March 21, 2005
Whiny little bitches... bitch
I dunno
Jennifer, apparently I don't have the knack for adding "bitch" to the end of every sentence... bitch.
See? Oh well.
Anyways, I get these emails griping about how the contest "wasn't fair" and "I didn't make it clear" and other crap like that.
I won't kid you and claim that I care. But I do see some possibilities here.
So, here's what we'll do. I won't name names (you know who you are), but I invite Rocket Jones readers to. Leave a guess in the comments about who you think sent me a complaint about the contest and results, and say something snarky about them. This has the potential to be hugely entertaining and I won't be happy unless we see at least three flame-filled linkwars started... bitch.
Hey, maybe I'm getting the hang of this!
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Too easy, Ted. Gotta be that little wussy, Collins.
Posted by: Victor and his fifteen pet rats at March 21, 2005 07:32 AM (L3qPK)
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I have no idea what we're talking about, but it sounds like fun. Here we go.
Collins - Guy friggin shoveled shit for a living. Winning that contest (or whatever we're talking about) is probably the only thing this homeless wino has going for him. bitch.
Paul - The guy's the king of all misanthropes. Have you seen the commenter's he draws? Even Collins bows down to this guy.
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March 20, 2005
Star Cards - 4
Someone was kind enough to scan and post a whole heap of Players Cigarette cards. This particular set of 85 cards is of Actresses, and were released during the late 1930's (from clues like "her latest film was...").
I'll post one of these every once in a while, with a couple of simple links to IMDB.com or a bio if I can find one. You might be surpirsed at some of the familiar names you'll see. The category is "Star Cards" (over on the right column), and you can click there at any time to see all that I've posted. Hope you enjoy.
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I was just checking out that link to "Monster" and was scoping out the imdb site and noticed another movie she was in that was one of my faves."Bringing Up Baby".I have not a clue as to why but the one time I watched it I laughed my ass off.I may have to watch it again.
Posted by: Russ at March 23, 2005 07:49 PM (ObxzR)
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Food for that Hockey monkey
The
Hockey Hall of Fame website is a nifty place to visit. For instance:
- One Game Wonders
- Brief bios of all the players who managed but a single game in the NHL. Don Cherry, the player, coach and hockey icon is on this list. Way cool.
- The Players
- A registry of every player who's ever played in the NHL. Built-in searches on Name, Birthplace, Position played, Team, and career milestones like number of goals scored or total games played. I've spent a lot of time here just browsing around.
- The Legends
- The members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Players, builders, officials, media, each category is comprehensively covered with bios, stats and photos. Searchable too. Did you know that eighteen different clubs from Calgary are represented in the HOF?
Lots more to see too.
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March 19, 2005
Kitchen report (updated)
The first batch of tamales is done.
Wow. These are good.
The other batch is in the steamer. It's a more traditional version. Update in an hour.
Update: The second batch is mucho tasty, but the one I tried fell apart. I'll have to try another one tomorrow after they 'set' to see if the sauce was too 'saucy'. I've had three now, and I'm too full to try another tonight.
Apparently I make big-assed tamales, because I doubled the Masa recipe called for and didn't get anywhere near double the number.
Success!
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Glad they came out ok. One thing that's real important is to remember the masa dough expands as it steams, and also to try to be as consistant as possible when making the tamales. It's possible the one you had that crumbled either didn't have enough liquid in the dough or had too much dough in it.
Posted by: Victor at March 20, 2005 02:29 PM (etHvD)
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To die or not to die
Her husband says his wife told him she would not want to be kept alive artificially.
Her parents dispute that, without giving a single supporting shred of evidence.
The parents hope she might get better.
The parents and everyone else involved went doctor shopping until finding specialists who supported their position.
The judge who ruled on the case had weeks and months of testimony and all the facts of the case before making his ruling.
Congress and other judges waited until the last second to get involved. When Jeb Bush tried to step in long ago, he was slapped down pretty convincingly.
The blogosphere has rallied to her cause, and the total effect has been zilch. Zip. Nada. A good reminder of just how important we are in the universe.
The woman was stripped of her dignity long ago.
This isn't even about her any more.
I'm disgusted.
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The husband has no proof that this is what Teri wants, he says that she wanted to die but from the reports that I have read she was a serious Catholic and suicide is not an option. He has two serious conflicts of interest ( the other woman and the children, and the settlement money). You also have a judge who refuses to give an inch on anything. Since Teri cannot give voice to her desires and there is nothing written down, the best thing to do would be that which does the least harm and how can starving a human being be the least harm?
Posted by: Annette Bennett at March 19, 2005 09:40 PM (tA8RJ)
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First off,Annette,someone pulling the plug on you is called a mercy killing and is not murder and is certainly NOT suicide.You whole arguement is invalid.
This woman is essentially braindead.Most likely she won't get better.She is doomed by people like you to spend decades staring at the ceiling and pissing and shitting all over herself.Also,never being able to really do or be anything but a human doorstop for no other reason than the fact that her folks just are not emotionally strong enough to let go.Either that or perhaps their faith is not so strong after all.If they so thought that heaven is so wonderful then why would they want their daughter to continue suffer on Earth?Perhaps they think that if she suffers now she will move up a tier or some other silly non-bible based catholic thing.
Also,the only reason the government is sticking their nose into this one is because it's a perfect chance for them to re-enforce their "you'll die when we say you do because we want to control ever aspect of your life so just be a good zombie and take your daily "medication".Notice that the government also has the same attitude towards assisted suicides?
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Posted by: Boudicca at March 20, 2005 01:04 PM (z7nbM)
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The poor husband had long ago asked the legal system to intervene in her best interest. And everyone but her parents seem to believe it's time to let her go because she's been gone for 15 years already. What I'm curious to know is how much it costs to keep her alive and who is paying for it, because at some point, cooler heads need to prevail and that family needs to finish grieving and get on with their lives.
Posted by: dawn at March 20, 2005 06:57 PM (Dh1V0)
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I've been involved with "pulling the plug" on two people close to me.
In one case, the patient was completely conscious and aware. All I did as next-of-kin was sign for authorisation to discontinue pointless and agonising 'heroic measures' in accordance with his strongly expressed wishes at the time. An inevitable and really uncomfortable death was only hastened by hours, if at all. And made as painless as possible. He'd fought to his utmost as long as there was the slightest shred of hope - but there sometimes comes a time when fighting is not just futile, but pointlessly masochistic.
In the other case, I provided support to the husband, when the tests showed his wife and best friend was unquestionably brain-dead. It still took a long time for her brain stem to cease functioning, hours of sheer torment for all concerned. But at least it was hours, not the days we'd been preparing ourselves for. I'd been best man at the wedding, I'd known them both for years.
So I know how absolutely apalling the whole thing can be. The problem is, the alternative can be worse.
From what I've read, no MRI or PET scan has ever been performed on the lady in question. There's some serious questions about *this case* that means you can't go by general principles. Ny initial reaction of "For God's sake, let her go in Peace!" has been changed by what research I've done, and I'm not sure now what the position is or should be.
Now it's become a political
cause celebre the details and facts about what should have been a difficult but straightforward medical and ethical decision have become blurred by misinformation.
Posted by: Alan E Brain at March 20, 2005 11:51 PM (/dpGp)
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My wifes grandfather had a huge stroke and was in a coma, basically brain-dead for something like 2 or 3 years or more. Some of his "caring" family members guilted his wife into keeping him alive, even saying "it'll be your fault if he dies". During that time he needed major surgery but they couldn't give him any anaesthetic, so they opened him up and performed it. There were even tears running out of his eyes, his body obviously felt it even if his brain couldn't.
Finally they pulled the life support plug, but he had to be kept on a feeding tube, and he lived on as much life as there was there. Finally they opted to send him home without a feed tube and my poor mother-in-law had to house him while he died. If the ignorant buggers had just pulled the plug and see if he lived, he would have passed away quietly and with relatively no pain.
This just adds to the fire to have a DNR form signed now while you are sane and healthy. Don't let some selfish relative keep you as a soulless living cadavre, while they decide that they have grieved long enough and can now let you die.
Posted by: Oorgo at March 21, 2005 07:31 PM (lM0qs)
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Contest Winner!
Since I can't actually tell who the official
Rocket Jones 100K visitor was, I've decided that Cindy of
Dusting My Brain is the winner.
I had narrowed it down to her and Collins, until Paul made a late charge with his decision to use the word "mofo" more often in conversation. Despite the massive increase in street cred, Paul fell just short. So how did Cindy emerge victorious?
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Posted by: Paul at March 20, 2005 07:11 AM (/gLH3)
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Yay for me! I feel SO SPECIAL!!! This is too cool, Ted! Thank you SO MUCH!
Posted by: Cindy at March 20, 2005 09:14 AM (MMDER)
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You're lack of integrity disgusts me.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to return to the bushes outside your daughter's window.
Posted by: Collins at March 20, 2005 01:28 PM (YkSuu)
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Just as long as it's the daughter who isn't jailbait, Collins.
Posted by: dawn at March 20, 2005 06:59 PM (Dh1V0)
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Rock 'n' Roll is a strange and wondrous place
I always thought that
Dread Zeppelin was the oddest rock band out there. I mean, they've got it all. Led Zeppelin tunes done in reggae, and their lead singer is an Elvis impersonator.
Way more cool than "The Charmer", that calypso artist who changed careers and is now better known by his real name: Louis Farrakhan, outspoken head whackjob leader of the Nation of Islam.
But then, along comes Hatebeak. Self described as:
Face-crushing guitars, head-pounding drums, bass so low you'll vacate your bowels, and vocals so scorching, so extreme they simply can't be human! They're not. This death metal outfit with a parrot for a singer trashes the pathetic birdfeeder you call the metal underground!
Yep.
Songs are available for download.
Thanks to John of Texas' Best Grok for the pointer to The Charmer.
Thanks to Johno of the Ministry for pointing out Hatebeak.
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Dread Zeppelin totally kicks ass. Thanks for reminding me.
Posted by: Derek at March 19, 2005 11:10 AM (iY1/W)
Posted by: Tricia at March 19, 2005 11:42 AM (lRTFS)
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What about Beatallica? Or Luther Wright and the Wrongs?
Posted by: David Gillies at March 19, 2005 08:33 PM (WYjGZ)
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Glad you liked the link. I wonder how Lileks found out about Farrakhan? If you have a spare 15 minutes, you should listen to that installment of The Diner. Some good stuff.
Posted by: JohnL at March 20, 2005 11:18 PM (gplif)
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I have one of Farrakhan's song about a transvestite. That's the beauty of Calypso! Any subject matter can be made into a happy little dance number.
Posted by: Derek at March 21, 2005 10:35 AM (wEVXE)
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Sleeping In - completely bassackwards
Wife Liz had a rough day yesterday at work, so when she got home I sent her upstairs for a long hot bubblebath to unwind. When she was done, I'd fixed some dinner and we sat upstairs on the bed and ate and talked and watched a little TV. I fell asleep before 6:30pm and slept straight through until Liz's alarm went off this morning at 6am.
I could get used to that, if I weren't completely guilt-ridden over that fact that I wasted a friday night. Just not enough hours in a day, days in a week, life's too short and all that. I think I could happily amuse myself if I were immortal.
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After a week of nights of 3-5 hours sleep it was good to sleep 'til 10:30 this morning. Aaaah.
I was just looking at your randomly ordered Munu blogroll. Noticed two that I was unaware of. But, uh, someone's missing
**ahem**.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 19, 2005 11:57 AM (DqnfR)
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Huh? That's not randomly ordered, it's the order they became Munuvians. Who's missing? There are a few like Survivor that I didn't include, and a few down bottom under "lost and found" (for inactive blogs), but I don't know who I've forgotten.
Posted by: Ted at March 19, 2005 12:08 PM (ZjSa7)
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I just realized something.
The "missing" blog was
Blather Review. Then I noticed that
Practical Penumbra was missing, too.
The page doesn't fit on my monitor and I didn't notice the scrollbar at the bottom. I thought your list began with
Collinization. Oopsie.
I also have a chronological list. I know fer sure that the top of the list should read:
Ambient Irony (Obi Wan Pixy)
Practical Penumbra (Susie)
Stranger In A Strange Land (Formerly
The Michigander) (Tim)
Blather Review (me)
Tim came to mu.nu about a week or two before I did. Then I list Collins, Jennifer, Victor, Cherry then you and Mookie.
The two I didn't recognize were
Margi Lowry (I'll have to add it in) and
Emigre With A Digital Cluebat (I have it listed as
Delftsman).
Comparing our lists I've noticed that you're missing a couple.
King Of The Blogs goes between
Wolfgang von Skeptik and
Emigre With a Cluebat, and I have
S.A.P.S.A. followed by
Miss Apropo between
G'Day Mate and
Little Miss Attila. (
Miss Apropo should be included in the "Lost and Found" list. It would only be apropo.)
I see some minor differences between our two lists. I guess I could just double-check everyone's archives to make absolutley certain of their order of arrival like it's important or something. Heh.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 19, 2005 01:23 PM (DqnfR)
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Hmm. Seems there's no such thing as margilowry.mu.nu and margilowry.com wont load for me. Wassupwitdat?
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 19, 2005 02:01 PM (DqnfR)
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Carnival of the Recipes
A heapin' helpin' of kitchen alchemy is offered each and every week somewhere on the 'net. This week, it's at the
Flying Space Monkey Chronicles, so head on over and make sure you're wearing your drool bib.
The archives for all the past Recipe Carnivals can be found at the lovely Beth's place, and I've made that link a permanent button on my sidebar (psst... on the right column of the main page).
Do yourself a favor and check it out. You'll never eat cold pizza for breakfast again.
(That's not true, because I just did. Really.)
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Two reasons I'll never eat cold pizza again. One is that the appropriate companion to cold pizza is warm boatgas beer, and I now have plenty of refrigerator. The other reason is that I have a microwave.
Posted by: triticale at March 19, 2005 09:08 AM (y3VIk)
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March 18, 2005
Milestone
Rocket Jones has moved past the 100k visit mark this week, according to Site Meter.*
To each and every one of you, my sincere thanks.
I don't fret much over stats like that, but it gives me yet another chance to parade around in front of y'all, hollering "Look at me! Look at me!"
That is a good thing. My therapist says so.
*That number doesn't include the counts from the original Blogspot home of Rocket Jones, nor does it account for the fact that I didn't bother to put Site Meter on all my pages until last fall. So in reality, this happened some unknown time ago. Like I said, I don't fret over stats.
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Hey, congrats Ted! Rocket Jones is always a daily visit for me. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: bitterman at March 18, 2005 05:18 PM (94VhM)
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In any given group, there's bound to be at least one jerk
Disabled con artists and their shyster lawyers are becoming a problem.
Gary Walker was horrified when legal documents arrived at his small restaurant notifying him that he was being sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law that requires wheelchair ramps and other features for the disabled.
The feeling turned to anger when Walker found out the man suing him, Shiloh Hobleman, had filed a series of practically carbon-copy lawsuits against more than a dozen small businesses in the area.
"Hobleman is what can only be characterized as a `serial plaintiff,'" Walker's lawyer said in court papers. "Except for the named defendants, each of the ADA complaints is virtually, if not exactly, identical to the instant suit — right down to the typographical and grammatical errors."
My wife Liz was in a wheelchair for several years. Here's an old post about that, and what I said about it:
We also got to be quite the crusaders for handicapped access. Our local Lions club replaced itÂ’s front doors because they were a designated voting station, but wheelchairs couldnÂ’t fit through them because of the center jamb. Two stores modified their register layouts because Liz raised enough hell (up to the county level) about wheelchair access and, more importantly, fire safety. I once got into it with the manager of a computer store (major chain) because they had the aisles packed with stacks of extra inventory, and I was kicking them over one by one as we shopped to make room for the wheelchair. He wanted to call the cops, but hesitated when I wanted that too. The county supervisor got involved and I assume theyÂ’ve changed their ways, but weÂ’ve never gone back. I refuse to give my money to assholes.
YouÂ’d be surprised how many times someone pulls up in front of a store and blocks the wheelchair ramp. If they have the grace to apologize when they come running out and see us waiting, weÂ’d figure they learned the lesson and be more aware next time. If they didnÂ’t care, IÂ’d scrape the chair along their car getting around it. Call the cops asshole, and make sure you mention how you were threatening a lady in a wheelchair.
So I've seen what kinds of problems the ADA is supposed to solve, and I've seen the difficulties caused for the disabled when those laws are ignored. At the same time, we never even considered suing.
I hope they can come up with some way to limit these nitwits who make a career out of filing ADA lawsuits (I especially like the judge's decision to not award costs to the one plaintiff). However they manage it, it'll have to be fair, and that's going to take someone with the wisdom of Solomon. And a thick damn skin, because you know the nanny-state believers will be crawling out from under every rock to whine about disabled rights.
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TGIF
Survived work week*. Check.
Changed color on the blog calendar thingie with this post. Check.
That is all.
* I don't count a day once it's started. So just by getting to work this morning, I can consider it completed, even though it's still in-progress. I've always done that, and I don't know why.
Maybe that
isn't all. Check back later for an announcement about a contest with a real prize awarded! Ooooooooooo.
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March 17, 2005
The closest I got to green all day
This week is whipping my butt. I've mentioned that my job runs in cycles. Busy week followed by insanely busy week. Repeat. Well, this is supposed to be my merely busy week, and I'm looking forward to insanely busy next week, because it'll be a bit of a slack for me. Whew!
Good thing I love what I'm doing. That makes all the difference in the world.
Got home this afternoon and helped clean the house. Oldest daughter came home for a doctor's appointment, and then took Mookie back to ODU with her for a few days.
After dinner I started cooking. The weather forcast is calling for rain Saturday, so I'm committed to making tamales. Tonight I made a variation of my salsa verde for one type (maybe two, haven't decided), and a red sauce for the other kind I've got in mind. Look for recipes this weekend or early next week. The house smells like roasted chilies, at least for a little while yet.
I also got the bread pudding made and in the oven. So soon it'll be cinnamon and nutmeg in the air.
On a totally unrelated note, we've been listening to a satellite radio station (comes with the dish) called Buzz Saw. Classic hard rock is what they call it, and it's heavy on Zepplin, ZZ Top and AC/DC. I've also heard Nazareth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sabbath and various others. Pretty good, and a nice change.
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St. Patrick's Day
Big whoop. I don't drink, I don't leave ladies to drown in my car, and I don't stab bar patrons to death. I'm not wearing green, and I'm half tempted to celebrate tonight by cracking open a cold Corona.
If I cared.
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Good Christ, Ted. Not a big fan of the holliday?
For the record I could care less too.
Posted by: Paul at March 17, 2005 07:50 AM (vbP6L)
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Rawr. Are you a little teste today Ted?
Posted by: shank at March 17, 2005 10:45 AM (+H1yK)
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Am I getting to you already Ted? I thought you were tougher than this!
Posted by: Collins at March 17, 2005 11:05 AM (N4ict)
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I've had some good luck today, so I can't write off the holiday just yet. And Corona? Hell, that's still in the spirit o' the holiday!
Posted by: dawn at March 17, 2005 12:07 PM (bNYuK)
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Dang, I completely forgot that it was St Patrick's Day until I started surfing the blogosphere a little while ago. And I'm Irish!
Guess I'll drink the 3 beers that've been sitting in my crisper since sunday. Might help me get some sleep for a change.
**yawn**
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 17, 2005 10:03 PM (4T89p)
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I'm such a non-drinker that I don't think I've ever even *had* a Corona. If I'm going to drink beer, I prefer a real beer. Romer Pilsner. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.
Posted by: Ted at March 18, 2005 06:20 AM (blNMI)
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LOL Collins, believe me, you'll know it if you ever get to me.
Posted by: Ted at March 18, 2005 06:21 AM (blNMI)
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why, are you gonna fire a fuckin rocket at me through space or some shit?
Posted by: Collins at March 18, 2005 08:05 AM (YkSuu)
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Hell! I would much rather have a "Negra Modelo".
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March 16, 2005
Bread Pudding requires bread
I pulled out the bread machine a couple of weeks ago, because hey, we own the stupid thing, we might as well use it. And I have been.
Yesterday evening I made a loaf of white bread, thinking that I'd make some bread pudding. Problem was, when I got home this afternoon, the house apes had gotten into it and half the loaf was gone.
Now how can I get mad at that? So I whomped up another - bigger - loaf this evening, this time honey wheat. Before it had cooled I'd sliced it up and tore a heap of it into chunks for tomorrows bread pudding. A good half dozen slices are left over, and I'm thinking peanut butter and orange marmalade for lunch tomorrow.
Good thing I get up earlier than the kids, or there probably wouldn't be any left.
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Bread machine? CHEATER!
Y'know what I like to use in my bread pudding? French bread along with assorted pastries and small globs of jam and/or preserves. That way you get tasty fruitiness in every other bite. Yum!
Hmm. I still haven't gotten around to posting a recipe for the whole wheat raison bread with a plum sauce swirl that I came up with last fall. Oh, that was a good one. Now if Lawruh would only get around to sending me the videotape we made 'cause I lost my notes...
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 16, 2005 09:28 PM (Hs51V)
Posted by: Victor at March 16, 2005 09:51 PM (etHvD)
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Homemade bread? Yum. You'd make somebody a good wife (joking! joking! wink! wink!) But hey, that gave me a great idea. You can whip up that bread, slap a label on it called "Rocket Jones' Rockety Good Eatin's" and have a contest on your blog. The winner(s) get a loaf of your homemade bread.
Yeah, I think that's a GREAT idea.
:-)
Posted by: Cindy at March 16, 2005 11:01 PM (MMDER)
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A bread machine is cheating? Then so is buying flour bucko! Go grind your own grain or pipe down.
Cindy, I'd make a terrible wife. I like sex.
I like the idea about the contest, now I need suggestions about what...
Posted by: Ted at March 17, 2005 07:38 AM (blNMI)
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Ted, that's such a stereotypical 'wife' comment. :-)
When I did a contest on my blog, folks had to guess the name of my dog. I'm sure you (or your readers) can come up with something! I'll think about it and get back to you should some sudden burst of brilliance land on me today.
Posted by: Cindy at March 17, 2005 08:26 AM (MMDER)
Posted by: SayUncle at March 17, 2005 08:58 AM (CDrd/)
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Cindy, of course it was. That's why I said it! LOL
I know exactly what kind of contest to have. Look for the announcement in the next day or two.
Posted by: Ted at March 17, 2005 11:07 AM (blNMI)
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Hmmm, PB + OJ Marm, gotta try it.
Posted by: michele at March 17, 2005 06:37 PM (ht2RK)
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Not far from the tree
I just noticed that
Mookie has the lyrics to a toe-tapping minor classic on her sidebar. From the
Chairmen of the Board:
Give Me Just A Little More Time
[Chorus:]
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow
Life's too short to make a mistake
Let's think of each other and hesitate
Young and impatient we may be
There's no need to act foolishly
If we part our hearts won't forget it
Years from now we'll surely regret it
[Chorus]
You're young and you're in a hurry
You're eager for love but don't you worry
We both want the sweetness in life
But these things don't come overnight
Don't give up cos love's been slow
Boy, we're gonna succeed with another blow
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow
Baby please baby
Baby please baby
Love is that mountain we must climb
Let's climb it together your hand in mine
We haven't known each other too long
But the feeling I have is oh so strong
I know we can make it there's no doubt
We owe it to ourselves to find it out
Just,
[Chorus]
Give me just a little more time
And our love will surely grow
Baby, please baby
Baby, please baby
[Chorus]
[Repeat And Fade]
It runs in the family.
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I sing that one quite often at karaoke. It's a fun song.
Posted by: Derek at March 16, 2005 05:53 PM (wEVXE)
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I've played a few gigs with the chairmen - same billing not in his band. Though a few friends of mine have worked for Gen. Johnson. He amazes me simply because he cusses the hell out of his audience & they love it. Perhaps not a big deal now but he's always done that & we're talking about a black man cussing out white people in the south. (nothing too harshly intended - just "put your m-f'ing hands int he air" & such).
They're still gigging. East Coast entertainment was booking them (along with Muarice Williams & the Zodiacs & a few other 50's/do-wop/beach groups) & they had a pretty decent calander last I heard.
I wonder if Mookie is hip to 39-21-40 shape? lol & you might wanna keep an eye on her - beach music leads to shagging
BTW - if you're ever in the Carolinas & amongst people over 40 don't call that one a "minor classic" - they might get a might preturbed.
Posted by: Publicola at March 17, 2005 08:18 AM (DQj8i)
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Publicola, you amaze me with your music knowledge. I understand the reasons for staying anonymous and for the almost exclusive 2A postings, but damn, I can just imagine the stories you could tell...
Posted by: Ted at March 18, 2005 06:24 AM (blNMI)
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Easy
Q: How do you make Holy Water?
A: Boil the Hell out of it.
You're welcome, my child.
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It appeals to the non-conformist in me
The AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team is
experimenting with a new ice surface.
The Sabres offered to try it and, after some experimentation, settled on painting the sheet in what they call "electric powder blue." To offset the new colored surface, arena officials decided to make the blue lines fluorescent orange, which is also the color used for the faceoff circles.
The center line, normally red, is now dark blue.
I like it. A lot. From the few pictures I've seen I already like it. One of my biggest gripes about televised hockey is that the glare in some arenas makes it darn near impossible to follow the action, and you can give yourself a headache, like staring into the sun.
The Cleveland Barons will be Rochester's first opponents on the new ice on Sunday.
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Wow, that sounds great. I wonder if the darker surface would make it even harder to follow the puck, though.
I say the puck oughta have a transparent shell with a red stroke light in the center. Slapshots and seizures! Yyeah!
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 16, 2005 11:33 AM (MB5kA)
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Could always make the pucks themselves white so it looks like the players are batting around urinal cakes.
Posted by: Brian J. at March 16, 2005 12:54 PM (V04ml)
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don't like it. reminds me of playing inline hockey on the blue floor at skate city.
Posted by: Derek at March 16, 2005 05:55 PM (wEVXE)
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You guys are nuts. The puck should glow a bit, and have a little tail like a comet on slapshots.
Posted by: Victor at March 16, 2005 07:30 PM (etHvD)
Posted by: GEBIV at March 16, 2005 09:32 PM (B8ibH)
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When they experimented with the glowing puck (electronically - like those 'first down lines' on televised football) it annoyed the heck out of me, except for when the puck was hidden by the boards. That was kinda helpful, but it took awhile to get used to it. The comet tail on shots and otherwise fuzzy glowball puck was just silly.
Posted by: Ted at March 17, 2005 08:41 AM (blNMI)
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Quote of the Day
From
A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine:
I may be a bitch, but I'll never be a butch!
I was going to do a review of this DVD from Something Weird Video, but to be honest, it just isn't going to appeal to anyone but someone whose taste in movies runs far to the odd. Like me.
Briefly: three movies, and Honey is by far the best of them, and it's not very good. Joining in on the disc are The Brick Dollhouse, which is a pitifully poor murder mystery, and A Sweet Sickness, about a wannabe starlet who's sleeping her way into the biz. They're both listed at IMDB.com, you can read the reviews yourself if you've a mind.
These are 60's-style sexploitation flicks, specifically the sub-genre known as "roughies". The goal was to have a bit of story, and as much naked boobage and buns as possible. There's no happy ending in a roughie, and at some point someone gets manhandled. Usually one of the ladies, but not always. Simulated sex (very simulated), make these barely softcore. More time is spent on foreplay than on anything else, which is actually refreshing and one of the good points.
The one feature on this DVD that makes it all worthwhile (to me) is watching Honey with the commentary on. They've got the two owners of SWV sitting there with the producer of Honey and a bunch of other sleazy flicks just like it, and the guy is a treasure. Funny stories, inside details and insight on the movie business. He had me laughing my ass off when he explained the title "A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine". His first choice was "C.T." for cock tease, which is what the main character is, but the censors wouldn't allow it. Then he tried "Maneater", but no newspaper would run ads for it with that title. He finally got fed up and came up with Honey. He also released Dollhouse after buying it from the original producers. They had about 100 minutes of incoherent nonsense going on, and he edited it down to about 60-odd minutes of barely coherent dreck. It's terrible and he knows it and doesn't care.
Look at me, after saying I wouldn't do this I go ahead and review it anyway. If you're a fan and can rent a copy, this is worth it for Honey and the commentary. Otherwise give it a pass.
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March 15, 2005
day passes quickly
Ever seen the TV show where the main character wakes up, staggers into their workday, and the whole episode is one little drama and adventure and serendipitious event after another? And at the end of the day the character collapses into bed with a huge "oh shit, I have to do this again tomorrow". End of episode.
Today I had one of those days.
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*sharpens claws*
I do that every day.
So Ted?
Is that a rocket in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
heheh
~kiss~
Posted by: DemonQueen at March 15, 2005 09:01 PM (lRTFS)
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Both, of course.
Posted by: Ted at March 15, 2005 09:16 PM (ZjSa7)
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Oh shit, it's time for some deep thinking about the next vacation!
Posted by: Cindy at March 15, 2005 09:26 PM (MMDER)
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