On a happier note…sort of.

The lady who did the subway announcements for London got canned for comments about how “horrid” the subway was.

Here’s the link from Reuters with the story. There is also a link to her website with some funny announcements.

TubeLady

Changes

The little dog had to be put down yesterday.  She had three seizures just that morning.  Then she had one on the way to the vets.  I hate this.  Once again, I’ve had to do the dirty deed myself.

This morning, the kid finally shows up.  Just long enough to take his dog, a carrier and various toys and cushions.  This leaves poor Q alone with no other dog and she’s real upset.  I’ve tried to make her feel better but she and Chico have been together for a LONG time.  It’s like the cops came and took your hubby or wife away.

I don’t know what else to say.  I just hope that Jr. comes through with a home for QTip.

Am I alone here? This whole thing sucks!

I get the feeling today that no one, and I mean no one, gives a shit what happens here.

The old girl’s up north living the life of reilly, the kid’s somewhere…who knows where.  He was supposed to be here.

The rest of the family is in massive turmoil right now because of one of my nieces divorcing her hubby…long story, won’t get into it here.

Tried to get some stuff packed up in the basement and, sure enough, the little dog has a seizure.  shit.  So, I’ve had to play nursemaid to her.

Crunch Time

From now until Friday, it’s crunch time for moving. There is so much crap and so little time.

Wierd laws

From the Arcamax website:

Montana Dumb Laws

- It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.

- It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

- Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.

- In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

- It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.

- Excelsior Springs: Balls may not be thrown within the city limits.

- Helena: No item may be thrown across a street.

- Helena: A woman can’t dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.

- Salisbury: Pop bottles are not to be thrown on the ground.

- Whitehall: It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

Happy thanksgiving to all.

Moving is a PITA

Okay, I’ll be moving the next couple weeks so there will be a posting gap here.

Rooted on my alma mater in the IHSA football playoffs but they came up short in the semifinals.  Quite the upset as they were ranked #1 the entire time.

The Long and the Short of it

The Guiness Book of World Records has certified the tallest and shortest dogs in the world.

Here’s the video:

Tallest and Shortest

5 Best SciFi Movies?

From Chris Pirillo’s “Windows Fanatics” email newsletter:

Chris said:

Bwana, SC_Thor, SWAT, Wirelesspacket and I had an excellent conversation via Ventrilo the other night, discussing different Sci-Fi movies… what is good, and what is not. It was impossible for us to come up with a concrete “Top 5″ list. There are just too many good ones to pick from! Here is our list of videos that we all agree are excellent:

• The Last StarFighter
• Time Bandits
• Star Wars
• Equilibrium
• Blade Runner
• The Fifth Element
• The Matrix
• Labyrinth
• War of the Worlds
• Tron
• The Navigator
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• The Explorer
• Operation Takedown

What are your favorites, and why? Can YOU actually narrow it down to only five favorites?

There is a video that goes along with this.

Can you think of your 5 favirote sci-fi movies?

My picks would be, out of the ones above:

• The Last StarFighter
• Star Wars
• The Matrix
• War of the Worlds
• Tron

These aren’t necessarily in my preference order. What are YOUR faves?

Happy Birthday, Marines!

November 10 is the birthday of the US Marine Corps.

Call ‘em “jarheads”, “devil dogs”, whatever. There is only ONE name for them — MARINES

Semper Fi.

Happy 232nd
Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

Another legend passes on

Jim Stagg, one of the legends from the mighty ‘CFL back in the day, passed away on November 6th.

the Museum of Broadcast Communications has a tribute to him on their website.

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