'Random Stuff' Category
Why Do People Visit?
Why do people visit my blog? That is the question. There are some people who are friends and they drop by to see how Mikey is doing or to see what nonsense I am writing. But there are other people who do a search on a topic and end up on my blog. So what [...]
A Novel Beth Didn’t Like
You may remember early last year I wrote about reducing entire novels to Twitterspeak. The idea is to get the novel down to 140 characters or less. This one is for Beth… can you (or anyone else) name the novel? Boy loves girl who marries rich Dude. Boy gets rich ruins rich Dude marries his [...]
This Is Not A Pipe
Perhaps only at a tech company would the graffiti be so clever. A door emblazoned with the words that it is not an entrance is adorned with the René Magritte artwork, The Treachery of Images. For those unfamiliar with the work and not familiar with French, the words under the pipe are “Ceci n’est pas [...]
Boston Market
Is there a Boston Market near you? The coupon below is a real Boston Market coupon that I downloaded from their website (which was very slow probably because everyone wanted this coupon). You can get a chicken meal for $1. Not $1 off but for ONE DOLLAR!!! You can print that coupon and bring it [...]
A Physicist, an engineer, and a statistician
An old joke: A physicist, an engineer, and a statistician are out hunting. Suddenly, a deer appears 50 yards away. The physicist does some basic ballistic calculations, assuming a vacuum, lifts his rifle to a specific angle, and shoots. The bullet lands 5 yards short. The engineer adds a fudge factor for air resistance, lifts [...]
The Governator Sends a Special Message
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, sent a special message to a state lawmaker when he vetoed a bill that would have allowed the city of San Fransisco to get the financing they need to redevelop a former shipyard into a new neighborhood. The veto message sent to San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, had a [...]
On Marriage
Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two. – Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?), The Devil’s Dictionary, published 1911
Huh?
If only his cap had some kind of bill that would help keep the sun out of his eyes.
Ye Be Talkin’ Like A Pirate?
Avast Mateys! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day. So if you ain’t be talkin’ like a pirate ye be walkin’ the plank before ye can say Davey Jone’s locker! It’s also Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, so a Happy New Year to me Jewish pirate friends! PS – “Now and then we had [...]
The Bloggess and Her Magical Mushroom
The Bloggess found a boobie mushroom in her yard and now has perhaps the most amazing blog entry ever made. The magical mushroom is so wonderful and powerful that even the comments and links left by her readers are brilliant. So what do you think you should do with a mushroom like that?
