Page 11 What shall I read for information? The ample page of knowledge, as Grey tells us, is "rich with the spoils of time," and these are ours for the price of a theatre ticket. You may command Socrates and Marcus Aurelius to sit beside you and discourse of their choicest, hear Lincoln at...
I went to see the surgeon this morning, bright and early, and was informed that what i really needed for my left knee, instead of a partial knee replacement, was a total knee replacement. They will call and try to schedule something for the early part of July, as it will take two to six months for...
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because she had to get home and post some more f*cking MP3s. Earlier I did a post on Louis Armstrong and that made me start thinking about Louis Jordan (not to be confused this Louis Jourdan, the actor, who rawked the 1977 Great Performances Count Dracula). I love...
The results of our Traders Blog survey are in and 62 percent of our respondents got it exactly right when they said that they are bearish on the economy. The other 38 percent of our respondents said that they were bullish or neutral on the economy. I hope they were able to avoid the recent collapse...
In the first installment of wedding week at Handbasket Travel Ventures, I'd like to offer a few words of advice about toasting as best man. I should warn you: I'm not an expert public speaker and I tend to say offensive things unless I concentrate really, really hard. Anyhow, the following toasting...
"G.I. Joe" Tops "Transformers" Weaponry Budget (io9.com) Ignore all those robots in disguise already; 2009 will be the year of GI Joe, thanks to the Resolute cartoon and upcoming movie. And at the GI Joe panel Thursday morning, Hasbro executives and the creators of both projects explained just why...
Regulations generally recommend that chainsaw users wear protective clothing, also known as Personal Protective Equipment or PPE, while operating chainsaws. There is general agreement worldwide on what clothing is suitable, but local jurisdictions have specific rules and recommendations. Clothing...
We had our first dinner party last night in the new house. I am exhausted, satisfied and weirded out all at the same time. In between scurrying about to collect dirty dishes and make sure water glasses were full, I got to see a glimpse of my life now as others must see it: one of abundance and...
Sunday I was invited to a barbecue backyard party nearly an hour away from where I live. I had not met any of the folks at this party but through my affiliation with ACT! for America I was in contact with the hostess and so... It was a great party and someone of the hostess' friends had invited a...
i have seen all the 3 earlier sequels of this film. fourth one of the Indiana Jones series released this week. seeing a new Steven Speilberg film is always full of excitement. as usual i went alone to cinemax to see this film. i wass happy to get a seperate seat at the red lounge for 100 bucks. good...
Recent writings pieces from Bliss Street ms. Tossing Dice In The Dark The old men have been doing it for years, pulling up chairs around a table, grousing about the fools and the fixed election, tossing dice in the dark, as the lights flash on, flicker off, and players light cigarettes from a dying...
Absolutely nothing.... A: it's your post-birthday war A: so for that - I'm biting you b: are you sure you're ready to rumble? A: oh I'm sure b: then you better bring it because it'll be brutal A: I'm shaking in my boots b: i'm stalling until i can get facebook open b: and now i've smartassed you A:...
Once again, I closed my eyes and grabbed a CD from the pile Brother Steve gave me at Christmas. Once again, I have a new Favorite Band of the Moment (FBotM). So far he's scored this year with: Lilly Allen, Lo-Fidelity All-Stars and The New Pr0nographers. Previous finds include Southern Culture on...
THE DARK ANGEL A hand touches your bed and down the street a car skids into a giant oak. This is not your child lying in the white hospital with a broken spine, closed lungs, not this time, but the dark angel hovers singing prophecies, a prowler waits at the midnight door your daughter opens, your...
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party play list, preferably shuffled... 1. Seu Jorge - Queen Bitch (3:42) 2. R*P*G - Parchment Farm (Blue Cheer) (1:34) 3. Nouvelle Vague - Escape Myself (Bauhaus) (3:43) 4. R.L. Burnside - Let My Baby Ride (3:02) 5. 22-20s - Devil In Me (4:16) 6. The Litter - Action Woman (2:34) 7. Aerosmith -...
Stolen from Beau. Thanks Beau!
Reported by www.adrants.com Race Car Skids Atop Turkish Billboard Outdoor is one medium that, unlike many others, seems to be weathering the storm the Internet has rained down on other media and it's executions like this one that insure the medium will remain viable for, well, ever. This is s...
On Sunday Beau and I rode up the Marin headlands to film a long skid from the top. Since we’re good at math, our calculations for how long the tire would actually last were, in fact, wrong. Physics was working against us and the skid blew early. Fortunately, we had enough footage to fit the tune...
Box office blues stem from blue-state bigotry Well I must have not been paying attention because I had not heard the claim from "War of the Worlds" screenwriter David Koepp -- was trying to decide if I wanted to go see it and this helped, I ain't not going.Hollywood's box office has hit the skids,...
