Argh, robbed! Nothing reminds you that you live in a city more than a good old-fashioned break-in. In this case, my wife’s car, which is now missing 1 window, 1 stereo, and 1 leather jacket. And all this 15 feet from our bedroom window, under a bright street lamp. Aggravating beyond belief, compounded by my…

I can’t get flu shots owing to an earlier illness. But boy can I get the flu. Fun for the whole family, too. CDC-Influenza

Amazing footage from an Ohio school bus… the kids on the bus go round and round

Thank you, Officer Tim. Floridian: Girl next door

I’m officially a geek. I burned about an hour surfing around on this site tonight. Notable Properties of Specific Numbers at MROB

File under WTF! So I’m cleaning out the pumpkin (see Oct. 13 entry) per the instructions… and half an hour later my thumb is looking kind of orange and is stiffening up. Somehow the pumpkin has bonded with my skin, even though I’ve washed my hands five times, including with Lava and a fingernail scrubber.…

My point is made! Dead on with one rating, off by a 1/3 grade on two, off by 2/3 of a grade on another. Entertainment Weekly, you are so freakin’ predictable that is pathetic. Enough with this experiment. Can I get the rest of my money back on my subscription or not? MOVIE: EW Estimate…

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Britney Lookalike

Who knew science could be a) so much fun and b) so much not like science!? 1st Place: “Life Doesn’t Come From Non-Life” Patricia Lewis (grade 8) did an experiment to see if life can evolve from non-life. Patricia placed all the non-living ingredients of life – carbon (a charcoal briquet), purified water, and assorted…

Is this getting boring? MOVIE: EW Estimate Runaway Jury: A- Veronica Guerin: B+ Pieces of April: B- Texas Chainsaw Massacre: C-

I got an email out of the blue about my old friend Matt Beer… someone was wondering where he was. Well, much to my horror, he died a week ago. This is all very surreal. Matt Beer: Journalist was feisty and clever

I’m really just putting this link here as a reminder to myself. But maybe you’ll be able to use it too. How to cook pumpkin

The bumper sticker: Black Sabbath The bumper: Volvo stationwagon

New refrigerator arrives, dusty old refrigerator gets hauled out… and lo and behold, there’s an unused water line right there, just begging for an ice maker. Argh, too late now. Maybe the next owners of the house will be smarter than me.

Okay this gave me a chuckle… Footage from the Roy Horn tiger attack.

Hey, how’d I do? Pretty good, though EW surprises us by recognizing the general lameness of Intolerable Cruelty. Shocker! MOVIE: EW Estimate / Actual Rating Kill Bill Vol 1: A / A- Intolerable Cruelty: A / C Good Boy!: C+ / B No review for House of the Dead.

That’s one small step for man. Yahoo! News – Intuit Apologizes to Customers Over TurboTax

You love it. Here it is, your weekly EW handicapping. I predict much butt smooching this week! MOVIE: EW Estimate Kill Bill Vol 1: A Intolerable Cruelty: A Good Boy!: C+ House of the Dead: C- (when they eventually review it)

Be sure to check out the video from last year’s championships. 2003 Rock Paper Scissors International Championships

Good news from the inquest into Adrian Lamo, who called to relay this information. According to a paragraph in a Washington Post column (buried about 3/4 of the way down the story), the FBI appears to be backing off (wisely) from pursuing reporters’ notes in the case. ‘A Justice Department official says the FBI agent…