Well I finally got around to redeeming my utilikilt gift certificate that Tarn gave me for Christmas 2003, GaSp! Has it been that long? No matter, I am now sporting a utilikilt — not a fancy skirt, mind you. Check them out at utilikilts.com. I picked The Mocker in postal blue. It looks very nice. If it works out, I think I might get The Workman’s in dark brown.
Nature’s alarm clock is a little off. I’m not talking about my internal clock or even the weather. I’m talking about a woodpecker that has decided that to peck our aluminum stove vent cover (on the chimney) around 6:30am. Tarn informs me that he is a Northern Flicker. I call him Pecker Head. So the morning goes something like this:
rat-tat-tt-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tat <pause> rat-tat-t-at-tt-t-t-t-t-t-t-at-tat <pause> rat-tat- “SHUTUp!!” tt-t-t-t-ttat <pau “That Pecker Head!!” se> rat-tat-, etc.
Banging on the stove pipe worked once or twice, but Pecker Head quickly became immune. Evidently he is asserting territory or trying to attract a mate. I wish him all the luck so maybe he’ll go peck someone else for a while.
On a fireplace log: “Caution, risk of fire.”
Monday’s Rockwood, a cool, online comic strip that I regularly check, reminded me of an old Brother Dave Gardner joke. Check out the Monday’s Rockwood strip here. From what I recall, the Brother Dave joke goes something like:
A boy came home from school and his mom asked him what he had learned. He said “stuff”. She asked, “like what?” “Like pi*r^2”, he said. She replied, “Boy, they didn’t teach you nuttin’. Don’t you know pie aren’t square; Pie are round. Cornbread are square.”
Anyone in the Brother Dave know, please correct my telling; it seems a little off. Also, what album is that on?
“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.” — George Hegel, philosopher
Heard on the news today that the citizens of Moscow (That’s the one in Russia) are so fed-up with the bad weather forcasting messing up their plans, that the city council (or whatever they have over there runnin’ the place) have decided to stop funding the meteorological community and may start imposing fines on weathermen who make exceptionally bad forcasts……..
Maybe they should start this in Oklahoma……. (Sorry, HuskySooner…..)
Tonight I upgraded this blog from WordPress 1.2.2 to WordPress 1.5. The biggest advantage is that once MRambler approves one of your comments, you don’t need approval for future comments. Of course, there are still a few things to work out:
I’ll look into these things this week. In the meantime, enjoy!
Fashion designers refer to people dumb enough to wear really ugly clothes as “butt soup.”…….
A friend of mine loaned me Absolution by Muse. He described it as Radio Head meets Queen. That’s a pretty good description. The Queen aspect is mostly vocal, as there are no Brian May style guitars. To me, the harmonies at times are very ELOish ala Jeff Lynn. I really enjoy the CD and have listened to it 4 times in a row. I’m definitely going to pick up a copy. If you’re looking to hear some inspired music, give it a try. Check out the sound samples
here.
If you’re interested in model cars, the latest collectible rage is the 1:18 die-cast ones…… They come in all makes and models, and a lot of them are set at a limited production….. S-o-o-o….. If you ever wanted a cool model race, drag, or muscle car on your mantle or on the shelf in your office, but was always a dismal failure at assembling a kit, like gluing your fingers together, gluing parts to your head, gluing your kid to the sofa, etc., check out SuperCar1 You might just find what you’re looking for……. There are lots of other sites, but, being a MoPar freak this is one of the best…….
Why all this squabbling between Democrats and Republicans over who gets to be president? There’s enough work to go around. How about the Republican gets to be president during the day, and the Democrat works the night shift? Right now we only have a part-time president. There’s got to be enough work for a full-time presidency. If they can keep Denny’s open twenty-four hours a day, you’d think they could keep the White House working ’round the clock too.
In a maternity ward in India: NO CHILDREN ALLOWED.
Nikola Tesla, who invented the alternating current, was considered an engineering genius in the 1930’s, a rival for acclaim to Thomas Edison. He was also a stalwart crusader against the evils of chewing gum. Not from a moral stance, but for health reasons. “By exhaustion of the salivary glands,” Tesla declared, “gum puts many a foolish victim in the grave.” Most people without his brainpower probably didn’t realize that.
How come Gas Stations sell smokes but frown on anyone smoking while filling up their car. (ka – BOOM!!!)
Put ’em on your feet, lace ’em up, and promptly put your feet on the coffee table and tune your TV to PBS and watch a “Climbing Mt. Whatever” special……. (Just Kidding!) We need some expert input here since my longest hike was about a mile with a overnight camp….. Although, I did have the honor to serve as Junior Logistics officer for a person who had the will and endurance to hike the section of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) from the Oregon border to the Canadian border…… That’s about 535 miles or so across the entire state of Washington one step at a time with all your food and shelter on your back!!…… Just makes me tired writing about it…… Maybe that person might offer a few hiking/camping tips from time to time (hint – hint)……. Give this site a touch of credibility……….