Archive - 2003

--- Ahem. It's been a good day. WE GOT THE BASTARD! AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO! If you're looking for bloggy goodness about his capture and if it means anything political, go to Instapundit and he'll point you in the right direction. It's all being said as I write this, go and check out what someone else has to say.have your cake and read more too!

--- Spiff, Spaceman Spiff, Wherefore art thou Spaceman Spiff? Sigh. And here I was hopeful that the return of Opus would drag a few other curmudgeonly cartoonists back from the doom and gloom of retirement. Alas, however, it does not seem to be the case. And at Opus' pace, well, I doubt Doonesbury will even get back up to par. I'm glad he found his mom, though.

--- Ok, so we're back online and here's the pics I promised. The Sister-in-Law and her family came over during the holidays and we did the usual gift exchange thing. It seems that the small children had some say in what their uncle and auntie received for Christmas and we had no problems with that. They did rather well, I think, and we're both delighted with our goodies. The husband has needed new slippers because he hates the ones I gave him a couple of years ago, his main complaint being that they slide too much and he has no toe strength to keep them in place.have your cake and read more too!

--- Where's the Poltergeist kid when you need her, eh? I'm baaaaaaaack --- So, Christmas was very uneventful. Very, very quiet, but it was nice. I got my alfredo shrimp. I also got shrimp cocktail on Christmas Day. And some cornish game hens stuffed with crab stuffing. As you might have been able to tell, we made the most of the goodies I brought back from Florida in October. And it was tasty.have your cake and read more too!

--- Heh. Government at work. Fascinating topic for conversation, eh? Well, on occasion, yes, it is. Like the Vatican, I have a love/hate relationship with the federal government. On an abstract level, I find it fascinating how they build, maintain and protect their little hives of delusional authority. Fascination aside, the thought that generally crosses my mind is, We signed up for this? And were eager to do so? What the hell were we thinking? On a concrete, day-to-day basis, however, I can generally find something about the government to bitch about.have your cake and read more too!

--- Hiya Kids. Sorry I missed yesterday. It's the husband's fault. I couldn't get on the internet because of a networking issue we seem to have when he accesses this one interface his client requires him to. Quite complicated in actuality, but the result isn't---BOOT! Ah well. I was working on a Matrix essay for you guys, but alas, didn't get it done. Needs editing---badly. Maybe I'll get it up here, maybe I won't. The suspense will make your life unbearable in the meantime. I just know it will.have your cake and read more too!

---Oh, just say no to mediocrity, eh? This is such bullshit. I simply cannot believe the absolute arrogance of the Nebraska AD. "We will not surrender the Big 12 Conference to Oklahoma and Texas." Umm, I hate to tell you this, Mr. Pederson, but Oklahoma and Texas had crappy teams for years.have your cake and read more too!

--- Rhetorical and random question for the day: Why is it that my MSN email service---the one that I pay for---only gives me 2megs of storage space on their server, but the Yahoo! email I have set up for this site gives me 4 megs---for free? Bill Gates really is one greedy SOB. --- Michele's off on a rant today. Check out the original link here that set her off. Kids will see the bloody truth behind their moms’ pretentious pelts.have your cake and read more too!