Posts from 2000
weather in Los Angeles and Florida
<understatement>One of the little differences between California and Florida is the weather.</understatement> Today we are under a “Severe Wind” warning. What the heck does that mean? In Florida we were always under “Thunderstorm” warnings or “Tornado” warnings” or “Torrential Freakin’ Downpour” warnings. I don’t really know what to do to prepare for “Severe Wind”. I
Soup and Personality
A University of Illinois professor found a correlation between soup and personality … I love Cambpell’s Chunky Beef and Vegetables and New England Clam Chowder. I wonder what that says about me. link lifted from Follow Me Here
Me and Julio
Well I’m on my way / I don’t know where I’m goin’I’m on my way / I’m takin’ my time but I don’t know where
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Today I made a daring attempt to rob Peter to pay Paul. Unfortunately for me, Peter’s alarm system was much more robust than I had expected. Paul is going to be angry with me. Peter is a jerk. [Note: In today’s episode, the part of Peter was played by American Express and the part of
Underwear
About 200 years ago I used to work at a place called InterLink Paging in Gainesville, FL with a woman named Anita. I worked there for years. During the holiday season, Anita would always talk to me about a song called Walking ‘Round in Women’s Underwear sung to the tune of Walking in a Winter
Present
A few days ago I received my first Christmas present of the year! It came from an unlikely source, and it is certainly appreciated. It’s a book called Prisoner’s Dilemma by William Poundstone. The book is about game theory and its relevance to nuclear proliferation and the Cold War and it is excellent. I’ve read
Cool Clothes
Clothes for guys
Mobster Name
My Mobster Name is Rollo The Mook. I don’t get it. [link lifted from weblog wannabe]
Nerd Wide Web Bizarre Site
It’s always a surprise when a family member sends me eMail. If there’s a link in the eMail it’s an even bigger surprise. If there’s a link to a web site that’s actually worth a visit, it gets blogged. Check out the Nerd Wide Web Bizarre Site of the Week! link from Dad