September 2009
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Dan’s Helpful Computer Tips
With the imminent threat of pandemic flu, it is important to take precautions at home and at work to ensure you stay healthy (especially if you have no insurance and mistrust the government). What does this have to do with computers? Recent environmental surveys show that computer keyboards are one of the most disgusting things you can touch, right after the telephone and that plastic lunch...
April 2009
2 posts
Visiting the Easter Bat
It has become a yearly tradition (at least this year) to round up the neighborhood kids and take them to visit the Easter Bat. At sunset, we hiked deep into the woods and gathered outside the dark cave to wait for the flying mammal’s arrival. In the darkness, the children mused about what the Easter Bat might bring. Some children suggested eggs and candy, but I reminded them only a fucking...
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Walking With Dinosaurs in Alabama
The family and I went to Birmingham, Alabama, to watch “Walking with Dinosaurs.” I believe two kids were killed at a previous show, so we anticipated an exciting night. Everybody wore old clothes because I expected dinosaur smell would get on everything. The show was ok, but I kind of expected more. There were a few surprises however: -I didn’t expect the Brachiosaurus to take a huge...
March 2009
1 post
How About a Little Scrumpy, Mate
A few months ago, I watched a PBS travel show where the host was making his way through England. He stopped at a place in Western England and sampled a popular drink called scrumpy* cider. Here’s a list of other names you could call scrumpy cider and it would still sound as delectable:
stumpy
scruffy
sluicey
scratty
scumpy
scrotty
numblers
dingo juice (Australian version)
*Scrumpy...