November 2011
2 posts
Looking at my AT&T bill, there are data charges for times I’m home asleep. You know, home. Where my phone is connected to WiFi.
Gave candy to 192 kids over a period of two hours. Only one of them called me “old.”
October 2011
24 posts
You can’t see the grilled onions, but they made the sandwich. http://t.co/uS4H3JeC
Rainy day project: Installed an outlet in the basement, which allowed me to retire three extension cords that’ve been in place for years.
RT @joeks: Smoke alarms are the shittiest things ever. @Nest should do them next.
I am not your monkey! I do not perform on command! *clang* *clang* *clang* *clang* *clang*
Remember that kerning game a few weeks back? Here’s one for drawing letters: http://t.co/wE5PavjO
Microsoft has so much wasted visionary talent. Seeing stuff like this makes me sad for those folks: http://t.co/0vfcKwiR (via @scottdday)
Uh oh. No food or drink in the sanctuary.
Straight out of Hollywood, serial rapist attacks four women who were in the same sorority 30 years ago: http://t.co/FdZQ8Ltq
Headline of the day: ‘Bizarre neo-swastika reminiscent of “The Great Dictator” used as power symbol by OWS leaders’ http://t.co/xS3N1iDw
It’s 1pm on a Sunday & I’m sitting in beltway traffic.
I knew I should’ve shredded those yearbooks.
Baseball cards sold on eBay go for 20% less when they’re held by dark-skinned hands: http://t.co/DxJ0ufWC
Interesting. http://t.co/Nb1uFtg0 was created by @jasonzada, the same guy who did Elf Yourself: http://t.co/qr271V92
RT @thecoolhunter: Pic of the Day: Amazing Turbine Clouds in the North Sea http://t.co/EXNnUNge
Topping off the boat’s fuel tank for the season makes me sad. For a couple of reasons. http://t.co/DTFO2ALF
Came across a fox in our neighborhood this morning, and when I stopped to take a picture, he…well, he barked at us. Twice. He was pissed.
Do you enjoy depressing charts? Or, would you rather have some charts that make you angry? http://t.co/cPtTfYPR
The next dog I raise… http://t.co/aR27UlBS
The fact that others have uttered the words does not mean I did not coin the phrase “dick sock.”
Fifteen years into this marriage, I’m starting to wonder if my “semen cures heartburn” bit will *ever* work.
Patiently waiting for my haircut. For about sixteen months now.
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September 2011
11 posts
Rain. Again. AGAIN!!! @jamedarr, how the fuck do people get *anything* done in Louisiana?! I really need to learn to fish.
Simpsons rerun where Lisa is a soulless, data-crunching little league coach. Be still, my heart; An ad for Moneyball airs.
Last Call: All Delicious accounts that haven’t opted in to be transferred to AVOS will be DELETED tomorrow: http://t.co/LK6daPoW
RT @kentbrew: Alternate-universe PR for @Netflix. (Sigh. I wish I lived in that universe.) http://t.co/z0azJqXM
I think my wife said it best: “Netflix looked around & said, ‘Uh oh. We’re becoming Blockbuster.’”
Unrelated questions I asked my son this morning, out of context & rearranged for effect: “Is she hot?” “Dots or feathers?” “Are you racist?”
Grilling burgers & dogs for the sixteen kids at my house. This might be a record. No, not a party or anything — just a random Friday night.
Sensitivity training. Just in time for tonight’s dinner date with my wife.
Gorgeous typography is often found in the most unlikely places: http://t.co/H1y8BL0
My dad taught me to find a good insurance agent, doctor, attorney, and stick with them. Why do I listen to old-timers? #livinginthepast
The Great Prosperity vs. The Great Regression (NYT infographic): http://t.co/p91zkIP
August 2011
10 posts
Staying another day in NYC. Gonna use my 5th Fooliversary voucher to see Mary Poppins on Broadway with the family. BTW, Ticketmaster sucks.
Wait, my kids have never had Necco wafers before?! How can that be? Anyway, the boy says they taste like candy hearts. He’s sharp like that.
Great day of rafting on the Lehigh River with the family. Thanks to Pocono Whitewater — great folks all around.
Just watched a bit about Casino El Camino on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. Bummed they didn’t show my favorite waitress.
Just checked into a hotel somewhere between Cleveland and Akron. Didn’t catch the name of the town.
You know what they need here in Sandusky? 3G coverage for AT&T customers.
I’ve been to a few amusement parks. I’ve stood in a shitload of lines, but I’ve NEVER been in one where the crowd sings along with the PA.
Yet another high school memory shown to be faulty: I don’t remember Boone’s Farm being carbonated.
Eggs, wings & beers at a diner in Pittsburgh.
The thing about a vacation sans-itinerary is that you don’t know how to pack, but I’m sure we’ll be fine.
July 2011
13 posts
Rolling lemonade stand, eh? Looks like I’m no longer out of mixer. http://flic.kr/p/a8uQRA
Aaand, the guys who set it up are just as douchebaggy as I expected.
108°F http://instagr.am/p/I0voD/