Stevie Wonder, Usher and Shakira singing an R&B version of Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground."   Uh????

My mother asked me whether Verizon FiOS is faster than what we used to have.     We used to have dial-up.

A man who chose "Lloyds is pants" as his telephone banking password said he found it had been changed by a member of staff to "no it's not".

Steve Jetley, from Shrewsbury, said he chose the password after falling out with Lloyds TSB over insurance that came free with an account.

He said he was then banned from changing it back or to another ( Read more... )

So last night I go to bed and I can't fall asleep.  Tossing and turning for god knows how long.  I tried thinking about things I generally think about to put me to asleep when I can't - no go.  Finally, I decided to get up and watch some tv.  I looked at the clock and it was 4am, so I'm thinkin "$hit! - I have work tomorrow!"  Next thing I know, I ( Read more... )

I got a booklet/advertisement thing in the mail today from Oxford Health Care. The main article? Eating consciously. It's even italicized in the article. Brilliant.

A man caught trying to have sex with his bicycle has been sentenced to three years on probation.
Robert Stewart, 51, admitted a sexually aggravated breach of the peace by conducting himself in a disorderly manner and simulating sex.

Sheriff Colin Miller also placed Stewart on the Sex Offenders Register for three years.

Mr Stewart was caught in ( Read more... )

My mother was just SCREAMING at me because I refused to back into a car while parking ours.

GAHHHHHHH!!!!!! 

• The BBC miniseries of Neverwhere  is good - almost exactly like the book.

• My mother's grasp of reality is disturbingly similar to that of Luna Lovegood.

• Just in case you don' t know, a day or so ago Bush had a press conference and announced that Nelson Mandela is dead.  This man has access to the bomb.

i.e. the extraordinarily annoying girl who sits across from me at work. NO ONE cares about when Mischa Barton throws up,  your boyfriend (who clearly must suffer from some sort of mental deficiency) nor about whatever the hell you've been babbling about on the phone for the past half hour.  Maybe try doing some work today?  One more week til she ( Read more... )

the goat  (4/12 entry)  has died.  so young to be a widower.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6619983.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm   <-- a collection ( Read more... )