Posted on September 22, 2008 by Claire
OK, so occasionally I come across something in my web travels that manages to combine several of my interests into one neat little package, e.g. ridiculously cute bunnies, snow and time-wasting games, or maybe super-nerdy linguistical analysis, Star Wars and manufactured languages, or even, yes, timely news of the day’s events, ridiculously complicated clip-art flight [...]
Filed under: Education, Family, Fun Stuff, Nonsense, linguistics | Tagged: animals, crimes of elder siblings best left unexamined by the cr, cuteness, linguistics, nerdery, Onomatopoeia | 5 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2008 by Claire
I believe it was Elbert Hubbard who defined “righteous indignation” as “your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others.” This is because Elbert Hubbard was a bit of a jerk. OK, not really. Sure, he may have indirectly created Scientology by inspiring his nephew L. Ron with his wit and wisdom, [...]
Filed under: Food, Fun Stuff, Idiots, Nonsense, Rants | Tagged: Fun Stuff, Nonsense, Unacceptable | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 19, 2008 by Claire
Hoist the mizzenmast! Swab the deck! Festoon the hamsters!
OK, not that last one.
Yar, but it surely do be the day for talkin’ like a pirate, so it be. By the bones of Neptune, ’tis a fine day for it!
Yes, my friends, it is officially Talk Like a Pirate day! Let the clarion call go forth [...]
Filed under: Fun Stuff, Holidays, Nonsense, Stuff that is insanely awesome | Tagged: Fun Stuff, Holidays, Nonsense, Talk Like A Pirate Day | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 15, 2008 by Claire
It’s been a long week once again, kids. Between my PC blowing up and a power failure due to The Wind Storm of Doom™, I have had precious little time for this blog or computers in general. However, as one of my less-charming attributes is my occasional lack of follow-through with regard to my plentiful [...]
Filed under: America, Fitness, Fun Stuff, Ill-conceived schemes, Nonsense, Tour de Farce | Tagged: Altamont IL, bicycling, Fitness, Fun, Ill-conceived schemes, Illinois, Nonsense, Ridiculous hair, Tour de Farce | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 12, 2008 by Claire
When I first met Minerva, she was a mess.
I mean, she was in pieces – literally.
That’s because I ordered her that way, of course…no sense in mucking about with prefab nonsense when a little elbow grease and tricksy hardware know-how could carry the day.
Yes, on that day over five years ago now, I cracked open [...]
Filed under: Computer stuff, Not-so-fun stuff | Tagged: choka, Computer stuff, Minerva, Motherboard failure, personally sad events easily trivialized by others, poetry | 5 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2008 by Claire
So here’s the thing:
I like foxes, of both the four-legged and two-legged varieties (the idiot news channel, not so much). So you can imagine my delight when, as I was charting my course for last week’s ride, I noticed that a slight detour from my route would take me to an actual State Park, and [...]
Filed under: America, Fitness, Fun Stuff, Ill-conceived schemes, Nonsense, Tour de Farce | Tagged: bicycling, Fitness, Fox Ridge State Park, Foxes, Fun, Hell's Angels, Illinois, Lunchables, Nikki Cox, Tour de Farce | Leave a Comment »
