So I'm now a United Premier Mileage plus member. To achieve this I had to endure the following in the last year ( Read more... )

adj: Marked by self-indulgence, triviality, or decadence ( Read more... )

Can't find a turkey deep fryer for sale anywhere in this damn soggy country.

New season starts tonight on BBC3

You can watch tonight's episode right now on the BBC3 website, but you probably need an IP address that appears to be from the UK for it to work...

Your PA tax dollars at work
http://reason.tv/roughcut/show/135.html

An honestly interesting internet quiz:

http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/quizzes/MechanicalAptitude.php

My score: 94%

Deb and I are watching the Family Guy: Star Wars episode for the second time (Go watch it now!) Has their ever been better opening music for a movie than Star Wars? Despite being a kids movie, the hair stands up on the back of my neck when I hear that intro.

I got out the calendar and tallied the days we've spent traveling. The total was not high enough to avoid UK taxes, but is still an impressive/

2007: 107 days out of 272 (39%)
last 12 months: ~150 days

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20441775/Read more... )

Imagine that with an English accent... (it's hard to type the Deliverance banjo lead-in)

Deb will surely post the details, but in summary: we're paddling from the source of the Thames to our house (about 80mi or so) starting tomorrow.