April 11, 2004

Sometimes busy can be relaxing

It's been one of those odd weekends where you look back and realize that you've gotten a lot done without really trying. Besides the rocket launch yesterday, today we cleaned the aquarium, cleaned some junk out of the attic for bulk pickup next weekend, had a nice Easter dinner, baked a couple of batches of chocolate chip cookies, and still managed to get a nap.

I'm sitting here now with an ice-cold diet pepsi and a piping hot cup of tea, watching the hockey game. I'm pleasantly tired and looking forward to a good night's sleep. It's supposed to rain all night. Oh yeah.

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April 10, 2004

Someone got paid to think of this

Which doesn't bother me nearly as much as knowing that someone else in charge thought it was a fine idea.

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April 09, 2004

Mucho Gracias

I posted something a couple of days ago crowing about myself, and ended with this line:

We now return to our modest and self-depreciating self.

I'd just like to thank everyone who didn't point and laugh at me for not using the correct phrase "self-deprecating".

Bragging on yourself is bad enough, but to say something stoopid while doing it is downright embarrassing. Mmmm, foot. The other white meat.

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Chrome

Forget pink and purple paisleys

Little mellow yellow daisies

Ain't no pot of gold

In her rainbow

Her favorite color is chrome

Trace Adkins

Now that is pole-dancing music, country-style.

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April 08, 2004

Hockey Quotes

It's playoff time, so you'll be bored to tears thrilled to know there'll be more hockey-related posts than usual for a while. I'll try to keep it to some sane level, but I have ice in my veins and frozen rubber in my pocket.

That doesn't sound right, does it? Gives me the squicky mental picture of dating Ted Williams' head. Ick.

By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series. -- Steve Rushin

A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. -- Jimmy Cannon

Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept. -- Doug Larson

Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental. -- Jim McKenny

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? -- Jacques Plante

I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. -- Rodney Dangerfield

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor. -- Bobby Clarke

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie. -- Brett Hull


More here and here.

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April 06, 2004

I thought I only made that noise during sex

The Washington Capitals, my second-favorite hockey team, have won the lottery for the first pick of the upcoming draft and will almost certainly take Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin, who is compared to Pittsburgh great Mario Lemieux.

I know Victor is one happy camper!

Now, if I could just get Nic to post pictures of herself doing the happy dance...

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Google Bombs for Justice

Down on the bottom of the right-hand column, permanent bait for the 'bot.

Idiots piss me off. Thanks to Simon for the tip.*

*The referenced expression of appreciation was interpreted and approved by whoever-the-hell is really in charge in Hong Kong.

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Random Phrase Generation

Or you can just read a sports story about cricket:

Vice-captain Yousuf Youhana, who had struck a fighting century in the first test at Multan, was on 33 on an increasingly friendly wicket for batsmen.

Pakistan had resumed on their overnight 61 for one with Farhat hitting leg spinner Anil Kumble for four in Tuesday's first over and then driving left arm paceman Irfan Pathan backward of point for another boundary.

Yasir Hameed joined in, immaculately driving Pathan on the up through the off side.

But the 26-year-old was out for 19, edging a wide delivery from medium pacer Ajit Agarkar to Rahul Dravid at second slip.

Agarkar was nippy in his five-over first spell, which got him one wicket for 17, hitting Inzamam on the helmet with a well-directed bouncer.

The Pakistan captain shrugged off the blow, cutting Agarkar behind square for four and then slashing him through the covers.

Huh? Don't try to explain, it's rhetorical.

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I thought they had a card for everything?

Prison birthday cards, because sometimes being your bitch just isn't enough.

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April 05, 2004

Fantasy Hockey Wrapup

The season is over and I finished a respectable 6th out of twenty teams. Not too shabby, considering I had no idea what I was doing when the season started and had to learn the rules as I went.

Highlights for the year for me were one glorious day when I stood alone in first place. I was fighting for third as recently as three weeks ago. Third through sixth were closely contested.

Offensively, I was in the top five for goals scored, power play points, short handed points, game winning goals and shots on goal. I also finished on the plus side for the +/- stat. I consider that a victory because I spent much of the season in the negative and made several trades specifically to improve in that area.

For goaltending, I was in the top half for wins and shutouts, but only because I had three goalies that played a lot. They werenÂ’t very good, but enough mediocre adds up. Everyone ahead of me was significantly better in net.

Early on I talked about some things IÂ’d noticed in our league, and now that itÂ’s over I think those observations held up pretty well.

Lessons learned: Play lots of games. Get starters for every slot on your roster. A lot of teams fall behind because they have marginal players on the fourth line. They donÂ’t play often, and when they do they donÂ’t get many minutes.

Manage injuries. I was lucky, and only suffered four major injuries to my team all year. Three I was able to put on IR and wait for their return, and the fourth player returned to the ice sooner than anyone expected. Move those injured players and pick up replacements as soon as possible. When the injured players return, cut loose your least-productive players. Which brings us toÂ…

DonÂ’t be sentimental. If your favorite player is having a lousy year, trade for value or otherwise get rid of him. Same thing if you stock your team with your favorite teamÂ’s players. Diversify, and donÂ’t get too attached.

Consider trades early. By this I mean trading hot players while theyÂ’re still hot, when theyÂ’re worth maximum value. The perfect example of this for me was Atlanta Thrashers goalie Pasi Numinem. He was insanely hot for the first third of the season, and I should have realized that he (and the entire Atlanta team) couldnÂ’t keep the pace up. He faded badly, and I shouldÂ’ve traded him before the all-star break for another scorer or solid everyday goalie.

So I had fun, and I'll probably play again next year. Any fellow Munuvians interested, start thinking about it and we might get enough for a "fun" league amongst ourselves. You too Nic, you're an honorary Munuvian as far as I'm concerned.

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Let the Hockey playoffs begin

The San Jose Sharks found one more marvel in their bottomless bag.

Brad Stuart tied the game with two goals in the final 20 seconds of regulation, and Vincent Damphousse scored with 3:10 into overtime to send San Jose into the playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

With three goals in 3½ minutes, the Sharks capped the best season in franchise history with a stunning comeback in both teams' season finales. The Pacific Division champions, seeded second in the Western Conference with 43 victories and 104 points, wound up with the NHL's third-best record one year after finishing 25th.

I said early in the season that following the Sharks was going to be a roller-coaster ride this year. I meant the ups and downs bit, I had no idea I'd be having this much fun on the way!

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April 03, 2004

Stripper Music

According to the news last night, pole dancing is the newest fitness fad for ladies. So be it, who am I to argue? Now just on the off chance that some wonderful lady wants to pole dance for me, here's a few songs I'd love to hear during the show:

Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
South City Midnight Lady - Doobie Brothers
Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

C'mon folks, let's hear from the peanut gallery. Guys, what would you want to hear? Ladies, what songs would inspire you to give your best performance?

(6/8/2005) Update: Besides the great suggestions still trickling in in the comments, I've collected a lot of them into one long list of "Favorite Stripper Music". Enjoy, feel free to add to the list via the comments, and most of all, thanks!

(8/22/2005) Update: Up until now, when someone asked about where to find pole dancing lessons, all I could do was offer generic advice about where to look in their local areas, and to wish them luck.

Until now.

This first link, A Pole Lot of Fun, looks to be a 'party' style setup, similar to the way Tupperware used to work.

We bring the pole, you bring the friends and together we create a magical night of fun, laughter, and support.

Follow that link above and see if there's someone local to you.

This link, PoleStars, is based in the UK and Australia. It looks like this is more of the traditional class instruction on the art of pole dancing and strip tease.

Both sites offer equipment and clothing too. If you try either of these, or something else you've found in your area, drop by and leave a comment to let everyone know how it went.

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April 02, 2004

Perspective

This came via email, and I haven't checked the numbers (not going to, either), but the gist of it is correct.

Compared with Gasoline

Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple (16 oz @ $1.29) = $10.32 per gallon

Lipton Ice Tea (16 oz @ $1.19) = $9.52 per gallon

Gatorade (20 oz @ $1.59) = $10.17 per gallon

Ocean Spray (16 oz @ $1.25) = $10.00 per gallon

Brake Fluid (12 oz @ $3.15) = $33.60 per gallon

Vick's Nyquil (6 oz @ $8.35) = $178.13 per gallon

Pepto Bismol (4 oz @ $3.85) = $123.20 per gallon

Whiteout (7 oz @ $1.39) = $25.42 per gallon

Scope (8 oz @ $3.99) = $59.04 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water (9 oz @ $1.49) = $21.19 per gallon?!?

$21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source.

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or - God forbid - Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.

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March 31, 2004

This is too funny

Paging Mr. Green. Paging Mr. Green.

We've all gotten those Nigerian scam emails, but did you know there's a group of people who - like fellow Munuvian Mr. Green - live to mess with those scumbag fools? Going one better, they ask for photographic evidence of the scammer's sincerity, preferably holding up a sign or otherwise doing something unusual to prove their authenticity.

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March 30, 2004

Preventing Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

A pragmatic approach.

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March 27, 2004

Rockets in Advertising

Bell South is sending out mailers for their new dial-up internet service.

Rocket = fast.

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March 26, 2004

Never having to say you're sorry

I'm watching Maine vs Harvard in the NCAA hockey version of March Madness. College hockey is a treat, the skill level is surprisingly good at this level.

I love satellite TV.

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Sometimes you should just quit while you're behind

It doesn't matter what you say, because you're not going to be believed. Might as well just shut up and take your lumps.

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March 25, 2004

I know it's why you come here

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March 23, 2004

My Apology In Advance

I'm not normally a "bathroom" blogger, but it seems to me that if you're rattling around in a stall to get one of those sanitary seat protectors perfectly placed, and when you finally sit down noises emerge that come straight from a Lovecraft novel, then the last thing you'd want circling your nether regions is flammable tissue paper.

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