on the fauxhawk

so, by a long long measure, the single greatest bringer of traffic to this blog is people searching google for the term “fauxhawk“. i get several such visits a day. now, to be sure, i did post about having a fauxhawk at one point — but why so many people are searching for the term, […]

strange dream

so i just now woke up from a too-long nap where i was sleeping very hard and i remember waking up yelling “NOOOOOOO!!!!” and i remember it was because i was about to be pooped on by a moose who was angry with me for accidently running my scale model train off the track. Technorati […]

st. paddy’s

At a world brewing convention, the CEOs of various brewing organizations retired to the bar at the end of each day’s conference. Bruce, CEO of Fosters, shouted to the Barman: “In ‘Strylya, we make the best bladdy beer in the world, so pour me a bladdy Fosters, mate.” Bob, CEO of Budweiser, calls out next: […]

that’s… not. normal. O_o

lately, my ice cubes have been sprouting phalluses. no, really: it’s been happening almost every time i make ice now. on several different occasions i have taken pics: my flickr, tagged “icepenis” does anyone have any idea what is going on here? Technorati Tags: ice, icecubes, icepenis, lazyweb, penis, question, what

the joy of icewater

very few things are as satisfying both in the very short term and over the long haul, as a huge-ass glass of ice water when you’re very thirsty. today has been a day that i have felt rather dehydrated most of the day, and can’t seem to catch up, water-wise. and i was just struck, […]

wooooooaaaaaaaah

1st Place: “My Uncle Is A Man Named Steve (Not A Monkey)” Cassidy Turnbull (grade 5) presented her uncle, Steve. She also showed photographs of monkeys and invited fairgoers to note the differences between her uncle and the monkeys. She tried to feed her uncle bananas, but he declined to eat them. Cassidy has conclusively […]

lethe

Lethe (LEE-thee)A river in Hades whose waters caused forgetfulness. It was on the banks of another Underworld river called the Styx that the shades, or ghostly remains, of the dead congregated to seek passage to the Afterlife. Unless they bribed Charon to ferry them across the stream, they wandered aimlessly on the near bank forever. […]

climate change

i have been thinking. what if the earth really IS getting warmer? what if climate change really is coming? not in my lifetime, maybe, but eventually? what if the poles melt? what if the permafrost in the north softens? what if the sea levels rise? what if florida becomes an island, hawaii disappears, the coasts […]

ESV Bible Online: Passage: Psalm 37

ESV Bible Online: Passage: Psalm 37 Trust in the Lord, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him, and he will act.He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,and your justice as the […]