Alien Insomniac on Life after WWIII

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Med Fest Day 2

I was late tonight to Med Fest. It seems I need a new battery in my truck. I'll look into that today. One of the grilling areas had some smoke rising up from it. I really don't like the idea of boring antiseptic, smokeless barbecueing. You need a little smoke to carry the flavor around. I did the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 15, 2005

Med Fest Day 1

I know it's not a very attractive hat. But ladies, you should go out with me anyway, 'cuz like Will Smith in MIB, I make this look good. My church, St.Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church, holds the Mediterranean Festival every year about this time. As far as I can tell the only time it has been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 14, 2005

Optical Illusion

This is without question- the best optical illusion I've ever seen...If you stare at the image for about least 10 seconds, you should see a giraffe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

A spelling note

When discussing the following punctuation mark in text: * Please only refer to it as an asterisk. The word is not, I repeat, NOT Astrisk Asterik Asterick Astrick Astrict Astricked Or anything else. I get so tired of seeing it spelled every way but the correct way in writing from supposed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 9, 2005

¡Yo soy un Berlinero!

We need to come up with another solution, people! I don't have a problem dealing with US Customs when I come back into the country. I don't have a problem with U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints or being asked if I am a U.S. Citizen. However, I do not want to live in a fenced-in or walled-in United... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 8, 2005

Goldilocks and the Three Prayers

Presented with comments below: Dear John, As you know, We've been working real hard in our town to get prayer back in our schools. Finally, the school board approved a plan of teacher-led prayer with the children participating at their own option. Children not wishing to participate were to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 7, 2005

Order Problem

This is a based on a number of situations. I have had to deal with in the past. It's partly inspired by this post on Blurbomat. I've never walked out on the spot for being condesecnded to or becoming fed up with office politics, but I have quit without notice after a series of events has piled up. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Shakespeare: a Man of Our Time

The evil that men do lives after them --Mark Antony, Julius Caesar Act III, Scene II Hurt. Specifically unanswered hurt. The things that needed saying, but for whatever reason weren't. The blow someone needed and deserved to feel which you spared them. Now they've gone. They're no longer there, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 3, 2005

Misspellings

Whenever I am giving information over the phone I always enunciate my name. It seems that if I don't, invariably, the person on the other end of the line will get it wrong. Does anyone else have this difficulty? Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 2, 2005

NecroComicon: A Curious Celebrity Guest List

OJ Simpson is appearing this weekend at NecroComicon, a horror film enthusiasts convention. Among the celebrities include cast members from the recent movie Janitor, Return of the Living Dead, The Devil's Rejects, Dawn of the Dead, Children of the Corn, House of 1,000 Corpses, and so forth. Also... Sign in to see full entry.

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