A frog was in the toilet. I awoke this morning, crossed the hall to the backroom, flipped up the lid, and began to empty the bladder. I looked down into the toilet bowl, and what was that thing in there? Why, it appeared to be a frog! He was affixed to the side of theContinue reading “On Frogs”
On Sprite Bottles
Mad scientist mode. I wanted to scream aloud, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” as did Colin Clive in the original Frankenstein. Why? My grandmother loves to drink Sprite in the 20 ounce bottles. She doesn’t drink the whole bottle, though, pouring some into a glass tumbler, and then putting the remainder in the bottle in theContinue reading “On Sprite Bottles”
On All the Words in the English Langauge
Animaniacs! DVD! 2006! Well, it’s a tentative, anonymous rumor, which means it might not happen, but if that means we can see Yakko Warner sing all the words in the English language or sing of his love for Lake Titicaca, how can I argue with that? And the rumored Pinky & the Brain (and Larry!)Continue reading “On All the Words in the English Langauge”
On the 2005 World Series
A caveat–I admit to ho-hum feelings about this World Series. The two teams in contention are rivals of the Cubs, so I had a choice between rooting for one enemy or the other. Those were some incredible games. Game four was edge-of-your-seat, especially when the ninth inning came down the way it did. I don’tContinue reading “On the 2005 World Series”
On Age of Empires III: First Impressions
Nerd Heaven! Age of Empires III came out a few days ago. I picked mine up today. I splurged, bought the Collector’s Edition which comes in a really heavy box with all the bells and whistles–a lovely art book, special cases for the games, special artwork, an extra player’s guide, the game soundtrack, and didContinue reading “On Age of Empires III: First Impressions”
More on Civilization Anonymous
I mentioned CivAnon, an organization devoted to helping persons addicted to the computer game Civilization about a month ago. It’s a spoof organization, a really good marketing ploy, if you ask me. Poking around their website I found their public service announcement which features some of the funniest characters I’ve seen in a long time.Continue reading “More on Civilization Anonymous”
On Tonight's Boston Legal
As the final shot wiped to black I realized that Boston Legal won’t last forever. Indeed, I expect it to last perhaps no more than this season. But in that final shot, as William Shatner as Denny Crane and James Spader as Alan Shore walked down a street, smoking cigars and holding fishing poles, IContinue reading “On Tonight's Boston Legal”
On Doctor Who DVDs
Doctor Who. Season one. DVD. Sure, I’ll have to import it from Canada, but who cares? It’s new Doctor Who, on DVD, in NTSC region 1 format. 🙂 Woo-hoo!
On a Religion Quiz
Bill’s done it. Todd’s done it. Keith’s done it. Now I’m doing it, a quiz on religious beliefs floating around the ‘net. You fit in with:Atheism Your ideals mostly resemble those of an Atheist. You have very little faith and you are very focused on intellectual endeavors. You value objective proof over intuition or subjectiveContinue reading “On a Religion Quiz”
More on the White Sox
The Chicago White Sox have won their first pennant since 1959. I wrote two months ago, “I’ve been a Cubs fan for so long that thoughts of the other Chicago baseball team never cross my mind. The Cubs. The Bears. They provoke passion. The White Sox? Well, they had really cool uniforms in the mid-80s.”Continue reading “More on the White Sox”