Litigators

Fount this at Popehat:

If you know what you're doing, you bring in the litigators before you start running your mouth. The litigator is there to tell you, in the most supportive and affirming way possible, to shut the fuck up.

That is all.

Lost and Found...

...done right:

Woof!

From rare.us

Not About The Nail

Story over at The Coalition about an Afghani man who had a pencil lodged "...from his sinus to his pharynx..."

Which, of course, immediately brought this to mind:

U.S. Knowledge Test

My cousin sent me a link to the Independence Day Quiz this morning.  This is what he sent along with the link:

Below is a link to a 30-question test to see how well
you know US Law. Give it a shot, and see how well you do!
Supposedly 96 % of all High School Seniors FAILED this test
AND if that's not bad enough, 50% of all individuals over 50 did too! Take the test and be surprised at what you don't know.

I didn't see that on the quiz' web page.  It only says that 24 out of 30 is considered passing.

(I got 29 out of 30.  Booya!!)

For the Children...

This was in my inbox this AM, from my cousin:

Sooo…. We should outlaw pressure cookers?

…license anyone who buys a pressure cooker?

Whaddya think?  Some idiot somewhere is asking these questions….

 In reply,  I reminded him that he forgot about ball bearings and nails.  Upon further reflection, I realized that there is only one way to stop the use of nails as shrapnel for home-made bombs.

Nails especially must have individual serial numbers, and each one must be recorded and signed for individually at the time of purchase.

After a Federal background check and a 6-month waiting period, of course.

It's for the chirren...

What I've Been Doing Lately

...for the "extra" denero.

 

 

EducationPortal.com

The classes are all free.  Take as many as you want, whenever you want.

I'm currently writing the section on "Introduction to Programming".

If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it!

Public Service Announcement

I gather there's a football game tomorrow?

Yesterday, it turned out, was a great day to graze my way through Sam's.  They were busy pimping munchies and big TVs.

Didn't have to make lunch when I got home!

Caught on Tape...

I particularly like the guy who tackles the robber.  Did something like that, once.

I was working in the note department at the local bank, when I heard, from the teller area, some guy shout "Put the money in the bag!!"  I looked up, and saw a guy take off out the door next to our area.  Being young, stupid and immortal, I hit the alarm and took off after him.

About a block later, I came around a corner, and there he was.  My first thought was "Oh great.  Now what?!"  I think I yelled at him to stop.  Just about that time, the LEOs rolled up and apprehended him.

When I got back to the bank, I was thanked, and told never to do that again.

Biting the Hand that Feeds Him...

...go Wiley!!

Trains in Space

A one-man, one-kid, one train space program!



Via Sippican Cottage at the BSBFB!

International Book Week

Joan of Argghh! was reminded by Mme. Scherzo that it's International Book Week.  So, what you do is:

The rules: grab the closest book to you, turn to page 52, post the 5th sentence as your text post. Don’t mention the title.

"lpd itself lasts as long as your Linux network is running, but it spawns duplicates of itself - one to handle each print job."

No,...

...corporate beyotch!!

Thank you, Mme Sherzo!!

Pop Quiz...

...over at the Christian Science Monitor!


I got a "C: (76%) - my metric physics units foo is non-existent.  When I studied physics in high school, we used real units of measurement, like foot-pounds, feet/second and such, like God intended!!

Damnit.

Audience participation...

More from the dating site.  This one is "The most private thing I'm willing to admit".

Mine is "I once buried a man for the price of a haircut".

Discuss and comment, please.

Big bada-boom!!

I was revisiting my dating profile, and came across this question.  You get to choose from a list of answers, then explain further.

In a certain light, wouldn't nuclear war be exciting?

 No, it wouldn't. 

In the late 80s, I worked at the missile factory that was directly across the street from the Naval Weapons Station. (They would neither confirm nor deny that they had nuclear warheads there.  But we were betting "Yes".)  I figured that, if the Russians pushed the button down, I'd call my daughter to say good-bye, then drive into the office, set my lawn chair out front, and have a scotch-rocks or two whilst watching the incoming.

I figured that being a few hundred yards from two major bull's eyes would pretty much insure that I'd be incinerated in a flash.  Radiation sickness is not something I want to do, if I can avoid it.

Seriously.

Sad news...

Daphne at Jaded Haven has decided to call it quits.  She has marked her blog as "private", making it unavailable.  At first, I though she might have decided to filter her readers, so I sent a request to be admitted.

Here's the e-mail thread:

 (I've cleaned up the e-mail addys, and chopped it up a bit, just so you can read it top-to-bottom, like normal.)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: the blog
From: Daphne
Date: Sun, June 24, 2012 7:57 am
To: leelu

Hi Leelu,

I'm shutting down the blog, it's in a temporary state of limbo until I can transfer some of the stories for safekeeping.

So, please don't be offended that I haven't returned your request for admittance, nobody is getting in, the curtain is coming down.

I want to thank you for spending time at the Haven and wish you well.

Best to you,
Daphne

On Jun 24, 2012, at 11:08 AM, leelu wrote:
No offense taken.  Are you OK??

Subject: the blog
From: Daphne
Date: Sun, June 24, 2012 12:54 pm
To: leelu

I'm fine, just feel like the blog has become a pointless waste of time.

I disagree

Who knew?

Story over at PJ Media about eight priests who survived the Hiroshima blast in 1945.

They were, of course, Jesuits.

E-mail to a friend...

I write my friend in Ca from time to  time, and then realize it could be a post, so...

I'm sorry to hear about you losses.  Sadly, we are the age where that becomes more frequent.  It's weird being the 'elders' at family gatherings now.  I'm glad to hear that your parents are still with you.  Why is your mom in hospice?  And, how is your dad?  Tell them I said "Hello", please.

I'm doing OK.  Met a nice lady on line... we've gotten together a few times in the last month - 1/2 and enjoyed it.  Just hangin' together, but it's been fun.  No rush to take anywhere in particular, which is nice.  I finally found a decent MD, and I'm back on NSAIDs for arthritis in my hands, so I haven't been hurting so much since the first of the year.

Working at two schools as an adjunct, looking for more class hours, or, better yet, a full time gig w/ bennies.  The new doc wants me on Lipitor, but I can't afford it right now, what with the head and hand meds.  He does have me on low-dose aspirin, and I'm generally in good shape.

Arrgh!  Sound like an old guy, talking about all this health shit.

Going to make a business proposal to my lady friend - she has been very successful in sales, and I'm going to ask her if she would try to sell me as a consultant to local small businesses.  I'll go back to being a computer geek whore, and she can be my pimp.  I got a call out of the blue Friday... someone in the DC area code wanted to know if I'd like to be a UG drafter for him.  Going to call back Monday.

Well, that's about it.  Did I send you the link to Eric Raymond's political manifesto?  If not, it's on the blog.  You guys ought to take a look at it.

Say "Hello" to your lovely wife for me!

Cheers!