Steve just stopped by with a present for David: a totally cool and retro Namco game controller for the TV. Pac Man, Dig Dug, Galaxians, Rally-X and Bosconians. Complete with cheesy graphics and wacky sounds, too. We’re not about to run out and drop a lot of ducats on an expensive game system, we’re perfectly happy being Luddites on this. They’re stupid good fun. And I just realized something: “Retro” is probably related to “retarded.” Well done me. Also, we’ve decided to head off to see the new “Harry Potter” movie. I continue to get hits for the “homing hippogriffs”…
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He’s here to fix the… faucet! Yes, the one from last winter. And now to repair the even larger, but somewhat neater, hole in the drywall. Or maybe get some kind of access panel type-deal from Home Despot. The guy was from the same company that “fixed” the faucet the last time it froze (and that one took 2 trips). The work is being covered under warranty. This means a lot to us. Also on the list of prospective plumbing jobs: replace ejector pit, possibly install a utility sink in the laundry room. We’d previously gotten an estimate (rather high,…
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I get many complimentary reactions on the ring, from the sort of person — invariably female, thus far — who notices diamonds. Sometimes it’s like being accepted into an exclusive club. Women Who Wear Large Diamonds. The only thing that seems to confuse them is that I wear it on my right hand, not my left; the sapphire engagement ring over the wedding ring on my left hand being quite small by comparison. Diamonds come from men, in this particular sorority’s estimation, and are always worn on the left hand. I also am not a member of that sorority –…
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Bulldozer rage man kills himself>A shopkeeper, who went on the rampage in a bulldozer in the US state of Colorado to protest against local town planning policy, has killed himself. Not the first time this has happened. A bizarre trend in the making: Residents of Alma, in Park County southwest of Denver, are still rattled over what caused town native Thomas Leask to go on a deadly bulldozer rampage in February 1998. The first one was over town planning, the second one was operating on instructions from God. Both were crazier than bedbugs. Avoid all…
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Creed goes their separate ways, Chicago ex-fans feel sense of validation: The group, known for their Christian-inspired songs, called it a day after eight years. Creative differences? Maybe. Everybody but Scott Stapp is involved in re-forming a new band. Or maybe they’re not all movie fans, since Stapp is contributing a solo track to a Passion of the Christ-inspired tribute album, and they’re not. Whatever it is, they’re not singing out of the same rock-tinged hymnal anymore.