May 2000

I posted the search engine statistics for my Hemingway page. It drives me nuts when people double the letter m in the middle of his name. Something I can’t understand is why people search on the word “Hemingway” on what is very clearly an Ernest Hemingway web site. The search must return every single page at the site! I also had to laugh when I saw that someone had searched for the garpes of wrath three times … Garpes! Maybe they would have found something if they had searched for the Garpes … OF DOOM!!!!

Firda forgot Reason #11 - She is loved and respected by everyone in Bloggerville.

Yesterday was faboo. The only thing about it that was no fun was that eventually it ended. I was up at 0830, goofed on the computer for a while, went shopping with Sylvia, played on the computer some more, went to the AoS, played in the pool for a few hours, and *then* we started to really have fun. Chris and I walked to Todd’s place to steal his grill, then drove here to get Sylvia. We got to the AoS just as the keg was arriving. There was corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, steaks, chicken … I spent most of the early party inside watching one of the best baseball games I’ve ever seen and devouring about 3 pounds of cow, but everyone else was at the pool (which is right next to Chris’ place). After the Red Sox beat the Yankees Chris and I did some laundry-jumping to celebrate (leaping from the roof of the laundry building into the pool), tossed Chuck and Andy into the pool several times, and pretty much partied like we had nothing to do the next day well into the 4 o’clock hour.
Footnotes:
- there was no Coke in the machine at the pool so Sylvia had to settle for white russians instead of colorado bulldogs
- Andy was not wearing ‘being tossed into the pool’ clothes
- Paul and Bart are good people to have your back if there’s trouble possibly brewing (nothing happened)
- Chris makes a mean steak and chicken marinade
- Craig, Todd, Chuck, and Chris are huge Family Feud fans
- four years of medical school do not do much for your tolerance
- it was great to know that Jenny, mom, Uncle Dic, Jorge, and Mike were all watching the game
- Bart knows as many “walks into a bar” jokes as I do
- I have great friends, both in meatspace and cyberspace

harrumph! has easily the best Bond Girl Name so far.

There was a message from Bhrett on the machine just now. She called to let us know that she is 1000 miles into her trip from Gainesville, FL to Oakland, CA. Here is an amazing fact: If you drive 1000 miles out of Gainesville, FL you will be in Gainesville, TX! I doubt she has ‘net access on her trip, but everyone says hi and good luck, Bhrett!
Sylvia and I went to The Sport Shoe and Ross just now. I got a pair of Nike Air Kunini running shoes and a shweet pair of Airwalks. Sylvia got a pair of Avia cross-trainers. Now you can always imagine what my feet look like when I’m running. Oh, and I also got a new Buccaneers hat. It’s cool. It’s red. Go Bucs!

It’s only taken me a day short of forever, but I finally got started on an about page. Like me, at any given moment it sucks, but it gets better every day.

Did you hear about the cannibal who was expelled from school?

He was buttering up his teacher.

(file under Things That Are Really Odd)
Nice Rack: the chicks with antlers page.

I just returned from the Apartment of Sin … the Avalanche lost to the Stars. I’m sure Billy and Jess are thrilled. Heather was there, which was cool; even though (surprise) Andy doinked on us.
There are three new empty slots on the MetaCamPage so let me know if there’s a cam out there you’re dying to spy. There’s also 2094 bonus Dave Points to anyone who has an idea on how to make the page load faster. I’ve thought about several different ways to reformat the thing, but I don’t want to lose the Brady Bunch atmosphere …

Sylvia and I went to Itchetuknee Springs today. I’m not sure if that’s how you spell it. I’ll check the brochure later. We both got fricaseed in the blazing Florida sun. It was a very slow, leisurely 3 1/2 hour inner-tube ride down the perpetually 72-degrees-F Itchetuknee River. Afterwards we went to Karen’s Sandwiche Shoppe and ate chicken tenders and french fries. We had fun.

I hear that left is the new right. Oh, and almost-white is the new black. Awake is the new asleep. New jokes are also the new knock-knock jokes. Shutting up is the new posting.

My eyes started to fuzz over after reading too many white-on-black blogs. I flipped the colors here so it should be easier on your eyes. No, I didn’t do it as a weak ploy to get more eMail. Tell me what you think!

The Animaniacs Mega Lyrics File is an amazing compilation of all the words to all the songs from all the episodes from all the seasons of the wittiest cartoon (besides the Simpsons of course) ever produced.

If you’re looking for the photo of all the grandkids, it’s right here! That’s a photo of all of the Gagne Family grandchildren, taken in the summer of 99 at the First Great Gagne / Carlin Family Reunion in Acton, Maine. Oldest to youngest: me, Jenny, Michael, Michelle, Greg & Laura (twins!), Ashley, and Brian.