I've owned three Master padlocks over the years. The combination to one was three odd numbers; the other two used all even numbers.

Anybody ever had a Master padlock that mixed odd and even numbers? It just takes one....

Finally made it back to the gym this week. There's a sign on the door:

*Please pardon our appearance while we restore our lobby and stairwell.*

I am here to report that the lobby and stairwell are exactly the same as they've always been. Clever devils.

1. I'm very fond of inside jokes, especially those found in television shows. Futurama's opening sequence had a couple of items that changed every week for the benefit of observant viewers; The Simpsons has been doing this since the opening was redesigned for high-def. And Stephen Colbert's word list changes every now and then (see Read more... )

Finally caught up with the Crossword Tournament "Dinner: Impossible" episode that aired last week on Food Network. Since I opted out of the lunch, I was certain that I wouldn't appear anywhere in the hour. This belief was disproven within seconds. Go figure.

Would that I could direct you to a (legal) online video....

http://www.thetrailermash.com/ferris-buellers-day-off-thriller/

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/05/26-favorite-words-from-reading-the-oed.htmlRead more... )

Last night's How I Met Your Mother. Barney enters Ted's apartment, hands him a magazine, tells him to look at page 83. Ted looks at the left-hand page.

It's the little things ....

As noted earlier, I had to replace my desktop monitor last week. Old: 19", standard dimensions. New: 20", widescreen. Which means I lost three inches of screen height (from 12" to 9"), in exchange for a very wide image which might be great if I watched a lot of DVDs, but I don't. Instead, mostly I'm looking at Web pages that seem distorted. Is it ( Read more... )

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones), who disdains psychology and sociology, should work a case with psychologist and body language expert Dr. Cal Lightman (Lie to Me). Hey, two characters on Fox shows that are set in Washington, D.C. How hard could it be to set this up?

Just noticed the "use by" info on a bag of dried fruit on hand:

BEST BEFORE 08:28
07OCT2009

Holy cow. I hope I don't oversleep that day.