Thursday
It snowed all day.

Tonight’s episode of CSI featured “plushies” and “furries.” came over about halfway through the show; she and Jess watched the last half of the show with me. All of us were a little shocked that CBS actually broached the subject of plushies/furries, let alone based half of the episode on it.

After that I half-watched an episode (and about a third of another ep) of Sex in the City with them. That show does absolutely nothing for me. I left during the second episode because I could feel the grey matter oozing out of my right ear.

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Stray Toasters

  • Okay. This is the last time I’ll say this. At least for today. It snowed.
  • The first issue of my Sports Illustrated subscription arrived today. Both copies. O_o I don’t know why the fine folks at AOHell Time-Warner thought that I needed two issues, but I’m not about to look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth.
  • “Genetically Modified Products” This is the label that is most often given to crops and livestock that has had… well… genetic modifications. They are often referred to as “GM Products.” I remember one of the first times that I heard (and paid attention to) this abbreviation. I couldn’t figure out why they were talking about parts for General Motors cars in the middle of a discussion about crops and livestock.
  • I found many a Lego-related site that made me smile today. Especially one that had a book on it about how to build a Chessie System (Chesapeake and Ohio, one of the major railroad lines back home) engine.
  • Do we really need made-for-TV movies (or any) movies about Elizabeth Smart or Jessica Lynch? No? I didn’t think so either. It’s good that both were able to return home from their respective situations. Now, let them go. Thank you, move along.

Quotes of the Day
Both of today’s quotes came from tonight’s episode of CSI:

  • Catherine and Grissom walk into a “Plushies and Furries Convention”
    Catherine: I think I’m having Hunter Thompson’s flashbacks…

  • After the crime involving furry/plushy conventioneers has been solved
    Grissom: Fur and loathing in Las Vegas…

Namaste.