Saturday, January 29, 2005
Friday, January 28, 2005
Men Screw Up Romance:
How's my driving?
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Thursday, January 27, 2005
Fun-ion
From yesterday's Onion, my favorite feature, “What Do YOU Think?
Question: “After a delay caused by Congressional Democrats, Condoleezza Rice will be confirmed as Secretary of State this week. What do you think? ”
Answer 1: "Great. Now the public face of U.S. diplomacy is that of a pissed-off terrier."
Answer 2: "So she had to explain why she's the best candidate for the job? Big deal. I had to do that last week when I applied at Panda Express."
Answer 3: "I say, why not give Condi a shot as Secretary of State? It might help her self-esteem and encourage her to start taking an interest in her appearance."
Answer 4: "Ms. Rice should make an ideal Secretary of State. She's already proved to the U.S. that she can evade questions in front of a Congressional panel."
Answer 5: "Twenty years ago, I never would've believed that we'd have a black, female Secretary of State, much less one who was a conservative warmonger, too. We've come a long way."this entry's permalink
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Months Not Years
Estimate revised! The subway wheel that squeaks, gets oiled? I rarely soapbox here, but some more socialized and progressive societies don't have people out on the street in frigid weather - this wouldn't happen in Canada. or Sweden. Also, thanks to Mr Pataki and Mr Giuliani for skimping on the subway budget for a decade while passing a 100% cumulative fare increase to commuters... There, I've said my piece : - )
And now, here's something we hope you'll really like...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Five Years, Huh?
Somebody Pinch Me, Please! No C train and a 33% capacity A-train? We need to replace hundreds of 60-year old switches? Which were barbecued by freezing homeless people trying to build a fire in a control room? And now they must direct trains by hand signals? And we should walk instead if we can? As Richard M. Nixon used to say, "(Expletive Deleted)"this entry's permalink
Powder To The People
or, 'A Penny For Your Thaw' : - ) More Humor Below...
Happy Birthday, Erik! (pictured left in Kenya with Dr Dawa, maker of potent spirits drowned in honey)
Erik's birthday bash in Boston was beaten by the blizzard... (and avoid asinine alliteration :-) )
Click here for more of Erik
From this week’s Onion, my favorite feature, “What Do YOU Think?
Question: “Last week, a U.S. district judge ordered a Georgia school district to remove stickers reading, "Evolution is a theory, not a fact" from its textbooks. What do you think?” Answer 1: "The thing is, they're right. Evolution is nothing more than a well-supported, predictive, scientifically rigorous theory." Answer 2: "I hope they replaced the old stickers with new ones that read, 'Do not burn.'" Answer 3: "Good. Now could New York please take the sticker off my literature textbook that says Surrealism is just a school of thought often in conflict with Abstractism?"
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Monday, January 24, 2005
Me, Go Outside? Brrrrrr
Spent yesterday indoors. Alas, work awaits me, as does a "Preventing Sexual Harrassment" workshop at 8am. Brrrr
William Safire leaves the Times today, not to retire at 75, but to head a charity foundation. I enjoyed his quartet of farewell op-ed pieces, the best of which is "How To Read A Column."
This contains perhaps his best line: "And avoid all asinine alliteration"
Cartoon: 
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Sunday, January 23, 2005
Snow Place Like Home
My lazy powder white weekend continues.. Sunshine poured through my windows for a few hours but I chose not to venture forth. Perhaps I shall sally yonder to ye olde gymnasium before my dinner date...
Movies watched, to be reviewed this week, included "Spirited Away" and "Maria Full Of Grace." My Mom noticed today that I posted a page of early childhood pictures to my permanent site late last year - click here to enter the world of Little Aaron... Or just click on my little kid picture on the left side of my blog page, it'll take you there...
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