Monthly Archives: April 2008

Lordy, that was just awful. Playing from behind almost the whole night, I was knocked out after only 90 minutes. And I was 5th out 8, it was a brutal table. I’ve never seen so many high hands. Almost every … Continue reading →

“Hon – why is there a kitchen knife stuck through my new library book?” (after a moments investigation) “Correction. Hon – why is there a kitchen knife stuck through my new library book,with peanut butter all over it?”

On tee-ball opening day, our mini-van was ticketed. It was a fitting end to an awful day since the minivan was in a clearly marked legal parking spot. Rather than pay $50, I took a half-day off of work to … Continue reading →

Funny thing about poker. You don’t need much skill when you get good cards. I didn’t play as well as I did the last two weeks and yet I finished in the money. I had three monster hands and sucked … Continue reading →

Once in a while, Mrs. Muttrox and I get ourselves a cheap meal by serving as Mystery Guests. We dine anonymously, answer questions about the meal, and get reimbursed most of the cost. The price is right, and it’s fun. … Continue reading →

Some good news and bad news. Good: I went in determined to play position. I did. When I had position, I used it to bully people into folding. When I was out of position, I didn’t go in with marginal … Continue reading →

I haven’t done so good with my resolution to read 10 Pulitzer prize winning books this year. With the year 30% over I’ve read two. The Shipping News (E. Annie Proulx): I just finished this a couple hours ago. It … Continue reading →

Muttroxia gives a stamp of approval to Cabin Pressure: One Man’s Desperate Attempt to Recapture his Youth as a Camp Counselor. It’s a bit like Bill Bryson goes to camp. The odds are you know the author, Josh Wolk. Odds … Continue reading →

Allstate insurance has a full page ad on the back of the business section of today’s New York Times. It has a cartoon of a woman in a business suit chained to a rock. Here’s the first two paragraphs of … Continue reading →

Always clear your download history. Japanese barcodes. I can’t wait until these come to America. Beach policeman, circa 1922. Learn to play Go Interactively (I downloaded Igowin to teach myself.) A blog of Responses to the stupid questions you see … Continue reading →

One of the nice things about Disney World is the name tags. They have the first name, and where they are from. We had a wonderful conversation with a husband-wife team from a town just down the road from where … Continue reading →

This is an actual question from a Harris Interactive poll: 78 million baby boomers, now ages 44 to 62, are about to retire and will begin collecting Social Security and Medicare retirement entitlement benefits, putting tremendous strain on the resources … Continue reading →

The building I work in has doors with electronic locks, you must flick your badge on a reader to get in. Today, one of the doors was broken and would not open at all from the outside. I went around … Continue reading →

(I didn’t see it in the theatres. I caught the last half on TV last night.) Obi Wan and Darth Vader fight to the death, jumping around the molten mine planet of something-or-other. Darth leaps up, Obi Wan chops off … Continue reading →

Me: Have I put you in timeout at all today? 5-year old: No. Me: Have I put your brother in timeout today? 5-year old: No. Me: Right. It’s been a good day, hasn’t it? I like days where I don’t … Continue reading →

That hurt. I dominated the first hour. Our starting stacks are $2500 and I had well over $5000 within 30 minutes. Some good hands, and some great bluffs. I didnt play much until we got down to 4 players. I … Continue reading →