Monthly Archives: October 2006

Where was this John Kerry two years ago?

So if you've been paying attention to the news at all today, you've heard about the latest Bush-Kerry brouhaha.  Here's what started it all off: Kerry told a group of California students on Monday that those unable to navigate the … Continue reading

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Finding one’s voice

Wow, what an awesome story.  I was unaware of this, but apparently 1.5 years ago, Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, permanently lost his voice due to a condition called Spasmodic Dysphonia.  Ever the optimist, he tried … Continue reading

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Strongbad fans

Make-a Your Own-a Pumpkin! Nice!

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Getting bigger!

She’s just about 5 months along in this picture: She says that she can start to feel the baby moving around inside of her.  It’s pretty active.  Last night we were sitting on the couch watching TV.  She said it … Continue reading

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How would you like to be "that" person?

As in, "that living, breathing person who lost an election to a dead person"? ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A dead woman won re-election to a school board in rural Alaska after her opponent lost a coin flip meant to break an … Continue reading

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Cyanide and Happiness

This is one of the funniest and most twisted comic strips I have seen in a very long time: Cyanide and Happiness.  Here are some samples:

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On this day, back in the late 1940s…

My father was born. Happy birthday, Dad!

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Because Americans just aren’t fat enough

With the adult obesity rate in the U.S. hovering somewhere above 60%, this is exactly what we need: Fried Coke Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe … Continue reading

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More California Students Pass High School Exit Exam

Unfortunately, they only started administering the exam in recent years, far too late to benefit the writers at the Sacramento Bee. BTW, here’s the link to the article (with the corrected title, of course).

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Why isn’t that cat wearing a life jacket?

Tabby is going to be giving you the silent treatment for a little while. Originally posted here.  Resized to fit my blog.

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