May you live during "interesting times"..

Damn that Chinese curse..

This was a weird-assed weekend. Lots of Chaos and 'roller coaster' type events. The biggest shocker though was my soon to be 'former' roommate pixelmonster scoring the highly improbable new government job. With all the budget shortfalls and cutbacks, new government jobs in Georgia are on the ( Read more... )

It has been a rather odd week - even for the Doctor.

1) I haven't seen the pixelmonster all week. She has been holed up at her bf's place dealing with her son. First he spread around the "Zwerg Plague" to everyone in that household. Pixie has also been dealing with his acting out and other strange behavoir - which has been wearing her out (physically and ( Read more... )

During Roman Times, the fish sauce called Garum was extremely popular. Even in Middle Earth, for a time it was the 'rage' Here we see a young Smeagol busily hawking his wares..


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OK, for starters *everything* that I posted on April Fool's was on the level. No bullshit, here ( Read more... )

And the 'timing' is perfect, too.

I've just received official state email that Furloughs will begin again in earnest in April and last until at least June, and most likely lasting longer. One day or 8 hrs a month, effectively a 5% cut. Plus all sorts of games being played with my current schedule too ( Read more... )

Make it stop before my ears bleed..

Ah, yes - one of Nimoy's Finest moments - a tribute to that little furry-foot hero - Bilbo.

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And now - let's check out some "Lab Grade" stupid - congressional style:

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No joke, this congressional idiot believes that "Guam will tip over". Plus, he's a Democrat elected from the same district in Georgia that ( Read more... )

As a friend of mine posted in FB:

"When there's a bill that ends up on my desk as President, you the public will have five days to look online, to find out what's in it, before I sign it." Obama speech September 22, 2008. In what fuzzy math does less than 48 hrs equal 5 days? Oh yeah, the same fuzzy math that says this bill will reduce the deficit ( Read more... )

Hmm.

Tomorrow is St. Patty's Day, and I don't have anything 'green' to wear - not that I'm even 0.01% Irish. Well, nothing that will show. I do have a dark green pair of briefs - surely, they are truly worthy of such a celebration.

Or, I could make the exception and go commando. Commando on St. Patty's - now there's a thought.

Ah yes lass, ' ( Read more... )

William Shatner's weird bit during the Closing Ceremonies.

Now I've seen everything.

And the Quote of the Night:

(Bob Costas) .......and the always enjoyable, Giant, Inflatable Beaver!"

As unixronin has already posted..

"On the seventh anniversary of the fall of Columbia, president Obama has just de-facto killed NASA manned space flight.

As he stated ..Burn in HELL.So noted ( Read more... )