There’s tons of stuff going on this weekend, and I have to buy a truck bedliner and cover, but I really really want to see the Magdalene Sisters at Castleton. I wonder if I can make time?
The Magdelene Sisters
1:30, 4:15, 7:00, and on Friday and Saturday night only at 9:40
2014 Update: I never saw it, but caught it later on Netflix.
Oh, my god, look at how hot this girl is. Where does she live? Does she need groupies? I’m in love.
From: Mundy, Brent
Subject: Zeldman on Slashdot
[Regarding Zeldman’s Designing With Web Standards]
His book was reviewed and got a 9 out of 10!
From: Evers, Richard
And QUE’s “Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots” is getting some attention! (Is Que finally moving out of the dreary realm of desktop apps? Hmmm.)
From: Mineart, Steph
That’s because it’s a cool book. “No previously robot building experience necessary.” Who doesn’t want to build their own robot? I’m planning a bot that will scrub the kitchen floor, and also will assist me in my nefarious plot to take over the world.
From: Mundy, Brent
Best of all, you all have access to it! Maybe we should have a robot project….
From: Mineart, Steph
I got the print copy instead of the Safari Online for the 10% off coupon for robot parts. The only quibble I have is that they cover all sorts of power sources, but they leave out nuclear. So I don’t know how to hook up that yellowcake uranium I bought from Niger.
A shiny red Ford Ranger that I bought on Saturday. I love it. I got a very good deal on it from Paul Harvey Ford, especially since my younger brother Todd bought one from there Saturday, too. I was originally just looking, but they had what I wanted, and I needed to trade in my Geo Metro before winter anyway, because it wasn’t reliable enough to get through the season. So I can drive to my grandma’s for Thanksgiving, and take some Big Things road trips, too. You can also look into the website of Affordable heavy truck parts if you are looking for parts for your heavy vehicle. Along, with the heavy vehicle parts, excellent exhaust and intake systems available here as well. In case you get involved in a raid accident while driving your truck, be sure to protect your rights by hiring a Riverside truck accident lawyer. An Injury attorney will help those who were injured in an accident caused by a negligent driver.
The other thing I bought over the weekend was a new cell phone. My old one was dying, and getting the batteries replaced would have cost almost as much as just buying a new phone. So I sprung for it. It has a lot more programming to learn than the truck, actually—which is funny because when I was researching used trucks in Dallas, I thought the truck would be the more complicated purchase!
A Texan, a New Yorker, and a Bostonian are in a bar up in the Yukon during the gold rush. The Texan orders a bottle of tequila, drinks a shot, throws the bottle in the air, and shoots it in midair.
The New Yorker and the Bostonian look at the Texan kinda funny, and the Texan says “In Texas, we have plenty of tequila.”
The New Yorker doesn’t want to be outdone, so he orders a bottle of fine wine, takes a pull, throws it up in the air, and shoots it. “In New York,” he says, “we have plenty of fine wine.” If you haven’t tried one yet, why not to try napa valley merlot which can be a great option to get started.
The Bostonian looks at the both of them like their crazy. Then, he calmly orders a bottle of beer, drinks every last drop, throws it in the air, catches it, and shoots the New Yorker and the Texan.
“In Boston,” he explains to the bartender, “we have plenty of New Yorkers, and we don’t waste booze.”
Everybody seems to be remarking on the 1-year anniversary of the tornado that struck Indianapolis. I tend to remember the date because it was day I learned that my cat Idgie was dying. I had to have her put to sleep the next day.
I sat down today with Dru and Huck and Annabelle and petted all of them and talked to them about Idgie.
This was posted on Here Is The Big Gay Agenda and I removed it to not give them a pingback and pulled it up to address it separately.
Hate to say it, but your [sic] wrong. If the homosexual community wanted to be left alone then they should have just shut up years ago. People in general dont [sic] hate gays, we hate the fact that gays are trying to force their lifestyle on to everyone else. Sorry, but im [sic] not teaching my children to think this is ok. And if anyone can read the bible and think that homosexuality is ok then they are blinded by their own ignorance. Christians dont hate gays they just know the truth and want to lead gay people away from hell and toward Jesus Christ. Hers [sic] an idea. Take all that money your [sic] wasting on your real agenda and use that for your retirement and insurance, then drop the attitude, come to church, change your lifestyle, and maybe die and go to heaven someday. Sounds better than whining for the rest of your lives.
John
allnutts@hotmail.com
2006-09-14 08:20:10
216.221.96.202
Some thoughts:
I love my house. It’s so beautiful. Or at least, it was so beautiful before it was neglected and mistreated for decades. And it will be beautiful again. A lot more so in the next few weeks, in fact. I’m so excited to be giving the house a real repair and paint job on the exterior. Where the ornamental details will be picked out in a different color so that they can be seen from the street… and all the siding will be perfect and rain resistant. I love my house so much I think about it all the time when I’m at work.
I was cruising along to work this morning and The Proclaimers song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” was on the radio, and I realized I was singing along TO MY HOUSE. Isn’t that the dorkiest thing?
The house next to mine is going up for sale at the Sheriff’s auction on September 17th. The auction is held in Room 260 of the City-County building, and bids can be put in starting at 10 a.m. The auction starts after 3:30 p.m.
It would be really wonderful if someone bought and renovated this house, because it has a great history and has really beautiful architecture. Plus my property value would go up.
2005 Update: someone did end up buying the house next to me, and is doing a great job of renovating. Very exciting.
The guys started work on my house today – repairing siding and scraping paint, which will go on for the first week or so, while they do the prep work before painting. I’m so excited about it, that I almost went home for lunch to see what they have done so far. But I decided that was a little obsessive, and probably would annoy the guys. Who are — Rick, the head painter (click site) dude, and Nick and Frank. Apparently everyone on their crew has to have a name that ends in “k.” The owner of the company is Mike Mullins, and he lives in my neighborhood at 1610 N. Delaware. I’ve seen two houses that they’ve worked on and both are excellent. I also gave them my first check today for 1/2 the work. Big check.
So check out what my house looks like right now, because it won’t be that way for very long.