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March 9, 2009

The Reason I'm Fat

Here a while back I wrote about the spam mails I get from Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst and her obnoxious affiliates telling me in the subject line "The REAL Reason You're Fat".

That's not the reason I'm fat; the website This is why you're fat has many, many reasons I'm fat.

"Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks"

March 8, 2009

March 7, 2009

Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk



I've been meaning to put up this tune for a long time now; it's one of my favorite songs.

The reason I just remembered it was because of today's post on the Word of the Day, "bilk". I looked at my mp3 version and decided to alter the tag because the artist wasn't credited in it. I then noticed the genre tag was "negerpunk" and had to go look it up.

Wiki entry on Acker Bilk.

Silverton Tornado

March 28, 2007

A Bag For Your Bags

I just returned from a trip to the local Dollar General; didn't buy much, just some paper towels and plates (ah, the life of a bachelor)I also needed some trash bags and while looking through the selection, I noticed a new product.

It was a bag in which to keep the plastic grocery bags. It was shiny and slick and came in various colors and cost something like three dollars.

I suppose it is a good idea and they'll probably sell like hotcakes.

(if you're handy with knitting needles, I suppose you could always crochet one out of plastic bags.)

I didn't buy one because I have a better idea.

People could do as I do, and put their bags inside another bag.

Maybe I should patent that idea?

bilk

From the Word of the Day feed in the right-hand column



bilk \bilk\, verb, noun:

1. to defraud; cheat
2. to frustrate
3. to escape from; elude

noun:
1. a trick; fraud; deceit.
2. a cheat, swindler


Regular and not-so-regular readers of this blog (as well as those who stumble across it) will know this word.

It's what I do to them when they expect something substantial from my posts.