Today is Theodore's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Theodore!
I love you!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Ouch!!
Five runs in the fourth inning.
Nine runs in the sixth.
Ten runs in the eighth.
Six runs in the ninth.
The Texas Rangers became the first Major League baseball team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record Wednesday (yesterday) in a 30 - 3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.
Well!
A national food brand - OK, it's President's Choice® - now sells a cookie called Lassy Mogs™. The name derives from "lassy," molasses, and "mog," a small, low-rising cake. This delicacy, and its name, originate from Atlantic Canada.
These cookies are out of this world! I recommend them without hesitation. I also recommend them with coffee!
There is no connection to Lassie®, although I keep wanting to ask, "Mog, has Timmy fallen down the well?"
From Wikipedia: All "Lassies" have been male, playing a female character. The female collie loses her coat at least once a year, making it unsuitable for use year-round. Also, the male is larger and a child actor can play opposite the dog for a longer period of time.
But I digress ... cookies ... try 'em ASAP!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Forest for the Trees
Until today, when the guys from Grasshoppers® worked their magic, we've let our back yard go [to hell], and the weeds have been really enormous.
Recently, we saw a little bird hopping around with a look on his face that said, "This forest wasn't on the map!"
Birds arriving later will no doubt think, "What forest?"
The most audacious visitors to Weedland were a family of raccoons, whom we repeatedly drove off with loud music from the radio. They didn't appreciate the rap station any more than we did, but a rock station was the one that combined music we could listen to with volume that they couldn't endure.
No birds or raccoons were harmed in this blogpost.
Recently, we saw a little bird hopping around with a look on his face that said, "This forest wasn't on the map!"
Birds arriving later will no doubt think, "What forest?"
The most audacious visitors to Weedland were a family of raccoons, whom we repeatedly drove off with loud music from the radio. They didn't appreciate the rap station any more than we did, but a rock station was the one that combined music we could listen to with volume that they couldn't endure.
No birds or raccoons were harmed in this blogpost.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Happy!
My good friend Carrie married her man Glenn today.
She was, and is, a beautiful bride.
Congratulations - mazel tov - Carrie and Glenn!
In other news, my lovely wife sang an 18th century Italian love song at the wedding ceremony.
She was, and is, a beautiful bride.
Congratulations - mazel tov - Carrie and Glenn!
In other news, my lovely wife sang an 18th century Italian love song at the wedding ceremony.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
The Religious Wrong
I'm reading The Republican War on Science© by Chris Mooney.
It talks of the "cynical collusion of special business interests with the anti-intellectualism of the religious right."
"In the White House and the US Congress, research findings are reported in a politicized manner, spun or distorted to fit the speaker's agenda or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. Federal science agencies are increasingly staffed by political appointees who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better then they know the science."
"This is not purely a Bush administration phenomenon, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conservative dislike of environmental, health, and safety regulation, and of evolution and legalized abortion."
"[Ronald] Reagan fail[ed] to acknowledge and speak out about the AIDS epidemic until 1987, at least in part out of deference to religious conservatives in his administration ... who recoiled at the notion of educating children about safe sex and condoms."
More to come ...
By the way, saying that sex education and condoms cause people to have sex is like saying that seat belts cause car accidents.
It talks of the "cynical collusion of special business interests with the anti-intellectualism of the religious right."
"In the White House and the US Congress, research findings are reported in a politicized manner, spun or distorted to fit the speaker's agenda or, when they're too inconvenient, ignored entirely. Federal science agencies are increasingly staffed by political appointees who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better then they know the science."
"This is not purely a Bush administration phenomenon, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conservative dislike of environmental, health, and safety regulation, and of evolution and legalized abortion."
"[Ronald] Reagan fail[ed] to acknowledge and speak out about the AIDS epidemic until 1987, at least in part out of deference to religious conservatives in his administration ... who recoiled at the notion of educating children about safe sex and condoms."
More to come ...
By the way, saying that sex education and condoms cause people to have sex is like saying that seat belts cause car accidents.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Say What?
I had a manager who was fond of the phrase "having said that." This always meant that he was about to contradict himself, but it was OK because he had entered a plea of "having said that." Sometimes, for variety I guess, he would say "that being said" or "that having been said."
Another manager liked to say "going forward." I presumed that he was confirming the direction of time's arrow, in case Stephen Hawking hadn't brought enough weight to bear on that subject.
When I programmed for the Sales and Marketing Group at another company, the manager introduced a new project, and told us what had to happen at "end of day." "End of day ?" I thought. "I'm just learning to say 'bottom line!'"
The management at the last place that I worked for used the phrase "push back." I guessed that it was about sexual positions, and decided not to get involved.
Another manager liked to say "going forward." I presumed that he was confirming the direction of time's arrow, in case Stephen Hawking hadn't brought enough weight to bear on that subject.
When I programmed for the Sales and Marketing Group at another company, the manager introduced a new project, and told us what had to happen at "end of day." "End of day ?" I thought. "I'm just learning to say 'bottom line!'"
The management at the last place that I worked for used the phrase "push back." I guessed that it was about sexual positions, and decided not to get involved.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Happy Birthday!
Today is my lovely wife's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Ramona!
I love you more than ever!
Happy Birthday, Ramona!
I love you more than ever!
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