Category: Just Plain Silly

The Ultimate Oneupmanship

We had our traditional weekly fajita dinner with friends last night, and I was looking forward to the prospect of sharing my acquisition of a new gizmo, something I was sure would induce envy on their part. Most of our home lighting is in the form of inset flood lights. None of them are accessible… Continue reading The Ultimate Oneupmanship

Fake BP Ad

Have you seen the following graphic that’s making the email forwarding rounds? This is being put forth as a BP ad “from the late 90’s.” It is, of course, a fake, cooked up by those rascally rapscallions over at Despair.com (who make some pretty hilarious stuff, generally speaking). I’m pretty sure that Despair.com didn’t try… Continue reading Fake BP Ad

Lindsay’s Slippery Slope

I’m sure that you’ve heard that Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade and its advertising firm for using the name “Lindsay” in one of their wildly popular TV commercials. The “actress” wants $100 million for “pain and suffering” because – her lawyer claims – she’s a “one-name celeb like Oprah or Madonna” and the TV ad… Continue reading Lindsay’s Slippery Slope

Slow News Day?

I have a subscription to the online version of the Wall Street Journal and I subscribe to an email list that sends three news updates each day: morning, noon, and – wait for it – evening. Those updates usually lead off with breaking stories about events of widespread interest – you know, disasters like earthquakes… Continue reading Slow News Day?

Caged Weed

If you think tumbleweeds are mild-mannered critters with no agenda, you’ve got another think coming. You cannot begin to imagine the epic struggle it took to corral this one. (Word to the wise: never get between a lone tumbleweed and its herd.) Of course, the difficult decision is now what to do with this one.… Continue reading Caged Weed

Proof of Microsoft’s Success

Update: I’m been taken to task for unfairly maligning Windows 7, the final version of which is far superior to the beta version depicted below. In the final version, Hitler’s mustache also jiggles. Via xkcd:

Pizza Math (or “They told me geometry would someday be useful”)

We enjoyed a DiGiorno pizza last night, a Thin Crust Supreme supplemented with extra mozzarella and pepperoni, if you must know. And while it was quite tasty and a completely acceptable and less expensive alternative to a restaurant offering, it was also square. There were some logistical issues of fitting it on a round serving… Continue reading Pizza Math (or “They told me geometry would someday be useful”)