tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52736312011-07-30T12:30:54.593-04:00Ordinary GalootPersnicketynoreply@blogger.comBlogger6251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-32431953243453149372010-06-21T20:46:00.000-04:002010-06-21T20:46:37.029-04:00Prediction Time:
In 5-7 years, in the US, "Nazi" and "Hitler" will be the subject of propaganda designed to improve Hitler's image.
We will hear things like: "For all its faults, Nazi Germany did . .(something right). .
We will hear less and less (we are already hearing less and less)about the non-Jews killed by Hitler. Six million will be the only number batted about; the additional 14 Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-67572690880587947592010-05-31T05:05:00.001-04:002010-05-31T05:17:10.562-04:00Memorial Day
Thank you, Founding Fathers, and all who have fought in support of their ideals.
I salute the Czech Republic and Poland, who appear to be trying to fan the flames of liberty, even as that light diminishes in the United States.
I urge those US citizens that are still Americans in the classical sense of the word to re-educate their contemporaries, in such ways as they can and as Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-73586308798596208822010-05-25T06:48:00.001-04:002010-05-25T06:48:57.263-04:00Testing 123Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1163021116162309122006-11-08T16:20:00.000-05:002006-11-08T16:25:16.183-05:00NO BLOOD FOR BERKELEYNO BLOOD FOR OAKLANDNO BLOOD FOR SAN FRANCISCOPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1158596007809811662006-09-18T12:09:00.000-04:002006-09-18T12:13:27.823-04:00Islam: The Jessica Hahn of ReligionRemember Jessica Hahn? She's the chick that posed for Playboy to prove she wasn't a bimbo (probably not nsfw, but I didn't hang around to find out).Islam. I'm tellin' ya. Everytime somone suggests Islam is riddled with violence, islamists start rioting and killing and threatening to prove, apparently, that Islam is not riddled with violence.Nut jobs.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1156256754971554442006-08-22T10:23:00.000-04:002006-08-22T10:25:54.983-04:00Auntie Persnickety's Advice ColumnReduce clutter around the home by making use of multi-purpose items. For instance, magnetic jewelry also makes decorative and useful refrigerator magnets.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1151600768973375142006-06-29T13:02:00.000-04:002006-06-29T13:06:08.986-04:00The Supreme Court SUCKS.First the Supreme Court okays the McCain-Feingold Bi-partisan tyrant act of 2002, making me a potential criminal, and then they grant rights to some guys that want to kill me. Sweet.The question has been raised on various blogs, including the old Kim Du Toit blog and The Smallest Minority . . at what point should US Citizens rise up in arms and overthrow the government? Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1146962557100219622006-05-06T20:01:00.000-04:002006-05-06T21:05:29.096-04:00Which cat would you kill?Cast of Characters:Alison: minimum 18 years old, possibly more. Slightly arthritic, borderline diabetic, none of which drastically interferes with her daily life. Loves her human, spits at her son. Alison has been in the household since 1995. Occasionally vomits inside, never goes to the bathroom inside except in the litterbox. Likes to carry shoes around the Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1136903022342404112006-01-10T09:23:00.000-05:002006-01-10T09:32:33.226-05:00Shari'a comes to OaklandOakland, California surrenders to The Muslim Temperance Union.Two liquor stores trashed. One set on fire. One owner kidnapped and the Ass. Press doesn't think such kidnapping worthy of any additional details."They just wanted to leave a message" coos AP writer Justin Norton. Hello? Did they never hear of postcards, letters and sticky notes?"But the recent attack . . . Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1126198508716321052005-09-08T12:38:00.000-04:002005-09-08T12:55:08.726-04:00Kill 'em with KindnessI understand and appreciate that liberals constantly strive to understand ‘root causes,’ and that liberals believe ‘there are no enemies, only friends we don’t understand yet.’ In support of those sentiments, and on the off-chance that a liberal will accidentally wander onto this site, permit me to take a few moments of your time, gentle reader, and introduce you to the rootPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1126119097196494332005-09-07T14:41:00.000-04:002005-09-07T14:51:37.203-04:00ok, I've calmed down.Maybe Mayor Nagin just freaked out and is behaving like a civilized person now. We're all freaked out right about now.& we will be for quite a while, I imagine. Please, let's try not to make any stupid laws until we're out of reaction mode, okay?Let it percolate for a while, and discuss it when we're all once again rational. I'm not talking about help or aid, obviously Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1125695961153798262005-09-02T17:16:00.000-04:002005-09-03T13:29:32.483-04:00Carping at people who are trying to help is unproductive. It will only discourage them from helping in the next disaster.Mayor Nagin, are you listening?I'm starting to hear some things from people who are volunteering in the New Orleans area that ought not to be happening. I don't doubt that NO is under a whole lot of stress, but don't make the people who are helping you, out of their own time Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1125666938144345792005-09-02T09:03:00.000-04:002005-09-02T09:15:38.150-04:00George Bush is not a weather god, racist or otherwise.Persons evacuating to the Superdome in New Orleans were told to bring food and water for 3 days. If, as a crazed radio man stated, people were indeed dying in the SuperDome of deydration as early as Wednesday, they were either robbed or they came ill-prepared.Recommendation for Florida EOCs, as a result of lessons learned:Charge an admission Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1123376515869211832005-08-06T20:57:00.000-04:002005-08-06T21:03:12.913-04:00BOO!scared ya, didn't I?Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1122057705582619672005-07-22T14:32:00.000-04:002005-07-22T18:57:29.250-04:00Registration never leads to confiscationO no. Never."Xena became an outlaw. . .won a reprieve . . . (she may) never return to Denver . . ."Git outta town, girl, we don't like your kind.It's bad enough that I won't willingly consider moving to some place like California or NY because of the gun registration there, but this is simply insane. Worse, in a day-to-day way.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1122026257228155902005-07-22T05:48:00.000-04:002005-07-22T05:57:37.230-04:00Floridians who don't like thieves need to write a letterThe Select Committee to Protect Private Property Rights1101 The Capitol402 South Monroe StreetTallahassee, Florida 32399-1300Re: HJR31Gentlepersons: I appreciate the good intentions behind the introduction of HJR 31, and am pleased that the Florida Legislature has the good sense to be appalled by Kelo v. New London. However, the amendmentPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1122023255506797082005-07-22T05:05:00.000-04:002005-07-22T18:58:06.873-04:00Brian Blair, My Hero!Raise a glass to Brian Blair, Hillsborough County Commissioner. According to the radio, my noble statesmen (countymen?) have informed 'the state' that eminent domain requests will not be considered unless they're for genuine public use, such as roads and schools, and requests for economic development will be right out. You go, Killer Bee!According to the Orlando Business Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1120740286729275002005-07-07T08:42:00.000-04:002005-07-07T08:44:46.733-04:00Would someone please throw some ice cubes into the Gulf of Mexico? Tx.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1118447466336840812005-06-10T19:42:00.000-04:002005-06-10T19:51:06.343-04:00P.E.T.A. = Cat KillersIf you happen to see a PETA member, be sure to remind them that they are responsible for any harm that may come to Allison and Smokey during this hurricane season. Why? Because, due to the machinations of animal rights activists, animals can no longer be shipped with the luggage, in pressurized but not temperature controlled areas. Due to PETA and others of their ilk, it Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1117830539115467292005-06-03T16:22:00.000-04:002005-06-03T16:28:59.120-04:00Florida Tax Holiday, June 1 through June 12!!Press release here and more details here.Stock up on those hurricane supplies! No tax on flashlights, lanterns and candles under $20 (including Yankee Candles? o boy!)Gas cans under $25Batteries, coolers, ice chests, first aid kits under $30Radios and tarps under $50.I didn't see water purifiers on the list, though. O well.The tax holiday is over JunePersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1117721022868823782005-06-02T09:58:00.000-04:002005-06-02T10:07:15.330-04:00That explains a lot!Rongorongo (Easter Island, C.E. 1800)You are RONGORONGO. You are the script of thelanguage Rapanui. The language is still spoken,but no one can read the script. Are youideographic? Phonetic? Ideo-phonetic?Hieroglyphic? A comic strip? Illustrations fora fairy tale? No one knows. Which Indecipherable Script Are You? brought to you by QuizillaHeaddress tip to The Politburo DiktatPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1117640218371828122005-06-01T11:34:00.000-04:002005-06-01T11:43:03.396-04:00'Twas a dark and scarey nightcuz dey ain't no street lights in this townThere are two types of street lighting available to unincorporated Hillsborough County residents: Area lights, which are privately placed, owned, and paid for; and Street lights, placed on county property, maintained by the county, and paid for with your tax dollars.To get an Area Light, call TECO, 813 635-1500, and schedule Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1117417443142079822005-05-29T21:15:00.000-04:002005-05-29T22:14:11.496-04:00How to install a catflap in a steel doorStep 1: Get a Dremel.Step 2: Get a Cut-off wheel and a grinding stone. Grab a steak knife from the kitchen.Step 3: Sketch the template outline on the door in accordance with the instructions.Step 4: Cut down the outline you have drawn, using the Dremel and cut-off wheel, just through the steel. Wear safety glasses for this, really. The sparks fly!Step Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1116503743846051312005-05-19T07:37:00.000-04:002005-05-19T07:55:43.853-04:00Crazy KidsWell, I'm back.Der kinder is married now, and I guess that means he's officially all grown up. May God bless and guide him and his bride, and grant them a long and happy life together.It was quite a ceremony. They memorized their vows and said them without prompting from the priest, with no 'repeat after me' stuff from the priest. Their feeling was that their love should be strong Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1115507202701717192005-05-07T18:56:00.000-04:002005-05-09T09:19:38.310-04:00One Team, One Fight, One Focus!!Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC (Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas) earlier this month. BAMC is where soldiers who have been med-evac'd from the combat zone via Germany come to the US to be hospitalized, especially burn victims. At Fort Sam Houston they have facilities called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is basically aplace Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1115506257402840242005-05-07T18:47:00.000-04:002005-05-07T18:50:57.406-04:00I have the best kid in the whole darn world.So der kinder is getting married on the 15th. Apparently there's some sort of mother-and-son dance which the bride requires, so der kinder called to discuss songs we could both stand, that weren't too long. Said he wistfully: "I kind of wish we could use Puberty Love.Me too, kiddo, me too.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1115137950466866562005-05-03T12:31:00.000-04:002005-05-03T12:32:30.466-04:00Why are comments disappearing, and where do they go?Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1115064427194567022005-05-02T16:04:00.000-04:002005-05-02T16:07:07.196-04:00Da Agony of DefeatPersnickety is a Giant Bee that shoots Laser Beams, carries a Samurai Sword, is Radioactive, and Tunnels Underground.Strength: 3 Agility: 8 Intelligence: 7To see if your Giant Battle Monster candefeat Persnickety, enter your name and choose an attack: fights Persnickety using Strength Agility IntelligenceYou'd think a sword-wielding bee would stand a pretty good chance in a Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1114809220607614522005-04-29T17:04:00.000-04:002005-04-29T17:13:40.610-04:00Ah, the Good Old DaysJeff at Alphecca posts on schlock Sci-Fi movies, and goodness but I feel nostalgic now. His commenters mention two movies that will forever be dear to my heart: The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.My son would usually have friends over for New Year's Eve. It worked out well - other parents could go do the New Year's Eve thing, the kids Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1114801677167013782005-04-29T14:56:00.000-04:002005-04-29T15:18:55.160-04:00Come on, baby , light my fireEric lit a fire under my apathetic arse with a pass-it-on blog challenge he received from Ghost of a Flea. I had to blow the dust off my list of passwords to access my blog, and no. way. can I match the Erudite Eric, but what the hey."Following this is a list of different occupations. You must select at least five of them. You may add more if you like to your list Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1112983358629876742005-04-08T10:09:00.000-04:002005-04-08T14:02:38.660-04:00BiPartisan Tyrant Act of 2002 - FEC seeks commentsFederal Election Commission Released Proposed Rules Regulating Internet Use In Campaign FinancingThe Federal Election Commission released for public comment proposed rules regulating paid political advertising on the Internet.The Commission proposed the rules in response to the federal District Court opinion in Shays v. Federal Election CommissionPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1112969327078636612005-04-08T10:06:00.000-04:002005-04-08T10:08:47.080-04:00You're next.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1111846255529284362005-03-26T09:07:00.000-05:002005-03-26T09:10:55.530-05:00Annual Easter JokeQ. What do you get when you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole?Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1111597681723620392005-03-23T12:04:00.000-05:002005-03-23T12:08:01.726-05:00Bikers and Ginger Ale Punch with a Raspberry Ice RingTake IIMy original attempt to write this up failed as despondency overcame me. I truly believe that today, most US citizens are afraid of freedom. If they do not fear the responsibility that comes with freedom, then they fear their neighbors too much to allow freedom for others. It seemed an exercise in futility. However, this posting by LaPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1111522834703318212005-03-22T15:15:00.000-05:002005-03-22T15:20:34.706-05:00Welcome to visitors fromNo Quarters and Pervasive Light.Have you made your illegal political link today?: )Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1111254841467157752005-03-19T12:51:00.000-05:002005-03-19T13:38:09.420-05:00It's . . . Felonious Mom!SEE!The crime that shocked the nation take place before your very eyes!WATCH!As an ordinary, middle-aged woman and mother becomes a hardened, vicious felon with no change in her daily habits!LAUGH!At the naivete of bloggers who actually expect their senators, representatives, President, and Supreme Court to treat the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights with respect!Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1110493366873766812005-03-10T17:14:00.000-05:002005-03-10T17:22:46.876-05:00You can't bite City HallIt's 134 years old.It was a World War I ration. 86 years later, it still turns up in the British Warrior's survival kit.It made it to the top of Mt. EverestBut it can't survive the European Commission.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1110063899863020852005-03-05T17:48:00.000-05:002005-03-05T18:04:59.863-05:00More things to celebrateMarch is Women's History Month. If you're a woman with a past, this is your month!Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109971490417159422005-03-04T15:51:00.000-05:002005-03-04T16:29:42.280-05:00WistfulI sure wish someone would go over to old books and read something. It's enormously tiresome to re-type them. I can't be the only person interested, can I? Not in the whole wide Internet?Here's what's currently there:We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing, a first hand account of being adrift in the Pacific Ocean for 21 days. Of interest to WWII buffs, Eddie Rickenbacker buffs, sailors, Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109942131431839042005-03-04T07:58:00.000-05:002005-03-04T08:15:31.436-05:00Pack your toothbrush, you're going to jailDear Constituent:As Congress debates the future of Social Security, I thought you would be interested in reading an article I wrote about this critical program and the importance of preserving Social Security for future generations. The article below appeared in today's edition of the Tallahassee Democrat. Please feel free to forward this message to Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109856726481369102005-03-03T08:10:00.000-05:002005-03-03T09:36:46.366-05:00 Happy Archaeology Month!In addition to being Frozen Food Month, March is also Archaeology Month.According to the newsletter put out by Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society:The tsunami that devasted the Far East on December 26 has exposed an ancient city and parts of a temple in Mahabalipuram, India. Archaeologists have begun underwater excavations there.Three rock structures with elaboratePersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109713174068969772005-03-01T16:37:00.000-05:002005-03-01T16:39:34.070-05:00Bring us to your table!Hurrah! March is Frozen Food Month!Let's celebrate!Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109702271313158292005-03-01T13:33:00.000-05:002005-03-01T13:40:29.633-05:00Well. . . Your Brain is 20.00% Female, 80.00% MaleYou've got the brain of a manly manFeelings, schmeelings... tears aren't for you.You could break both legs and not get misty eyed.A great problem solver, nothing ever phases you.What Gender Is Your Brain?Anytime I take a gender test, I always get results like this. Maybe I'm a gay man trapped in a woman's body. Is there a support group somewherePersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1109520300262451702005-02-27T10:53:00.000-05:002005-02-27T11:22:46.316-05:00FishAs I understand it, Harold Fish has not yet gone to trial. Due to suppression of evidence by the County Prosecutor, the defense attorney is trying to get the case brought back before the Grand Jury in an effort to have the charges dismissed. In the meantime, Mr. Fish is not permitted weaponry. The Payson Roundup continues to lather up the loonies with inuendo and partial stories.As far as I Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108992130191072362005-02-21T07:56:00.000-05:002005-02-27T11:10:23.926-05:00Lost in the MangrovesI found a lost kayaker again yesterday. Maybe shop owners don't tell buyers this, or maybe they do but aren't listened to.If you're going to be wandering about in places with no street signs, like estuaries or wilderness trails:Check your back trail. Things look different coming and going. Going out in a new area, & depending on side trails, you may need to spend as much timePersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108757632685089942005-02-18T14:42:00.000-05:002005-02-18T15:13:52.686-05:00FishLooks like the Fish trial may be underway?? Anyway, Keep and Bear Arms has posted a vile Letter to the Editor from the Payson Roundup, which is a biased yellow rag I won't link to.Some Fish background here.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108755112537678352005-02-18T14:31:00.000-05:002005-02-18T14:40:07.866-05:00Ahhhhh!Under the boardwalk, Weedon IslandPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108593600493329872005-02-16T17:37:00.000-05:002005-02-16T17:40:00.513-05:00Help WantedPredatory Female Willing to provide instructions on how to recognize and target wealthy males for exploitation. Pay on commission basis only, 10% of the take. Send copies of divorce decrees, jewelry receipts and resume to mugwort@attglobal.net./snarkPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108592108730264502005-02-16T17:04:00.000-05:002005-02-16T17:15:08.730-05:00Auntie Persnickety's Advice for Young LadiesBefore you drop your drawers . . . before you profer your tender heart to that handsome Romeo . . . before Ol' Mr. Moon shines over the blue lagoon on warm night in June . . before, PLEASE child, before go here. Read down.Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1108567726910844992005-02-16T10:14:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:28:46.913-05:00Well, thank goodness that's over with!This year I managed to escape Valentine's Day with nothing worse than a blown transmission. A few carless days, a couple thousand dollars, and life goes back to normal.This is much less painful than many of my other Valentine's Days. 'Tis a cursed day. I'd take Friday the 13th over Valentine's Day if I only could.NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS ON THIS DAY.Some Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1107803030608538542005-02-07T13:52:00.000-05:002005-02-07T14:03:50.606-05:00So What?
Please tell me people aren't really getting excited about drinking and cavorting at a private party? Please tell me this post by Michelle Malkin is some sort of a joke.
I mean, really, a bunch of military folks get rowdy and uncivilized in their off-hours. BFD.
I am the Queen of the Prudes . . truly, the world's dullest woman. I am (say it loud!). . . Out of it and Proud of it!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1106118587309654192005-01-18T13:52:00.000-05:002005-01-19T02:22:14.593-05:00Bikers and Ginger Ale Punch with a Raspberry Ice Ring
I read Please Pass the Cake, a Tech Central article pointed to by the Instapundit,. Unfortunately, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines put out by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, although lame and silly, aren't quite as bad as Ms. Swarzc makes out. The guidelines are full of disclaimers. Presumably anyone who reads the damn things atPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1105157263171288182005-01-07T23:05:00.000-05:002005-01-07T23:07:43.170-05:00What is it?
Definitely not a samovar. I've never seen such a thing!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1105020388938497472005-01-06T08:20:00.000-05:002005-01-06T09:21:42.643-05:00Thursday is Kick-a-fashion-designer Day!
Isn't it? Well, if it's not, it should be!
You may have deduced by now that I went shopping yesterday. What with the Christmas cookies, the holster, and Steve's book, my wardrobe's been a bit snug. So off I go . . .
I hate shopping for clothes. Have you seen the crap they expect women to wear? Stretchy, tight, no pockets, itchy-scratchy man-made Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104058139361513192005-01-05T20:40:00.000-05:002005-01-05T20:39:31.376-05:00Madison Avenue Resistance
Some friends got me a set of plastic glasses for Christmas. I guess it comes from reading James Lileks, but I fell in love with the box. It looks like the only change they made to it since 1941 was to add 'dishwasher safe!'
If you've been through the Lilek Gallery, and still want more, check out Tervis Tumblers!
Works like magic!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104725067055891052005-01-02T22:59:00.000-05:002005-01-02T23:04:27.056-05:00Too darn lazy to come up with New Year's Resolutions?
I know I am!! Luckily, Acidman finds the modern technology to help us out!
Your New Years Resolution Should Be: Wake up before noon
You've been accused of sleeping your life away
And it's a little bit true - you are really into your pillow
In fact, it may be years since you've seen a sunrise at the *start* of your day
Sleep a Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104587422189228312005-01-01T08:08:00.000-05:002005-01-01T09:00:36.336-05:00Jeb goes to the Indian Ocean
"Bush is sending a a delegation to the region Sunday led by Powell and his brother, Fla. Gov. Bush, to assess aid needs.
from Friday's Wall Street Journal
You go, Jeb!
There is probably no one on the planet better equipped to contribute to relief coordination than Jeb Bush. I don't know what the etiquette is of sending your brother and/or a governor on something Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104505859416052512004-12-31T10:02:00.000-05:002004-12-31T10:13:51.573-05:00I am perverse
'Deed I am. I don't like, or approve of, or donate to, the Red Cross. I'm wishing someone would sue them for false advertising and make them either take the 'Cross' out of their name altogether, or insert 'Double' in front of it.
And yet I get unspeakable pleasure watching this number rise.
"That unit is a woman."
"A mass of conflicting impulses."
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104359046336480282004-12-29T17:07:00.000-05:002004-12-29T17:27:24.370-05:00O Yeah. Now I remember why I used to be feminist.
Because Superman was an asshole.
Polipundit links up with Accordion Guy to introduce us to a 1959 blog. Very cute, very fun so far as the word 'blog' goes.
But, ya know what? Superman was a smug, smarmy saboteur. Lois had her situation under control (sort of), and because Superman's precious little ego was hurt, he fucked with her. Not in Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1104352715427015532004-12-29T15:35:00.000-05:002004-12-29T15:46:04.446-05:00Harold Fish has still not gone to trial. Since it's a trumped-up charge initiated by a vicious mob, perhaps it's just as well.
I keep him in my prayers.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1103971011451666582004-12-25T05:33:00.000-05:002004-12-25T05:36:51.453-05:00And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, everyone.
Merry Christmas!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1103828963230111872004-12-23T14:06:00.000-05:002004-12-23T14:09:23.230-05:00Hap-Hap-Happy Birds
It's enough to make me wish I was technically competent so I could record this and let you hear it. There's about 90 gazillion birds singing up a storm outside my window.
I was going to say that they sound as happy as larks, but then I realized that would be a silly thing to say.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1103741847981237082004-12-22T13:50:00.000-05:002004-12-22T13:57:27.980-05:00Origin of the word "Christmas'
This is for the people who are coming here by search engine.
Christ's mass. A day set aside for contemplation of God's gift to us - His Son. Sometimes (cough, cough) gifts are exchanged among humans as a sort of tribute to the gift we received from God.
Sometimes abbreviated Xmas. In a bunch of languages, the X is pronounced Kh, (the hard C is Christ with a Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1103733917804708752004-12-22T11:40:00.000-05:002004-12-22T11:45:17.806-05:00The Naughty Seasonal Post
On Dasher, on Dancer, on Comet and . . . hey! What happened to Comet?
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1103141927568846822004-12-15T15:13:00.000-05:002004-12-15T15:18:47.566-05:00It's too cold to blog.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1102287795781669702004-12-05T17:58:00.000-05:002004-12-05T18:15:49.680-05:00Private Citizens fill gap left by Government
Raise a glass to The Coalition to Prevent Assault Weapon Violence, who've stepped in to help pick up the slack now that the AWB has expired. It's citizen-leaders like these that make America great.
hat tip: Robert at The Backroad Blog.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1102250966787092082004-12-05T07:06:00.000-05:002004-12-05T07:49:26.786-05:00An ounce of prevention, and all that
There's an interesting discussion going on at Geocaching.com, one with arguments and concerns that will probably sound familiar to gun owners.
The original poster brings up the 'what if' possibility of the government trying to ban or regulate geocaching. The most common response is that geocaching will simply go underground if need be. People would try to Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1102120668093147272004-12-03T19:37:00.000-05:002004-12-03T20:01:45.056-05:00Weedon Island Mangrove Tunnel
Besides great kayaking, Weedon Island is also reknowned for the first discovery/classification of the Weeden Island Culture, a culture in existence about 1,700 to 1,000 years ago in the Northern Florida/Georgia area and responsible for 'construction of some of the earliest dated flat-topped platform (or temple) mounds' in North America. The name 'Weedon/Weeden' Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100989449323249302004-12-03T17:09:00.000-05:002004-12-03T11:28:19.140-05:00You're Betty Grable!
What Classic Pin-Up Are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Ah, Betty! or sometimes Bette
"The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there"
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1098021380335959482004-12-01T21:40:00.000-05:002004-12-05T19:04:32.243-05:00Have a Coalition Christmas!
Who's in the Coalition of the Willing, and what kind of neat stuff can we buy from them?
A train or wine buff (& the two are not mutually exclusive) might enjoy this Amtrak wine carafe set, made in the Czech Republic. James, posting at Chicago Boyz, (busy man, that James!) also points to CZ Firearms from the Czech Republic. Mmmmm, firearms. If you happen to be thePersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1101078892780516352004-11-21T18:09:00.000-05:002004-12-03T11:10:41.560-05:00Time flies when you're having rum.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100984768327878602004-11-20T16:03:00.000-05:002004-11-20T16:06:08.326-05:00Enter at your own risk
As part of an apparent conspiracy by corporate America to ensure that we all come to hate Christmas and the holiday season with a fiery, unrelenting passion, T.J. Maxx is already playing Christmas carols.
You have been warned.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100816956946791272004-11-18T17:02:00.000-05:002004-11-18T17:29:16.946-05:00Good Goly, Miss Moly!
YOU ARE MOLY
What herb are you? brought to you by Quizilla
never heard of it.
It was an ugly enough herb, a prickly plant which sprawled low in the shadow of the trees.
but: Though it grows in soil perverse,
Heaven hath been its jealous nurse,
Moly the God's most sovereign herb divine.
Moly, the uncharm
A magic herb with black roots and white flowers that was givenPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100643423047957952004-11-16T16:59:00.000-05:002004-11-16T17:17:03.053-05:00Old Eyes
Da Goddess has a post and pictures up on a Protest Warrior excursion. I tried to snag one of her photos, but either she has them protected or else I just don't know how to do it.
But go here, and - excuse me for speaking this way but I am moved -
look upon this ancient warrior, who has fought on foreign soil and in his golden years steps forth again, to stand straight and tall for Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100616435058323882004-11-16T09:44:00.000-05:002004-11-16T09:47:15.056-05:00Fiercely Independent! gggrrrrooowwwlllll
You Are a "Don't Tread On Me" Libertarian
You distrust the government, are fiercely independent, and don't belong in either party.
Religion and politics should never mix, in your opinion... and you feel opressed by both.
You don't want the government to cramp your self made style. Or anyone else's for that matter.
You're proud to say that you're Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100478389159766952004-11-14T19:18:00.000-05:002004-11-14T19:26:29.160-05:00Silly post
Microwave pouches are easier to deal with if you carve a big X from one corner to another before heating. when it's done, just flip it over.
Easier than poking holes or cutting a corner.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100182729967376672004-11-11T09:18:00.000-05:002004-11-11T09:32:53.273-05:00Thank you, Veterans!
See the guy trying to fix the hole in the wing with a screwdriver? That's my Dad.
The SOC planes rode on Naval aircraft carriers. Basically, the takeoff was accomplished by flinging the plane off the ship with a giant rubber band. They knew they'd been hit by Japanese fire, but had no idea how bad or how close until they got back on ship.
God bless you all.
WWII; USS Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100182231629042602004-11-11T09:03:00.000-05:002004-11-11T09:10:31.630-05:00He never called, he never wrote
not so much as a card on my birthday!
Leaders of Women's Groups Say Democrat John Kerry Should Have Sought Them Out
Leaders of several women's groups said Tuesday that Democrat John Kerry fell short in his bid for the White House because he didn't make a more direct appeal for support from women voters.
Can you believe these broads? Me, me, it's all about Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100111688151999312004-11-10T13:33:00.000-05:002004-11-10T13:34:48.150-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES!!!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100107434916279352004-11-10T13:25:00.000-05:002004-11-10T13:27:30.750-05:00Artists in Afghanistan
I don't know the details, but this picture (and 2 more) are making the email rounds. Isn't it great?
"Check out what some of our boys overseas did to their helicopter. Some Afghan is probably freaking out right about now.
This very special Mi-24 helicopter is presently flying in Afghanistan, where it is no doubt causing quite a stir. "
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100111028286921222004-11-10T13:23:00.000-05:002004-11-10T13:23:48.286-05:00Second Helicopter PicPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1100111138589439752004-11-10T13:20:00.000-05:002004-11-10T13:33:15.966-05:00The eagle has landed!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099918523039369882004-11-08T07:40:00.000-05:002004-11-08T16:00:14.016-05:00Chin up
State of emergency in Iraq; car bomb near the Iraqi finance minister's home; First marine casualities in Fallujah.
Hang tough. This utter mayhem is to be expected. There will be increased resistance because of the US election and because of the impending Iraqi election. The terrorists will be just about hysterical by now, and are fighting like the cornered rats they are.
There's Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099742814545243892004-11-06T06:44:00.000-05:002004-11-06T07:06:54.546-05:00Why Bush?
The BBC asked why we voted for Bush. Here's a few reasons why I did:
He says what he means, and means what he says.
He has the guts to look terrorism in the eye and deal with it for the long term - and that takes a tremendous amount of courage. If democracy can indeed take hold in Afghanistan and Iraq, the people of the middle east will have been given an alternative to fighting. Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099683481500988742004-11-05T14:25:00.000-05:002004-11-05T14:38:01.500-05:00Sober today, and only slightly hungover, so I can address this without wanting to bite anyone.
Gay Marriage and the Cheneys:
this is a short post at the Volokh Conspiracy, so I'm reprinting it full
If, as Eugene and others have suggested, it was voters who turned out to vote against gay marriage who gave Bush his margin of victory in Ohio, it lends credence to the theory that the reason Kerry Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099678263173373362004-11-05T13:08:00.000-05:002004-11-05T13:14:34.513-05:00o lord.
Yes, you can secede. The sooner, the better.
The problem is that, despite your having the wherewithal to do just that, you won't.
This group should be ignored where they are until they drown in their vomit.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099624286531425552004-11-04T22:05:00.000-05:002004-11-04T22:14:28.823-05:00I'll have to read this blog when I'm sober
Raw Dog
20:21
Vedder's research demonstrates that America’s universities have become less productive, less efficient, and more likely to use tuition money and state and federal grants to subsidize non-instructional activities such as huge pay raises for the administration, reduction in teaching loads for professors, opulent social functions and Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099620797670947792004-11-04T21:10:00.000-05:002004-11-04T21:13:17.670-05:00Sweetheart
James is a complete sweetheart for linking to me, from two blogs, no less, and I assure you (& him) that I rarely blog while snockered.
But sometimes, things really irritate me, ya know? If the right gets as goofy as the left, well . .AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099619634522853612004-11-04T20:45:00.000-05:002004-11-04T21:41:04.773-05:00Mandate, Schmandate
in which I blog half-crocked and piss off the entire civilized world as we know it.
In the vocabulary of the blogosphere, the word 'moonbat' has come to mean someone leaning so far to the left that all their brains slid out their left ear onto the floor, where the dog ate it. What's the opposite? What do you call someone who leans so far to the right that they, too, lose Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099580999863837842004-11-04T10:04:00.000-05:002004-11-04T10:09:59.863-05:00Perspective on incumbents versus challengers
It's obviously a little late in the day, as far as the 2004 elections go, but Alaa at The Mesopotamian posted something to consider that wouldn't have occurred to me:
If you think the President did a bad job and made mistakes and got us all in a mess, then he must not be let off and must stay to clear the mess. Letting him off now will release him Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099525525954474112004-11-03T18:42:00.000-05:002004-11-03T18:45:25.953-05:00Great-Aunt Ruby's Peanut Butter Cookies
This cookie recipe was brought to you in part by the 59 million + US citizens who voted for George Bush, and by Senator John Kerry, whom I thank for being gracious in defeat.
1 cup shortening (1/2 c. butter, 1/2 c. lard)
1 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter
Blend the above ingredients together.
2 eggs, slightly beaten - gradually add to peanut butter Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099484096062811062004-11-03T06:58:00.000-05:002004-11-03T07:14:56.063-05:00Buck up, Buckeyes!
Welcome to the wonderful world of villification. Unless John Kerry behaves like a gentleman and a statesman, you will shortly began to hear things about your state that are slanted and/or untrue - things that will make you look like a collection of addled doofuses. Things that are done all over the country, and have been for years, will be highlighted as if Ohio is the onlyPersnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099422198345058762004-11-02T13:57:00.000-05:002004-11-02T14:03:18.346-05:00Cookies or deadmen voting?
OK, all those who have not yet voted, and are legally entitled to, here's the deal:
If President Bush clearly wins this election, I will publish Great Aunt Ruby's Peanut Butter cookie recipe. These are real peanut butter cookies, the kind with a fork mark in them, such as you probably have not tasted for 15 years.
I know a lot of you out there have been bribed by Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099249709734856852004-10-31T13:57:00.000-05:002004-10-31T14:08:29.733-05:00Must post on Osama
All the cool blogs are doing it and I get so tired of being behind the times.
So here's my take on it:
Bin Laden's alive? Dang! You sure? If you are sure, well, you can knock me down with a feather!
Bin Laden is Bush's puppet? You mean all those terrorists blew themselves up just to further Bush's aims? In a weird sort of way, that is a delicious thought. Please, Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099219263966866532004-10-31T05:31:00.000-05:002004-10-31T05:41:03.966-05:00Riddle me this
Boy, there are some nasty commenters to Jeff Jarvis' post Bin Laden remixes Fahrenheit 9/11.
I would just like to know - if Kerry is smarter than Bush, and has been smarter for the past 3/4 years, and coulda woulda shoulda done so much better - if he has a plan -
wouldn't it have been kind of nice of him to show up at some meetings and maybe let the rest of us in on it? If he Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099210308803900892004-10-31T02:57:00.000-05:002004-10-31T04:11:48.803-05:00The Mood of Hillsborough Voters
Just to say:
The general mood of the voters in line at the polls was:
(1) cheery at the process and participation
(2) patient at the wait. Some had good stories about people who risked their lives to vote in other countries, others had stories about old-timey America and bribes of whiskey at the voting booth. "The wait is longer than I expected, but it's good Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099165505182960612004-10-30T15:42:00.000-04:002004-10-30T15:55:26.353-04:00Early Voting
So I went and voted this morning like a good girl. It was PACKED!! Three hour wait . .
All you people who haven't voted yet - allow yourself plenty of time, take a folding chair, a hat, and some water. Whew.
You might want to bring a little light reading, too - say, War & Peace. You'll have enough time to finish it.
Hopefully Tuesday won't be so backed up. More places will Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099103967197135982004-10-29T22:16:00.000-04:002004-10-29T22:39:27.196-04:00WTF?
Go to ebay. Search on tibet opal and take a look at some items being sold. Look at the starting bid and the shipping country.
Never mind, for the moment, that the seller apparently thinks 'opal' simply means any precious or semi-precious gem. Could be an honest language problem. BUT - 99 cents for a silver/sapphire snuff box?
Are they cheap imitations? Or is some Chinese critter Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099015091513423792004-10-28T21:44:00.000-04:002004-10-28T21:58:11.513-04:00
Good Riddance, Bob Graham
and Mel Martinez will be getting my vote, but what is The Veterans Party? and
Dennis Bradley?
He's got some interesting ideas.
Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273631.post-1099012743746206352004-10-28T21:18:00.000-04:002004-10-28T21:35:59.203-04:00Florida - Hillsborough County - ballot stuff
Congressional Representative, District 11
Jim Davis, D-Tampa
If you're in this district, you shouldn't need me to tell you about Davis. He's a gun-grabbing quasi-socialist. On the plus side, he seems to be a decent human being - a rare beast indeed in today's Democrat party. He pesters the state of Florida far too much when he should be working for Persnicketynoreply@blogger.com0