Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Menage A Trois
Dudley Do-right proves in "This Week's Fantasy" that a Mountie always gets his man, woman, horse, or whatever. Link opens in a new window.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Thanks, Joe
The first patent on an integral pencil and eraser was issued in the United States to Joseph Rechendorfer of New York City on March 30, 1858.
posted @ 06:37 PM CST [link]

Monday, March 29, 2004

Flipside
When you buy a new mattress, the manufacturer encourages you to turn and rotate it frequently. This is particularly important when the mattress is new and still "settling." The point, of course, is to distribute the wear evenly. Sounds easy, right? Any idiot can turn a mattress over. Well, a lot of things that are easy for idiots to do are not all that easy for the rest of us. You see, idiots have the advantage of not being very deep thinkers. Click more.. below.
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Saturday, March 27, 2004

Rated G
The link on your right, "This Week's Skin," is a feature intended to be enjoyed online, or as a downloaded background (wallpaper) for your windows desktop. Click more.. below.
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Friday, March 26, 2004

Al-Gebra
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule,

and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. Click more.. below.
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Thursday, March 25, 2004

Dreaming
A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of puddles in the road. Alexander Smith.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Just Business
The Associated Press reports today from Brussels that "The European Union declared Microsoft Corp. guilty of abusing its "near monopoly" with Windows to foil competitors in other markets and hit the software giant (opens in popup window) with a record $613 million fine Wednesday."

Microsoft shares rose 14 cents to $24.29 in morning trading on the Nasdaq. Gee, how can that happen? Click more.. below.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Stephen Who?
Stephen II was an unconsecrated pope from March 23 to March 25, 752. He was a priest when he was elected on March 23, 752, to succeed Pope St. Zacharias, but he died of apoplexy two days later without having been consecrated. Because consecration is the act considered necessary to mark the official beginning of a pontificate, Stephen is listed neither in the catalog of the popes nor in the Liber Pontificalis ("Book of the Popes"). His successor, who also took the name Stephen, is called both Stephen II and Stephen III. Hence, the succession of Stephens is somewhat irregular.
posted @ 08:15 PM CST [link]

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Mighty Hunter
In today's politically correct media world, the old Warner Brothers Bugs and Daffy cartoons are a breath of fresh air. The anything but PC Bugs sets up Daffy in "This Week's Fantasy" for the bloodthirsty Elmer Fudd. Link opens in a new window. Elmer has no problem shooting a duck who can talk to him. He just has never before thought of a duck as having a mother.

Yes, Saturday is skin rotation day. Don't miss it. Tell your friends.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2004

According to Amy
It seems that when God was finished creating the universe, he had two extra things left over in his bag. He decided to split them between Adam and Eve. Click more.. below.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Rimonabant
Two reports on a new drug called rimonabant were released at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology. The research was financed by the drug's developer, the French business Sanofi-Synthelabo, which plans to seek U.S. approval to sell it after more studies are finished next year. Click more.. below.
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Monday, March 15, 2004

Coffee Tips
If the coffee you make at home doesn't measure up to the coffee you get at your favorite coffee shop, it's probably not your equipment or your coffee beans. People who care about coffee usually have those things covered going in. The disappointment comes in when you've done the research, spent the money, and you still can't get the results that you want. Click more.. below.
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Sunday, March 14, 2004

Punctuality
I’ve been on a calendar, but never on time. Marilyn Monroe, quoted in: Look, January 16, 1962. Saturday is skin rotation day. Oops, it's Sunday. This week Sunday will have to do.
posted @ 03:49 PM CST [link]

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Why Don't We Do It In The Road

Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
People will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
Hey do you think we could of done that better

Writer, double-tracked lead vocal: Paul McCartney
posted @ 04:05 PM CST [link]

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Holy Confusion
Master spys Boris and Natasha resolve the mystery of Easter in "This Week's Fantasy."
posted @ 08:49 PM CST [link]

Monday, March 8, 2004

Noodle Madness
Homemade noodles are fun to make and lead to the kind of hungry people food that has fueled farmhands, lumberjacks, ironworkers, suffragettes, and linemen in snowstorms since our forefathers kicked the last "Red" Indian into the casino business. They aren't pretty and they make a huge mess, but if you're hungry, the kind of hungry you get from skiing, skating, snow shoeing (or shoveling), jogging, hiking, biking or swimming, then a plate or bowl full of homemade noodles with chicken or beef is what you want and what you need. Click more.. below.
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Thursday, March 4, 2004

When's Easter?
Let's see, it's different every year, so what is it... Isn't it the second Sunday after the beginning of something else that changes every year? No, the possibility of a fixed date for Easter has been discussed, and the second Sunday in April has been proposed, but for now you still need a couple of monks with a few ancient texts if you plan on going it without a Sports Illustrated calendar. Click more.. below to see how it works.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Goodbye Bob
On March 2, 2004, "English Bob" passed away peacefully at 4:45 PM CST. Those who loved him will be comforted to know that he died in his room at home, shortly after eating a late lunch and apparently while preparing to have a nap. Bob's beloved C-SPAN "talking heads" had been flicked off, and his posture, when discovered some ten minutes later by his wife, indicated a sudden and painless stopping of the heart. Until the last four days of his life, when he took a bruising 3 AM fall, Bob was "comfortable at rest," meaning he was pretty much at ease while sitting and reading or watching TV. Not too bad, if you know anything about the advanced stages of pulmonary fibrosis. After Bob's fall, and presumably while his body tried to recover, he began for the first time to show some real stress breathing while at rest. Click more.. below.
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Monday, March 1, 2004

February's Ten
The monthly, optimized, time management reading list entitled, "What Did Everyone Else Read?" in February.

With your time management problems in mind, I have listed February's ten most "viewed" entries, as reported by Cliff's Notes month-end logs, ranked by times viewed, and annotated with my comments on each entry. You like it? It likes you. Click more.. below for all this and links too!
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