Archive for January, 2008

Phoning This One In

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

     ‘ll write a real entry in the morning — for now, I’d just like to toss a few plugs out there for you folks. It’s probably too late to hit you up for your Christmas money, but if you have a few spare bucks and are looking for something fun to buy, check this junk [...]

Wednesday Riddles: There Can Be Only One.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

     ”riddle is a statement or question having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundrums, which are questions relying for their effects on [...]

So . . . It’s January, Right?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

     he reason I ask is that it was nearly 60° and raining all day. Overnight, it had warmed up to a nearly record-breaking degree, was warm and raining all day, and by 9pm at work, we were getting word from various friends of the restaurant, as well as on our TVs, that there were severe [...]

Tall Tale Tuesday: Carnival of Souls

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

     hile the rest of us have been sitting on our asses doing a whole lot of not much for various reasons, Squatch has been carrying the show with an extremely interesting story over at the Carnival. Picking up from here, Squatch has added Part II and Part III. This story shows a lot of promise, [...]

Punday Night

Monday, January 7th, 2008

     t’s currently about 60 degrees out, and pouring rain. That’s Michigan for you.
     Meanwhile, Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon:
     Five Iranian boats made aggressive maneuvers and showed hostile intent towards three U.S. Navy ships at the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in the Gulf, the Pentagon said on Monday.
     The [...]

News: Nonexistent, Amusing, and Bad

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

     o, um, what’s going on with that whole Iraq thing, hmmm? I ask, because it doesn’t seem to be in the news, anymore. There’s never any mention of what’s going on in Afganistan, and now, apparently, there’s never any mention of what might be going on in Iraq.
     For example, under “world news” at Google News, [...]

Linktastic

Friday, January 4th, 2008

     ssassination Weakens Musharraf Regime:
     Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder casts doubt on Washington’s ability to secure a viable long-term “war on terror” ally in Pakistan. She was seen by the U.S. administration as a means of bolstering the country’s stability by lending a democratic veneer to the regime of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. Yet [...]

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

     ell, it’s 2008, and once again, the world did not end at the stroke of midnight last night. I even watched my comp flip over the year and time, and no Armageddon. Right on.
     I celebrated the new year by cranking out about four grand in words last night on my little story idea, and I [...]