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Phone died officially yesterday.. I need to pick up a midterm cheapie until my uber-phone comes in.

Doctor visit today, and we'll see how that goes.

I'm tired of hack comics relying on one-trick humor. Fat guys telling *only* fat jokes, Black guys telling *only* black jokes, Lesbians telling *only* lesbian jokes. Come back when you've got an assortment. Just because you can make fun of your personal diametric is no reason not to expand out a bit. Maybe add a little storytelling? It's getting so that I can flip past a stand-up and tell you any of the jokes a person might say, just by a glance. I think that for the most part there's some sort of heirachy too, in the event of "combo packs". I suspect sexuality dominates ethnicity, and ethnicity trumps overweight content (unless the comic in question is overwhelmingly obese). I wonder how big a business comedy clubs is anymore?

Mother's back from Sweden, going to the Bahamas this weekend... and moving into her new condo right after she returns. I'm guessing she's not hurting for funds too badly.

Neat! I got a friendly hello from one of my spawn in the vampire game, mixedresults. (Between Hessite & 8th, and Horror & 9th)

Tree types

I think I'll underline the accurates, and bold the ones I find especially inaccurate.

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a year ago - booboo foot, left behind books, where's george, Newtcam was on

two years ago - 2 Years in the Forbidden city, timorous, choleric, evil news, spider poll, nuclear war, folks delete, Something Wicked This Way Comes, nekkid poll, love note writing

three years ago - April takes her time moving out.

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Ok, we're making progress. I’ve got a prescription for a foot brace to build up some strength there, and a MRI.

Let's hope Workman's Comp stays Johnny on the spot. I'd like that to be scheduled swiftly. I'll start pestering them on Monday.

I've picked up my new cheapskate phone, and it seems to do the job well enough. it'll make for a good spare when the new one arrives.

Had a nice day today, though there's a tiny headache seed in my noggin... hopefully it'll pass before taking bloom.

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Groceries!

Restocked Freezer!

Grocery fun facts -

• Publix's Top Selling Snack - Pringles Original, 7oz.


• On average, there are eight peas in a pod.


• Olive oil is made only from green olives.


• The cashew is part of a fruit called a "cashew apple" that grows in tropical regions. After harvesting, the cashew apple keeps for only 24 hours before the soft fruit deteriorates. The cashew apple is not commercially important since it spoils quickly, but local people love the fruit. To harvest the nut, the ripe apple is allowed to fall to the ground where natives easily gather it. The apple and nut are separated.


• On the average, each American consumes 117 pounds of potatoes, 116 pounds of beef, 100 pounds of fresh vegetable, 80 pounds of fresh fruit, and 286 eggs per year.


• On the Italian Riviera in Viareggio, there is a culinary tradition that a good soup must always contain one stone from the sea. This stems from the days when an Italian fisherman's catch was scooped up in nets; fish and stones frequently ended up together in the same cooking pot.

Hmm.. The bakery didn't finish the key lime pie for delivery. Ah well... such is life. I'll get some next time.

Hotty-hot day today, clear skies. I hope that'll make fireworks that much nicer for the throngs of beachgoers tomorrow... though if recent history is any indicator, it'll rain.

Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can't be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers. ( Read more... )