four-fifths

Our world just might be a better place if someone like this suddenly disappeared forever:


original photo source: Houston Chronicle/Johnny Hanson photo
story source: pic of the day at Gawker.com

woo-hoo

Richard gives a good account of our zipline experience. It rawked:

zip-piddy-doo-da

What do you do when you celebrate your 12th wedding anniversary? Well, you go ziplining, of course!

Sparky and I are off to the White Mountains of New Hampshire tomorrow morning, where we shall see just how strong those cables are.

Assuming we survive and that all the shite has been scared out of us, we'll relax with a nice massage at a local spa.

up and running

40 minutes of outage. Well, I managed to read a chapter in my book. So that's nice.

lights out

Damn. Willy Wonka was just about to tell Charlie that he was giving him the chocolate factory when zappo, the electricity went out. Poor Charlie.

Sucks for me too, because now I'm relying on a crappy linksys wireless connection to surf the web. And I'll be lucky if my laptop battery has another hour, although by then, I'm going to bed anyway.

So what is this? Only seems to be a small area affected. Looks like Harvard St and Lee St have electricity, although Hancock St is out.

Frickin Nstar. Maybe they overdid it at Fenway tonight.

spring has sprung

Friday afternoon, long week. How much do I wish I were outside right now, rather than in my cube?

we interrupt this regularly scheduled program...

The NFL just released this season’s schedules, and the Cleveland Browns will have FIVE nationally televised games — the most ever for my beloved team.

I can barely sit still about this. Richard thinks I’m crazy for talking football four months before the season starts. And he’s right, I’m a bit over the top — I admit to setting an alarm reminder in Lotus Notes for 2pm today, which is when the schedules were posted.

But five games! Five chances to either be incredibly miserable or incredibly jubilant! Bring it!

they call me fruity

I’ve decided to be an apple:


You Are an Apple

You are strong, powerful, and even a bit stubborn at times. You have enough strength to help those around you in trouble.You are adventurous and charming. Many people are drawn to you. You love life, and you enjoy traveling the world. You enjoy fine food, art, and culture.People have accused you of being a snob, but that's not accurate. You do enjoy the best things in life. Unlike snobs, you truly appreciate quality... not just pretend to.


On my first go at this "what fruit are you" quiz, I came back as a banana:


You Are a Banana




You are mellow, easy going, and a total softie on the inside. People find it really easy to get along with you. You suit most tastes. And while you're very sweet, you're not boring or ordinary. You have an attraction to the exotic, and you could show up anywhere... doing almost anything! You are spirited, energetic, and a total kick to be around. You're also quite funny. Your sense of humor is on the goofy side, and it fits you well.

But the humor thing doesn’t fit me.

Apple came up on my second try. Of course, I did play around to see the various fruity possibilities. They’re all pretty similar, although I wouldn’t want to be a lemon.

first in flight

I, for one, praise the EU’s recent decision to allow the use of cell phones on flights over Europe. Let the Europeans dabble with the resulting air rage incidents first, before the FAA and our crack US air marshals get a chance to really screw it up.

that's handy

Heading westbound on the Pike, about a mile and a-half before the Weston tolls, there's a big dot-matrix sign overhead, encouraging drivers to sign up for a Fast Lane account.

The problem is that the sign says to sign up at the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Watertown at Exit 17, which you just passed a half-mile ago.