February 26, 2008
PULSE CHECK
Not dead, just waiting for the magical moment when I'm neither physically exhausted nor mentally drained.
Meanwhile, I'd like to note some good news: while getting qualified for my official job-related Wisconsin firearms license, I spent some time at the range, blew through about 1000 rounds of ammo, and managed to put 27 holes in the paper at 60 feet with 30 bullets.
The bad news being that I could count all 27 holes.
Either way, it was fun.
By the way, while you're waiting for me to post something substantive, try one of these fun little timewasters:
Planet Cruncher (which takes more patience than I have at the higher levels, but is fun to start)
or my current favorite:
See better examples »February 15, 2008
NOTE TO COMMENT PARTIERS
Over at bloggranddaughter Carmen of I'll Do What I Want... Gosh!'s place.
Far be it from me to criticize, but when I asked for a Johnny Cat, I wanted this:
1 oz gin
1 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz triple sec
1 swirl grenadine syrup
fill with club soda
4 ice cubes
NOT THIS:
Thank you for you attention.
February 13, 2008
I MAY ONLY HAVE TIME FOR 2 OR 20 DRINKS AND A TRIP DOWN THE SLIP & SLIDE
But there's a comment party over at bloggranddaughter Carmen of I'll Do What I Wanna Do... Gosh!'s place.
Jump on my scooter, I'll give you a lift over.
[Hat tip: Bloggranddaughter Lee Ann of Lee Ann's View]
February 04, 2008
MY REACTION
To last night's Superbowl?
Something very much like this.
And was it just me, or was it especially poignant that large, glistening chunks of the Declaration of Independence were read alound before kickoff on the day that the foul and terrible reign of Tom Brady, the Patriots, and the AFC was finally overthrown?
February 02, 2008
SPOON IN THE GLASS TO PREVENT BREAKAGE? BULLSHIT!
My old favorite cobalt blue glass coffee cup finally bit the big one after years of use. Got a crack in the bottom, probably from years of sitting on a coffee warmer all the time.
I immediately set out to replace it. One does not simply "just go on" after losing a favorite coffee cup.
Ebay was helpful in this regard, and I bought a set of 4, so as to prevent future states of cuplessness.
These came with a note that said "THE GLASS FACTORY RECOMMENDS PLACING SPOON IN CUP BEFORE POURING HOT LIQUID INTO MUGS!!!"
"What a retarded urban legend", I thought, as I proceeded to pour fresh coffee into my [room temperature] mug, only to watch said mug split apart, leaving me with 2 chunks of cup, a counter full of coffee, and that horrid still-caffeine-free feeling.
No, I didn't put a spoon in, first.
Neither did I put a spoon in the old cup that lasted for I don't know how many years getting hot coffee poured directly into it.
I say the spoon thing is just a cover for either A) shoddy workmanship or B) the piss-ignorant notion of using non-tempered glass in a COFFEE cup in the first place.
Now, having Googled this, I know that there are plenty of smug fucks out there who say "I always use a spoon and my cups don't crack". Well, since cups hardly every crack in the first place, that doesn't mean much. I'd like to hear from someone who DID use a spoon and their cup cracked anyway, thus falsifying this suspiciously unscientific wives tale once and for all.
Any takers?
And please don't talk to me about how "the spoon acts as a heat sink". That would only help cool the coffee and "protect" the cup if you poured all the coffee down along the length of the spoon to cool it. Why not just recommend putting an ice cube in the coffee pot to cool it off instead? It'd be even more effective, since the specific heat capacity of ice is 5 times that of iron.
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vw bug exemplified on February 27, 2008 at 05:10 AM