who knows who was at fault… regardless, my car is gone. (intersection of demise) That’s the assumption I’m operating under until I hear otherwise. The insurance company had the car appraised today, they’ll tell me tomorrow if it’s totaled or not.
again, I’m asking for your assistance, which, quite frankly, has been weak in the past. What to get? The type of car I’m leaning towards is the Civic/Corolla/Sentra. I think Phil still has a Mazda3; I’m putting that on my list, even though the oldest of the 3s is probably still out of my desired price range (see previous post about working for the government). The Mazda3 stays on the list because I suspect that it has everything I want, good gas mileage, nice engine size (2.0L vs 1.7L for civics, yeah?), and a little more hp than most “commuter cars.”
Tell me what to buy, I’m very easily swayed, I’ll buy anything if you’ve got a good sales pitch. You can either present me with actual research, anecdotal evidence, or completely un-based opinions.
oh yeah, one more thing, I’m not sure who you’re voting for but this ad for Huckabee pretty much seals the deal for me.
Hm. Jackie requested that I update Phil’s website even though he never does. Or perhaps it’s because he never does. Sorry, I just wanted to italicize something.
Hey Scuba Steve, have you noticed my absence from the Colwell Building? That’s because I don’t work there anymore! I hung up my consulting shoes and put on … some government shoes. The government shoes aren’t as expensive as the consulting shoes and they take a lot longer to put on and take off (my commute is not so good), but my government shoes never want to leave the state and they don’t like to be worn more than 8 hours a day. Is anyone else sick of the shoes metaphor? I’m now gainfully employed by the MPCA (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) as an air quality permit engineer. I’ll tell you what that means when I figure it out. So if any of you are in the Lafayette Park area of St. Paul, give me a call we’ll get lunch. Because I can take a full hour lunch now and not feel guilty.
I have another piece of exciting news: I was selected to be a Wine Rack tester! (see the June 26 post for details) I gave it a quick run with water and a heavy sweater, but I looked like a lumpy freak of nature. I’m thinking of redesigning it and sending them my improved creation. I’ll probably lose ambition though…
And a I’ll end with an unexciting piece of news: Tonight I dropped $42 on dry cleaning and $11 to get a sweater fixed and my jeans hemmed. Serious bummer.
I can’t leave it like that. If you’re Vin Diesel, yell really loud.
So…if I had to go to a hospital, I think I know which one I’d pick. Ok, maybe minus the antifreeze needed to receive treatment!
“Hospital gives man a drip-feed of vodka”
Props to Phil for getting his site working again. I’ve been waiting and waiting for the site to be back up to post. One might say that I’ve been waiting with bated breath. Then we could get into an etymological debate about the origins and proper spelling of bated. Or not.
Maybe I’ve been traveling too much lately, but I find this chewing gum commercial endlessly entertaining. I imagine this is how Phil goes through security; I wish someone would bust out the moves when I’m getting herded through security.
I’m visiting my parents in Hibbing today. They don’t have wireless internet at their house, in fact, they don’t really have wired internet, they have *gasp* dial-up. So I’m sitting at Caribou—I know, I know… Hibbing has a Caribou Coffee?! It’s TRUE! So I’m working away on these witty bits of information, when my laptop needs to be plugged in. No problem, Caribou has thoughtfully provided outlets all over the cafe. But what if this were not the case? What if laptops, like some other cordless devices, could not be so easily plugged in? Think of how annoying it would be to have to start your computer like a lawn mower and think of the nauseating gasses. Thank goodness for lithium ion batteries and the availability of electrical sources.
One last thing, I’m going out on Saturday if anyone wants to come along. My disclaimer is that I have no idea if it will be cool or not. The Current is promoting this show/concert, so that seems reassuring, but I can’t tell from the description if it really will be cool. Saturday at 8 pm. Information here and here.
Nu-c le-AAAAHHHHHRRRRRR!!
click here for nuclear propaganda
I’m not opposed to nuclear energy–I was brainwashed in 9th grade, but the speed that this commercial moves at makes me suspicious. It’s as though they don’t really want you to comprehend what it is they’re doing. They’re just going to sell you on their product with catchy tunes and flashy animation.
or try this for a slightly more technical description
No arrests made at Packers Family Night event
The Green Bay Police Department said they had a quiet night Saturday at Lambeau Field for Fox 11 Family Fun Night.
The department made no arrests and there were only two removals.
Two males were kicked out of the stadium in separate incidents, both for unruly behavior — more than likely brought on by over consumption of alcohol, according to the police department.
— Press-Gazette
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Seriously??? It makes news when there are no beer induced arrests at a Packer function? Something’s a little backwards here…or maybe they just miss reporting on Chewy hooking up with underage babysitters…
It’s a sad day in Scuba land…I’ve lost one of my own - http://www.local10.com/news/13735983/detail.html
However, this does not mean I’ll forget about getting my PADI certification!
Day starts out - I wake up, step into shower. Heavy glass shower door falls a foot onto my big toe. I didn’t even get a chance to lather. I wanted to post a picture of my purple toe but I decided against it. There’s already barely anyone reading this - don’t want to gross the rest out.
So, I thought I’d start my “Only in Wisconsin” postings with a WI friendly one. I don’t want to make too many enemies in my first posting. That said…only in WI will you find 5,972 sports fans willing to pee their pants for one of their sports teams. Don’t believe me?! Check it out - http://www.peeyourpantsforthebrewers.com/list.php
Infomercials - interesting sometimes, but only when nothing else is on. A week ago last Saturday was one of these times. I’m currently operating in budget-mode so after canceling cable, I’m left with lots of infomercials. I’ve seen them before and they are mostly entertaining. Everyone knows the cheezy lines, “But wait, there’s more!” or “Not 49.99, no not 39.99, but …” or “Order now and we’ll send you, not one, not two, but three worthless pieces of crap”.
The infomercial that got me on this particular day was the Oreck XL Professional Air Purifier. I have allergies which started when I moved to Minneapolis from the wonderful land of Wisconsin. I don’t know what I’m allergic to - and either does anyone else for that matter. Ever wonder why so many people say that they have allergies but don’t have a friggin c lue what actually makes them sneeze? Doesn’t that bother anyone? What if it’s Brenda’s perfume or Johnny’s body odor? If you had it pin-pointed, you could then possibly do something about it. Unless it’s mother nature - then you’re screwed. Any who, I’m getting off topic.
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