Got a tooth (molar) pulled on Wednesday. Stupid teeth. Oh, and the X-rays show that I two impacted wisdom teeth as well as a third that is coming in sideways. I already had the fourth one pulled about four years ago. I had that one done with local anesthetic, no need to put me to sleep for that shit. I asked my dentist if I could do the same if I ( Read more... )

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If Christina Aguilera were my sister, incest would be no issue.

I visited the urinal a few times today (I drink LOTS of water) and couldn't help but notice that the lip of the urinal was covered by a good many pubic hairs, as well as a congealed coating of urine ( Read more... )

So I just got back to my desk, after taking a leak. As I was washing my hands, another guy comes in and gets right to business. No big deal of course, except for the thuderous crackling of his urine smacking the porcelain of the urinal. I mean, yes, when you piss directly on the porcelain it does tend to make some noise. But this, this was like the ( Read more... )

This is encouraging. From a supplement to the current Issue of Foreign Policy, which gives an overview of this year's World Economic Forum meeting:

This year, the forum announced the creation of the Global Greenhouse Gas Register, which will promote voluntary actions to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a comparable metric for ( Read more... )

Today, during my lunch break, I checked out a 2001 Subaru Impreza RS that's being privately sold. When I got to the house, I see an old guy out by the car, maybe 70, very weathered looking. And I see the Impreza (which was in Blue Ridge Pearl - the best color ever for a Subie) and it has Morette headlamps and what looks to be an aftermarket ( Read more... )

Oh yeah, I learned the hard way last night that having a non functioning driver side window in your car is not conducive to ordering, paying for, or receiving fast food.