'snot pretty

I wonder if anyone has ever done a study to determine how much snot is produced by the average human nose during the course of an average cold.

Seriously sick puppy

I've spent the better part of this weekend in bed with whatever it is that keeps knocking me for loops. To say I feel like crap would probably be the understatement of the year.

Anyway, I dragged my sorry bum out of bed to check email and listen to a little bit of music before I attempt to consume something in the hope it will stay where I put it and not revolt after consumption. In email, I got a list of puns. One of them was so utterly bad I just had to share it -

"Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis."

I also checked my referrer log and discovered to my great amazement that my August archive page is the number one result to a Yahoo! Search on "sailor moons boob job." I'm reasonably sure that I've never addressed that particular topic. I just think it's funny.

bete noire

from Dictionary.com/Word of the Day

bete noire \bet-NWAHR\, noun:
Something or someone particularly detested or avoided; a bugbear.

Bête noire is French for "black beast."

Under the weather

The Prodigal Son has been sick since Sunday and he doesn't seem to be improving. It started out just being flaky sinuses, turned into a cold, and now may be turning into an even worse cold. He's been home sick in bed all week and I've been allowed to drive myself to work. This is the most I've driven my car since I bought it.

However . . .

Now it's my turn to get sick. My sinuses have been flaky since Christmas when the hot one day cold the next weather nonsense started. This morning I woke up with the beginnings of a cold. I guess having the Prodigal Son home sick has made me susceptible to whatever it is he has. If it hits me as badly as it hit him, not only will I have a rotten weekend, but I will miss work next week and have to forgo my trip home to watch the Super Bowl with my dad. I was, and still am, looking forward to annoying my mother by watching football in the family room, which is her room, instead of the spare room, which is dad's room.

moiety

from Dictionary.com Word of the Day

moiety \MOY-uh-tee\, noun:
1. One of two equal parts; a half.
2. An indefinite part; a small portion or share.
3. One of two basic tribal subdivisions.

Moiety comes from Old French meitiet, from Late Latin medietas, from Latin medius, "middle."

B.C.

Over the shoulder boulder holder . . .

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Turin shroud 'older than thought'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Lunar probe's amazing new images

The surface of the moon looks rather like a paint job gone seriously wrong.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | US 'to raise TV indecency fines'

Damn straight! There's no reason to have nudity on TV when we can be exposed to it every time we look in a mirror after a bath and before we dress. And, by golly, why should children learn bad words from TV when they can pick them up on the playground instead?

Sci Fi Wire -- Catwoman Leads Razzie Noms

I haven't seen Catwoman yet so I can't comment on the appropriateness of the nomination. I've also not seen any of the other nominated 'genre' movies with the exception of The Chronicles of Riddick which I thought blew chunks. Looks like I missed a bunch of wonderfully bad stuff.

Wackiest warning: Toilet brush not to be used for hygiene - Jan. 6, 2005

Other top finishers this year include:

-- A scooter with the warning "This product moves when used."

-- A digital thermometer with the advice "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally."

-- An electric blender used for chopping and dicing that reminds users to "Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating."

-- And a three-inch bag of air used for packaging that read "Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device."

MSNBC - Asteroid named after Hitchhiker humorist

2001 DA42 becomes Douglasadams. I think he'd be amused.

B.C.

Dear Miss know-it-all . . .

Version traduite de la page ...

Wow! One of my pages was translated. Haven't a clue what it says as opposed to knowing what it's supposed to say.

OSCAR.com - 77th Annual Academy Awards - Nominees: Nominee List

FoxTrot by Bill Amend

Computers! What a pain!

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Planet Twinkie - Recipe Box

Twinkie Sushi? This just takes me one step closer to having seen / heard it all . . .

US stem cell research in jeopardy | The Register

Call me George and paint me blue!

I've settled the Prodigal Son's medical claim from the auto accident in November with the insurance company. For his injuries - which consisted of bruises and strained muscles - they are paying $2000. I've already told the Prodigal Son and he's thrilled. All but $200 is going to pay off various bills and the $200 is going to be mad money since it's been a while since either of us have had any of that.

I also mailed off the Prodigal Son's income tax form this morning. Since he only worked for a few weeks last year, he's going to get all $163 he paid in taxes back. I've started work on mine, but I still don't have all the paperwork I need to file. Based on what I have so far, I will have enough of a refund that I can made a small dent in another debt.

Things are looking better this year. I'm surely glad I ate those blackeyed peas for New Year's.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | US 'terminates' Iranian website

Iran was last week cited as a "centre of tyranny" by the new US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and labelled the world's chief potential trouble-spot by Vice-President Dick Cheney.

If the morons running our government start another war they cannot finish never mind win, I am moving to Canada or to Germany or to some small unpopulated island somewhere. Are these idiots trying to start a nuclear war? Are they hell bent on bringing about Armageddon?

God, if you're talking to them, STOP!