a moment of silence, please

"Crystal Hot Sauce Maker To Leave New Orleans

The famous Baumer's food sign and plant that is visible from the Pontchartrain Expressway may not be there much longer.

Baumer, which bottles Crystal Hot Sauce and other famous condiments, announced that it?s leaving New Orleans after more than 60 years.

Alvin Baumer Jr., the owner and plant president, said he's moving out of Orleans Parish after 5 feet of water inundated the Mid-City plant.

Baumer won't say where the new plant will be located, only that he's been looking for a new location for the past year."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdsu/20051222/lo_wdsu/3138144

phrases, etc.

Phrases to go with my new "gesture":

Hey, what's that?
Look up!
[nothing, just looking beatific]
...and another thing...
I have an idea.
J'accuse! (my personal favorite)
Peace.
Stick 'em up!

Excuses for that "gesture":

I just got initiated into the Yakuza.
I am not a good chainsaw operator.
Hatchets should not be juggled.
I made a small sacrifice to the football gods (which was, apparently, ignored).


[i'll add more as they come to me]

bakersfield maltese?

ok, i can't figure out how to get the video to play direct on the blog, but you have to check this link out: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1058608017240976795&q=maltese

wwjd?

hold 'em to it

so, i think i've found a new policy that we should use to counter the creationists, it's called "hold 'em to it," and we should make them be logically consistent with their beliefs.

this letter to the editor published in the san luis obispo tribune on 11/6/05 describes one application of theory quite eloquently:

"Some don't need vaccine

Recent news about the avian flu virus has raised concerns from main street to the White House. There is the possibility, even likelihood, that the virus will mutate into a form that can more easily infect humans.

As the president pointed out, a vaccine cannot be made until this evolution occurs. This raises the concern that it may be impossible to create enough vaccine fast enough to protect all our citizens. But there is hope.

Gallup polls tell us that up to 45 percent of Americans don't believe in evolution. Since random mutation is the engine of evolution, these same people must believe that the virus cannot mutate.

Therefore, there is no need to waste vaccine on folks who believe there is no possible threat to themselves -- thus leaving a sufficient supply for the rest of us. Perhaps the president, given his doubts about evolution, may wish to demonstrate his leadership by foregoing vaccination.

This approach has added benefits. Polls also tell us that disbelief in evolution is more pronounced among the less educated, the poor and conservatives. If the anti-evolutionists among these groups were to opt out of vaccination then, through immediate deaths and natural selection, we would reduce poverty, raise educational attainment and become a more progressive society.

Steve Anderson
Arroyo Grande"

what time is it?

i'm a geek, but i absolutely love the "world time server" site:

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_US-SD1.aspx

i'm famous

well, not exactly, but adam curry did read my email to him on daily source code 270 (10/31/05). you can hear it here:

http://mp3.dailysourcecode.podshow.com/DSC-270-2005-10-31.mp3

(it's at about the 20 minute mark if you don't want to listen to the whole thing.)

and yes, contrary to my prediction on 3/26/05, i am still listening to podcasts (and, somewhat remarkably, still blogging)! the addition of a combined aggregator and podcast directory in itunes 4.7 really helped. i barely listen to "commercial radio" anymore. i spend a few minutes in the morning listening to kevin & bean out of loyalty and that's about it. this podcast thing is entertainment on demand, like tivo for your radio, but with better content. my only problem is finding enough time to listen to all the stuff that i subscribe to. if you are not subscribing to podcasts yet, what are you waiting for?

in case you care, here's a list of podcasts i subscribe to. they are definitely worth checking out and you can find them all on itunes:

daily source code (obviously)
the word nerds
5 minutes with wichita
the weekly presidential radio address [parody]
grape radio
good food
le show
immigration fridays
mugglecast
the roadhouse podcast
digital flotsam
colonial williamsburg podcast

Freeway

Too many god damn people in so cal , specifically on the 10 and 60 freeways.

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buddy the wonder mutt

the devil's left nut

man, how i'd love to smack the smirk right off of tommy boy's face...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1020051delay1.html


oh, and one of my favorite websites (awful plastic surgery.com) thinks tommy's uneven nostrils are the results of a botched nose job...

http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/

it's a family thing

now my aunt is in on the act...

http://tombstonetumbleweed.blogspot.com/

my new favorite band

http://www.h1bees.com/home.html

freefallin'

http://www.yeeguy.com/freefall/

Photographic evidence

Ain't it sweet?

It's a great day to be a bruin!

UCLA 47
Cal 40

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ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

ok, she's had her blog for like 5 minutes, and already she's changed it. here's the new link...

http://frenchbenefits.blogspot.com

welcome

welcoming my mother (yes, my mother) to the world of blogging. now i don't have to call her to find out what's going on!

http://retirement.blogspot.com

(this will stay up on the sidebar)

woo-fucking-hoo!

tom de lay indicted again. it couldn't happen to a nicer guy...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9583433/

obey

obey the maltese! we all know dogs are really in charge. here's a great website that let's you buy a t-shirt to prove it... www.obeythepurebreed.com.

Things I hate...

I hate it when you are standing at a light waiting to cross the street and you have already pushed the button for the "walk" signal and then someone comes up and then presses the button. Why? Do they assume you are stupid and did not press the button?

I REALLY hate it when someone SEES you press the button and then goes and presses it AGAIN right after you. Why???? If smacking a person in the head when they do that is wrong, I don't want to be right.