http://chucksphere.com/chuckese Thoughts -> Words -> Attempted Speech -> Chuck-ese Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:47:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yellow-1 has apparently suspended operations until the 15th of September. I do not know when this went into effect. A rather out of place note on the bottom of the screen claims no connection between Yellow 1 and Neurocam, which anyone who has read the Black Report will know is false. Yellow-1.  ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/09/01/neuro-news-of-a-sort/ Ubik by Phillip K. Dick The whole half-life/cold-pac setup was very Matrix-y.  Jory is a fairly accurate analog to Agent Smith, especially when he first reveals himself to Joe Chip (who makes a terrible Neo).The end of the book, where Runciter finds a Joe Chip quarter, left the reader ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/09/01/books-ive-read-lately/ It was awful. It was unexpected. It came out of a bottle of Parrot Bay. It was*...The Monster in the Bottle Bin! I was sorting bottles one day, clear in one bin, colored in another. In my collating, I sighted up a clear glass bottle, probably of Parrot Bay, that looked ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/08/17/the-monster-in-the-bottle-bin/ Bernie Mac Isaac Hayes Running Tally Straight Dope Message Board Celebrity Death Pool This shit is getting morbid. I feel like I should be creating a "death" category. And I'm being ironic in the last half of the title. http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/08/17/bernie-mac-and-chef-die-obama-last-celebrity-on-earth/ I was able to quickly fix the numbering glitch in my May Day Mystery notes that I mentioned here through a judicious deletion of an entry that wasn't a page ad (2-February-1988). I also fixed the error in the numbering system in the Recent Developments section where some packages/letters had ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/08/04/clerical-work/ I have decided to undertake a serious project. I will expand upon my senior project, writing a book that will delve into the May Day Mystery and bring the enigma to the general public. It will touch not only upon aspects of the Mystery but also upon those who took ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/08/01/a-book/ So, I was at my grandmother's house today, and she was watching Fox "News." The headline they showed on the bottom-middle of the screen read: THE COST OF FREEDOM LA Plans to Ban New Fast Food Chains: Threat to Free Society? I was speechless. This is a threat to a free society? Not ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/07/27/fox-news-is-retarded/ ...how before Obama's trip to the middle east, everyone on the Democratic side said that it was a terrible idea, but now now the general consensus seems to be that it worked out pretty well? The moral of this story: Not only are political predictions nearly meaningless, but most people don't ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/07/27/isnt-it-odd/ Through sheer force of awesomeness, I provided universal healthcare, capped greenhouse gas levels, made No Child Left Behind work, and still managed to reduce the Federal Debt by 70%. This was all through the application of a few "tough love" taxes (like a $1/gal tax on gas) as well as ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/07/23/budget-hero/ Everytime you go to the grocery store, you take with you your empty bottles and cans to recycle. You're recycling and you feel good about yourself (or you just really need your deposit back). Then you go, merrily on your way, completely absolved of any responsibility for your waste. What ... http://chucksphere.com/chuckese/2008/07/16/bottles/