You Are Wool |
 You are down to earth, practical, and no nonsense. You need a fabric that's durable and hearty. You don't mind if wool is itchy... at least it keeps you warm! And you're responsible enough to take care of wool properly. You aren't superficial or frivolous. You value substance over style and function over form. You are humble and thoughtful. You are happy with who you are, and you don't like vanity get the best of you. |
January 22, 2010
Over My Eyes
Winter Moon
This might strain this blog's "G" rating but darn it, it's funny.
A warning might be due for the music, too. Now I can't get that tune out of my head.
prevaricate
prevaricate \prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\ , intransitive verb;
1. To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.
Already had done this word from a listing on my Excite start page
Obfuscate the Truth
Just to prove I don't prevaricate.
Not in this case, anyway.
January 21, 2010
In the Name of Obedience
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
- C. P. Snow
How NOT to Catch a Spider
If I saw a spider that size on my ceiling, I'd have used a shotgun to "catch" it.
January 20, 2010
Mission to Jupiter
From the NASA website:
With its suite of science instruments, Juno will investigate the existence of a solid planetary core, map Jupiter's intense magnetic field, measure the amount of water and ammonia in the deep atmosphere, and observe the planet's auroras.
Juno’s principal goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Underneath its dense cloud cover, Jupiter safeguards secrets to the fundamental processes and conditions that governed our solar system during its formation. As our primary example of a giant planet, Jupiter can also provide critical knowledge for understanding the planetary systems being discovered around other stars.
This artist's concept shows the Juno spacecraft in orbit around the planet Jupiter.
Download this image as wallpaper at: NASA's Image of the Day Gallery
lacuna
lacuna \luh-KYOO-nuh\ , noun;
plural lacunae \luh-KYOO-nee\ or lacunas
Lacuna is from the Latin lacuna, "a cavity, a hollow," from lacus, "a hollow."
1. A blank space; a missing part; a gap.
2. (Biology) A small opening, depression, or cavity in an anatomical structure.
Finally, a description for my condition.
January 19, 2010
I Ain't Lion
You Are a Giraffe |
 You are down to earth and realistic. You are able to see far off into the horizon. You bring a lot of perspective to other's lives. You are never too myopic. You are honest to a fault. You tend to tell it how it is, even if someone isn't ready to hear it. You are very down to earth and practical. You prioritize what matters in your life, and you don't waste your time. |
Africa - Toto
Shuttle Edutation
Regular visitors to this blog know I like to post the best of the NASA photos I get daily in my Google reader. Today's photo isn't a spectacular image of the shuttle taking off, nor is it a glorious photo of the universe from the Hubble telescope. No, it's a rather boring shot of a few astronauts watching a technician demonstrate the maintenance of space shuttle Endeavour's thermal protection system.
What I found amusing was the title of the post, and I got a screenshot of it in case NASA decides to change it:
I guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work on the NASA website.
UPDATE: Just noticed they've changed it.
perambulate
perambulate \puh-RAM-byuh-layt\ , intransitive verb;
1. To walk about; to roam; to stroll; as, "he perambulated in the park."
transitive verb:
1. To walk through or over.
2. To travel over for the purpose of surveying or inspecting.
Many people perambulate to this blog, never to return.
Also, when used as a transitive verb:
"The Vikings perambulated over the Cowboys."
January 17, 2010
Hermit Tendencies.
I never take these tests too seriously, but this one might have some validity.
You Are Agoraphobia |
 You are the fear of leaving your house. The outside world is overwhelming and even a bit terrifying for you. Your home is your sanctuary, and you don't feel truly comfortable in the outside world. You try to venture out as much as you can, but you definitely have hermit tendencies. |
January 16, 2010
A Blonde and Her Dogs
A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asked her what their names were.The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one was named Timex.
Her friend said, “Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?”
“HELLLOOOOOOO……,” answered the blond. “They’re watch dogs!”
via Bits & Pieces
January 15, 2010
The Cable Connector Quiz
Interesting quiz about cables. I did fairly well, I think.
The Cable Connector Quiz
January 14, 2010
January 13, 2010
Amazon Email Socks It To Me
I just got this email from Amazon concerning some seller feedback I left after buying some diabetic socks. The mail wasn't really from Amazon, but forwarded from Arrowson, the company that makes the socks.
Here's what they said:
Dear Customer,
We are writing to you in regards to your recent feedback. We feel that we offered you a very good deal even with the "increased price" and we did not deserve a poor rating for that. Please note: we are working extremely hard to provide our loyal customers with top quality products, best possible price, fast and FREE shipping. We would certainly appreciate positive feedback but we were shocked that you left us a poor rating. We take our customers satisfaction very seriously and your feedback really hurt us. We would offer to submit a partial refund in hopes that you would consider this matter resolved.
Please let us know if a partial refund will work for you or we could also arrange for a return for a full refund. We will be waiting to hear from you.
Sincerely
Arrowson
Most of the time, I let stuff like this just slide like water off a duck's back, but the email annoyed me. Here's my response:
Wow, you guys are touchy. Let's review what I said, keeping the drama* out of it.
"I put these items in my cart, then came back a couple of days later to find the price had increased by quite a bit. Don't like that. Other than that, the socks were good."
So, I objected to the 33% price increase, that was it. Did you miss the part where I said "other than that, the socks were good."?
Just now I went back to the listing to find you've increased your price yet again. (10% + ) Is that still "a very good deal"? I don't think so, not so much. I have to pay nearly twice that much for diabetic socks at WalMart, but they're twice as good, so....
When I first placed the order, I got a notice that I needed a few more dollars on the order total to get free shipping. That's why I didn't place the order that day, deciding I'd find something else to bump the total up over the minimum required for free shipping. Since I am not privy to the deal you and Amazon have concerning the shipping of your products, I was not aware you paid for the postage.
*drama: That's from you saying I gave you a "poor" rating and being "shocked" because of it. 3 stars of five isn't poor, you know. You got one star taken off for the price gouging and another because the socks weren't quite as good as I hoped. As I said, they were good, but not as good as other diabetic socks I have purchased in the past.
What I don't understand is that my review was from an Amazon survey, not on your product page and only Amazon, you and I know what it said. If you like, I will leave a public review , but with this warning: I will give you TWO stars this time and post your whiny email for all to see and I won't be quite as "glowing" with my praise.
No, I don't want a return/refund because I've already worn most of the pairs. I don't even want a partial refund because, after all, it's a caveat emptor merchandising world, isn't it? I'll know better next time, that's all.
I'm so sorry I "really hurt" you. -snicker-
Sincerely,
(me)
A word of warning to everyone: Don't mess with me 'n my socks.
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Today is the anniversary of the performance at San Quentin in 1968.
Short vid, but I didn't like the others, sorry.
January 12, 2010
Quote of the Day Year
Quote of the Day: "Now, let me get this straight.....We are going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes…all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's nearly broke. What could possibly go wrong?
~Anonymous
From today's 'The Gartman Letter' (subscription required)
January 11, 2010
WebSitePulse Test Tools
From the site:
The Web page test verifies the URL availability, downloads the complete HTML content, the images and all the other internal web page objects and measures the download speed of each of the components. The test results display DNS time, connect time, first and last byte times for each of the web page objects. Common use of the web page test is to verify the availability and response time of the page HTML contents, images and all other objects. This test is limited to the initial 30 page objects.
Yup, this is me
You Don't Need Structure in Your Life |
 In fact, you prefer life to be a little chaotic. Things get boring when they're predictable! You like to shake things up as much as possible. Routine makes you feel like you're trapped in your life. You hate rules, schedules, and plans. You feel like life is much better when you're able to be spontaneous. You've been known to purposely break a rule from time to time. It's fun to life on the edge! |
flagitious
flagitious\fluh-JISH-uhs\ , adjective;
1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.
2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons.
3. Characterized by enormous crimes or scandalous vices; as, "flagitious times."
The perfect word for these times and our Congress and Administration.
January 10, 2010
onus
onus \OH-nuhs\ , noun;
1. A burden; an obligation; a disagreeable necessity.
2. a: A stigma. b: Blame.
3. The burden of proof.
I've been an onus before; I've even had the onus put upon me. It's an unbearable burden, lemme tell ya, so I've decided to become just the opposite, an "offus".
Or maybe that's just "doofus."
January 9, 2010
Art Gallery Nudes
A couple goes to an art gallery. They find a picture of a naked women with only her privates covered with leaves. The wife doesn't like it and moves on but the husband keeps looking.
The wife asks, "What are you waiting for?"
The husband replies, "Autumn."
From Joke of the Day
January 8, 2010
Nic Cage as Everyone
Another of my favorite sites I subscribe to in my Google Reader.
Nic Cage as Everyone has a simple but brilliant premise, namely to put Cage's face on everyone's body. Granted, they haven't done everyone on Earth as of this writing, but most of the Photoshopped creations done so far are hilarious.
Here are a few of my recent favs:
Cage as Michael Jackson
as George Washington
With a nod to Cast Away:
Nic Cage as Everyone
I had been meaning to post about this blog for a while, but always managed to forget. My memory was jogged today when I noticed Cage was the Caricature of the Day .
January 7, 2010
Worst Way to Die?
From one of my favorite sites, Do I Have to Choose One?
Although the blog's posts are infrequent, the polls are almost always funny/thought provoking/horrifying. The latest poll:
Looking through the list, I would have to say that falling, drowning and suffocating would be my choices for my own demise. They're relatively quick, unlike dehydration, torture and disease. Burning would be fairly quick, but I sure don't want to go out that way, such horrible pain.
Being eaten alive got my vote; it immediately reminded me of the eaten by pigs scene in Hannibal. (believe it or not, it seemed more graphic in the book)
The Hippie & the Spice Rack
From Joke of the Day
With a screech of brakes, an ambulance pulls up at the local casualty ward and a hippie is wheeled out on a gurney. The doctor questions his long-haired colleagues.
''So what was he doing then?'' asks the physician. ''Acid? Cannabis?''
''Sort of,'' replies one of the hippies, nervously thumbing his caftan. ''But we ran out of gear, so I skinned up a homemade spliff.''
''And what was in that?'' asks the doctor.
''Um, I kind of raided my girlfriend's spice rack.'' says the hippie. ''There was a bit of cumin, some turmeric and a little paprika.''
''Well, that explains it,'' the doctor replies, looking at them gravely. '
'He is in a Korma.''
From Wiki:
Korma
Korma (sometimes spelt kormaa, qorma, kavurma, khorma, or kurma) is a dish originating in South Asia which can be made with yoghurt, cream, nut and seed pastes or coconut milk; it is usually considered a type of curry. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian kormas exist.
Y'know, it's always been said that a joke isn't funny if you have to explain it. I guess an online joke isn't funny if you have to Google it.
How to Gleek
From WikiHow, instructions on How to Gleek
This caught my eye because it seems to me to be a rare "talent"; my big sis can do it at will, and I can do it most of the time and quite often involuntarily when I yawn. Maybe it runs in families, I dunno but when I've done it for people it's almost always impressed them. To be honest, they were my friends and, like me, are easily amused.
Gleeking is the act of stimulating the saliva glands underneath your tongue into spitting a concentrated jet of pure saliva. Usually, it happens naturally when you yawn. It takes practice and concentration to gleek on purpose but these steps will help you learn how, so you can add it to your arsenal of body tricks.More at:
How to Gleek
flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbet \FLIB-ur-tee-jib-it\ , noun;
1. A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities.
I've known some flibbertigibbets in my time.
January 6, 2010
The Most Useless Machine EVER!
I want one.
Yep, I really want one of these; I followed the link and found these how-to-build instructions:
The Most Useless Machine EVER!
January 5, 2010
New Year, New Quiz
ToTG has started a new year and a new quiz!
We need more players, so please go register, sign in and play!
ToTG Trivia Tournament
Special Weather Statement for Gray, TX
Warning!
Issued by The National Weather Service
Amarillo, TX
3:39 pm CST, Mon., Jan. 4, 2010
... COLD AIR IS HEADED FOR THE PANHANDLES...
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BLAST ITS WAY THROUGH THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE BROUGHT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION FROM CANADA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO NEAR 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION... SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MINOR ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IS EXPECTED.
THE BITTER COLD AND STRONG WINDS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED FLESH IN A MATTER OF MINUTES... SO DRESS WARMLY. LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SINGLE LAYER OF THICK CLOTHING.
And, it was in all-caps, so it must be serious.
January 2, 2010
New Year's Resolution Generator
Can't think of a New Year's resolution? Go to the New Year's Resolution Generator and get as many as you like!
I'm glad it gave me one I'll have no trouble keeping:
New Year's Resolution Generator
Who Are You ?
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You Are Proud of Who You Are |
 You see yourself as a creative and expressive person. You're very artistic. You think other people see you as kind, gentle, and cooperative. You try to be helpful. You want to see yourself as independent and free wheeling. You'd like to do your own thing more often. You identify as a compassionate and accepting person. You pride yourself on being forgiving. |
Who Are You? (Live)- The Who
constitutional
constitutional \kon-stih-TOO-shuhn-uhl; -TYOO-\ , noun;
1. A walk taken for one's health.
Congress should take a long constitutional off a short pier.
Free Analog Web Clock
for your website or blog
Easily customizable; just set your time zone and favorite color. There's a shortcut to add to a Blogger blog and the specific coding is supplied for most of the popular social networking sites. A 24hr clock is also available.
Pampa |
I also use their time sync app. I hadn't run it in a while and checked my PC's clock just before midnight to make sure I had the correct time. I was off by 8 seconds!
I really shouldn't bother; the sounds of guns being fired in the air lets me know the new year has arrived.
January 1, 2010
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