Archive for March, 2008
Bill Gates Didn’t Say It
There is a list of 11 points is often attributed in Internet emails as a speech Bill Gates made to a High School or College class. Often misattributed and somewhat altered piece is actually the work of Dr. Charles J. Sykes from the book Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves [...]
Bumper Stickers or T-Shirts You Would Love To See
1. Jesus loves you…but everyone else thinks you are an ass.
2. Impotence…Nature’s way of saying “No hard feelings,”
3. The proctologist called …they found your head.
4. Everyone has a photographic memory …some just don’t have any film.
5. Save your breath…You’ll need it to blow up your date.
6. Your ridiculous little opinion has been noted.
7. I used to [...]
New York City Crane Accident: March 15, 2008
On March 15, 2008 the support for a construction crane was sheared off causing the tower to detach from a 43-story building being constructed in New York City. Once detached from the building, the tower fell away from the structure and into private building and apartments across the street. The actual crane fell into a [...]
August: Osage County. It’s No Happy Musical
Went to see Osage County for a light afternoon of theatre …not. This play makes my dysfunctional family look, well, normal. Superbly written, the three hour two intermission play takes you through a train wreck of family controversy. Pill popping, alcoholism, sexual misconduct is just for starters. If you want real theatre, it doesn’t get [...]
Photos From The Past
I have been spending quite a bit of time transferring old photos to digital format. So far I have managed to scan a few albums of old pictures and will be posting them on my Flickr account with links from here. Warnings: photos contain bad hair, cloths and home furnishings. Did we really look like [...]
They Vote …and They Breed
Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid-twenties. These two women go everywhere together and I’ve never seen a man go into or leave their apartment.
Do you think they could be Lebanese?
Dear Abby,
What can I [...]
