Merry Christmas, one and all!
Archive for December, 2009
Season’s Greetings
Posted in Holidays, tagged Christmas, Christmas tree on December 25, 2009| 2 Comments »
Mystery gift
Posted in History, Holidays, tagged Christmas, gifts, mouse pads, Warren G. Harding on December 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Okay, someone knows me and my love for obscure presidents and must’ve dug deep into my Amazon wish list (Okay, okay. Lists…), because, when I opened an envelope that looked suspiciously like junk mail today, what should fall out but… a Warren G. Harding mouse pad! I laughed. 😀
I don’t know who sent this, but, if you read this blog, many thanks. You made my day.
RELATED: More about our 29th President. There’s no doubt he was weak and his administration plagued by scandal, but I think History has judged him a bit too harshly.
He likes guns
Posted in Miscellany, tagged Australia, firearms, guns, I Like Guns, Second Amendment, Steve Lee on December 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Somehow I think this Aussie would be very much at home in America:
I believe the NRA has found its new spokesman.
Dear Redskins and Coach Zorn
Posted in American Football, Sports, tagged Jim Zorn, NFL, trick plays, Washington Redskins on December 22, 2009| 1 Comment »
WTF was that??
I think new GM Allen would be insane not to fire the lot of you after that stunt.
What the waiter doesn’t tell you
Posted in Food, tagged dining, waiters, waitresses on December 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Twenty secrets some of which your waiter would perhaps rather you not know.
One example:
5. When I was at one bakery restaurant, they used to make this really yummy peach cobbler in a big tray. A lot of times, servers don’t have time to eat. So we all kept a fork in our aprons, and as we cruised through the kitchen, we’d stick our fork in the cobbler and take a bite. We’d use the same fork each time.
—Kathy Kniss
(hat tip: Instapundit)
I don’t think they were thinking
Posted in Humor, tagged URLs, web addresses on December 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Independent Sources has a list of the ten most unfortunate web addresses. Here are three goodies:
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net
For the rest, click and prepare to laugh.