August 26, 2003

If you hate driving behind people talking on cell phones, you'll love this comic strip...

Quote for the Day: "Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of."--Douglas Adams, Arthur Dent in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"

Idiotic Quote for the Day: "Cars will not have Intercourse on this Bridge."--Tokyo, Japan traffic sign

Website of the Day: Movie-A-Minute, the companion site to Book-A-Minute, for those whose attention spans are too short to watch a whole movie. The best synopses I've seen so far is for Taxi Driver:

There once was a guy who was crazy,
Who shot those whose morals were hazy.
He was hailed as a hero,
This Robert De Niro,
So three cheers for Martin Scorsese.

August 21, 2003

Quote for the Day: "He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife."--Douglas Adams

Idiotic Quote for the Day:"Most lies about blondes are false."--Headline

August 20, 2003

For anyone who's wondering how I fared during the great Blackout of 2003, I did lose power, for about 16 hours or so. Long enough to make it wise to throw out everything in my fridge, but not long enough to ruin the contents of my freezer. I got a three-day weekend out of the deal, and since my power was back by about 8:30 or 9 Friday morning, the extra day off wasn't too bad. The power went out right after I left work Thursday, so the ride home was...interesting. Luckily I don't have a long drive, but there are several major intersections along the way, and there are quite a few people out there who don't understand how to navigate intersections when the traffic lights are out. Judging from the amount of broken glass in almost every nearby intersection, as well as the sirens I heard Thursday night, things got much, much worse after dark. At least I didn't have any fish to worry about during the blackout, unlike Patrick, who lost almost everything in his saltwater tank, including his giant puffer Gordo. The only survivor was his other beloved puffer, Puffy, whom he had to resuscitate using a form of fish CPR (follow the link to Pat's 'blog for that story, it's a doozy, and make sure you keep some tissue handy). I was, thankfully, one of the lucky ones!

Quote for the Day: "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."--Mark Twain

Idiotic Quote for the Day: "Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that is by itself. It is a --it is different from the other 49 states. Well, all states are different, but it's got a particularly unique situation."--Dan Quayle (The former Vice President of the United States, ladies and gentlemen; aren't you proud? This is his third appearance as the Idiotic Quote for the Day. At least we can take solace in the fact that he was VP for the FIRST President Bush; imagine if he was George W's VP...scary!)

Website of the Day: Viking Kittens are back! They disappeared without warning or explanation from rathergood.com a while back, but someone else got hold of a copy somehow and posted it back on the web. Score!

August 8, 2003

Quote for the Day: "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."--Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

Idiotic Quote for the Day: "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."--Dan Quayle

Website of the Day: Earth Share--"One Environment. One simple way to care for it." Can't decide which environmental cause(s) to support? Give to EarthShare, which supports them all. The website has an extensive list of their member organizations, which include the Sierra Club and World Wildlife Fund, so you can see exactly where your money would be going.

August 6, 2003

I'm a Philosopher/Scientist!



Which Enemy of the Christian Church Are You?

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Hmm....that sounds pretty accurate to me!

I've discovered a couple of new shows recently that are worth watching. Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is about "five gay men, out to make over the world — one straight guy at a time." This show is an absolute riot! Five gay men make over a straight guy, giving him a new hairstyle and clothes, re-decorating his apartment tastefully (taking his interests into account), and teaching him to cook a nice meal (or showing him which restaurant to take a date if he's a disaster in the kitchen). NBC has run an abbreviated version of the show, which I haven't seen, on Thursdays after Will & Grace. I don't recommend that version, as I can't imagine how they could cut the show in half without losing a lot. Trust me, watch the regular version, which airs on Tuesday nights at 10 pm. Or, record "Queer Eye," and watch "Nip/Tuck" on F/X, also on Tuesday nights at 10. Nip/Tuck is a drama about two plastic surgeons in Florida, their personal and professional lives, and their many, many problems. The show is the brainchild of journalist Ryan Murphy. While searching for a story, he went into an appointment with a plastic surgeon thinking guys who get calf implants are stupid, and came out virtually convinced he needed five other things done in addition to the implants. He didn't get the surgery, but when he quit journalism to become a screenwriter, the experience stuck with him, and Nip/Tuck is the entertaining result. Warning: if the surgery scenes in "ER" make you queasy, you may want to avoid watching Nip/Tuck, or leave the room during the surgery scenes.

Quote for the Day: "In my own experience, the period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life. ...Through a difficult period, you can learn, you can develop inner strength, determination, and courage to face the problem. Who gives you this chance? Your enemy."--The Dalai Lama

Idiotic Quote for the Day: "Where the hell is Australia anyway?"--Britney Spears