For part of the first hour, they discussed Al Gore’s support of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. Gore made his announcement at Dean’s rally… which was held in Harlem. One of the commentators noted that this was an unusual venue for him to have a rally because:
“His rallies have been whiter than the Stockholm chapter of the Barry Manilow fan club.”
And, yes, I got a good laugh out of that.
Monday
I woke up this morning and the first thought that went through my head was: “Maybe I should call and say that I will be in around noon.” That was immediately followed by: “I should say that I’m going to work from home.” That, in turn, was followed by me dragging myself out of bed and getting to the business of the morning preparation rituals.
Work wasn’t bad. It was a good day and time passed rather quickly.
After work, Jess and I grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to off for Monday night gaming. On the plus side, no one died. On the minus side, I gained another heaping helping of paradox. *sigh* But, that’s fine. It’s part of the game… and I chose to take it rather than have it spill over and affect the others in my group. After the game had broken up, I talked with
NPR and PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation: Samurai
All Things Considered: The Supreme Court and ‘Brown v. Board of Education’
All Things Considered: Commentary: Grinch’s True End (This made me laugh.)
All Things Considered: Commentary: Experimenting with Race
All Things Considered: Teen Hopes to Conquer Yosemite Peaks
The World: Global Hit – Puffy Amiyumi (They do the theme to Cartoon Network’s Teen Titans.)
Stray Toasters
There’s something in the back of my mind that’s waving it’s arms frantically and trying to tell me that there is something else that I meant to put in this post. But I have no idea what it is. So, I’ll sleep on it. If it was important, it will come back to me. If it wasn’t, then there’s no real loss.
Namaste.
I was chatting with
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: You there?
[12:59]: Nope.
[13:00] *** You have been disconnected. Mon Dec 08 13:00:14 2003.
::: switched to home nick here :::
[13:02] ***signed on at Mon Dec 08 13:02:41 2003.
[13:10]: back over here…. for now.
[13:10]: Freakin psycho multiple personalities
[13:10]: Love me, love my MPD¹.
[13:11]: mmm hmmm
[13:11]: No…. that should be:
[13:11]: Love me, love my disassociative personality disorder.
[13:11]: Gotta be politically correct about it. 😉
[13:11]: A pox on political correctness
[13:12]: Chicken?
[13:12]: Small?
[13:12]: Cow?
[13:12]: Monkey?
[13:12]: Monkey
[13:12]: YOU get to round up the prairie dogs.
[13:12]: Woo hoo! Monkey pox! Monkey pox!
¹ – Multiple Personality Disorder
Going through my morning email, I came across a few things that made me go “Hmmm…”
Back to it…
Let’s see… since the last post I:
Went to Borders to hang out with Jess and Mary. We caught each other up on what we had missed over the weekend.
From there, we hooked up with
Football Final
One-for-three on the day, but it was the important one. As I noted earlier, Baltimore is the AFC North leader. All alone. In other games:
Stray Toasters
While he was gone, a gentleman came up to our row and asked if there were any seats available. I told him that all of the seats to the aisle were free. (There were four seats to the aisle, total. Phone Guy was originally in
The West Wing is on. And I’m gone.
Namaste.
Bowling last night was pretty good. I was the only person bowling, so I had a night of “Ironman Bowling.” Nine games. Nine games. 122, 168, 157, 145, 123, 128, 140, 169, 157. The people on the lane next to us were… interesting. It seemed like a couple of them were trying to recapture their lost youth. Or were too afraid to let it go. The 80s called: They want their hair and clothes back. Thank you.
Breakfast was good. Pat and Brent showed up for a bit and shared more on-the-job stories.
I had a weird dream this morning: I was taking
I was a little out of sorts when I woke up. It was about 10:30. This week, I didn’t linger in bed. The AFC North Division game is on the line.
Football Wrap-Up
| Cincinnati at Baltimore | |
| Final Score 13 – 31 | |
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| The first half of this game is was a much closer than I would have liked. Both teams played well. The commentators in the pre-game show said that turnovers would be the key to this game. They were right. But, in the end, Baltimore’s defense and offense did the job and locked up the Division lead. Sorry, |
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| Miami at New England | |
| 4:15 PM (EST) | |
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| Carolina at Atlanta | |
| 8:30 PM (EST) | |
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| Oakland at Pittsburgh | |
| Final Score: 7 – 27 | |
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| The Steelers. They won. I watched part of this game between sets of the Baltimore-Cincinnati game. Antwaan Randle El was all over the place. I saw one of his runbacks; it was amazing. And, they are no longer in the bottom of the Division. That “honor” is held singly by the Cleveland Browns. Sorry |
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And now, off to see what Sunday brings…
Namaste.
I decided to take a little break from cleaning the office and watch Teen Titans. Tonight’s episode was a rebroadcast of “Deep Six,” featuring Wil Wheaton as Aqualad (one of the original members of the Titans in the comic book). A couple of interesting quips from the episode:
Robin: Sonar contact. Beast Boy are you ready?
Beast Boy: Dude, I was born ready. Time for me to do what I do best. Try not to be jealous.
::: exits sub :::
:::reappears as a whale next to Raven’s pod on the sub :::
Raven: He just put on 300,000 pounds… I am sooo jealous.The Titans’ sub, after getting attacked, is sinking; Beast Boy follows it and attempts to rescue it…
Beast Boy: I got it… I got it….
::: gets passed by two whales :::
Beast Boy: THEY got it?! How did they get it!?
Aqualad: I asked them
Beast Boy: YOU asked them? Dude, you talk to fish!?
Aqualad: I’m talking to you.
Beast Boy: …    Technically, I’m a squid.
Aqualad: It’s called telepathy. Come on. Follow me.
Beast Boy: “It’s called telepathy.”
Aqualad: I heard that.
Beast Boy: …
And now, Justice League is on… with the Joker, Harley Quinn and a new Royal Flush Gang.
Namaste.
I was sitting here, surfing and talking with
Somewhere in the back of my head, a stray thought about The Legion (LSH, not Alien Legion) popped up. Then, Triad came to mind.
At that point, the song became (Can’t You) Triplicate Like I Do.
And I laughed.
Friday
The weekend has officially commenced. Amen.
Work wasn’t bad today. In fact, I’d even say that it was pretty good. And, for the first time in far too long: I went to Mallday. We ate at a Russian restaurant. I had stroganoff; it was pretty good. Ambush Makeover was playing on the TV there. The premise of this show (apparently) is: The host walks up to random people on the street and gives them a makeover. O_o !?! I could be wrong about this, but isn’t that just a little presumptuous?
After work,
NPR and PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation – Science Friday: Preventing a Flu Pandemic/AIDS
Talk of the Nation – Science Friday: High-Tech Gifts
All Things Considered: Putting an R Rating on Smoking in Movies
All Things Considered: Preserving the Sacred Harp Singing Tradition
All Things Considered: Adopting a Family: Remembering Joe Smarzik
All Things Considered: Winner of the ‘Bad Sex in Fiction’ Award
Stray Toasters
Rant of the Day
On this morning’s Talk of the City (local program on KCPW), the guest was Tim Campbell, Executive Director of the Salt Lake City International Airport. He took comments and questions from callers. One caller complained about the inconvenience of having his flight grounded because a passenger made a comment that the flight crew took as potentially threatening. The caller added that he had dealt with a similar scenario when trying to fly through Atlanta, GA… and how it made him miss his daughter’s first game on the high school basketball team.
I was very impressed with the way that Mr. Campbell responded: He apologized for the inconvenience and then asked if the caller thought that it would have been better for the flight to proceed as scheduled with the possibility that the other passenger’s comments were more than idle chatter. He also reminded the caller that he wasn’t the only one who was inconvenienced, but he understood the frustration of planning a trip and having something go awry at the last minute.
Okay, let’s get something straight: If I am on a flight and someone makes a comment that could easily be construed as a threat to the safety/security of the plane, its crew, the passengers and myself, you’re damn right that I want them to cancel the flight and pore over every nut, bolt, panel and wire of that plane. To Hell with the inconvenience. I would rather know that I can travel safely than hope or guess that I could. Yes, I might miss “Activity A” or “Meeting Person B,” but things can be rescheduled and people (usually) understand that circumstances are not always under our control.
::: gets down from soapbox :::
Namaste.
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…has absolutely nothing on this guy.
http://home.comcast.net/~trunks3166/cj_29737.wmv
Unglaublich!
Thursday
If it wasn’t almost the end of the week, I would have to loose the gates of Hell and unleash all manners of chaos and doom upon the face of the earth. But it is Thursday. And, thus, mankind is spared. This time.
Work was 50/50.
After work, I came home and watched part of CSI (I fell asleep about halfway through, but it was one that I had seen before), ate dinner, got my anime fix and have done a lot of “absolutely nothing” since then.
NPR and PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation: Chinese Premiere Visits United States
Talk of the Nation: SUVs to Be Made Safer
All Things Considered: Reservists Refuse Overseas Posts
Stray Toasters
Almost time to hit the rack.
Namaste.
Wednesday
Waking up… not a problem.
Staying awake… not too much of a problem.
Wanting to get out of bed… Problem.
But, we do what we must.
The workday went by pretty quickly.
After work,
NPR and PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation: What Makes a Great _____ This week: “Athlete”
All Things Considered: $100 Million Settlement in Overcrowded Cemetery Case
All Things Considered: Schiavo Unlikely to Recover, Legal Guardian Says
All Things Considered: Legal Limbo for Living Wills
All Things Considered: Commentary – Changing How You See the World
All Things Considered: Dealing with Bullies in an Uncivil Era
All Things Considered: For 75th Anniversary, Mickey Gets a Makeover
All Things Considered: ‘Alladeen’: An Indian Telemarketing Multimedia Drama
All Things Considered: Five-State BATF Crackdown on Hells Angels Gang
Stray Toasters
Namaste.
As I was going through my Backwash page this morning, I saw a message that I received last month. It was one that I had intended to make a post about… but put on the back burner. Here it is, along with my comments.
From: Aicha4lov
Date: Nov 04, 2003 09:13
Subject: aicha
Message: Dearest One¹,
It is a good a thing to write you. I have a proposal
foryou-this however is not mandatory nor will I in
any manner compel you to honour against your will.²
Your profile pushed me to send you this
mail,Actually, I am Miss Aicha xxxxxx,21year s old and
the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.xxxxxx.
My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet³-(a
cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory
coast during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in
France during one of his business trips abroad year
12th.Febuary 2001.Though his sudden death was linked
or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an
uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But
God knows the truth!
My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since
then my father took me so special. Before his death on
February 12 2001 he called the secretary who
accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he
has the sum of twenty two million,seven hundred
thousand United State Dollars.(USD$2 2.700,000) left in
one of the leading security company here in Abidjan
Ivroy coast West Africa.
He further told him that he deposited the money in my
name,and finally issued a written instruction to his
lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the
necessary but legal documents to this fund and the
security company .
I am just 21 years old and a university undergraduate
and really don’t know what to do. 4 This is because I
have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of
incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The
death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance
in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be
highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter?5
2. Can I completely trust you?6
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you ?7
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as
possible. Through my private email box bellow for
security reasons(axxxx@zxxx.com)
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Aicha xxxxxx
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¹ – “Dearest One?” But, we just met! Wait. We haven’t met before! Isn’t that a wee bit forward?!
² – “…compel you to honour against your will.” Umm… if one has to be “compelled” to action, isn’t that typically a sign that it isn’t really a matter of honor? Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think it is.
3 – This should have been “magnate,” if I remember correctly. *shrug* Maybe he really was an attractive (or repulsive) man.
4 – Let me get this straight: 21 years old. $22.7 million (USD). College student. Doing the math, I’m not seeing a problem here.
5 – Hmm. Nope. Why not? Because I have cats, not kids. And sometimes, they give me reasons to not trust them. (Of course, according to
6 – Of course. *Cheshire Cat grin*
7 – “Nothing from nothing leaves nothing…”
Has anyone else received spam along these lines? Or at least this amusing?
Tuesday
Today wasn’t bad. A little on the cool side, but there were blue skies. And, there was a good episode of 24 to cap off the evening. And did I mention the homemade chocolate chip cookies? No? Oh… Well, throw those into the mix, too.
NPR and PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation: Museum of Black History and Culture
All Things Considered: W.E.B. DuBois’ African-American Portraits
All Things Considered: Court Allows 20 Seconds to Admit Police
The World: Bad English Interview
Stray Toasters
Namaste.