6.11.2006
6.09.2006
It's Friday
No, this isn't me. I don't even look this good. I was true to my word as far as wearing my Speedos goes. Trust me, I did you all a favor. The web cam is a blast for making posts.
This other picture, Find X, is supposedly from a math teacher. the email read "After careful scrutiny, it is our understanding that the student was given credit for the answer, but the board of education has warned math teachers to be more explicit in the future."Hey, they found X....
6.08.2006
6.07.2006
HNT and My Speedo
On May 27th, I did a post where I took some video of me diving into my pool for the first time this year. Well, there were countless inquiries as to where my Speedo is (I can't count above two). Ten years ago, maybe even five, I still had a Speedo bod, but my 8 pak abs turned into a 6-pack gut, not to mention that I now have more stitches than Frankenstein. So I have decided, after much soul searching, that I will in fact post a picture of me in my Speedo for this week's HNT. I really should try to parlay this into some bikini shots or something, but I'm not that kind of a guy.... tune in Thursday!
6.06.2006
Unititled
I was in the city Monday as usual, and as I was heading back to get the cross-town bus I stopped at a sandwich shop to get something for lunch. I grab my stuff and walk uptown and as I'm crossing the street, I see this homeless man who had to be in his 60s (although it's always hard to tell how old they are) who looked like he hadn't bathed in months and he was rummaging through a garbage can, not looking for bottles or cans to return, but looking for and eating food out of the can. I took about 5 steps past him, then turned around and offered my sandwich to him. He didn't say a word but he was turning away from me and gesturing something at me. I put the lunch down and walked away. I hope he ate it.
I go up another two blocks then wait for the bus. I see a well dressed guy (about my age I guess) standing waiting and holding a Martin Guitar in it's case. He asks me how much the buses are since he hasn't been on them in a while. I told him $2 but you need a Metro card or coin change. He had neither. I have a card with about $20 on it so I tell him that I have his ride. We haggle but I won. He thanked me. We sat in different spots on the bus. After a few minutes I go over to him to talk guitars. He mentions we have something else in common and he shows me his LiveStrong bracelet. He's just getting done with treatments for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Another odd thing was that he knew about, and knew a luthier who built, Gurian Guitars. It was a small shop in the city who relocated to New Hampshire in the late 70s where it burned down in the early 80s. Not many people have heard of the brand of Guitar. James Taylor plays one and Paul Simon records with one very often. It was a day of strange occurrences.
As far as the first story goes, a friend at work told me that he was probably an Angel. That stopped me in my tracks and made me think. I never would have thought that at all but who knows...
I go up another two blocks then wait for the bus. I see a well dressed guy (about my age I guess) standing waiting and holding a Martin Guitar in it's case. He asks me how much the buses are since he hasn't been on them in a while. I told him $2 but you need a Metro card or coin change. He had neither. I have a card with about $20 on it so I tell him that I have his ride. We haggle but I won. He thanked me. We sat in different spots on the bus. After a few minutes I go over to him to talk guitars. He mentions we have something else in common and he shows me his LiveStrong bracelet. He's just getting done with treatments for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Another odd thing was that he knew about, and knew a luthier who built, Gurian Guitars. It was a small shop in the city who relocated to New Hampshire in the late 70s where it burned down in the early 80s. Not many people have heard of the brand of Guitar. James Taylor plays one and Paul Simon records with one very often. It was a day of strange occurrences.
As far as the first story goes, a friend at work told me that he was probably an Angel. That stopped me in my tracks and made me think. I never would have thought that at all but who knows...
6.04.2006
Happy Birthday Dad
Today would have been my Dad's 88th birthday. He was born on June 4th, 1918. This photo was taken on April 10th, 1942. He would have been about 24. He served in WWII over in Europe and North Africa chasing Rommel (The Desert Rat). He didn't see heavy fighting but he was a many famous places right after many famous things happened. there was one funny story that I remeber him telling where him and his company were coming into a friendly German village and he had his hands up over his head saying something like "nicht scheißen" which he thought was "don't shoot". Instead, he actually had said the German for "Don't Shit" which is something like "nicht schießen" (that old i before e thing).
He was also a very good harmonic player. He almost played with the group the Harmonicats. Unfortunately he had a pretty major stroke when I was 18 and he really could never play again. I had always wished that we had the chance to jam together, who knows if that would have happened. This other picture was taken maybe 20 years ago or so, Maybe a little longer. He died on August 3, 1989. He never got to see my kids.I miss him...
6.03.2006
Prince Charming?
Charmed woman marries cobra in India.BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - A woman who fell in love with a snake has married the reptile at a traditional Hindu wedding celebrated by 2,000 guests in India's Orissa state, reports said. Bimbala Das wore a silk saree for the ceremony Wednesday at Atala village near the Orissa state capital Bhubaneswar.
(What did the groom do? Shed into a Tuxedo?)
Priests chanted mantras to seal the union, but the snake failed to come out of a nearby ant hill where it lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said on Friday. A brass replica snake stood in for the hesitant groom...
(if you need to read more)
Now I can imagine many of you women readers thinking "Oh yeah, I married a snake in the grass" or "What a sneaky snake my husband is..."
I found this part interesting too:
Sounds like a lot of us men, doesn't it. It is a slow day for me, hence the strange news story. I am a fan of the "Odd News" portion of Yahoo. Many stories are just so weird. Has anyone been checking ZeFrank at all? Or how about the 20 Questions site? They are always good for some fun. This has got to be one of the lamest posts I ever made..."Though snakes cannot speak nor understand, we communicate in a peculiar way,"
Das, 30, told the agency.
I could tell you about my exciting day making kick ass pancakes for the kids, then going to Kohl's to return something, then going food shopping, then working on two web sites, then cleaning my car, then making a kick ass dinner (with a beer - I know, I'm a bad boy) then making this post...but I'll spare you all the details.
6.01.2006
Sixteen Things That Took
Me 50 Years To Learn
by Dave Barry
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not "achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential", that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
FINAL Thought for the day!
16. Men are like a fine wine. They start out as grapes and it is up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they are turned into something acceptable to have dinner with.
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not "achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential", that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
FINAL Thought for the day!
16. Men are like a fine wine. They start out as grapes and it is up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they are turned into something acceptable to have dinner with.