Waiting for Gouda

I have finally trained myself so that anytime I see or hear the phrase “pink elephant”, I instantly picture nothing but a sepia-toned daguerreotype of Chester A. Arthur.
This way, the next time somebody is trying to make an idiotic point about the power of suggestion, I can tell them to stick it.
My next goal is [...]

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I’ve got problems with public restrooms.
I don’t think that’s so unreasonable. They are almost always unattractive, they often smell, and you never quite know what you’re going to find when you open the stall door. Plus, many times they are full of strangers with their naughty bits out.
They keep the bathroom in my [...]

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Halfway through the T’s, the Silly Music Project brought me a moment of unexpected joy earlier today, and oddly enough, it has nothing to do with music. Something popped up on the old iPod that I’d forgotten was on there.
It’s probably my favorite bit of non-music audio of all time. Better than Armstrong [...]

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I really enjoy taking online surveys, with all the clicking and radio buttons and checkboxes.  I especially like the ones that tell you on the screen exactly what percentage of the survey you’ve completed, with a little meter graphic.  “40% complete!” it will tell you, with what seems like a hint of desperation.  I imagine [...]

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Well, I finally succumbed to some very, very mild pressure got myself an account on one of those “social networking” sites.  MyHeadSpace, or something.
The idea, as far as I can ascertain, is that it’s a great place to to pretend to stay in touch with people that you intentionally don’t talk to anymore.  You can [...]

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We are all doomed, and of course it is Bill Gates’ fault.
The Big M is unveiling something called “Live Mesh”. You can read all about it, if you’re into that sort of thing. I’m sure that it’s got something to do with being more productive and data management, and you know… folders of [...]

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Pain don’t hurt.
But lack of holiday spirit does. I hope this helps brighten your season. If it doesn’t, we’ll come over to your home or roadhouse and start punching.

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So it’s been a few days since I checked in here, but as you can see, I’ve been very busy. Very busy.
One tagline for Guitar Hero III urges one to “Unleash Your Inner Rock God”, but after a thorough and intensive search of my innards, I’m all but certain that no such deity resides [...]

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Oh, by the way, I just wanted to mention that I am not, in fact, Italian. I can understand why someone who didn’t know me might get that impression from that lovely picture up there on the homepage. That photo, and all the various photos you might see on this site were taken [...]

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The house in which the Lovely Wife™ and I were renting an apartment was recently put up for sale. As we do not have the approximate half-million dollars that is the asking price, it doesn’t seem that we can continue to live there. It turns out that Illinois law doesn’t allow the [...]

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