my church. Three! There are not that many positions in the church, so I found that to be a large cluster of Joels.
If you know Joels, are they Christian? Just curious. I only know of one other, and we were 8 years old at the time, so I really don't have a way to follow up.
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If you know Joels, are they Christian? Just curious. I only know of one other, and we were 8 years old at the time, so I really don't have a way to follow up.
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October 16, 2006
Wherein Heather States the Obvious
Hey, if you stop blogging for a while, your readers go away!
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October 13, 2006
Call to the Bullpen
Watching the Cardinals and Mets. Chris Carpenter was just pulled by my son's call here...
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October 11, 2006
GoVeg.com No More
Ok - so this happened back in August, but I live in a time warp now.
GoVeg.com changed her name back to Karin Robertson.
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GoVeg.com changed her name back to Karin Robertson.
"I think maybe its time had come and gone," said Karin Robertson, who had been known as Goveg.com since March 2003.I wonder if friends called her Go or Veg for short. Doesn't matter anymore.
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September 01, 2006
The Patriarchy Strikes Again
From news about Hurricane John...
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Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kristy was downgraded from a hurricane Friday as it churned farther out in the Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph. Forecasters said it was possible the larger Hurricane John could eventually absorb Kristy.Even the female hurricanes are oppressed.
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June 27, 2006
Axl "Femur Destroyer" Rose
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Axl Rose was arrested early Tuesday after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said.
Which leg? Why a leg? I want to know! The details the media leave out...sigh.
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Which leg? Why a leg? I want to know! The details the media leave out...sigh.
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Sesame Street Personality Quiz
I wonder if the results would be different if I weren't pregnant and due in 3 days...
Link found on The Llama Butchers.mu.nu.
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| You Are Cookie Monster |
 You are usually feeling: Hungry. Cookies are preferred, but you'll eat anything if cookies aren't around. You are famous for: Your slightly crazy eyes and usual way of speaking How you life your life: In the moment. "Me want COOKIE!" |
Link found on The Llama Butchers.mu.nu.
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April 27, 2006
Somebody Caption This, Please
These are my parents in 1970. I'm ever so curious to know what they're smirking about.
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January 22, 2006
Verbal Genius Anyway
Took the "Mensa" test, the validity of which I question. I've seen at least 8 - 10 of these before just from little quizzes my mother the English teacher had access to and foisted upon me in my youth.
The test refers to itself too much. It'd be better if there were no overlap. I got 28.5 out of 33 - couldn't ever get the spelling right on one because it wasn't done in vernacular, but I had the terms right.
I'm no dummy, but I'm no genius, either. I'd say I'm just an excellent pattern matcher, which serves me really well in my job.
So, if you've visited the site and taken the test, did you notice the grammar error in one of the answers?
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The test refers to itself too much. It'd be better if there were no overlap. I got 28.5 out of 33 - couldn't ever get the spelling right on one because it wasn't done in vernacular, but I had the terms right.
I'm no dummy, but I'm no genius, either. I'd say I'm just an excellent pattern matcher, which serves me really well in my job.
So, if you've visited the site and taken the test, did you notice the grammar error in one of the answers?
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January 20, 2006
Terrorism and Poetry Readings
So I read on CNN: Bin Laden's No. 2 releases poetry tape
And the first thing that came to mind was Robert Burns' A Red, Red Rose
Can't you see it?
O MY Luve 's like a red, red rose
That 's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve 's like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune!
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 5
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun; 10
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve, 15
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.
And in my mind he had a Scottish accent.
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And the first thing that came to mind was Robert Burns' A Red, Red Rose
Can't you see it?
O MY Luve 's like a red, red rose
That 's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve 's like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune!
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 5
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun; 10
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve, 15
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.
And in my mind he had a Scottish accent.
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December 01, 2005
QOTD
Brevity is the soul of wit.
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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October 23, 2005
Beware of Aardvarks
So I had this dream this morning. And it went a little like this.
Brian and I had a dog (we don't) that we had to get up to let him/her outside on a weekend morning at about 8. He went to do that, and I wandered into the living room (though it was not a house I recognize), and standing in front of me was an AARDVARK. I kid you not.
It had some menacing and snaggled teeth. I said something forcefully to it, which caused it to back away a little. Then Brian entered the room, calmly scooped the aardvark under his arm, opened the back door, and threw it into the yard.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN????
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Brian and I had a dog (we don't) that we had to get up to let him/her outside on a weekend morning at about 8. He went to do that, and I wandered into the living room (though it was not a house I recognize), and standing in front of me was an AARDVARK. I kid you not.
It had some menacing and snaggled teeth. I said something forcefully to it, which caused it to back away a little. Then Brian entered the room, calmly scooped the aardvark under his arm, opened the back door, and threw it into the yard.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN????
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October 08, 2005
Never Set the Cat on Fire
Oh my, I'm cracking up. I'm in here working, and MP3s are running in the background. Brian has this tape called Quarks and Quests that I ripped and put into the iTunes collection. Quality's not bad because I have good equipment.
At any rate, there's this song called "Never Set the Cat on Fire" and it's just...hilarious in that geeky way. The tune is this little happy peppy thing, which adds to the absurd fun of the lyrics.
Here you go (a Google search finds the vocalist is Frank Hayes).
At any rate, there's this song called "Never Set the Cat on Fire" and it's just...hilarious in that geeky way. The tune is this little happy peppy thing, which adds to the absurd fun of the lyrics.
Here you go (a Google search finds the vocalist is Frank Hayes).
Never set the cat on fire; you only will annoy it.hln
The heat will make the beast perspire; she surely won't enjoy it.
Likewise, do not ignite the dog, the snake, the gerbil, or the frog.
No, never set the cat on fire.
And mind manners...as circumstances may require
And never set the cat on fire.
Don't open up the cabin hatch; the air is sure to leave it.
And air is very hard to catch; you never will retrieve it.
And though you think your life's a bore, don't open the reactor door.
Don't open up the cabin hatch.
And mind your manners...as circumstances may require
And never set the cat on fire.
Don't change the navigator's data; someone's sure to see ya.
You know the captain's view of that - a very bad idea.
He doesn't want his ship to race, forever lost in endless space.
Don't change the navigator's data.
And mind your manners...as circumstances may require
Don't start an interstellar war; it has no helpful uses.
If people ask you "what's it for?" you'll only make excuses.
If thirty trillion folks get hurt, you'll go to bed with no dessert.
Don't start an interstellar war.
And mind your manners...as circumstances may require.
And never set the cat on fire.
Yes mind your manners...as circumstances may require.
And never set the cat on fire.
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