Marauding Squirrel goes to the spa
My friend Lisa in Kentucky has a squirrel that keeps pilfering goodies from the bird feeders at her family’s place. A whole group of friends on Facebook is involved in a running joke about Marauding Squirrel. We may laugh, but I must defend the little guys. Squirrels of all sorts work so hard at what [...]
It puts the lotion on its skin, err, calendar
At the left is a screenshot of Jorte Calendar’s settings menu. Click the thumbnail to enlarge it. First, let me say that I love Jorte Calendar. It’s one of the first things I’m sure to install when I get a new Android device. It’s currently on my HTC Amaze 4G, ASUS Transformer and was on [...]
Dear Freecycle, furnish my whole house
Sometimes the wanteds on Freecycle are amazing. As a friend said, “she thinks Santa is on Freecycle”. Who knows, perhaps the Jolly Old Elf really is. We’re all having to scrimp these days, right? Ooh, maybe Santa’s regifting! Alternate version: Dear Freecycle, I have overextended myself by buying a house. Therefore, I require everyone to [...]
Attack of the Zombie Chicken
It is high time for me to pass along the cackling horror honor bestowed upon me by Joanie many weeks ago. I thought I’d published this entry, but alas I did not! Today I am paying it forward, finally. Are you ready for the Zombie Chicken Award, people? The Zombie Chicken award’s rules are as [...]
My fake album: St. John’s Episcopal Church, a Trifling Investment of Fact
Here is your task: Find your fake band and album. Attention musicians, designers and underemployed friends with basic Photoshop or quasi-Photoshop skills. 1 – Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2 – Click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very last quote of [...]
