Well, folks, this is it. This is my last post from Montgomery, Alabama ( Read more... )

This is hilarious...

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1831461

notalwaysright.com/this-is-what-hell-is-like/152

And this one....notalwaysright.com/de-ting-de-ting/308

Like our previous tuxedo, Rascal, Phineas is a very curious cat. He has quickly learned to open cabinets, and will spend HOURS going through the house, opening as many as he can. He gets really disgusted with us if we close them, too. :-) Well today, he's taken it one step further. _Now_ he's throwing things _out_ of the open cabinets! Fortunately ( Read more... )

Gustav turned out to be more or less a "non-event" as far as family & friends go, though they still have power/sewer issues to deal with. Thank goodness ( Read more... )

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/143014.shtml?5day#contents

I'm a little worried about this, but the good news is we should be back in Montgomery before the contraflow / evacuation starts...

Anyone who needs a place to crash is welcome.

...the more I like my pets.

We had a contractor and crew install a pocket door in our master bath. It was like watching the redneck Three Stooges....they're mostly done, though now I'm waiting for a carpet cleaning service to TRY to get the oil-based stain spill out of our relatively new carpet. Yup, one of the crew had the bright idea to install ( Read more... )

We just got back from seeing Dark Knight. I thought it was really well done, but a little too long (the need to pee most of the way through the movie will do that...).

I'll put my thoughts behind the cut for those of you who haven't seen it yet...

I _love_ Michael Caine's Alfred, and I loved Lucius Fox...Christian Bale wasn't half bad, and Gary ( Read more... )

Specifically, I want to work for the Geek Squad....I mean, where else can I get paid to do absolutely nothing, and be totally obnoxious about it, to boot ( Read more... )

I bought a Toshiba laptop from Best Buy a little under a year ago (August 12, by the receipt). I could have sworn I bought it in June, but August is better, because I have to take it in, and I bought the one-year protection plan, which I did not realize was running CONCURRENTLY with Toshiba's standard warranty. *sigh ( Read more... )