• Twitter

    Weekly Tweets 2010-12-26

    There are various ways to find and cleanup cat upchuck in the dark; barefoot Braille method is not recommended. #awake # RT @HeathrowAirport: there are no arrivals and only a handful of departures at Heathrow today as we work to make the airfield safe." # Guess that means my stranded UK guy won't make it home again today, poor man. # .@ebertchicago ::sings along:: Walla Walla Wash., and Kalamazoo! Nora's freezing on the trolley… # .@ebertchicago ::singing:: "Swaller dollar cauliflower alley ga-ROO!" That was my dad's favorite Christmas carol. Thanks. #pogo # RT @SaveSGR: Can i get 185 retweets! #Save…

  • Home Improvement - Hot Off The Presses

    Twas the Night Before Pogo

    Pop loved Pogo. The Christmas strips were particular favorites of his, but I don’t recall this specific one. The Russian jokes tie it to the Cold War/Space Race storyline… Somewhere I’ve got the books that introduce the two-headed dog who barks in Russian and a kind of gibberish that I find hysterically funny (pookapookapooka!). This one has St Nicholas and his reindeer (Albert the Alligator and his trusty moose), with Pogo along to make with the good cheer (oog). Walt Kelly was the greatest daily comic strip artist in American history. His Pogo strip was an uncanny mixture of laughter,…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: December 20th – December 23rd

    http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/refugee/domviolence.pdf SLC Mayors Office Domestic Violence Info YMCA Shelter – Salt Lake City In 1976 the YWCA opened the first domestic violence shelter in the state of Utah, and one of the first in the country.  The 75-bed shelter continues to provide crisis intervention, advocacy for women and children, extended shelter, and a private room. The program serves more than 500 women and children each year who are victims of family violence.  The shelter operates 24 hours day, 365 days a year. http://www.utahbar.org/bars/umba/assets/utah_domestic_violence_shelters.pdf Salt Lake Domestic Violence resources GIMP tutorials and resources for free – Gimpology.com: Enchancing the colors of your photos…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    21st Century Medicine: Welcome to the Future, Already

    My current doctor doesn’t refill prescriptions from pharmacy faxes or voicemails, nor do they call the pharmacy even if asked. Yet the office hours are very limited, and I can only get a refill by scheduling an office visit, or begging the pharmacist to call the one office on the right day at the right time. I’m now on my second “emergency supply” because I screwed up Tuesday and didn’t beg the pharmacist; he said “have them call or fax” and I funked it. I called the office, asked what their hours were, and hung up. Should have immediately called…

  • Politics, Schmolitics - Today

    Those Crazy People At Intersections Wearing “Impeach Obama” Signboards Probably LaRouchies

    I saw those weirdo “Impeach Obama” guys at the corner of Golf and Roselle again on my way home. Took a picture of the guy (sorry for bad quality, blown up from mirror shot) talking and laughing with the guy behind me.  The driver actually gave money to this… Bozo. They must travel around the area with their little signs and clipboards – here’s a story from a while back: The middle-aged man hoisting an “Impeach Obama” poster appeared to be intelligent, level-headed, and sincere. But the fliers he handed out at the intersection of US 30 and Mississippi Street…