Okay, granted, it was for five seconds total and the only way I could tell was through the magic of TiVo’s slow-motion button, aided by the fact that I knew where to look because I knew where I was sitting during the taping. I feel a bit like Mike Wazowski in Monsters Inc.: [Mike and ...

That I can’t watch (or especially listen to) footage of the new Governator being inaugurated without breaking into hysterical giggles?

All non-football fans, ignore. Football fans, discuss. The Chiefs lost to the Bengals?! Other than the easy SI Cover Curse explanation, how the hell did that happen?

I have finally discovered the source of the bane of my weekend existence. For the last couple of weekends, I’ve heard a very loud circular saw, a lot of drilling, and some hammering (some with what has got to be a sledgehammer, some with a regular hammer) starting at 8am. I cannot even begin to ...

I read a lot of weird news sites on a regular basis, both for my own entertainment and more recently, also for work. You see a lot of strange shit on there. Not much shocks me anymore, and I’ve gotten a bit cynical about ever seeing anything that truly surprises me on there. Friday, while ...

You consider this a normal conversation: Co-worker: Hey, you should come downstairs and see the elephant. You: Okay, right after Sarah McLachlan’s soundcheck. Co-worker: Cool. It’s right outside the elephant doors. You: Huh, I guess that’s why they call them elephant doors, then. Co-worker: I guess.

Because I stole them from others. – Blogger Strikes Back Against Mom (courtesy Linz) I already posted about the great Onion article that inspired this, but this is quite funny as well. Example: “You know how faces are sometimes blurred on news programs to protect peoples’ privacy? You can go that same route with your ...

I ended up in the audience when they were a couple people short for the 7pm taping of the show tonight, so look for me in the back row wearing a green plaid shirt and looking like a dolt when the show airs on Monday. This, incidentally, is why everyone in the audience is clearly ...

Because they are spot-on in their excellent story Mom Finds Out About Blog. Key Quotes: “I don’t have one of those sites that’s a big tell-all about one-night stands and wild parties,” Widmar said. “I mostly write about the animation I like or little things that happen to me and my friends. But there are ...

I had a number of questions pop up today. Here they are, in no particular order: – Why does it feel weird that Veteran’s day is on a Tuesday This year? Tuesday just seems like an odd time to have a holiday. Wednesday, too (I’ll get to that in a minute). Mondays and Fridays are ...