Archive for July, 2008

Skinny skinny Loginny

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

My latest skinny column is up here. Find out why my quadriceps ache.

A chance meeting

Monday, July 21st, 2008

So the other half of the Dyneuxmite crew is on vacation (not that he’s earned it) in Maui with his in-laws. Party at his place later, details to follow. He called me last night to tell me he went shopping at Costco. (Across the world and he visits Costco. BORING.) And as he was headed [...]

Name my next child

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

In case you missed the news, my wife is expecting a son around Thanksgiving. I give you the SSB-inspired naming matrix:
Ka/Bra/Xa/Da/JaTh/cho/li/st/shPo/bi/den/xy/er
Mix and match syllables (one from each line) to create the best baby names ever. Some early suggestions from co-workers and me:
XachobiDatherJachodenBralixy (My favorite so far. Music to my ears!)
Leave your suggested names in comments. [...]

A bit of a rush job

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

I love it when reporters try to tell me there’s a crisis when there’s not. Here’s the first line of the story in question:
“Cold winters can be hard on the homeless, but record heat is life-threatening.”
Yeah, a little freezing weather never killed anyone, people. Just throw on a blanket. Oh wait, that’s the next line [...]

Early college football fever

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

I can’t even eat a chip with guacamole on it these days without wishing I could eat that chip in front of a television screen displaying a college football game. Even the smell of apples and cinnamon makes me think of fall which makes me think of college football. Using this computer at this very [...]