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As if Blackberry Thumb wasn’t bad enough, now we have Blackberry Nose.
Over the last few days I've noticed a curious phenomonon. Perhaps it's brand new, perhaps it's just made it past that filter that hangs out between my eyes and my brain. There seem to be a growing number of people who are on the old side of young, say in their mid forties, who are peering at their Blackberries from a distance of about 27 nanometers.
Continue reading...Why can’t we all be a little more gruntled?
22. July 2008
Gruntled. Now there's a word that you just don't see anymore – in fact, we may never have seen it. What? You don't know what Gruntled means? Let me use it in a sentence. Larry was so gruntled today, he didn't even haul off on anyone with an assault rifle. Gruntled. The opposite of disgruntled. Sometime back in our murky past we added the prefix 'dis' to the fine word gruntled and then gruntled ambled off to the word graveyard never to be seen again.
Continue reading...Robotech gets Lawrence Kasdan as screenwriter. Lawrence Kasdan soon to crush irrovocably my childhood fondness of Robotech.
16. June 2008
Hold the phone folks, Hollywood is soon to crush another of my fond childhood memories. It’s long been known (almost 2 months!) that Toby McGuire had purchased the rights to the movie. Just picturing Toby in a wild Rick Hunter wig with matching helmet, vaulting into a Speed Raceresque, video game like movie where all [...]
Continue reading...This is news? Really?
4. June 2008
I’m always looking for decent things to write about on AG and I do admit I’ve been in a slump. Nothing has grabbed my attention lately. Nothing is of interest (at least nothing I can try out because my graphic card SUCKS) and I’m broke and I live in the bowels of hell… and I’m a naysayer. I [...]
Continue reading...I can’t compete with technology
20. May 2008
I posted this on my blog/site and I just had to place it here because it’s priceless… and it’d make for a great Sony commercial: So I’ve started to work out, feeling good about myself- I’m happening. Okay then… so I’m sprawled out on my lounge chair on my porch as evening approaches. Fresh out of [...]
Continue reading...Gas Conservation Ideas
16. May 2008
Do gas prices have you down? Does the idea of taking public transportation and adding two hours to your work commute due to the frequents stops have you even more down? Here are a few ideas to help get you through this crisis and hopefully assist in keeping your sanity or pushing you into the mouth [...]
Continue reading...Achy Feet Heavy Heart- Awesome Trip
19. April 2008
I feel so depressed right now. Jonathon’s in bed, everyone went to Time Square (because Jonathon, although stated he’s not tired, looked like he was about to crash and I really didn’t want him out after nine in NYC) which has left me time to think and I’m wishing this could go on forever. I know [...]
Continue reading...Why do superhero creators hate their mothers?
12. April 2008
Out of the blue it hit me; I can’t think of one superhero who has a mother or was raised by a biological mother. I had this issue with Disney as well when i noticed that for the longest time the mother was always killed off. The exception I think is only Mulan and Lion [...]
Continue reading...The Incredible Hulk- I *try* to like you…
12. April 2008
Jonathon, my son, is a huge fan of the Hulk. I dunno- he’s huge, green, incoherent and has rage issues, I have a difficult time warming up to this character (the Hulk- not my son). I’m stuck with the memory of the television version that had a whiny morose man who’s new girlfriend passed away [...]
Continue reading...Listeners of ColdPlay Should Avoid Operating Heavy Machinery
7. April 2008
A band that assists in curing insomnia. Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but I’m not sure being polled as the top rock band to help you fall asleep is the best PR boost. I admit their music is soothing and enjoyable but I’m impressionable, I’m now afraid to listen to their album on the [...]
Continue reading...If you can read this, THEN BACK OFF!
7. April 2008
For the past week I’ve tried to use mental telepathy on oblivious drivers because gestures and a blaring horn didn’t seem to work. You know the drivers I’m talking about, the ones do not understand personal car boundaries. You look in your rearview mirror and can actually count the blemishes on their face while they’re [...]
Continue reading...Ms. Huff sued for smoking in her home, her dog sued for peeing. What litigious society?
7. April 2008
ABC is running a story about a woman who’s lived in the same apartment for 15 years being sued by a neighboring apartment for smoking. They neighbors moved in about 5 years ago. They allege that her smoke is escaping her apartment and floating about in the building’s common areas, causing, according to [...]
Continue reading...Be Careful Where You Swipe
4. April 2008
The following e-mail just arrived in my Outlook and I felt the need to share the warning. I’m certain Redbox isn’t the only target, and silly me for not being educated on blindly having my card swiped or swiping my card as a “convenience”.To Our Valued Customers:A few days ago redbox detected and removed an [...]
Continue reading...Photographic proof of aliens probing the Earth and the child genious who predicted this
1. April 2008
I came across this photograph that proves once and for all that life from other planets does exist and they are not friendly. A child from the Ozarks is being declared a genius because he drew a picture of the attack last summer at a day camp which has now gone from being placed on the [...]
Continue reading...Blast you DST- You ruin EVERYTHING!
9. March 2008
I must vent about Daylight Saving Time as unpopular as it might be. Strangely I didn’t realize this didn’t become law until later in 20th century here in America. A brain child of Ben Franklin, adopted by Germany and Austria in the early 1900’s, laughed out America after being implemented by most of Europe, we [...]
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25. July 2008
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