Interesting interview with a former burglar about good places to hide yer stuff....  Make sure you click on the "Skidmark Underwear" link--a classic.

http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/05/the-best-place-to-hide-money-conversation-with-a-burglar/

» Federal Government in Washington Area- Closing Early - The federal government in the Washington, D.C. area will close at 2 p.m., except for emergency personnel.  (Tuesday)

Tickets to see a dance interpretation of Macbeth (part of the Shakespeare in Washington Festival) at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater are $10 on Thursday, January 25 (8pm).  I'm going and tickets are general admission, so if you want to come with, just let me know!  Here's a bit more info:

Synetic Theatre combines dance and music in a silent rendition ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISS KAYLA!!!

*hug*

Love,

da pink kitty  ;)

From a note included with my water utility bill:

"What is that pink stuff on my showerhead?

Water utilities throughout the country have received questions about a mysterious pink film on plumbing fixtures.  The main culprit is a naturally occurring airborne bacteria called Serratia marcescens, which produces a pink residue.  S. marcescens does not ( Read more... )

So I was just walking down the sidewalk on my way to work this morning when this guy with a big bushy white beard wearing a Santa hat and a business suit passed me walking the other way.  I wanted to ask him about my chances for getting a pony (or a Red Ryder BB gun?), but I limited myself to "Good morning, Santa!"  He gave me a smile and said "And ( Read more... )

The ubercheese of the whole program I work in just strolled through our part of the office, stopped, and said

"It smells like a roasting pet in here.  Is anyone missing their pet?"

Judging by the stunned silence that followed, I think my co-workers were as boggled as I was.  And then I started snickering, he looked at me, and I burst out with "That's ( Read more... )

This is neat:  the food blogging community is selling raffle tickets to benefit the UN World Food Programme.  What makes this raffle exceptionally cool is the prizes.  Celebrity chefs are offering to take you out for a drink, restaurants from around the world are offering free dinners, restaurant critics and food writers are offering customized ( Read more... )

You know how it's really past your bedtime and you stop by the computer to check the next day's weather and you see a headline you absolutely cannot resist?

I give you....

How to Calculate Pi By Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs

http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Pi-by-Throwing-Frozen-Hot-Dogs

I wish I knew a high school math teacher.

This is pretty cool, if wildly inaccurate.  My co-worker has been playing with this all day.  My dad apparently most looks like Cary Grant (I definitely sent him a screenshot of that one!) and I got Kelly Ripa and Jeri Ryan.  Uh, thanks, but a little optimistic, eh?  Better that than...  Bella Lugosi, I suppose!  :)

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