Entries from October 2006

October 26, 2006

The King of Meats?

According to some guy on a Quiznos commercial, Prime Rib is “the King of All Meats”.
If that is so, that begs the question, what is considered the Queen of All Meats?

October 26, 2006

What’s the matter, Deer?

The local newswire has been calving stories about dangerous and odd human – deer interactions over the past few months here in Oregon. Have they finally had enough of us? Are they tired of being hunted and fawned over?
Case #1: Doe is Me:http://www.katu.com/news/outdoors/3576702.html
Case #2: Trunk Buck:http://www.koin.com/Global/story.asp?s=5490103
Case #3: Deer Mistakes Boy for Salt Lick :
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2599099&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Case #4: [...]

October 25, 2006

You down wit SBD? Yah, you know me..

The time has come.
Actually, it came a few years back. Gone are the days when I could gobble 2 chicken patty sandwiches, laden with mayo and not gain a pound.
I remember fondly the carefree days when I could consume a whole Domino’s medium pizza by myself in one sitting, and remain svelt.
As the years slip [...]

October 18, 2006

TV Bloggin’

9:14pm: Lost is on now. It does look like a fine TV show, and it certainly has its devout viewers. Some psycho old guy is tromping through the jungle tossing knives at a fat guy with a plaid canteen.9:21pm: Mary asks “Is there a tiger on the island?” as the fat guy, the old [...]

October 12, 2006

An Olympic Anniversary

Mary and my 2nd wedding anniversary was on October 10, and to celebrate we spent last weekend up at Lake Quinault on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. While our accommodations were loud and disappointing, we had fun exploring the lake’s environs. We only had time for a short visit, as it is a good 3 [...]

October 3, 2006

Workspaces of the World: Technical Writer

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October 3, 2006

That Audrey Hepburn Gap Commercial

Am I the only one who finds this Audrey Hepburn “Back in Black” Gap ad somewhat disturbing? Nothing against Audrey Hepburn, but AC/DC is to Audrey Hepburn as a rave party is to my 70 year old mother.

October 1, 2006

A Brush with Royalty

Normally, lunch at Red Lobster simply entails consumption of cheese biscuits and seafood, but today Mary and I had an unexpected experience; a brush with national fame.
While I was devastating the ocean’s shrimp population by consuming my second plate of fried shrimp (thanks to Red Lobster’s ‘Never-ending Shrimp promo’) an attractive blonde walked by with [...]