Who haven't checked up on "Brian and John" lately, they're telling Vegas jokes. I particularly like this one:

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OK, for folks who live in King County:

I was a bad, bad, precinct committee officer, and didn't go out in the cold to walk my precinct for our endorsed candidate for Director of Elections. So, to make up for it, I'm putting the plug here. . .

The candidate endorsed by the Powers that Be (which includes me, the Times and the P-I) is Sherril Huff. ( Read more... )

I have a bit of a problem with procrastinating, so I'm really trying to get everything ready now, so that I can take care of last-minute details without so much panic. Wish me luck ( Read more... )

Jonathan Coulton = awesome.

James and I had a quick dinner at Brasa, and then caught the show. The opening act, who were also the back-up singers, were hilarious, and got the crowd - if it's possible - too warmed up. Of course, inviting geeks to yell out "Arrrrr!" like pirates is really going for the easy meat ( Read more... )

Somebody take pity on me, and identify this song, a tiny snippet of which is rotating in my brain! (I figure if I listen to the whole thing, maybe it will go away? Or at least I can have a more coherent thing stuck in my head.)
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plaintive voice singing something like"I think it's kinda funny ( Read more... )

I couple of days ago, I got some spammy thing from Classmates.com, and I thought, well, might as well check over at their site, where I've signed up, and have yet to have it help me find anyone I was the least bit curious about. (Facebook and LinkedIn have been much better in that regard, especially when it came to my college buddies ( Read more... )

. . . don't like Keith Olbermann, but the following video contains facts. Awful, awful facts. Please watch this:

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Countdown: 8 years in 8 minutesNote: Keith Olbermann tells us, via DailyKos, that the producer, Jonathan Larsen, wrote this segment, not him. So don't let any personal animus against Keith color your approach to a well-researched news ( Read more... )

As James recently put it: "Demodelers are remolishing" parts of our house ( Read more... )

. . . I'm hoping that the weather forecast is right.

This is because they're predicting that the snow will stop in about an hour, and get washed away by rain. Then, it's supposed to be 45º tomorrow. That would be nice. And it's pretty unusual that they aren't crying "Doom! Doom ( Read more... )

Taking our fate into our hands, we ventured forth through the slush-laden streets of Seattle to visit the Foglios.

There was much jollity, and Nora received an awesome homemade gift. . .
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