Apr
29
Zonkey?
Please.
By the power vested in me by the International Commission for Renaming Animals with Lame Names (I am the founder, president, and only member), I hereby rechristen this animal with the following name:
The Striped Legged Fire Stallion!
Eh. Well, they can’t all be winners. But it’s still better than Zonkey.
Apr
28
Overlooked again.
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I must’ve been #51 on the list, just like last year and the year before. I know it’s just a list and it really doesn’t mean anything, but how in the hell does Seal make the list? If I knew acne scarring was beautiful, I wouldn’t have wasted all that money on Stridex, Clearasil, and [...]
Apr
27
Adventures in Home Appliance Repair
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Washing machines are hard to take apart for a reason. I know that now.
Backstory: My washing machine decided to stop agitating some time ago. I don’t know how long it’s been like that since I don’t stand around and watch it. I have better things to do, or at least I have better things I [...]
Apr
26
Washing machines are hard to take apart for a reason.
I’ll explain more later. Just trust me.
Apr
26
Happy TV Turnoff Week!
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I wonder why I never saw any commercials for this? Apparently TV Turnoff Week has been an annual occurrence for the past eleven years, but this is the first I have heard of it.
Perhaps they are too concerned about the irony of using television to promote a cause that advocates less television?
Apr
26
Global Warming My (Expletive Removed)
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May is less than a week away, the first day of spring was over a month ago, and we are a couple weeks into daylight savings time. Even the groundhog, who saw his shadow this year has emerged from his extra six weeks of slumber. By all accounts, it should be spring.
So imagine my surprise [...]
Apr
25
Bono has harsh words for Canada’s Prime Minister for his country’s lackluster follow through on foreign aid promises. During the radio interview with the CBC, Bono even went as far as to read the PM’s office phone number over the airwaves and encouraged Canucks from Saskatchewan to Obiwan to call the prime minister and express [...]
Apr
22
The Answers! Part 1
The Answers! Part 2
The Answers! Part 3
Here are the last 5 questions to complete my 20 questions.
From Dale Allen:
16. When you write something, do you use cursive, print, or scribble?
When I write I tend to write in block lettered print, which apparently means I have a fear of intimacy.
From TrekMedic251
17. [...]
Apr
22
Ask the Captain - The Answers! Part 3
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The Answers! Part 1
The Answers! Part 2
Here is my third installment of answers to your submitted questions.
From Buckley F. Williams:
11. If you were to be eaten by wolves, would you prefer them to be Gray Wolves or Mexican Wolves? Why?
As a show of my appreciation for diversity, both species of wolf would be allowed [...]
Apr
22
Ask the Captain - The Answers! Part 2
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The second installment of my 20 questions, the first batch of answers are here.
From Annie:
6. If you could bring back one TV show that was cancelled before its time, what would you bring back, and why?
While I think the show was right to leave when it did, I would really like to see the return [...]