Snuggie Update

I just saw another commercial for these cult robes. It's been over 100 degrees for weeks now with little to no rain - is this really the time to tell me I can "save on heating?" I got hot just watching the commercial. Why can't they sell something that keeps you cool while making you look ridiculous in the process?

Lord of the Rings as D & D

This is pretty funny and also pokes some good-humored fun at D & D and Lord of the Rings. Reading this, how did any of us ever get girlfriends or wives? (Oh wait, I mean how did SOME of us ever get girlfriends or wives - the rest of us have dutifully been living up to expectations).

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/29/lord-of-the-rings-co.html
courtesy of Mel

News

I've got different sections set up in Google Desktop, separated by topics. One of those sections is news - it has local news, national news, and the Onion. I need to remove the Onion from that section because after reading some of the headlines there I'll glance at the local news section and think something is funny until I realize that it's actually real - then it's sad.

Choo Choo hot

When my brother and I went to Chicago last year, I convinced him that we needed to go by train. I argued that we should do that at least once in our lifetime, and that the City of New Orleans was an historic train and needed to be experienced (and then I played the song for him over and over until he relented after i promised not to play the song again). The ride up was OK (although he had to sleep in the top bunk). The ride back was hellacious. It was a 22-23 hour ride. Without AC. In August. With no windows that could be opened. At around 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, one of the more elderly passengers in our car put it quite succintly: "Choo choo hot!" Choo choo hot indeed, fellow traveler, choo choo hot.

Well, now house house is hot. The AC went out yesterday. Fortunately, my next door neighbors were getting their AC serviced, so I grabbed the guys and had them come over. I dutifully and gratefully paid them to keep my AC running until I could call in the morning to get my unit replaced. Unfortunately, I lacked the foresight to make sure they tested the air coming out to see if it was cooling. House house still hot.

Cult robes

I told some of you about this, but words really fail to describe it, so here's a link to the "Snuggie" - the blanket with sleeves!

https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next?videoID=ai195&bufferTime=5

Tell me the bit with them sitting around in a circle cooking s'mores doesn't look like a cult gathering.

The Attractive Girls Union strikes again!

Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman

License plate frame

I just got in a license frame that reads "A leaf on the wind...Wash is my copilot". I love it. Now I just need to find out who sent it. I have a few suspects, but no definites so if you gave this to me, please reply so I can properly express my thanks!