Man, everyone shoud listen to Car Talk. This morning, as Valerie and I were heading to the bank, we heard Click and Clack talking about Wal-Mart’s decision to start selling wine. They had listeners of their show submit suggested name for the, um, Sam’s Choice Special.
My personal favorite?
I Can’t Believe it’s Not Vinegar
Alright, some link-reorg stuff going on…
I removed A Pair of Pathetic Peripatetics because it’s become somewhat defunct. Mugs, though, has created a new version of a blog, reincarnating The Writing on the Bathroom Wall. He still has his site where he posts his personal literature, but this new site is more of a crazy blog [...]
I’ve so far read two wretched pieces of news today - and it’s not even 10 am!
First - It seems that Tom Cruise is just as important an icon as the president of the nation. Why is it that people care about this? Why is it news? Why the hell did somebody create, run, and [...]
Oh boy, here goes.
Last night, I watched Brokeback Mountain with Valerie and Dave. Valerie had included the movie in her Netflix list because she was curious about the film. I admit, I’d wanted to see the movie so I could form my own opinion outside of the proliferation of jokes.
While they didn’t show [...]
And I don’t mean a thin layer of mucous either.
On Friday I saw Thank You for Smoking with my buddies Dave and Jake. Holy crap. This movie was hilarous, intelligent, and excellently filmed. The lead roles and supporting cast contributed well. The dialogue between Aaron Eckhart and Rob Lowe was a [...]
Alright, since I think my buddy Jake is about the only regular reader I have, I’m going to post a reminder here for him:
Jake, shoot me a call today, at work or later, so we can iron out the details of hanging out tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Yo.
I hate freakin’ high gas prices. I really do. I drive a 4 cylinder mid-sized sedan, and it still cost me around 37 bucks to fill my gas tank.
You know what else I hate though? An irrational public.
I can’t stand hearing people freak out at the gas and oil companies for high gas prices. I [...]
In religion and politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
- Mark Twain