Tax time approaches…
Tax Topics – Topic 357 Tax Information for Parents of Kidnapped Children
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"Most of us ended up with nightmares and stomachaches."
I probably will too, and I didn’t even get to eat it!
Arrrr, matey!
Can someone tell me how these little speedboats “capture” gigantic container ships? What do I not understand about the modern-day piracy industry?
"an obsession with boosting children’s self-esteem is encouraging a narcissistic generation"
Just like with dinner, it’s a fine line between being comfortable with oneself and being full of it.
"It’s cold out there," she says. "Isn’t it?"
Young Republican
…courtesy of my six-year-old daughter.
Chrisnull.com – Now with title tags!
I hear it’s what the hip kids are doing these days. Back in 2002 when I started this blog, they didn’t have title tags. BAH!
The solution to our economic ills…
testing testing… is blogger down?
Benny Hillifier
Ok, this is pretty much the best thing of all time.
How strong is a chimpanzee, really? – By John Hawks – Slate Magazine
How strong is a chimpanzee, really? – By John Hawks – Slate Magazine
Pretty strong. But not THAT strong.
The 10 Most Disgusting Foods in the World – GROSS!!!
This ought to help with the diet today.
Two Bullets Hitting Each Other in Mid-air – Jet Point
One good thing did come from the Crimean War. This:
Last night I was getting ready for bed and walked down to my office, dropped off some papers on my desk, and walked back upstairs… only to notice a splosh splosh splosh noise when I got to the wooden stairs. Why were my shoes wet? Oh no…
Oh yes. The 2nd floor toilet overflowed, flooding the room below… and it had been happening all evening whenever the washing machine drained the water from the basin. I don’t understand plumbing half as well as any other facet of home repair, so I don’t really grok why this is happening, but as we spent two hours troubleshooting, the reason became abruptly clear as the washing machine drained in the middle of our trying to clean up the mess. I’ve never seen quite a sight as a toilet rapidly rising and overflowing while I desperately tried to stop the mess with about 20 towels and three buckets (turns out the buckets are useless… the water adheres to the sides of the toilet, it doesn’t cascade over like a waterfall). It was like something out of a movie. A horror movie.
A real nightmare and certain to be an expensive one — we’re going to need at least a new ceiling and new carpet below. But first — and this post is a long way of asking for help on this — anyone have a great plumber in San Francisco?
Last night I was getting ready for bed and walked down to my office, dropped off some papers on my desk, and walked back upstairs… only to notice a splosh splosh splosh noise when I got to the wooden stairs. Why were my shoes wet? Oh no…
Oh yes. The 2nd floor toilet overflowed, flooding the room below… and it had been happening all evening whenever the washing machine drained the water from the basin. I don’t understand plumbing half as well as any other facet of home repair, so I don’t really grok why this is happening, but as we spent two hours troubleshooting, the reason became abruptly clear as the washing machine drained in the middle of our trying to clean up the mess. I’ve never seen quite a sight as a toilet rapidly rising and overflowing while I desperately tried to stop the mess with about 20 towels and three buckets (turns out the buckets are useless… the water adheres to the sides of the toilet, it doesn’t cascade over like a waterfall). It was like something out of a movie. A horror movie.
A real nightmare and certain to be an expensive one — we’re going to need at least a new ceiling and new carpet below. But first — and this post is a long way of asking for help on this — anyone have a great plumber in San Francisco?
Fail: Papa John’s Love (Pizza) Is A Lie
Man I want one of these kidney-shaped — errr, heart-shaped — pizzas.
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Eh, what can ya do?
(This is what happens when your kids are upstairs “playing quietly.”)
Life at Wal-Mart – Boing Boing
Fascinating stuff!
Life at Wal-Mart – Boing Boing
“If you haven’t heard of Adam Shepard, this illustrates my point. His remarkable book Scratch Beginnings, now being promoted through www.scratchbeginnings.com, describes how he went through an experience far more grueling than my brief flirtation with low-paying work. He placed himself in a homeless shelter with $25 in his pocket, found a job as a day laborer, then worked for a moving company, and after 10 months had a pickup truck, an apartment, and $2,500 in savings. His conclusion: People can still make it in the United States if they are willing to live carefully on a budget and work hard.”