January 2001

I am frightened to announce that Scared Stiff, “a unique, new publication that presents the Halloween industry from the actor’s perspective,” has not been updated since early last year.

Cheers to Les R. Koodoo!
All profits will be used to “adopt” lesser kudu from the St. Louis Zoo …

The chocolate treatments attract the most attention, however. For $265, visitors can indulge in the three-hour Chocolate Escape — a Whipped Cocoa Bath, Cocoa Butter Scrub, Chocolate Fondue Wrap and a choice of massage or facial.

Here is my [much more interesting than yesterday's] horoscope for today:

All mysteries are yours to explore this week. Cancer feels alive with a sense of purpose and place. Your energy alone perks up those who may not have the faintest idea of what you’re saying.

Nintendo still apparently believed that “Pokemon” in Crackerjap’s meta tag was so harmful to its business that it had to threaten legal action. Why? Because for some reason, Nintendo thought that Crackerjap.com was a porn site.

Here is my [somewhat odd] horoscope for today:

Cancer is ready to withdraw into a rich private world. You’re intimidated by the abrupt and the unfamiliar. Just remember that those people who care will miss you in your absence.

It’s been many months since the first time I mentioned it, so I’ll toss it up for grabs once again. If anyone - anyone - out there has a copy of the Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 CD, please contact me! It’s an awesome CD with great music by incredible artists and I have not been able to find a copy anywhere. It’s been out of print for years and for some reason the Wilburys refuse to re-release it. I’d really, really rather not pay $40 for a used copy of the CD on eBay. If you have a burner and can make me a copy, I’ll gladly pay for s&h (and a blank CD, and even your time!) … or if you don’t have a CD burner - I do! You could send it to me and I’d make the copy and return it right away!

[Update: I finally got a copy from my dad.]

… and what fun would The Bloggies™ be without the Anti-Bloggies?

Here’s a nifty little article on the physics behind football tackles.

Man Saws Off Hand, Shoots Nails into Head
Bartron had shot several nails into his head with a pneumatic gun “because he could not stand the pain from the amputation.”

Castro Says He Hopes Bush “Not as Stupid as He Seems”
Castro said that “someone very strange, with very little promise, has taken charge of the leadership of the great empire that we have as a neighbor.”

Go! Now! Vote in the Fairvue Central First Annual Weblog Awards!

USDA OKs Smaller Cheese Holes
Under the old standards, most of the holes, or ‘eyes’, in Grade A Swiss had to be eleven-sixteenths to thirteen-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. The new standard, which takes effect Feb. 22, reduces the minimum size to three-eighths of an inch.

In a battle like that, I’ll root for beer every time. Keep up the good fight, Dan.

Pure comedy: An article on strip clubs in Tampa Bay at ESPN.com is titled Giants Told to Keep Their Noses Clean and is running under an ad for www.cokepartybowl.com.

There are more nude bars / strip clubs in Tampa Bay than in any other city I’ve ever been. No, I never visited any. Also, I strongly dislike Trent Dilfer.