i’m starting to get used to this…
Starbucks… I order drink I pay for drink you provide drink Somehow that step #3 keeps getting screwed up. So I got an upsized drink and a free drink coupon. How silly of me to order the advertised special off...
Monthly Archive: July 2005
times are still good
I’m still workin on the highs and lows of the beach vacation post, but since returning things are getting back to normal, but Jenifer and I are both eking out as much of the “beach feel” as we can. As...
simply tolerated
Gay pride sticker sparks controversy at pizzeria [The Michigan Daily] Shirvell, a University alumnus and former president of Students for Life, said the sticker is offensive because it endorses homosexuality instead of simply tolerating it. “I find the rainbow flag...
peas in a pod
I find something VERY disturbing about this image… and it doesn’t even have Condi in it. Then again, it almost looks like they’re about to clasp hands and go skipping through the garden.
RIP: “Scotty”
CNN.com – James Doohan, ‘Star Trek’s’ Scotty, dead – Jul 20, 2005 LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series and motion pictures who responded to...
The Bethany Diaries
This entry has sat for nearly two years without being published as I intended to flesh out the details in brackets, but as it’s sat so long, I’m just posting it. I remember things, but I just don’t feel like...
yay, another extension…
House Extends Highway Legislation Again A two-year struggle to come up with a new federal highway spending bill was extended for two days Tuesday as an agreement continued to elude House and Senate negotiators. Hurrah, really. I certainly wouldn’t want...
Florida man convicted of murdering 3-year-old “gay” son
Via the Advocate AP News Feed: Florida man convicted of murdering 3-year-old “gay” son* Thanks to Norman for bringing this to my attention. I thought I was angry after the previous post about un-gay’ing someone. This just saddens me more...
the grind, minus Eric Nies
Oh yeah, I’m back home and in the office, by the by. Not that it wasn’t easy to figure out as the frequency of posting about stupid crap is once again back to normal. I have stories from the beach...
7 highly effective stereotypes
From DC Bachelor comes The 7 Types of Starbucks Baristas. I was just commenting to a co-worker that I felt like I was in Bizarro world at the beach where there’s a Candy Kitchen on every corner and you have...