Seen in “Get Fuzzy:” Rob’s wearing the livery of the Eye of Mordor. In these post-movie days, if you want to make an obscure LOTR reference, it had better be something from the book that didn’t make it on-screen.
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It wouldn’t be a travel agent’s desk without some wacky promotional cows, now would it? Here are a few from my personal herd, courtesy of Millennium Hotels. They represent London, Los Angeles, and Beijing. Why cows? Because Millennium’s code in agency computers is “MU.”
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Via AKMA and others, the Church of England announces the formation of a virtual parish and is looking for a “web pastor.” And just what is St. Sam’s? Chopped Liver? (yes, yes, it’s the ANGLICAN mailing list, but their nickname is “The Anglican CyberParish of St. Sam’s)
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A selection of B&B’s in Salt Lake… Wildflowers Anton Boxrud House Saltair House Ellerbeck Mansion Based on this review at Splendid Table…
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See? And about 10-15 years ago, I would have been able to keep up with them for a while (not the running, but the drinking)((well, maybe the running for a while, but I was only good for about 3-4 miles)) I wonder if my niece Holly would fit in with this group? Quite possibly. Must ask her about this.
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So, more tinkering with the stylesheet and main index, but nothing earth-shattering. After discovering the joys of RSS feeds and reading in an aggregator, I discovered the heartbreak of excerpts-only feeds. So anything that offers a full-text feed is now linked via the aggregator, and anything that offers excerpts-only is linked via Blogrolling. Also, some blogs are nicer to read directly rather than via…(hark at her!) Oy, I’m such a newbie still. COMIX! Oh, joy!! Mutts is online. Yesh. For now I’ll be reading via email updates, but an RSS feed may soon via available via Tapestry.
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I’m not kidding, this is what a woman caller said to one of the agents today. The call was evidently not going well, and the woman was balking on some point of the corporate travel policy. Then she interrupted the increasingly frustrated agent with this cryptic comment: “I’m not trying to be a jag-off.” So now we’re trying to figure out if she really said “jack-off”, which would be a a really weird and shocking thing for a woman executive to say in a business environment. The agent got a good laugh out of mimicking someone that sounded a lot…
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Oh, Wesley, you really shouldn’t take in a stray, even if it does look like your lost love. I reserve judgement on whether Fred will come back. As Spike and Angel admitted, it’s been done before, no big deal. Which is why now (with the series ending) it would actually be a surprise if Fred really was permanently dead, and not just mostly dead. (kudos to Amy Acker, who got to do something interesting for the first time in a while) Imagine if that was the series-ending episode…. yikes. I hope there are a few more eps in the pipeline.
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From Accordion Guy: a list of things we wish we knew how to say in Aramaic while watching “The Passion of the Christ.” Notably missing are translations for: Everybody, sit on this side of the table, or you won’t be in the painting. “Always look on the bright side of life…” Crucfixion? No, I’m here for freedom. (On the cross): I can see my house from here! Hey, Siddhartha! You just sat under a tree — I got nailed to one, yuppie-boy! Collectively, they all got a big “Hee!!!” from me. Only the other morning, I switched over the car…
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How To Survive An Attack By a Polar Bear With An Ice Pick And A Can Of Peas: If attacked by a polar bear, run away while simultaneously hacking open the can of peas with the ice pick. Then use the pick to chop a hole in the ice, and quickly arrange the peas in a single line around the edge of the hole. Polar bears are curious, and he will be intrigued. When the polar bear stops to take a pea, let him have it with the ice pick (no need to kick him in the icehole, he’s quite…