This is part 1 of a special all-Munuvian Christmas edition Google Junket. This time, the rules were simple, I took the name (blog or screen) of said Munuvian, added Santa, and voila! Merry magic.

Pixy + Santa
ItÂ’s Santa/Pixy with his bag! How do you say Ho Ho Ho in Norwegian?

Penumbra + Santa
And we find an article about the starry skies above Santa Monica, describing an eclipse that happened in January, 2000.

Hey, for a punked out angel, we can do better than three year old astronomy, eh? How about some music by Dmitri Metheny, who offers the jazz albums Penumbra and SantaÂ’s Got A Brand New Bag.

Spork + Santa
Check out Sporks R Us (current president of the minimalist chapter of the Chamber of Commerce) and read a report about a man in a Santa suit robbing a drug store.

Michigan + Santa
IÂ’ll bypass the Michigan Santa who killed his own son, and go with that holiday staple: Santa dressed in University of Michigan colors. We also have the Glockenspiel at Santa Claus House.

Cherry + Santa
An animated carolling Christmas card. Santa's got a cherry-red nose... probably all that Christmas spirit.

Publius + Santa
I didn't have high hopes for this one, but what do I know? We find this page about Santa Suzanna, the resting place of five saints, including Saint Felicity of Rome, a widow who appeared before the magistrate Publius with her seven children.

Jennifer + Santa
After wading through the inevitable J-Lo crap (anyone want to see a photoshopped naked J-Lo sitting in Santa's lap?), I finally came to this page. Since it was about the first thing that didn't absolutely suck, here ya go: The pinup art of Jennifer Janesko. This piece is called ‘Santa Baby’. It's not cheap guys (and I'm leaving that out there as a straight line for you - Merry Christmas).

Mookie + Santa
Oooo looky! It's The Big Dump Truck. Interesting quote: “Mookie told me he was going to sit on Santa's lap and tell him he wanted some spaghetti.” This was from last Christmas, and he sounds like a cute kid. Certainly better behaved than my Mookie. I can say things like that, because this time of year your kids have to be nice to you. Try it and see! Now the day after Christmas is a whole 'nother matter...

Cheese + Santa
Cheese Ball Santa. That just about sums up 90% of fat seasonal hires, doesnÂ’t it?

That rounds up this edition. Second half as I get a chance in the next few days.

Ho.

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Oldest daughter Robyn is coming home this weekend from college for Christmas break, sharing a ride with three other young ladies who also live in this general area. Naturally, theyÂ’re driving right into the teeth of what has the potential to become the first norÂ’easter of the season. At best itÂ’ll be messy, especially as they come through the mountains in Pennsylvania.

I donÂ’t have a lot of gray in my hair. We came to an agreement long ago, my hair and I: rather than go gray, it just falls out.

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Kim DuToit is stirring it up again, but this time I don't understand the argument.

Frank Sinatra vs Harry Connick Jr.

Style vs substance.

I like apples and I like oranges.

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Jim at Snooze Button Dreams has a neat new gig going on. Follow this link for full details, but here's a brief:

This post compilation meme is structured like the Carnival of the Vanities but concentrates on the best posts from the history of weblogs. Post submission criteria are very simple. The post must be at least 2 months old and the submitter must think it is a very good post. How easy is that?

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Parts one, two, and three.

Last time, I talked about the serious side of Camp Bullis, Texas, which is where Air Force Security Policemen get sent to be trained in Air Base Ground Defense. They tried to keep you as busy as possible because there wasnÂ’t a whole lot to do with the inevitable spare time. This go-round IÂ’ll tell you about the trouble we got into fun we had. more...

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"There's a set of rules that anything that was in the world when you were born is normal and natural. Anything invented between when you were 15 and 35 is new and revolutionary and exciting, and you'll probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you're 35 is against the natural order of things."

-- Douglas Adams

I saw this in The Salmon of Doubt (recommended by fellow Munuvian Daniel too), and found on the net at the lovingly constructed farewell page by the UCLA Astrobiology Society (which is entirely apropos when you think about it).

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I'm going to wander all over the place with this edition, including a couple few old friends, as well as some folks who I'd guess aren't already on your radar screen.

Starting off with some naughty stuff, check out Book Whores, reviewers of 'Cruel and Unusual Books'. Plenty of links to their listed favorites, and categorized into such as Bodice Rippers and Absinthe & Opium. I discovered them courtesy of Yummy Wakame, a beautifully designed site that I found via ErosBlog.

Her byline reads "Porn, Politics, and Punditry". Blogslut works in the Internet Porn industry. I'm looking forward to reading more of her insights about the industry, because so far it's pretty interesting stuff. It's not all porn related, but it's not kid-safe either.

This is just fowl, and yes I spelled it that way intentionally. Do you remember the joke about the difference between kinky and perverted? The story at the link is perverted. Hey, I laughed as I read it.

Ok, let's move away from the adult section...

Rocket Man has a great review of missions to Mars, including several that he's worked on himself. Thanks to Professor Hall for pointing this out.

You may have heard that the Japanese lost a rocket that carryied a couple of spy satellites last week when their home-built rocket failed. Rand Simberg talks about the possible shortcomings to the way the Japanese are approaching space (hint: way too NASA-like). He also talks about the Chinese and their long-term goals. Read the comments too, there's some intriguing debate going on.

And just in case you don't read Rand because you think it's all tech-related (as if that's a bad thing), check out his razor-sharp parody of Al Gore.

Congratulations to Kurt of Jockularocracy for being invited to join the Bear Flag League. These folks are smart California bloggers, and restore my faith in my home state. You probably already read some of them. California also has the coolest state flag. No arguments will be entertained. If you disagree, you're wrong.

Terry of The Coyote's Bark is travelling in Asia, and posting some amazing pictures. He also managed to catch Simon's soiree of Hong Kong bloggers.

Ten Rules of Cell Phone Etiquette. I hate the damn things. Occasionally, my wife will insist that I take hers, but I seldom turn it on and it just sits in the glove compartment. I don't have one of my own, and can barely work one. In fact, Liz is going to give me the instruction book for hers this week so I can check her voice mail since everyone will be calling to find out how she is. Link thanks to DynamoBuzz, a Jersey blogger who scores bonus points for the (intentional?) Zappa-esque reference. And just because the whole point here is linkage, check out Backstage, a charter member of the Axis of Evil Naughty Classic.

Fake Lincoln quotes being used by anti-war protesters. Thanks to Paul of Sanity's Edge for that link. By the way, he also linked my Cornucopia of Ted post and even said it was interesting. Best money I ever spent. Thanks Paul!

Alright, this site is funny. Maybe you already knew about Bunsen, but it's new to me. In fact, I'll excerpt a little bit here, but you can read the rest.

Michael Jackson Song Titles That Will Conveniently Double as His Prison Bitch Name

-- "Billie Jean" [Thriller]
-- "Dirty Diana" [Bad]
-- "Girlfriend" [Off the Wall]
-- "The Girl is Mine" [Thriller]
-- "PYT" (Pretty Young Thing) [Thriller]
-- "Liberian Girl" [Bad]
-- "Albino Man Barbie" [Dangerous B-side]
-- "Sexy Sexy Nose Hole Jackie" [Japanese Import]

Justice is Coming. And his name is not Ryan Leaf. A San Diego Chargers blog, for the masochistic among us. LeeAnn, the Chargers and Padres are the price you pay for living in paradise.

"I got my first boner in church." Finally, like the last kid picked when choosing sides, our honorary right-fielder (someone has to be it) is LasagnaFarm. Amusing stuff, even moreso since almost none of it applied to me. Except maybe that boner line. Is there a statute of limitations on sin?

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1 I know, I know... this is why I follow the New York Jets and Green Bay instead.
And as always, thank you for the link.

Posted by: LeeAnn at December 02, 2003 11:48 AM (HxCeX)

2 Thanks for the link to DynamoBuzz. Yes, you're right the name is influenced by a certain Frank Zappa tune. If you check the link on my main page "WHY DYNAMOBUZZ??" you'll see a copy of a Zappa concert ticket.

Thanks again, I'll be checking ROCKET JONES in the future.

Posted by: roberto at December 02, 2003 05:40 PM (Zsoda)

3 Thanks for your kind mention of my blog. I have added a link to your blog, Rocket Jones onto my main page.

I've also RSS-ified my little page

~slut~

Posted by: blogslut at December 12, 2003 04:59 AM (oaPaN)

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aka 100 Things more...

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1 Fantastic list..one of the best i've ever read!

More about #5 , I love stories about ingenuity and stupidity.

For #86, I think you should have your remains shot off into space, which can be done these days. Sending you out on a rocket somehow seems fitting.

#99 no offense, but is your wife trying to tell you something??

Posted by: jim at December 01, 2003 12:03 PM (RCjGK)

2 It seems one of my suspicions about you may well be true.

Posted by: Victor at December 01, 2003 01:33 PM (L3qPK)

3 Victor, you didn't read past #2, did you?

Jim, if my wife were pointing out guys she thinks I'd like, I'd be a lot more worried.

Posted by: Ted at December 01, 2003 02:09 PM (bov8n)

4 #14 and #24: the same five years?

Posted by: chris hall at December 01, 2003 02:12 PM (zH1Gw)

5 Ha, ha. How'd you guess?

Posted by: Victor at December 01, 2003 02:48 PM (L3qPK)

6 I'm impressed and a little jealous... I can't imagine 100 things about me, even if I just made stuff up.
Maybe I'll just steal yours. Like blog Monopoly rules or something.

Posted by: LeeAnn at December 01, 2003 07:45 PM (HxCeX)

7 The guy from 90. The Indian Shaman. He's one of my god fathers (notice one of. I have two. No god mother). If both mom and dad somehow kick the bucket per se, i want to go to him. Or my brother, or sister. My brother is under the water a lot. Hehe. Robyn, my sister, is just an air head. hehe. BUt hopefully they wont kick anytime soon.

Posted by: Mookie at December 01, 2003 08:26 PM (2sKfR)

8 Victor, 'great minds' you sick pup.

Chris, different five years, but I still do the laundry.

LeeAnn, it was harder than I thought it would be. I'd be sitting in traffic and think of something and didn't have a pen to jot it down. That's partly why it took so long to finish.

Posted by: Ted at December 01, 2003 08:34 PM (2sKfR)

9 "26. My last woodworking project was a wall vanity and mirror. There wasn’t a single screw or nail used."
Now, that's impressive!

"56. Once I helped kidnap a bride coming down the steps of a church. We grabbed her, threw her in our car, and spent the afternoon driving from bar to bar and avoiding the groom. We dropped her back off at the church that evening, drunk off her ass. (Yes, one of us knew her)"
Please expound on this tale!

"63. As a kid, spaghetti-o’s was my favorite food."
Dang, I can still taste 'em!

"78. Nothing is sexier than a woman wearing glasses."
Oh!! My ex used to put on here glasses when she was feeling a bit randy just because she knew how I'd react!!!!

Posted by: Tuning Spork at December 01, 2003 09:26 PM (c+t5E)

10 This was great and it inspired me to do a cornucopia of Tasberry. Maybe tomorrow.

Posted by: Tasberry at December 02, 2003 09:36 AM (SWUUN)

11 77. When I was born, I looked like Alfred Hitchcock.

Bingo! All newborns look like Alfred Hitchcock.

78. Nothing is sexier than a woman wearing glasses.

And nothing else Very true.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at December 02, 2003 09:44 AM (jtW2s)

12 Did you feel,ah, unloved, in yer military career? Someone commented on SgtStryker's blog that he'd been an AF SP; that the AF people hated him because he was a cop, and the non-AF military hated him because he was AF.

Posted by: Justthisguy at March 01, 2004 03:03 AM (77KTH)

13 Everyone looked down on SP's. Luckily, at the SAC bases, about 1/3 of the base population were cops, so it didn't seem so bad. As for other branches, the only 'joint' assignment I had was at HQ Defense Logistics Agency, so everyone there was on the ball. I gained a lot of respect for each service there.

Posted by: Ted at March 01, 2004 08:04 AM (blNMI)

14 Good God, man, you know I came here from yer daughter's blog, and before that from the Geek with a .45's blog. You lunatic! That list! Owhell.

Posted by: Justthisguy at May 24, 2004 02:07 AM (s0SzT)

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This is a series of posts where weÂ’re building a basic model rocket online. Each post shows part of the process step by step, including pictures and passing along tips and tricks IÂ’ve learned along the way. To learn more about what model rocketry is about, see this Q&A.

The main part of the post is in the extended entry so you donÂ’t have to deal with it if you donÂ’t want to, but I hope you follow along because when we get done youÂ’ll have built and flown your first model rocket. Questions asked from before are answered too. more...

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