Saturday, December 29, 2007
12-28-07
Jim was all up in my face because I didn't know what a trivet was, yet he himself had never heard of the "not it" nose-touching game. Who is the bigger ignoramus, please?
12-27-07
"A girl would have to be very desperate to go out with you. No, I'm sorry -- extremely desperate."
-- Julie
-- Julie
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
12-18-07
Dave got me a new watch for Christmas! I've been carrying a watch in my pocket with a broken wristband for well over a year now.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
12-13-07
The Bagel
I stopped to pick up the bagel
rolling away in the wind,
annoyed with myself
for having dropped it
as if it were a portent.
Faster and faster it rolled,
with me running after it
bent low, gritting my teeth,
and I found myself doubled over
and rolling down the street
head over heels, one complete somersault
after another like a bagel
and strangely happy with myself.
-- David Ignatow
I stopped to pick up the bagel
rolling away in the wind,
annoyed with myself
for having dropped it
as if it were a portent.
Faster and faster it rolled,
with me running after it
bent low, gritting my teeth,
and I found myself doubled over
and rolling down the street
head over heels, one complete somersault
after another like a bagel
and strangely happy with myself.
-- David Ignatow
12-12-07
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented."
-- Stephen King
-- Stephen King
Monday, December 10, 2007
12-8-07
"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others."
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
Friday, December 07, 2007
12-7-07
"According to the Arab News newspaper, the 19-year-old woman was gang-raped 14 times in an attack in the eastern province a year-and-a-half ago.
Seven men from the majority Sunni community were found guilty of the rape and sentenced to prison terms ranging from just under a year to five years.
But the victim was also punished for violating Saudi Arabia's laws on segregation that forbid unrelated men and women from associating with each other. She was initially sentenced to 90 lashes for being in the car of a strange man.
On appeal, the Arab News reported that the punishment was not reduced but increased to 200 lashes and a six-month prison sentence."
Gotta love Saudi Arabia.
Seven men from the majority Sunni community were found guilty of the rape and sentenced to prison terms ranging from just under a year to five years.
But the victim was also punished for violating Saudi Arabia's laws on segregation that forbid unrelated men and women from associating with each other. She was initially sentenced to 90 lashes for being in the car of a strange man.
On appeal, the Arab News reported that the punishment was not reduced but increased to 200 lashes and a six-month prison sentence."
Gotta love Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
12-5-07
Why on Earth would anyone go through all the trouble of owning a real pet when you can just get a fake one for $40?
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
12-2-07
A majority, not a minority, of human beings are lactose intolerant. White people are the only exception, and they're the only people who make milk a regular part of their diet.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
12-1-07
"Homeless people can't be dangerous. If they were criminals, they wouldn't be homeless."
-- Will
-- Will
Saturday, December 01, 2007
11-30-07
Evel Knievel died today. We all know he was badass, but apparently he was also a major toolbag.