And yet one more reason

to hate living in a duplex.

Holiday Surprise: Stranger in the Attic

And that, my loyal few readers, is the first use of my newest Firefox add-on, a nifty little feature that lets me copy a snippet of text, such as a headline, and have it copy as an HTML link.




Plus, in my haste, I had spelled nifty as "nitfy" and thanks to my Firefox spell check, I didn't make a bigger doofus of myself than I ordinarily do.

Anyway...I've lived in quite a few duplexes, and never liked 'em. Three different times I've moved in next door to newlyweds.

Of course, one of those times I was a newlywed myself, so maybe that one shouldn't count.

Bad Memories

I had a coach who once said we would soon forget the good times and that we would always remember the bad. The year wasn't so bad for me and was good for folks like Alison and Garazon, but it's been a really bad year for this country.

It's been especially bad for the Cowboys. I'll never forget THIS season. -sigh-

You Remember 100% of 2008

You were paying attention during 2008. And you remember what happened really well. You'll be able to talk about 2008 for years to come... Even when most people have forgotten what went down.

How Much Do You Remember 2008?

Hey Hey It's Your Birthday!

Today is the birthday (1945) of former Monkee and teen idol Davy Jones.

Then:



And now (2006)



Jones was recently selected as the top teen idol of all time in a Yahoo survey.

Official website

The diminutive Jones (5'3") wasn't my favorite of the group; that honor fell to Michael Nesmith (shown below, far right), a "Mike" like me, a native Texan like me...and, like me, preferred wearing sock caps to keep his unruly hair in place.



Peter Tork, second from right, was the goofy one and I guess I could identify with him because of that. Mickey Dolenz, at back and in red, was the designated smartass of the four, but I preferred Nesmith's sarcastic wit.

A couple bits of trivia: Nesmith's mother invented Liquid Paper and he also won the first Grammy (1981) given for Video of the Year.

Here's the opening from their zany 60's television show. I never missed it if I could help it.

Not So Fast

With that New Year's party.

Extra second added to 2008

One More Song - Chris Miller Band

Splenda® With Fiber

I've been using this for a while.

Since I was using the regular product anyway, deadly chlorine atoms and all, I was pleased to find a simple way of adding low-dosage fiber (don't wanna get hooked!) to my diet. Just by drinking a couple of cups of tea, I can get a tenth of my daily need of roughage.

(Metamucil® & vodka with a twist didn't work out so well)

Whenever I sprinkle some on my oatmeal, I always think:

"Would 'redundant' be the word to use, or is 'overkill' a better choice?"

Scandinavian Invasion

Sounds like a Nordic version of an "Up With People" cover group, or some drink made with schnapps, doesn't it?

No, it's the dozen or so hits on this blog today from Norway and Sweden. They're following a link I left at the Cast Away msg. boards in the IMDB site.

The movie must've been on the tube over there. Searches for the Arrington Ranch House used in the film have this blog on the first page, depending upon the terms used, but the intersection post is nearly always at the top or in the top three.