Yesterday afternoon, at around 5 PM, I met my beauteous and oft-praised jungle_goddess at the Broadway-Nassau station of the A train (for those not familiar with the New York City subway, but familiar with Billy Strayhorn, it's that A train). We were supposed to meet her uncle, too, but he was stuck at work. We headed to Brooklyn, switched to the F train at Jay ( Read more... )

They're discussing the projected path of Hurricane Charley right now. My concerns go out to anyone in the path of the storm, along with my hopes that you all stay well, and that property damage is minimal.

Stay safe!

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They will be filtering, though: "Some images that we deem objectionable would include nudity, images that are obscene or show violence, or are controversial in a political way."

A PENSIONER who flew a foreign flag in the window of his home ended up in the dock yesterday accused of "racial aggravation ( Read more... )

[cross-posted to my journal, ratmm_lj and rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (RATMM)]

Who? Apparently, another RATMMer. :-)

( Sheryl and Gary got married! )

Donkey elected mayor of Florissant, Colorado.

Considering the quality of our own mayor here in West Orange, perhaps we should ask the good people of Florissant if they'd lend out Paco Bell. Alternatively, when selecting retirement destinations, Florissant should move up the list. I wonder if they have gentlemen's clubs nearby. :-)

A couple of hours ago, I was coming back to the office with my lunch. I was walking north on Broad Street, when I noticed a man ahead of me walking forward, but looking to his right. Sure enough, he was watching a young woman cross the street. I'm not certain, but I think he was admiring the back of her slacks ( Read more... )

It's Friday afternoon, and the weather is looking ominous. Hopefully, if it does rain, it will be brief. I want to walk this afternoon!

( Other news, such as it is, and possibly including Spider-Man 2 spoilers )

Yeah, chix dig me. :-)

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I'll do a real entry in the not too distant future.

My last entry was about potables. This one is about comestibles, sort of. For those of you familiar with some of the amazing dishes offered in Scotland (haggis, deep-fried Mars bars, deep-fried pizza, etc.), the following won't be nearly as surprising. For the rest, feast your eyes on chocolate-covered pork fat! :-)

You can understand why she's ( Read more... )