just act like you know what you are doing
Often people ask me about the patch on the shoulder of my jacket. It is a squirrel on fire and it is in reference to a story of about a squirrel and a rookie cop and … well, you should just listen to the story yourself on the This American Life website. The story about the cop and the squirrel starts about 19m : 50s into episode 115, “First Day”.
Filed under: Funny, Real LifeMembership has its privileges.
Filed under: audio, music, Real LifeA few words about Dolley Madison in honor of the release of her Presidential Spouse coin by the US Mint.
99 showed me this site with adverts from all over the world. Sport Factory Outlet has a few zingers as does a publication in the Ukraine called Novynar.
Sport Factory Outlet: Books | Ads of the World: Creative Advertising Archive & Community
So that’s your Friday distraction for this week, enjoy.
Filed under: Real Life, The InternetWow, this is … scary? interesting? the way it’s just gonna be for now? I don’t know what to say, except, I can only find two other days in my lifetime that Gold has closed over $800 per troy ounce. Friday, January 18, 1980 ($835) and the next trading day, Monday, January 21 ($860).
Some of you out there might be wonderin’ how I get my kicks so fly. I’ll let you in on a l’il secret. It’s the laces. And, because it’s Friday, payday, and I’m feellin’ a l’il extra special generous I’m gonna show you how I do it. I learnt it all here:
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/
Filed under: Funny, Real Life, The InternetFirst I have to say that I hate scary movies. I love the Cinema Arts
theater, but I’m not going to this event. Those of you who like to crap
on yourself in a darkened theater because some mannequin is squirting
ketchup might like to spend this weekend (Oct 12-14) at …
THE SPOOKY
MOVIE
FILM FESTIVAL!
If you do, enjoy. If you don’t, enjoy.
Filed under: Movies, Real LifeSo, if the Get Your War On comic is one way of telling the story of the war, a way of understanding what is happening, here’s another: Baghdad Burning. A blog written by a young woman who lives in Baghdad. She has recently escaped with her family to become a refugee, but her story continues.
God, make it stop. God! Make it stop!
Filed under: Real Life
If that’s not self-explanatory enough, think of this: On a scale of 1 to 121 with 1 being most peaceful, Canada ranks 8th and USA comes in at a scalding 96th. Go figure. Oh yeah, Iraq is 121st.
Filed under: Politics, Real Life
