Archive for the ‘Random Ramblings’ Category


Take a spin around the Solar System

First, a Steven Wright joke: The sign said “Breakfast anytime,” so I ordered French Toast during the Revolution. What does that have to do with this?  Well, if you want to see what the Solar System looked like on the day you were born, or if you’d like to make sure that the world doesn’t [...]

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The Good Ol’ Days… They Actually WAS!

This is not only hilarious, but it makes me long for simpler, saner, safer times.

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This guy’s commute is worse than ANYTHING you’ll do all day!

I can’t even sit at my desk and watch this without getting uncomfortable. It’s amazing what some people will do to earn a paycheck.

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Over-ambitious machines suck

I was just polishing up a four-paragraph reply to a post that so desperately needed to be set straight, and I was getting the job done.  It was full of the typical wit, wordsmithing, and some other word starting with “w” that is the hallmark of my way with words. But now it is gone.  [...]

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Flighs?

A plane flighs? Really? Flighs? It just makes me want to sy. And while I’m at it, in all seriousness, does the Read More link in the caption to the right of the picture really add any value here? The Read More link takes up more space than the “more” that it’s hiding. Wigh is [...]

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And speaking of great intros, how about C’mon C’mon from Rescue Me?

Not sure why, but click Refresh to make the goodies appear.

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Ever heard the *entire* intro song from The Sopranos?

Could there have been a more perfect song for The Sopranos? Fuhgeddabotit!(I’m not sure why it doesn’t load the first time, but click Refresh to get the video and the lyrics to appear.)

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10/10/10 == 42!

Tomorrow has got to be a profoundly important day!  The date 10/10/10 only occurs once per century.  And not since 10/10/1010 has there been a date cooler than 10/10/2010.  Regrettably, they probably weren’t even impressed by it 1000 years ago. But even more significant, 101010 in binary is 42 in decimal.  And that, I’m sure [...]

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Discovery Of Gliese 581g Giving Science A Bad Name

Image via Wikipedia It used to be that science had some dignity and commanded some respect.  It was, after all, SCIENCE! But like everything else in this age, things seem to be unraveling in the world of science.  It is no longer sacrosanct. Earlier this year, we learned that environmental “scientists” were cooking the books [...]

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WordPress vulnerabilities when allowing subscribers

I recently was twiddling bits in the WordPress Admin console and noticed that people were not allowed to register for my blog.  Now, I’m not sure why anyone would choose to register, but I didn’t see any reason to stand in their way, if they felt the need.  So, I checked the box (or unchecked [...]

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