Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Muttrox clan and one our main commenters will are on vacation through July 5th or so. Enjoy the links! The death of Michael Jackson, 1, 2, and 3. When good bananas go bad: A banana scaring people. More fun … Continue reading →

I never really learned what a hernia was until my last medical checkup. I never needed to know. It’s never explained anywhere. There’s a whole list of bodily ailments I never gave much thought to, they were things that only … Continue reading →

On the second hand I had pocket kings, converted for a nice pot. Twenty minutes later I had pocket queens and a queen came on the flop for another super tidy profit. I bluffed everyone out with J-5 and found … Continue reading →

Where does the US National Debt come from? The New York Times had a good article a couple weeks back that analyzed the sources of the debt. It only starts after Clinton left office (presumably to make Bush look worse), … Continue reading →

Matt had a post about this interesting paper. It takes each state and treats it as it’s own country. Then it can compare them to other countries. Some US States fare mighty well, some don’t. For instance, we moved from … Continue reading →

(A couple new ones added at the bottom) Bad news on Facebook. So dumb I can’t stop laughing Those lovable Japanese, ready to serve you. Brilliantly confusing choose your own adventure comic. London Calling cassette tape Nuanced and subtle bumper … Continue reading →

(This one is for the parents) I love the Curious George books, I never mind reading them to the boys. The originals still stand up, and even the TV show is good. But let’s face it, Curious George is one … Continue reading →

Nothing worked. No hands, no bluffs that worked. Getting whittled. Raised with A-J. The flop was K-Q-J. Decided to raise again and was called. Skip to the end, he had A-10 and had flopped the straight. I was down to … Continue reading →

“While you were gone I pissed on your daughter.” Thus began the email to my wife while she was out of town. It made me laugh even while I was typing it. I was watching the kids by myself. Our … Continue reading →

Yes congratulations to new NBA World Champions, The Los Ang.. [choke, gasp] The Los Angele [gu-huk!].. to Kobe Bry[bleearargggh!] I can’t do it. Stupid Lakers! How is the NBA as a whole doing? Well, the NHL is catching up. Here … Continue reading →

Up! is fantastic. If you aren’t close to crying a few times during that movie, there’s something wrong with you. Good filmmaking is good filmmaking, regardless of the media. That’s all I got to say. Here’s a link to the … Continue reading →

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Our group is doing a Tournament of Champions this year. Each week a little money is pulled out of the prize pool. The top players each week get a few points, and you get a point for showing up. After … Continue reading →

The omens were horrible. I had been battling Montezuma’s Revenge all day. I untwisted the front wheel of my bike to ride it to the poker game and the entire brake caliper snapped in half. Not good omens at all. … Continue reading →

I was folding laundry for the kids. Because it was slowing me down so much I noticed that most of the shirts were inside out. Why is that? Is there any reason they should all be inside out? What are … Continue reading →

Skydyne tech support emails Stupid crook of the month The one thing duct tape won’t work on. Book review Beatles Rockband is here Superhero economics. Really. How come as soon as someone in the comics gets rich, they buy some … Continue reading →

(We have a Power Wheels Jeep we bought at a yard sale a couple years ago. The battery died recently. It wouldn’t take a recharge. We bought a new battery. They’ve been driving it around all morning.) Him: Dad, we … Continue reading →

In the early going I min-raise in with A-9. Only one other caller. The flop is K-J-7. I bet a couple hundred and he calls. I figure he has K-x. The turn is an A. I figure I have him … Continue reading →