I rather enjoyed the pesto that my wife very kindly made for dinner tonight.  I am not sure the members of my dojo did though.  Judging from their reactions, I seemed to have an unusually strong attack.

Almost 2 years ago, I started experimenting with iGoogle and added a countdown gadget to my page that showed the days left in the Bush presidency. I had mostly forgotten about it, although I would occasionally note how many months or days we had left.

Much to my amusement, this is what the gadget looked like today.


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The dastardly powers that be have changed the 50 cents/can soda machine hidden in the bowels of my library and reset it to require 75 cents before releasing a 12oz can.  The rest of the campus seems to have them for 65 cents, so I used to be able to raise money by buying the 50 cent cans and selling them on the street for 60 cents (5 cents cheaper ( Read more... )

My son has been exposed to culture through his school, but has been unimpressed.  A trip to the symphony and an art museum were both described as "boring".  After the art museum visit he asked me: 
"And why do they have so many paintings of...  What's that guy's name again?.... Oh, yeah. Jesus".

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The following announcement was sent out across campus today:
CANCELED: Tonight's Busy Students Support Group, 6-8pm

 I can accept the fact that our cat is a cold blooded killer who plays with her victims after she dispatches them.  It bothered me at first, but I have come to accept it.  Every year when the weather gets cold, we get mice in our house and they always manage to find their way into our pantry and they have a really annoying habit of pooping in what ( Read more... )

When I woke up this morning, I had the distinct sensation of wanting to pee.  So I put on my pants and shoes, headed downstairs, grabbed a jacket on my way and went outside to use the port-a-potty.  Afterward, I went about my usual flurry of activity in an effort to get get my son to school on time: I fed the dog, fed my son, got our lunches packed ( Read more... )

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Earlier today I had the chance to have a conversation Nobel Laureate and what was our topic of conversation? Vomiting in cars and airplanes.

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