It takes a few seconds for them to get rolling:
July 17, 2008
May 14, 2008
May 12, 2008
May 9, 2008
Great tits cope well with warming
Smile-inducing headline from the BBC for its story on how one of Britain’s birds has adapted to climate changes over the past 50 years.
“It’s great to hear that the great tit is able to keep pace with the rapid rate of climate change, but then it’s probably in the best place to do that,” observed RSPB spokesman Grahame Madge.
May 8, 2008
My Current Favorite Song
“No Children” by The Mountain Goats from the album Tallahassee. Listening to this over and over on my Metro commute this week. You really have to hear his delivery of the lyrics to do them justice:
I hope that our few remaining friends
give up on trying to save us.
I hope we come up with a fail-safe plot
to piss off the dumb few that forgave us.
I hope the fences we mended fall down beneath their own weight.
And I hope we hang on past the last exit;
I hope it’s already too late.
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here
someday burns down;
and I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away,
and I never come back to this town again.
give up on trying to save us.
I hope we come up with a fail-safe plot
to piss off the dumb few that forgave us.
I hope the fences we mended fall down beneath their own weight.
And I hope we hang on past the last exit;
I hope it’s already too late.
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here
someday burns down;
and I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away,
and I never come back to this town again.
In my life,
I hope I lie,
and tell everyone you were a good wife.
And I hope you die.
I hope we both die.
I hope I lie,
and tell everyone you were a good wife.
And I hope you die.
I hope we both die.
I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow;
I hope it bleeds all day long.
Our friends say it’s darkest before the sun rises,
we’re pretty sure they’re all wrong.
I hope it stays dark forever.
I hope the worst isn’t over.
I hope you blink before I do.
I hope I never get sober.
And I hope when you think of me years down the line,
you can’t find one good thing to say.
And I’d hope that if I’d found the strength to walk out,
you’d stay the hell out of my way.
I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me,
hand in unloveable hand.
and I hope you die.
I hope we both die.
April 22, 2008
Get Down With Bob
Some lighthearted campaigning by South Carolina Representative Bob Inglis.
April 18, 2008
More lazy blogging…
One more, and then I’ll return to blog posts that I actually write myself.
Your Slogan Should Be |
 So Easy nigelmoose Can Do It. |
April 17, 2008
Ya think?
An email from my dad. I would think this might be a hint, if not for the vast quantities of interesting and funny email forwards that I receive from him each day.
April 14, 2008
What Book Are You?
You’re Catch-22!
by Joseph Heller
Incredibly witty and funny, you have a taste for irony in all that you see. It seems that life has put you in perpetually untenable situations, and your sense of humor is all that gets you through them. These experiences have also made you an ardent pacifist, though you present your message with tongue sewn into cheek. You could coin a phrase that replaces the word “paradox” for millions of people.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
HT: smariek
Well, I certainly wouldn’t call myself an “ardent pacifist.” Not sure about the rest of it, though I do love me some irony!
April 10, 2008
Office drama
This sign appeared on the door of the office refrigerator yesterday:
Aside from the spelling and calendar errors, my favorite part is the use of BOLD, ALL CAPS, UNDERLINE, WITH MULTIPLE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!
