Secret Weapon

Chuck Norris was here.

Mood: Amused
Music: Queen: "Hammer To Fall"

Roughing

It's been said that in the NFL good teams find a way to win, and bad teams find a way to lose. The Packers certainly didn't do much in last night's game to find themselves a way to win. There were a lot of questionable calls by the officials in last night's game, not the least of which was a roughing the passer call that was complete bullshit.

There are many sports writers out there who call the Packers a bad team because they seem to keep finding ways to loose. I'm a unwilling to use that word. I would call them young, perhaps mediocre, but not bad. As the rest of the season plays out, though, they have a chance to prove that they're not bad.

Mood: Frustrated
Music: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: "I Wanna Be Just Like You"

Vocabulary

Your Vocabulary Score: A

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person.

How's Your Vocabulary?

Mood: Pleased
Music: Alice Cooper: "Poison"

But Are They Chaste?

The news is a little old now, but whatever comes of this could have great influence on the future of the Roman Catholic church.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: The Steve Miller Band: "Jet Airliner"

City Mice

Now see, if you live in the country, you don't have to put up with this kind of shit.

Mood: Irritated
Music: Joe Walsh: "Rocky Mountain Way"

A Deaf Ear

The earbuds for my MP3 player finally died. I think there's a short somewhere in the wire for the left channel. It cuts in occasionally, but it's more out than in, making for a rather lopsided listening experience.

However, I guess I can't complain about cheap earbuds that came with the player. After all, they lasted over 18 months of some rather abusive use.

I've had my eye on some earbuds from Koss and Sony on Amazon. I shall have to order soon.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Jefferson Airplane: "Somebody To Love"

Venom

I know what I want for my birthday.

Mood: Excited
Music: The Beatles: "Here Comes the Sun"

Spoilers Ahead

Saturday night Maryanne and I watched Clerks. It was the 10th anniversary version, uncut, and was different from what I remember from seeing it previously (spoilers ahead - you've been warned!). It was mostly the same, though at the very end Dante is shot. I don't remember that happening before.

Maryanne was a little surprised by the movie. I don't know what she was expecting, but it must have been different than the actual movie. I think she kept looking for a plot. I guess there isn't really much of one, not in the strict sense of having rising action, a climax, and so forth.

While I'm speaking of action... they weren't especially pretty, but the Badgers and Packers both won this weekend. In fact the Badgers jumped up several spots in the polls, and the Packers are now tied for second place in the NFC north, albeit with a losing record. It made for a rather satisfying weekend after the snow that came Friday.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Queen: "Dead On Time"

Annoying

Here's a list of 248 ways to annoy people, in case you need any help.

It reminds me of some of those lists I'd get in my e-mail when I was in college.

Mood: Amused
Music: The Doors: "Hello, I Love You"

Barometer

We have had some gorgeous weather the past couple of days. Yesterday it reached almost 70, and today we hit 60. Tomorrow, though, we'll be lucky to reach 40 as rain turns to snow in the afternoon.

As they say in Wisconsin, if you don't like the weather, just wait for it to change.

I'm sure there's people out there wondering how I put up with it. Just think: in spring we could have a day of snow turning to rain, then highs in the sixties the following day.

I like having four distinct seasons, and part of me feels sorry for those that don't get that experience.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Dave Edmunds: "The Race Is On"

Off the Map

I like maps. They're fascinating things that come in a wide variety of styles, and some don't even depict real places. If you like maps, you might want to check this out.

Mood: Fascinated
Music: The Marshall Tucker Band: "Heard It In a Love Song"

Necessity?

Time magazine profiles the best inventions of 2006. Some may surprise you.

Mood: Intrigued
Music: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: "I Love Rock & Roll"

Oh, Baby, Baby

The Baby Animal Alphabet is an interesting compendium of (ugly ass) baby animals.

Mood: Amused
Music: Ten Years After: "Choo Choo Mama"

Does Not Compute

Long before the casualties in the computing wars left us with only two major platforms, there were a large number of companies looking for your computing money, using TV ads like these.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Led Zeppelin: "Heartbreaker"

Romance Is Dead

The London Review of Books is compiling a collection of unusual personal ads.

Mood: Amused
Music: The Beatles: "Searchin'"

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris doesn't read op/ed columns. He writes them.

Mood: Amused
Music: Peter Gabriel: "Solsbury Hill"

FIBs

You can't see the license plate, but I'd be willing to bet that the driver of the car depicted in this cartoon is from Illinois.

Mood: Amused
Music: Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "Let It Ride"