December 2010
13 posts
It’s almost 1 AM →
… and I am still up. I have a video shoot in the AM, too. This is insane. The script isn’t done, The column isn’t finished. But here is the day, including an explanation about why I had the…
Rockin’ Disco Santa →
Roto-rooter came. The roots defeated the roto. They’re suggesting a busted pipe outside, which is entirely possible, given the age of the house. Big fargin’ boatload of money sailing over…
Best Week EVER! →
It’s the Christmas Cold, brought to you by Children, America’s favorite vector for infection. I don’t have it; zincing it up and beating it back as I did the last one. Wife is starting to…
A lahcense for your minkey →
Christmas Diner today? Why, yes. Links at the end.
Ad I saw online today. Somehow, I don’t think this guy was in wikileaks’ crosshairs.
Stars and Bars, what a day. Had seven…
Wood-grained plastic →
This will be short, but so am I. I have a column to do, and it’s late, and I spent some of the evening hours at Target getting the Christmas cards. This year I didn’t come with the silly idea that…
Stuff Management →
Okay, does hot water boil faster than cold water? Yes, you think – but what about the energy released when cold water is heated, hmmmm?
We’ll get to this in a second.
The other day I decided I…
Snowbound, con’t. →
For some reason the tidal inundation of catalogs seems to have abated this year. It might be due to the economy, still mired in the slough of kreptitude; it could be that some companies took a look…
Friday! Now with ancient farm-supply HQ photos →
Haven’t done the Christmas letter yet. Cards aren’t out. This is a problem. I balk every year at writing the letter, because, well, what we’ve been doing is not exactly a closely-guarded secret. If…
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Bleat is disappointing today →
… and probably not worth the wait; it’s a computer gift-guide for anal-retentive types. Short version of today: awesome! Cold. Teeth-cracking cold. Hit the mall for shopping, but turned all…
I am the ferryman, coo-coo-ka-choo →
The Great Pizza Debate continues. I have to repost from the comments:
Do you think you were the only person ordering pizza Friday night?
No. This, however, does not mean I should expect cold…
Most wonderful, etc →
Did I mention we got the tree up? It’s fake. It’s lovely. It gave me a rash. After I assembled the tree I felt a distinct itch on my forearms; examination under strong light revealed a pattern of…
Frame or not frame. There is no try →
Snow? We have snow. Want some? Easy shipping rates available on request.
My daughter has a dread, common perhaps to many children, of Daddy Causing a Scene. I don’t know where her horror…
