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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Let me tell you about the triple homicide I did not commit this morning
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
I arrive at the post office a few minutes after it opened. Two customers were in line in front of me; five or six lined up behind me fairly quickly. And we all stood around for considerably longer than was strictly necessary. The couple already at the counter, transacting their business with the ONE postal [...]
Things to see
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
First. A tortoise, a hare, a tea bag, a key, a clock and a flag on a house in a tree. From above. And a view of this evening’s sunset, which did not suck:
It’s snowing
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
We’ll only get about 4 inches of snow (they say) but that doesn’t concern me. It’s the prospect of some serious icing that makes me nervous. Arlington’s infrastructure is overall pretty sound, but my street is one of those concentrated weak spots so if there is ice, there will be power outages and one of [...]
Enhancing my brand: Teef
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Look, I don’t know you the rest of you people treat your dentures, but in the mountains we do not just set them out on the table. We use that bib pocket on our overalls of course. Also, if Uncle Snuffy is chomping on cake, then, uh, whose teeth are those on the table?
Truth
Monday, January 26th, 2009
“Because, quite frankly, the vast majority of people on this planet would be far happier if, for the remainder of his presidency, Obama only makes public appearances encased within a gigantic iron-and-concrete ball, addressing crowds via a Wi-Fi link to a nearby tannoy.” [via]