In 2009, ( Read more... )

My friend from OR lost her grandmother today, which makes her the third one in the last 10 weeks. What is it with 2008 and grandmothers?

Dear body ( Read more... )

Just got mail from Match.com saying that they're looking for members who might want to be in their 2009 ad campaign (video and print). If I'm interested, please send my first/last name and phone number (which they promised to keep confidential). So I did ( Read more... )

[lifted, with edits, from tangerinpenguin]

Go to Wikipedia, enter your birth date (month/day), and then pick three events, two births, and one holiday that occurred on the day of your birthday.

Events1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine ( Read more... )

...to the Moore Theatre on Oct. 4. Any interest?

Rush is playing on Colbert tomorrow (Wed, July 16). This was a public-service annooncement, eh?

My TiVo won't recognize my cable signal anymore. I know the signal is good because I can route it through my (old) VCR and watch it on the TV. Perhaps the coax jack or the tuner itself is busted? Any ideas ( Read more... )

Weight Watchers is sponsoring a contest for people to submit their success stories: before/after pix and a 400-word essay (or three-minute video) that highlights their accomplishments. Grand prize is a trip to New York City, and I would be *thrilled* to go there twice in one year. Being more of a word person, I'm submitting an essay. I would ( Read more... )

...pretty much stays in Manhattan, at least as far as photos of me go. Of course, the best shot would have been impossible to get anyway because it would have been me with a goofy grin, looking like a kid in a candy store in the second mezzanine at Radio City Music Hall. Alas, the event doesn't allow cameras, a fact of which we were not notified ( Read more... )