My brother, who is just moving there and juggling a very demanding job, is suddenly without a babysitter for his 7-year-old girl, so I got the call.
I might not go depending on other factors, but if I do, I'll be there Sunday evening through Wednesday
"Dr. Don", "Big Don", "Dangerous Don", "you stupid #$@@#!"....
...add "Grandpa" to that list. :D
Read more…Hello fellow Legionnaires,
Last year, we played along with American Idol by saying what songs we would sing based on the theme of the week. I thought it went over well as a bunch of other Legionnaires participated. So I'm back for another go.
So,
... close to making his return to hockey at St. Mary's University in Halifax, N.S., only a few months after being released from jail. Here's the skinny on Danton, I have no idea what the university is thinking ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D
Read more…Red Leicester… Tilsit… Caerphilly… Bel Paese… Red Windsor… Stilton… Emmental… Gruyère… Norwegian Jarlsberger… Liptauer… Lancashire… White Stilton… Danish Blue… Double Gloucester… Cheshire… Dorset… Blue Vinney…Brie… Roquefort… Pont-l'Évêque… Port Salu
Read more…For those of you (which is probably most of you) who aren't particularly aware of Illinois politics, our state is in a fair bit of a mess right now — basically, we have one of the worst budget deficits in the country, with no real promise of it getti
Read more…I've made mention of recent unpleasant events at the library system I work for, so I wanted to put some information here in one place. This is the press release from yesterday:
Library Board votes to keep
libraries open, lay-off fewer staff but cut h
Reposez juste bien arrière et vous entendrez un conte, un conte d'un voyage fatidique qui a commencé à partir de ce port tropical à bord de ce bateau minuscule. Le compagnon était un homme puissant de navigation, le Capitaine courageux et sure. Cinq
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It's funny the way a story can reveal yourself to yourself. Because, I mean, intellectually, I know that I've never been in this guy's position - I don't know him or what's been going on with him, and if he's scared to do it, then maybe it's b
We're thinking about maybe buying a Mac Mini with our tax refund. Has anybody used one or read enough about them to have a good opinion? Your thoughts are appreciated.
...and the rest of the grammar police.
I think you'll get a kick out of this:
http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/rules_grammar_change_0
Happy Australia Day! This year we're learning about the dog on the tuckerbox, going here to find out what the dog really did to the tuckerbox, visiting Australian Screen Online, and listening to a podcast about Marcus Clarke's novel His Natural Life.
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(There'll be more as I think of them.) 1)"D'Oh!" - Homer Simpson, The Simpsons (The writers have said that this is derived from a similar, more drawn-out sound that the actor Jimmy Finlayson used to use in various Laurel & Hardy films. Typically use
Read more…Story In a nutshell: This guy was in Hiroshima when the Bomb went off. He was hurt, but was well enough to travel, so the next day, he was sent home. To Nagasaki. And yet, he lived to be an old, old man. Go figure. The kami must've been looking ou
Read more…Busted Flush is on the shelves in soft cover, for those who didn't get the hard cover when it came out. Suicide Kings doesn't hit the shelves until the 22nd. Still on my list for last minute Xmas shopping ;-)
Read more…For the last three nights, I've watched the George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart and Albert Finney films of this story - they all have things to recommend them. I always loved A Christmas Carol, perhaps the idea that there is a possibility of redemption
Read more…Time for my traditional - if somewhat less than edifying - toast to the Old Year: "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you 2009 - another year, shot to Hell!" ;) And a song that's traditional for New Year's: Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never
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