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Mrs. T and I drove up to Luckenbach today for my Sunday evening beer. They were holding a fundraiser for some wounded troops returning from Iraq. Seems we pulled up in time, just as we got there Gary P. Nunn was taking the stage. He showed up unannounced (apparently he emailed the organizers at the last minute wanting to be a part of the event.) Sure was great to see him in such an intimate venue... and the beer was good too.
Here's an old copy of The Claws Pause, the student paper for Hanau American High School. I tried to upload it to my class's newsgroup, but for some reason it's not working. So I'm posting it here...enjoy.
(I've had to divide the paper up into 3 different files because my computer kept crashing while trying to scan everything into a single file, sorry for the inconvenience.)
It appears that my old friend, Guy, has finally lost his mind. While perusing J-Go's site, I ran across this series of comments:
Guy-- Have you ever noticed that the Picasa logo is exactly the same as Stericycle's?
John-- I don't understand a word you just said.
Guy-- I meant to say, "Have you ever noticed that the Picasa logo [displayed under the picture in your post] is the same as SYLLOGISTICS'?"
Now...from what I understand, this 
is the Picasa logo that Guy is referring to. But if I remember correctly, this 
is the Stericycle logo. The two are clearly not exactly the same as Guy initially purports. Thus John was rightly confused. An agitated Guy then says he meant to say "SYLLOGISTICS'." By the location of his apostrophe and ommission of a word, he could not have meant Syllogistic System's logo, which is this 
. At least that one has some spiral action to it, but it's monotone and is in no way identical to Picasa's.
So what is Guy talking about? Here's my theory...I believe Guy originally meant this 
, the logo of White Rose Environmental (a company acquired by Stericycle last year.) When John failed to understand, Guy subsequently lost his mind. Although still not exactly the same, White Rose Environmental's logo is more similar to Picasa's logo than anything else I can imagine. What say you?
Haven't done a quiz in a while, so here goes....
the Idiot Savant
(43% dark, 56% spontaneous, 44% vulgar)
your humor style:
VULGAR | SPONTANEOUS | LIGHT
You like things silly, immediate, and, above all, outrageous. Ixne on the subtle word play, more testicles on fire, please. People like you are the most likely to RECEIVE internet forwards--and also the most likely to save them in a special folder entitled 'HOLY SHIT'.
Because it's so easily appreciated, and often a little physical, your sense of humor never ceases to amuse your friends. But most realize that there's a sly intelligence and a knowing wink to your tastes. Your sense of humor could be called 'anti-pretentious'--but ironically, that definitely indicates you're smarter than most.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Johnny Knoxville - Jimmy Kimmel |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid |
Pulled this quiz off of McPan's site. Turns out she's my opposite....she must think New Yorker comics are funny.
For a hearty laugh head over to the Octopus Dropkick...we're talking hours of fun. It features many great Japanese television commercials. After I saw this one with Brad Pitt, I was hooked.
If you had no language but had to decribe yourself to someone in pictures without actually showing a picture of yourself, how would you do it? Using Google images, this is what I came up with:
Pulled this idea from The B&B Man
Not sure if Mrs. T and I can handle another week with both of our mothers visiting at the same time. Whose idea was this anyway? Good news is, we're traveling a lot and taking quite a few pictures, so I should have some fun shots to share in the near future. I just pray my sanity holds up.
Mrs. T's mom flew in from Japan, and as always I'm curious of first impressions others have of Texas when they arrive...her's, shear amazement of the variety of TV dinners available in my grocer's freezer. I must say, my compatriots do me proud.
One of the benefits of working from home is that I can listen to music at my desk. I just started listening to Yahoo!'s free Launchcast radio. It's pretty nifty because you can build your own station by rating artists, songs and albums. So far I've made 850+ ratings, so it's beginning to get the feel for my taste. Although occasionally it'll throw out a dud that I'll quickly attach a "Never play again" rank to and skip. So if you've got a few minutes and are curious to what the Bawdy Cloister sounds like check out my station here. (Note: You'll need to log in with a Yahoo ID...)
There's company coming to the Cloister...not just one, but two mothers. Mrs. T's mom arrives this evening and my mom will get here this weekend. The next couple of weeks are bound to be eventful, so stay tuned...
Pulled from comments:
Anyone else revolted by the new mini-series, "Rome"? Portraying Octavius as if he were some daytime soap star has my bile boiling!!!
Reminds me of those 1950s WWII movies where the German General Staff all spoke with plummy Oxbridge accents....DISGUSTING!!!!
Pax... Denver Jackson
I have to agree. Anyone who's anyone knows that Octavius had bad teeth and his body was covered in spots (with birthmarks aplenty about his chest and belly.)
Just look at him: 
How on earth did the pretty boy from Booze Cruise, Ben Whishaw, land this role?
Pretty boy, Ben Whishaw
I swear, I haven't been this frustrated with a casting decision since Jessica Simpson won the role of Daisy Duke.
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