Category Archives: Meanderings

Really. Not funny anymore

I’m sure that when the name “Insinkerator” was first brought out, people thought it was just the coolest name ever for a garbage disposal. Not so funny after seeing it in your sink day after day after day after day. … Continue reading

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Sleep is unfair

You know, it’s bad enough that I’ve been having lousy dreams and nightmares. I think it’s really, really unfair that I had a dream where I was actually speaking French to a Frenchwoman, and she had the nerve to insult … Continue reading

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Happy Friday

That’s about all I can say today. I appear to be a bit blocked in the posting regions, which is better than being blocked in other regions. Talk amongst yourselves, about anything you want. But under no circumstances should anyone, … Continue reading

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Random reggae music thought

Why, exactly, do we have to pass the duchy from the left-hand side?

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A wistful look back

You know what I miss? I miss the unserious posts. Not just the cat posts, but the posts with pictures of wasps on my tap, or how much Coke2 sucked, or the ant wars, or a host of other posts … Continue reading

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Oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere

Oldest – Mikve Israel in Curacao In the Caribbean, Curacao is home to the oldest synagogue – Mikve Israel – in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere; it was founded in 1651. Second oldest (?) (Though not in continuous use) … Continue reading

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Slip out the back Jack

Here are a couple that Paul Simon didn’t think of.April Wormly threatened to blow up the plane her (soon to be ex-)boyfriend was boarding. A woman who called in a bomb threat to an airport in an attempt to break … Continue reading

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Adult entertainment

The original episodes of Sesame Street have been issued on DVD. But our children better not watch them. It wouldn’t be right. Just don’t bring the children. According to an earnest warning on Volumes 1 and 2, “Sesame Street: Old … Continue reading

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Random random thought post

It occurs to me that I haven’t done this in ages. Now I have.

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Random Hulk thought

I was thinking. Today is a good day for a blogwar. Gee, I hope one of my old playmates decides to do something stupid.

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Random spam thought

When you are not quite awake, and watching the spam run through your mailbox before your brain gets into full gear, you see a spam header running through your email that says this: Your koan approval What is the sound … Continue reading

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Random solstice thought

So, was today the longest day, or is it tomorrow? I get so confused. Either way, y’know, it eventually gets dark out.

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Random Jeep fact

It turns out that when I have the right motivation—such as a thunderstorm bearing down on me—I can put the windows back in my Jeep in about five minutes. Hey, I’m impressed.

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What if

That’s Entertainment III is on PBS tonight. And I was thinking: What if Judy Garland had survived, and what if Judy Garland had sung Sondheim? Now that’s perfection. Just imagine her singing “I’m Still Here.” They just don’t make ’em … Continue reading

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Random smoke alarm thought

Cats do not like it when you change the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Well, actually, they really wouldn’t mind it if I didn’t also test each one after inserting the new battery. WHOOSH. Update: Turns out this was … Continue reading

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