Had two tickets laid on me for a concert by some bozo named Bob Zimmerman, whoever the hell he is.

Eat your heart out, Deltoids ...


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At last some cheap mileage runs ex-MSP have materialized this year ... to Australia ( Read more... )

Driving while shaving private parts causes accident

We all know the dangers of driving while texting or talking on a cell phone. Now Florida Keys law enforcement officers add a new caution: Don't try to shave your privates while driving, either.

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A. E. Housman, Fragment of a Greek Tragedy:

CHORUS: O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots
Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom
Whence by what way how purposed art thou come
To this well-nightingaled vicinity?
My object in inquiring is to know.
But if you happen to be deaf and dumb
And do not understand a word I say,
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I think we've finally reached the point where we can fly (almost) free, at least domestically.

Total expended this weekend to fly Minneapolis --> Chicago Midway --> Fort Lauderdale (dinner w/ friends in Delray Beach) --> Orlando --> St. Louis (visit maternal unit) --> Chicago Midway --> Minneapolis: $135.20

Total received in bump vouchers today:

Currently sitting in the top floor exec. lounge of the Warsaw Hilton looking out over a dreary, rainy cold city.  Spousal unit wants to go out on the town ... in the rain; I'd rather veg in the hotel.

Spent yesterday walking around parts of what used to be the Warsaw ghetto before the Germans & Russians trashed everything.   The thought of 400,000 ( Read more... )

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