tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38455752011-04-21T13:03:35.306-05:00Hard TimesYahoo's bitch since 1997Skillzynoreply@blogger.comBlogger4171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080937796685446192004-04-02T14:24:00.000-06:002004-04-02T14:33:10.606-06:00
No posts today, working on something big. Check back Sunday or Monday! And have a great Vulcan weekend!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080856702682528462004-04-01T15:58:00.000-06:002004-04-01T17:50:01.030-06:00Swift. Silent. Deadly.
Frank at IMAO is collecting military humor, and today he posted some stuff about submariners. Unflattering stuff. I will take it upon myself to defend the honor of steely-eyed killers of the deep everywhere (Jimmy Carter excluded):
Submariners:
- called bubbleheads
This is true, all the other sailors were jealous of our year round "Goth tans".
- are deathly afraidSkillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080820986138413302004-04-01T06:01:00.000-06:002004-04-01T06:10:37.483-06:00
Happy Birthday Dear Jett,
Happy Birthday Dear Jett,
Bring your blog back, cause we miss you,
Happy Birthday Dear Jett!
Have a great Vulcan birthday, darlin!
pee ess - Happy April Fool's Day too!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080820774097222202004-04-01T05:59:00.000-06:002004-04-01T06:02:12.153-06:00This list has a huge omission - Patrick Starfish from Sponge Bob is a bigger pothead than Shaggy any day. Link stolen from Diversionz.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080784699517323402004-03-31T19:58:00.000-06:002004-04-01T06:29:54.483-06:00If this is true, I'll be telling Yahoo to kiss my ass real soon. Then I'll transfer 2 accounts worth of e-mail to my new address, and still have 995 MB of space left.
UPDATE: If this is an April Fool's Joke, I'll be telling Google to kiss my ass real soon.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080776153857473142004-03-31T17:35:00.000-06:002004-03-31T17:38:30.903-06:00Mac blogged this first, the University of Alabama has pulled a move that's sure to make the Commissar smile. They've decided that Sylvester Croom, one of Alabama's former players, no longer exists because he took a coaching job at Mississippi State, and have started revising history. What's especially ironic is that Alabama had a chance to hire Croom last year, but passed him over for pretty Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080768707715338712004-03-31T15:31:00.000-06:002004-03-31T15:34:24.856-06:00Aw, come on guys, I was just trying to sell books and hear myself talk, I didn't want it to get all political and shit. Man, oh man, the blogosphere is gonna be all over this in an hour or two.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080741812607284542004-03-31T07:52:00.001-06:002004-03-31T08:06:09.716-06:00Janet didn't show her boobie to sell albums. No, really. Personally, I wasn't gonna buy it either way - I can proudly say I've never bought an album by any of the Jacksons, I haven't even illegally downloaded any of their crap. And I'm not buying any Clay or Ruben either... I'm saving all my CD-buying money for the real American Idol. I mean come on, it's got Hotel California on it! Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080741127948923292004-03-31T07:52:00.000-06:002004-03-31T07:54:45.153-06:00Is this article good news for Rubies or bad news for Sugarmama? You decide.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080705982546741232004-03-30T22:06:00.000-06:002004-03-30T22:08:59.186-06:00Hmm, it looks like Jett isn't the only one having trouble with web plagiarists. NewsForge mentions a recent article of theirs that was lifted numerous times, and some sites have even resorted to blocking referrals from competitor's sites. It would seem to me that a link to a story, regardless of the link location, is a good thing that can direct more traffic to your site, where your Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080646182136169242004-03-30T05:21:00.002-06:002004-03-30T05:32:17.763-06:00Blogging this morning from Knoxville, home of InstaPundit and the University of Tennessee Big Orange. I will refrain from picking on UT since they were kind enough to come to Auburn and lose last fall, one of the few high points in a season to forget. I should be back home tonight.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080645715519264602004-03-30T05:21:00.000-06:002004-03-30T05:24:31.250-06:00China blocks Typepad sites, and BlogSpot too. There are a few ways around it - when I was over there, I was making long distance calls to Japan to get online (thanks, big fat corporation that paid for that!). Things will loosen up over there as time goes on, but it may be a while.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080513812868288562004-03-28T16:24:00.000-06:002004-03-28T17:53:34.856-06:00Like Kryptonite to Skillzy
At the risk of empowering my many enemies, here's a quick list of things that I am unable to resist, things that hold me under their spell so strongly that I lose all control around them:
Barbecue Potato Chips - the old-school plain kind, like Golden Flake makes. I will scarf them until they are gone, no matter how many I start with.
Cute Little Sassy Blondes With Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080512548162980132004-03-28T16:22:00.000-06:002004-03-28T16:27:11.763-06:00Tired of Mozilla Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox's names always changing? Or just really bored? The Firesomething extension allows you to make the browser title bar name anything you want. I'm currently blogging in a Skillzy P0rncow® browser window.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080500683062015032004-03-28T13:04:00.000-06:002004-03-28T13:12:31.140-06:00Well, the state of Alabama's week-long reign as a hoops powerhouse ended this weekend. Meanwhile, in relative media obscurity, the Auburn Men's Swimming and Diving team won their second consecutive National Championship. The women won their third straight last week. Auburn's swim coach has now won more NCAA national championships than (reverent silence) The Bear.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080395735950896972004-03-27T07:53:00.000-06:002004-03-27T18:46:12.296-06:00***BREAKING - EXCLUSIVE - MUST CREDIT SKILLZY***
************WMD FOUND************
Upon arriving in Birmingham yesterday, I was shocked to discover a clearly marked WMD in the baggage claim area. It got worse when I realized that the WMD was MY OWN BAG! How can I trust the TSA and Homeland Security when I'm allowed to lug a WMD all over Florida without being caught, without even a question? Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080225091787787222004-03-25T08:25:00.000-06:002004-03-25T08:35:24.123-06:00Learned a new drink last night. I was at Briny's Irish Pub, across the street from the hotel, and I noticed these two girls dropping shot glasses into pints of Guiness and downing them. Intrigued, I wandered over to ask what the hell that was. They informed me it was a Car Bomb (Irish terrorist humor, haha). The shot glass is half Jameson whiskey and half Bailey's Irish Cream - seems like a Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080157374611750472004-03-24T13:40:00.000-06:002004-03-27T08:13:59.686-06:00Last night I was driving around Tampa with a co-worker when 98 Rock had a trivia question about the average woman. I nailed it, but unfortunately we didn't get through in time to win the Lightning hockey tickets. The question was:
The average woman is 5 feet 4 inches tall. What does the average woman weigh?
Put your guess in the comments and I'll put the answer up tomorrow (or sooner, if Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080157019546570692004-03-24T13:34:00.000-06:002004-03-24T13:41:49.043-06:00Lookin down on the world famous A1A from my room this afternoon, cause I was too cheap to pay the extra 20 bucks for the ocean view. On the bright side, I plugged in my wireless card and anywhere from two to six open APs showed up. Tonight I'm gonna try to connect from the balcony, because the signal drops constantly here in the room. No sign of spring breakers so far, just a lot of potential Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1080042403728045502004-03-23T05:46:00.000-06:002004-03-23T05:49:48.420-06:00In the news:
Even though the former Soviet Union is no more, the Russian Navy can still strike fear into foes and friends alike.
The state of Alabama is now a hoops hotbed. Suck it, North Carolina and Indiana! This "hotbed" doesn't extend down to Auburn, unfortunately - they're looking at the possibility of NCAA trouble despite being teh suck this season.
Speaking of sucking it, the Ay-rabs Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079957072541044412004-03-22T06:01:00.000-06:002004-03-22T06:07:00.576-06:00Made it to Florida yesterday. I'll be hitting all the spring break hot spots like the fish stick factory, the concrete pipe mill, and maybe a gravel pit or two. Be jealous! And have a good Monday.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079956491489319152004-03-22T05:54:00.000-06:002004-03-22T06:08:10.170-06:00
Take the What type of blahblah are you? quiz at sugarmama.org!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079838604157724692004-03-20T21:03:00.001-06:002004-03-20T21:14:10.653-06:00
This is my niece, Molly the Cigar Store Dog, sitting in her favorite chair at the store. She's well behaved, not neurotic (usually), and she doesn't eat her own poop. Today I had a long talk with her about developing some bad habits so that I could write about her more often in my blog. Her response was to raise an eyebrow and return to her nap. She's one laid back bitch. I'll be running Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079838179126683412004-03-20T20:53:00.000-06:002004-03-20T21:16:24.903-06:00Saturday Stuff:
Have a Bo-Day-Shus retirement, Mojo.
Witty Worm trashes thousands of computers running Black Ice firewalls. I used to run Black Ice before I got my Linksys router.
Got some search hits from people looking for nekkid Linda Cardellini pics. Hey, if you find any, let me know. As long as she's not wearing the Velma hair and glasses from Scooby Doo.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079701628568315222004-03-19T07:07:00.000-06:002004-03-19T07:25:01.186-06:00Here's a few choice Friday tidbits to try and make up for my slackin lately. Tune in next week for a special Spring Break edition of the times, live from Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
OK I guess some things are worse than gay marriage.
JJ Jackson, one of the original MTV veejays, died this week. I didn't realize he was 62, I must be getting old.
The guv was right to veto this bill. Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079668285482831742004-03-18T21:36:00.000-06:002004-03-18T21:59:20.920-06:00Where Ya At?
Are you in the GeoURL database yet? It's pretty neat, you find out your location (latitude and longitude) and put them in a meta tag in your page, and then other people can find you and see who's near you. Make sure you make the longitude negative if you live here in the US, otherwise you'll show up in Asia. If you're like Sugarmama and afraid I'll show up on your doorstep, you Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079666913975052122004-03-18T21:14:00.000-06:002004-03-18T21:30:58.436-06:00Happy Random Hit
Got a hit today from someone using GeoURL (more on that above) to see who's close to Jeremy Flint, a fellow Birmingham blogger. He's one of those creative types that actually goes to SXSW, so his site is pretty to look at. What caught my eye is that he's a fan of Firefox (can I get an amen?) and he just started using WordPress (I'm making the move sometime soon, gotta get Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079612501405544992004-03-18T06:20:00.001-06:002004-03-18T06:24:05.233-06:00Having a busy week here - the weather is gorgeous! Plus I havet ehts new keyborad that I ahve to get used to cause my old one crapped out on tme. Have a good one!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079612408578182042004-03-18T06:20:00.000-06:002004-03-18T06:22:32.420-06:00This guy proclaims (accurately) 2004 the year of RSS. Please note - "there is a bit of a pack mentality among power bloggers which can only be counter-balanced by reading blogs that are not as popular". They don't get much more unpopular than this one! Be a cool kid and read the times!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079448662296776092004-03-16T08:51:00.000-06:002004-03-16T08:53:24.610-06:00Ahmed, you dumbass! You're supposed to ride the donkey to the whorehouse in town!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079388033941670342004-03-15T15:45:00.000-06:002004-03-15T16:54:15.360-06:00Spring is here, which means it's time to get out on the deck and start smokin cigars. My brother in law (coolest EVAH!) has signed me up for Perdomo's "Tobacconist Participation Program", which means I get free cigars from them to smoke and evaluate. They sent me a batch of 3 cigars, along with mail-in evaluation forms (that's the brochure below with the smokin hottie on it), where you grade Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079386833918524902004-03-15T15:34:00.000-06:002004-03-15T15:44:01.560-06:00Salsa Warning
A while back, Sugarmama turned me onto this really good salsa called Jack's Special. I don't spend my day fantasizing about it like she does, but I like it. It's fresh, and comes in a little plastic tub in the refrigerated part of the deli section. I usually get it at the Wal-Mart with some of those little scooper Tostitos. Good stuff.
Anyway, yesterday I went and got some Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079357845798789342004-03-15T07:19:00.000-06:002004-03-15T07:43:47.496-06:00International Eat An Animal For PETA Day is finally here! I've put together a little menu for all you hungry carnivores:
Appetizer
My Very Own War Eagle Wings - with orange habanero sauce and blue tortilla strips
Knobby's Steak and Kidney Pie - just like yer mum used to buy at the takeaway
Soup
The Commissar's Vodka Venison Borscht - garnished with turnips
Salad
Hot Abercrombie Chicken Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079273873691161692004-03-14T08:11:00.000-06:002004-03-14T13:50:18.890-06:00Blogger RSS Update - I e-mailed Blogger and they replied that my feed validates, so the problem must be with the reader (the RSS reader, not the person reading). I found a post on the RSS Reader bulletin board pointing out the problem, which led me to this post on Mike's blog, which is full of geeky RSS and Linux info. Hopefully we'll hear something from the RSS Reader people soon.
While I'm Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079105828176207552004-03-12T09:37:00.000-06:002004-03-12T09:39:26.076-06:00Got this one from Mac at WarLiberal - destroyer captain loses command for acting like a sailor. At least that's my guess. Poor guy's a victim of the PC times.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079054306336467442004-03-11T19:15:00.000-06:002004-03-12T07:44:35.263-06:00OK hopefully you got all that RSS stuff cause here's someone who's done something cool with it, the World as a Blog. What it appears to do is pop up spots on the world map (based on your GeoURL settings) as blogs are updated, in near real time. You get a little RSS synopsis of what they just posted. How cool is that?Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1079045756873866462004-03-11T16:42:00.000-06:002004-03-12T07:30:32.873-06:00More RSS Shenanigans
Per the Commissar's diktat, I have now taken the 30 seconds required to set up an RSS feed for the times (link is down by the mail me link). Eating own dog food is khorosho, no? Now I'll tell you some more about the RSS Reader extension for Firefox, which you should be using, if you're the least bit cool.
Why I like it: for one, it's designed to integrate with Firefox, Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078968911943099342004-03-10T19:23:00.000-06:002004-03-10T19:39:21.373-06:00If you're one of the poor souls who are still using Internet Exploder to view the times, this post is for you. Go to Mozilla's website and install Firefox, it's gotten hella easy with the newest release. Windows users (which you are, if you're using IE) can just click on the Download and Install button up in the left hand corner of the page. It's mucho quicker and easier than installing the Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078889369627682362004-03-09T21:29:00.000-06:002004-03-09T21:39:21.623-06:00Tonya Harding Signs on for Ice Hockey - say what you want about her, she's never boring. Plus, her ass is like *whoa*.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078888464949837152004-03-09T20:58:00.000-06:002004-03-09T21:20:26.123-06:00A week or 2 ago, all the cool kids put their Winamp on shuffle play and listed the first 10 songs that popped up. I didn't have the time or the inclination to do it at that moment. Plus, I'm pretty sure if you wait more than 3 days after the fact, you can claim it as your new idea. Anyhoo, tonight I installed Winamp 5.something, and here are the first 10 songs that popped out:
1. Drowning Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078865651512379462004-03-09T14:45:00.000-06:002004-03-09T14:59:11.280-06:00It's a sad day here at the times - I just found out from A Small Victory that Mojo Nixon is retiring. Now those of y'all that have been here from the get-go, back in the Geocities orange and blue days, know that Mojo has always had a link of honor over there on the right, next to the late, great Country Dick Montana. I still listen to Mojo's old stuff all the time...why, just this past Sunday, Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078839992293084432004-03-09T07:46:00.000-06:002004-03-09T07:49:45.700-06:00Driving in this morning, I was listening to John Boy & Billy (what, you thought I listened to NPR or something?), and it became apparent that Robert D. Raiford is losing it big time. He's a crotchety old radio guy that does commentaries on the show. Well, this morning his little rant was based on a Weekly World News story, something about some Brazilian tribesmen killing and eating a Dutch Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078754151277422902004-03-08T07:55:00.000-06:002004-03-09T07:49:10.653-06:00Today's the big day, Vulcan Park is reopening! In honor of the big day, spice up your language by saying "Vulcan" a lot, as in "no Vulcan way!" and "shut your Vulcan mouth!"Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078691172687924872004-03-07T14:20:00.000-06:002004-03-07T19:05:35.810-06:00Jett Superior - the hard times interview is finally done! Click on the smokin hottie below to read all about it.
Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078630885921348352004-03-06T21:39:00.000-06:002004-03-06T21:44:13.030-06:00Yes, I know the article is late. Worked a side job today so I couldn't finish the layout. I'll leave you a teaser though.
Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078502279655143042004-03-05T09:57:00.000-06:002004-03-05T10:09:24.560-06:00"What we're finding is that the important people on the Web are not necessarily the people with the most explicit links (back to their sites)". Slashdot posted this as Bloggers' Plagiarism Scientifically Proven. Uh oh, I hope no one tells the professional blogrollers about this. "We're under attack again! Engage the Trackback torpedoes! Prepare to launch parody page!"
Oh, and look for Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078492005889211042004-03-05T07:03:00.000-06:002004-03-05T07:10:07.670-06:00* * * * FLASH - BREAKING... * * * *
COMING TOMORROW - A HARD TIMES EXCLUSIVE
READ THE INTERVIEW PEPSI DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE!!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078370796395339762004-03-03T21:16:00.000-06:002004-03-04T19:39:13.576-06:00Girl Gone Wild
The weather here has been awesome this week, and spring fever has hit Sugarmama pretty hard. She's tired of being "level-headed" and wants to do something crazy to break out of the winter funk and spice up her "sensible" page. I've come up with a few good ideas, most of which involve showing some skin. But hey, she started it. Hmm...I have just enough booze to make a batch of Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078321808130475712004-03-03T07:37:00.000-06:002004-03-03T08:05:00.076-06:00Kill all the Lawyers Recruiters
Last week I mentioned a job possibility that would have presented a dilemma for me. Because it had been a while since I had dealt with a weasel recruiter, and because the job was exactly what I'd been looking for, I let myself get suckered in. Here's how it went down:
Got an e-mail from a guy with an "urgent need" for someone. Replied with my resume.
Got a Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078280968877882352004-03-02T20:29:00.000-06:002004-03-02T21:44:14.420-06:00I'm really torn over this - on the one hand, it's PETA, but on the other hand, it's nubile young wimmen who are practically nekkid. In the future, I wish they'd give more advance notice for these things, so I could take them a bucket of chicken. And get some pictures.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078280521591850212004-03-02T20:22:00.000-06:002004-03-02T20:24:10.076-06:00Alabama latest state to present open source software bill - are we getting progressive or what? If you live in Alabama, make sure to write or call your senators and representatives. You can find out who they are here.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078197328716900172004-03-01T21:15:00.000-06:002004-03-01T21:17:36.310-06:00NewsNEWS FLASH: Your overpriced prescription money at work - women are complicated, men are simple. Who knew?Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078189530646358332004-03-01T18:54:00.000-06:002004-03-01T22:12:58.716-06:00I confess, I watch some of that reality TV crap. So sue me. Anyhoo, the final episode of Average Joe 2 is tonight, and the hottie has a "big secret"! What could it be?
Has she got a husband? Very doubtful, that would just be dumb.
Has "she" got a penis? Hmmm, probably not. If so, she has a hell of a plastic surgeon and makeup person.
Has she already got a fiance or a lesbian lover? Maybe,Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078156067385045412004-03-01T09:41:00.000-06:002004-03-01T09:49:54.186-06:00The Sneeze has a new Better Off Dead interview, this time with the writer/director, Savage Steve Holland. Turns out the movie is based on a true story! Read the interview to learn more, including the curse of the two dollars.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078154509947792012004-03-01T09:19:00.000-06:002004-03-01T18:10:11.360-06:00
Don't you just love it when the winter's gone
and all of a sudden it starts gettin warm;
birds be singin,
flowers be bloomin,
lots of brand new cars be zoomin
-Biz Markie
(annoying gif stolen from a LiveJournal user)Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078103648023615142004-02-29T19:12:00.000-06:002004-02-29T19:16:14.483-06:00Name the angel behind this voice. And note how she can drop f-bombs and still sound sweet. DANGER DANGER!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1078102870350072272004-02-29T19:01:00.000-06:002004-02-29T19:10:09.263-06:00Minority Report
According to this, bloggers are a rare breed. I assume that the "hype" that they refer to is all the melodrama and buzz within the blogging community.
Back in the mid-90's, I ran across what I consider to be the "original" weblog. I'd access the web via GNN and there was this site called "Mirsky's Worst of the Web", or WOTW as it was commonly known. It was a daily (or weekly,Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077986946344227772004-02-28T10:49:00.000-06:002004-02-28T10:52:05.890-06:00OK ladies, it's hand check time. I was intrigued by the end of the article - "The strongest indicator of high sexual activity, of the seven Clark studied, was the amount of money spent on alcohol" - is it directly proportional, or do women who have more sex spend less on alcohol because guys buy it for them? Maybe they buy the alcohol for the guys, hoping for the coveted "beer goggle" effect. Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077845915359994982004-02-26T19:38:00.000-06:002004-02-26T19:40:38.653-06:00Found this good security checklist for all us home Internet users. Be safe out there! If you have any problems, I'll be glad to help for the previously mentioned Jack, cigars, or nekkid photos.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077827537521041412004-02-26T14:32:00.000-06:002004-02-27T06:09:16.343-06:00Things that annoy me today:
AAARRGGHHH! I told you that we'd be hearing from Rosie on this gay wedding crap. Thanks a lot, Mr. President! Just when we'd gotten rid of her, too! Here's her (NSFW) gift registry.
Third grader suspended for bringing a gun to school. Did I mention it was a toy gun? Oh, and did I mention it was a tiny little GI Joe sized toy gun? Zero tolerance or zero common Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077767304520397252004-02-25T21:39:00.000-06:002004-02-25T21:50:26.793-06:00Looks like I'm staring down the barrel of another one of those big life choices that determine where things go from here. Of course, it could just be another near miss, won't really know until next week. Basically it's a great job opportunity that requires a move (or commuting home on the weekends). No offer yet, but it looks likely I'll get one. Then it'll be tough decision time. Keep your Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077766753864881942004-02-25T21:37:00.001-06:002004-02-25T21:41:16.233-06:00This is a candidate I'd vote for in a heartbeat. She's obviously got nothing to hide. Too bad I'm not registered to vote in Hungary.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077766656694288512004-02-25T21:37:00.000-06:002004-02-25T21:39:39.090-06:00Janet Jackson shows her boob, Howard Stern loses money. Sweet! That tool's got nothing if he can't do dirty jokes.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077683572027690362004-02-24T22:20:00.000-06:002004-02-24T22:34:53.373-06:00Today's Kindergarten Wisdom: "If you lean back in your chair, you could get a bwain injuwy." And if you get a bwain injuwy, your web site might look like this. Link courtesy of The Presurfer.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077674299763556612004-02-24T19:46:00.000-06:002004-02-24T20:01:41.810-06:00
Tuesday Tidbits:
I have a friend in Louisiana with a new picturephone who sent me pictures from Mardi Gras celebrations all day, including the one above. No boobies, though - sorry. It looked kinda gloomy down there.
Not only is it Fat Tuesday, I also found out late in the day that it's Grey Tuesday. I actually downloaded the Grey Album last week (yay BitTorrent) and gave it a listen. It Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077624088122103912004-02-24T06:01:00.000-06:002004-02-24T06:03:29.216-06:00Tokyo Ouja is an example of what can happen when you think outside the blog. Go and take a look around the crazy layout.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077596781082393462004-02-23T21:40:00.000-06:002004-02-23T22:54:12.716-06:00Shameless Self Promotion
Most bloggers love to get hits and links, unless you happen to have a blog where you confess all your crimes and deviant behaviors that you had hoped to keep secret. We like that positive measure that shows "you like me, you really like me", whether it's because we said something funny, or gave a new perspective on things to someone, or maybe they just like the colors Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077593703486877622004-02-23T21:28:00.000-06:002004-02-23T21:38:11.546-06:00Another Brush With Bush
I got a check in the mail today - my cut of the "Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation". A whopping $13.86! The cool part is that it came with a letter from the Attorney General of Alabama, Bill Pryor. He's the same Bill Pryor that W snuck onto the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week. Good luck on the bench, and thanks for the cash!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077376748346956052004-02-21T08:27:00.000-06:002004-02-21T09:40:26.763-06:00That Whole Six Degrees Thing
In the summer of 1972, I was a carefree kid in Montgomery, Alabama, spending my time running around in the woods behind my house, and soaking up the hot Alabama sun. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this guy from Texas named George Bush Jr. was in town that summer to help Red Blount run for Senate. He was also temporarily attached to the Air National Guard Unit at Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077371930973767572004-02-21T07:48:00.000-06:002004-02-21T08:00:48.390-06:00
This guy stole some of my best moves, and he will be hearing from my lawyers. He should be a juicy target for litigation, what with his fan sites and porn star name and all.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077370987394063742004-02-21T07:43:00.000-06:002004-02-21T07:45:04.996-06:00Lifted a couple of links from Diversionz, the Midwest's largest inventory of liftable links:
The Viagra Prank had me giggling like a maniac at my desk yesterday. That's why it's not safe for work.
Having never heard of fecal tongs before seeing this page, I tried to find a little more information. All that Google returned was links back to the "collection" page. Does anyone else smell a hoax?Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1077040621741096532004-02-17T11:34:00.000-06:002004-02-17T16:07:12.793-06:00Stuck in cloudy Orlando this week, but I have time for a few quick nuggets:
Don't shake it like a Polaroid picksha. Maybe you should shake it like a Yoo-Hoo.
Mookie is back from an eventful server overhaul. No return of Jett yet, she seems to be waffling.
I got Lost in Translation on DVD for Valentine's Day, good movie. The girl in it spends around 40% of the movie in her panties, about the Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076782546576076742004-02-14T12:12:00.000-06:002004-02-14T12:17:37.746-06:00Todays astute observation - my five year old pointed out that Gwen Stefani and George Washington have the same hair. Check the My Life video if you need to see for yourself.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076642036847464202004-02-12T21:01:00.000-06:002004-02-12T21:32:26.733-06:009/1/2001
Valentine's Day is upon is, and since I don't have a good Valentine's story, I thought I'd share part of an anniversary gift I gave a couple of years ago:
On this momentous occasion, our eleventh wedding anniversary, I’d like to say thanks-
Thanks for letting me into your life, and coming into mine.
Thanks for accepting me as I am, not how you'd like me to be, I know it's hard Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076592545981241742004-02-12T07:21:00.001-06:002004-02-12T07:30:54.733-06:00I work for a very large company (we're bad, we're nationwide). No, it's not Nationwide Insurance. Anyway, apparently someone in the company has the same first initial and last name as me, because yesterday I got this e-mail from a complete stranger:
Hey honey,
This is the tickets I told you about for the Get-A-Way for Two.
Let me know if you want me to buy a ticket.
Love Ya!!
Send back an Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076592087253745702004-02-12T07:21:00.000-06:002004-02-12T07:23:16.110-06:00Only 3 days till Daytona! WHOOOO! For all you unbelievers out there who need to get up to speed quickly, here's a link to an oldie but a goodie, the Hard Times Guide to Faking NASCAR. Never get your Dales confused again!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076336498329541722004-02-09T08:21:00.000-06:002004-02-09T08:23:24.153-06:00I think this may be a first - Slashdot has linked to a posting about meetings on someone's weblog. They must have a good server, because the site is still up and shows no sign of distress. For the record, it's not a Movable Type weblog, I think the back end is homemade. I sure hope that the added load from the times doesn't take it down (har har).Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076332368533252832004-02-09T07:12:00.000-06:002004-02-09T07:14:34.436-06:00Mozilla Firebird has had a new release and is now called Firefox. Don't be a suckah, dump Internet Exploder today!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076252713936901712004-02-08T08:51:00.000-06:002004-02-08T09:06:59.013-06:00Stupid Sister Tricks
My baby sister had a really bad ear infection over the holidays. That's one of the joys of parenthood, the tykes bring home all sorts of genetically modified germs to mess you up. They finally had to put a tube in one of her ears - I thought they only did that to little kids. The first two didn't stay in, so they ended up putting in a permanent tube. What she failed to Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076160218983639992004-02-07T07:18:00.000-06:002004-02-07T07:26:03.450-06:00I've been getting a lot of these in my mailbox lately, first from Citibank and now from Yahoo:
"Dear` YAHOO C|ient,
_This_ _email_ !nform You That _your_ YAHO0 user_id (hardskillz@yahoo.com)
will be Blocked after* 29 DAYS (@S @FTER autoomateed reegisttration) 1f _you_ wil|
_not_ _signup_ on YAHOO! wh1te l1st (to s!gn up - click Here: http://Hardskillz.yahoo.com/)
This is D0NE beecause we` Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076111714174334962004-02-06T17:18:00.000-06:002004-02-06T18:11:05.983-06:00Last night I installed WordPress on the Debian server that I set up last August for testing PHP stuff. The plan is to get bloghosts to set everything up on the live site, but I wanted to see how it worked, and needed a testbed to futz around with settings and layouts before the fact. It wasn't too bad, but you really need to have some knowledge of MySQL, your web server, and setting file Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076089005113676462004-02-06T11:24:00.000-06:002004-02-06T13:42:11.983-06:00Arguing on the Internet is like...well, you know what it's like
Recently, there was an interesting skirmish on the Internet (no, not that one). The opening shot was fired from Kuro5hin by some guy named James A C Joyce (so we won't get him confused with the dead Irishman, I presume). Return volleys were quickly launched from Wizbang and the Commissar (who's damn funny for a Commie bastard, by Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1076080447899690122004-02-06T08:54:00.000-06:002004-02-06T09:43:42.200-06:00
I saw the picture above in the news this morning and had flashbacks of my first trip to China. Having never been to Asia before, I knew I was in for a new experience, but I really wasn't prepared for that first couple of days. I was working for an American company that had set up an operation in Guangzhou, and we had to take a bus ride to and from the factory from the hotel. It was about an Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075983868296389692004-02-05T06:23:00.000-06:002004-02-05T06:26:10.060-06:00Today's Happy Birthday wishes (and a big ole hug) go out to the hardheaded little cannoli.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075959579761047512004-02-04T23:39:00.000-06:002004-02-04T23:41:20.966-06:00Good news, Dad - one more year of work study and your daughter will be able to get a job at the local titty bar!Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075954477163558102004-02-04T21:21:00.000-06:002004-02-05T08:02:04.903-06:00Straight Baller, Shot Caller
Last weekend, I attended my first ball. Not a debutante ball, just a ball. I'd tell you the name of the one I went to, but I don't wanna get Googled and cause a scandal. Apparently people are invited and "join" the ball, kind of like the Kiwanis or Masons or something. Members pay annual dues, which are used to throw one big party in the winter. I think this is Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075918910453737692004-02-04T12:21:00.000-06:002004-02-04T12:23:31.420-06:00The best response I've seen so far to the Wacko Jacko Nippo Slippo (sorry Mookie, had to steal that one) comes from anima: "this night was about football and about the players that earned the right to play in the Super Bowl - an accomplishment to be proud of. It was their night - for Justin & Janet to be so selfish and turn it into their shining moment and publicity stunt bullshit was wrong". Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075903487266262372004-02-04T07:32:00.000-06:002004-02-04T08:09:50.076-06:00As I mentioned a few days ago, I'm working on a new blog project. I've been looking into hosting packages and blogging software, so I thought I'd share some with the group.
As far as hosting, there are tons of options out there, with the majority bunched up at around $8 a month. IPowerweb seemed to have one of the more powerful $8 packages. The cheapest hosting I've found so far (unless you Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075858798533379522004-02-03T19:39:00.000-06:002004-02-03T19:41:38.560-06:00Some people think they found a peace sign on Mars. Real geeks know what that symbol really means. That's gotta be a sure sign that HL2 is coming.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075817235933229602004-02-03T08:04:00.000-06:002004-02-03T08:08:55.936-06:00Happy Tuesday! Nothing good to blog today, go see all my buddies to the left. And all you Democrats who have primaries today be sure and vote.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075747427670979742004-02-02T12:41:00.000-06:002004-02-02T12:45:26.360-06:00Welcome, confused Faithiepoo readers! I'm glad you stopped by! If you're here because you're a friend of hers, feel free to use the comments below to tell me "Inbred loser! j00 SuK!". Everyone else, enjoy the times.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075729191740639512004-02-02T07:36:00.000-06:002004-02-02T07:41:30.420-06:00Happy Groundhog Day! And happy birthday to two of my favorite "mamas", Sugarmama and my late grandmother, who we all called Big Mama. I still miss Big Mama's fried chicken, it was awesome.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075728935260408812004-02-02T07:35:00.000-06:002004-02-02T08:41:36.340-06:00Superbowl Stupidity:
Janet Jackson's boob seems to be the top story today. Was it an accident? Was it on purpose? Should anyone really care? The whole halftime show SUCKED (which should come as no surprise considering that AOL sponsored it and MTV produced it). From P Diddy's aforementioned jinxing of the Panthers, to Kid Rock showing his patriotism by cutting a hole in the American flag Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075693077060805622004-02-01T21:37:00.000-06:002004-02-01T21:39:35.200-06:00The Team of Destiny comes up short. I knew that all was lost as soon as I saw P Diddy wearing a Julius Peppers jersey during the halftime show. Thanks for jinxing us, dipshit. Oh well, the Panthers still looked good and they kept the Patriots from covering the spread.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075553070282459782004-01-31T06:44:00.000-06:002004-01-31T06:46:06.733-06:00retroCRUSH: The World's Finest Website and UK Tabloid MuseThe 2003 lists are starting to come out - here's The 100 Most Annoying Things Of 2003, and here are The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075551121350963392004-01-31T06:12:00.000-06:002004-01-31T06:13:38.200-06:00Go read this ASAP. Funniest stuff I've seen in a while. (heisted from 3Bruces)Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075499295077585882004-01-30T15:48:00.000-06:002004-01-30T15:49:50.840-06:00Be sure and vote for Sugarmama's Montana story at BlogMadness 2003. She deserves to win her bracket. Don't take my word for it - go read it yourself.Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075470191718889402004-01-30T07:33:00.000-06:002004-01-30T07:44:47.186-06:00JETT UPDATE - I got an e-mail from the beloved ubermistress of ABUANTG (pronounced ah-BOO-tang) informing me that the makeover is still in progress. She has a "designer" - I'm as jealous as Britney Spears stumbling across a Newlyweds marathon on MTV! Anyhoo, I've been filling the void left in my life by ABUANTG's absence by working on a remix of my country rendition of My Heart, as well as a Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075468136911829732004-01-30T07:08:00.000-06:002004-01-30T08:16:55.840-06:00In the News:
First the Muppet show ends and now this. The Swedish Chef is having problems holding down a steady gig.
Boys are stupid. I'd argue that stupid people are stupid, but guys like this keep reinforcing the stereotype.
The winters must be really long and cold in Sweden, I can't think of any other reason for this. I always thought it was full of beautiful blonde people. Maybe we Skillzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845575.post-1075423330672884592004-01-29T18:39:00.000-06:002004-01-29T18:43:45.640-06:00Rants & Raves got a nice makeover, and it looks good! It's also educational - I now know what a whale tail is. I had always wondered what to call that.Skillzynoreply@blogger.com