QWEST sucks the large one. My lovely bride has been very patient trying to get our (not theirs–ours) money back from QWEST since we terminated our service with them in August. Their billing department hasn’t improved much since they charged a woman $70,000 for supposedly calling herself. According to the story “the bill is justContinue reading “QWEST-Spirit of Service?”
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Darn, I forgot to send out NPD cards again this year …
Yes, this Wednesday is National Punctuation Day (By the powers invested in this blog, I invite all my non-US visitors to participate). National Punctuation Day is “A celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotes, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the ever-mysterious ellipsis.” The NPD site provides links to resources (books &Continue reading “Darn, I forgot to send out NPD cards again this year …”
The Latest Muppet Caper
Jenny Rappaport–over at Lit Soup–cites a NY Times article saying, that under Disney, the Muppets are set to return. She’s posted several of her favorite Muppet shticks on her blog. Ms Rappaport didn’t post my favorite, the Lobster sketch (aka the Loobster sketch). It’s the Swedish Chef planning to cook a lobster. What could goContinue reading “The Latest Muppet Caper”
Life imitates art
This BBC story, Survey turns hill into a mountain, about Mynydd Graig Goch in Snowdonia in Wales sounds like the movie that starred Hugh Grant, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. Maggie Mountain in the Sierra Nevada I’ve worked in the Sierra Nevada at Mountain Home State Forest. IContinue reading “Life imitates art”
Swift Icing
Sarah Palin gets “Swift iced.”
The Very Model of a British Gentleman
Michael Dirda writes in an essay for the Chronicle Review titled James Bond as Archetype (and Incredibly Cool Dude) that he wants to be “Bond. James Bond.” What guy doesn’t? He’s suave and sophisticated; and he gets to blow stuff up. Dirda writes, “007 calls to mind a more sophisticated version of that favorite adventure-movieContinue reading “The Very Model of a British Gentleman”
Existential or Nihilistic Sports?
Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life
Rebuilding After Wildfire Strikes
Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather to Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Wildfires
Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather To Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition
Book Banner Headline
Time reports that as mayor of Wasilla, Palin tried to ban books from the library. According to John Stein, the former mayor (and the guy Palin defeated), “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” ThatContinue reading “Book Banner Headline”
Nullius in Verba 