(AkA, Reddit: Annotated)
7 Clever Google Tricks: Usefull. (Some annotation, huh?)
10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration: 1, 8, and 9 don’t work for me, but the rest is golden advice. Especially #6.
Man prosecuted for having his own presecription drugs: Granted, it probably wasn’t wise for that man to have had that much vicodin at one time, especially while in the possesion of the pot. However, I’m fairly sure the State of Florida has more crime to worry about than a small vicodin-smuggling ring.
An Abandoned Village in Italy: This is neat, but I can’t seem to find any information about it. I’d be willing to guess that the village was emptied as a result of the Second World War.
A Cartoon: It’s funny because it’s true.
Forum Safety Tips: Foruntately, I hang around in highbrow forums where that sort of stuff doesn’t happen.
Wierd Google Earth Shots: Bloody Mary! I can’t even parallel park!
Book Quotes:
“‘Dean, does [George H.W. ] Bush know about the transcript yet?’
‘Yes.’
‘Well, what did he do?’
‘He broke out into assholes and shit himself to death.’”
- The Final Days, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, p 407
New Word for the Day:
I went to see Michael Moore’s “Sicko” the other day, and discovered that there exists a condition called Brain Attack, a pre-existing condition that renders you incapable of being insured. In my quest to determine what Brain Attack actually was, I determined that it is a fancy name for a stroke.
Web Design:
I am in the process of updating much of The Chucksphere and such, as well as stealing some old content from my own blog to put here.
Misc.
I was at the barber shop this morning, and I noticed a little kid, getting his hair cut, pretty much in tears. It turns out, he hates getting the back of his neck shaved as much as I did then.
Also:
Something Stupid, a work in this style.
As I am unable to find employment anywhere in my area, I still “work” at the local Red Cross chapter. Well, today I noticed a very pretty new girl working there (as opposed to the very pretty girl who I had longed for previously).We worked in seperate rooms making phone calls, so we didn’t talk at all.
Whilst washing the dishes, I happened to spill a bit of water all over the front of my pants. Being slightly awkward about this, when New Girl came out into the front room to wait for her mother to pick her up (weird…but I’m sure she’s at least in High School…must be…) I went on making phone calls as if she weren’t there. This act was made even more dickish by the fact that I kind of got the feeling that she was waiting for me to say something.
P.S. This is Part 3 because one of the articles I have in queue was conceptualized before this, but I felt like writing this first because it happened today.
P.P.S. I almost lept ship to Blogger today, but realized it wasn’t worth it only slightly after creating a now-empty account. At least this lets me use paragraphs like an adult.
P.P.P.S. Edited to add: This doesn’t show paragraphs. Dammit.
I found this Lenny Bruce quote from The God Delusion pretty amusing (amusing enough to mark, anyway): “‘If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around thier necks instead of crosses.’”
The British also aparently have a word that means “stealing apples.” It is “scrumping.” Also courtesty of Richard Dawkins and The God Delusion.
From The Final Days, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein: “‘The greatest tribute to a man would be that if he died someone could come into his office the next day and pick up where he left off.”‘ This quote by John Doar, head of the House judiciary comittee’s invistigation into Watergate expounds upon organization, and was given as a rebuke to a subordinate.
However, this quote could be useful advice as given to the President of the Untied States. An President should not be so secretive that even his own Vice-President wouldn’t know how to pick up the pieces should tragedy strike. That’s something I’ll keep in mind 18-odd years from now.