As the evening sky faded from a salmon color to a sort of flint gray, I thought back to the salmon I caught that morning, and how gray he was, and how I named him flint.
-Deep Thought of the day by Jack Handey
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Lowbrow humor

Posted: December 31st, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

lowbrow dot com:

I used to be into sadism, necrophilia, and bestiality, but I gave them all up when I realized I was flogging a dead horse.


Snaketastic

Posted: December 31st, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

Indonesian villagers have allegedly caught a 49-foot python which weighs nearly 1000 pounds!


Overkill?

Posted: December 30th, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

Somebody went too far: it’s the unabridged, 46-disc, 55 hour long audio version of the Lord of the Rings!


Encyclopedia

Posted: December 29th, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

Wikipedia is more than a free online encyclopedia. It’s a collaborative effort that anyone can contribute to. I’ve been browsing it all day, and used it to learn that my birthday is the anniversary of the most devastating earthquake in human history.


Good times

Posted: December 29th, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

I went snowboarding at Mount Hood Meadows yesterday. I nearly wrecked my car more than once while attempting to get there. It was epic, as promised, and I got completely slaughtered as I foolishly charged even the most threatening double black diamond run, but it was ok because eighteen inches of sweet, sweet powder fell in the 24 hours before I made my way to the mountain. There was a fifteen car pileup and a 6 car pileup on highways 26 and 35, respectively, while I was out riding, and I was stuck at the lodge for an hour waiting for the roads to be cleared. Not a bad day, overall, and it will certainly be repeated soon. Everything except almost wrecking the car.


Snowboarding Trip Report #1

Posted: December 28th, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

I went on the first snowboarding expedition of the season solo. I made my way up to the mountain bravely, without the benefit of any sissy chains.

…until I was 1/4 of the way up the driveway to Mount Hood Meadows, that is. That was when I found myself sliding backwards, slowly, and still refusing to give up on the idea that my car would climb a steep, snow-covered slope without the benefit of snow tires. I tried it twice before I resigned my efforts and turned around. I drove about three or four miles back to a parking lot and put on chains. Everthing got better from there, however, because I got to the mountain and proceeded to shred it. It was nice. I got air and when I fell it was into sweet, sweet powder.


He’s come back for your cat

Posted: December 24th, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

This made my Christmas a little jollier: ALF is coming back to telelvision! This plainly rocks. He’s going to have his own talk show.


HAL lives

Posted: December 23rd, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

When I get home to a computer with speakers I’m going to check out AT&T Natural Voices. HAL would be proud.


Bad news for republicans

Posted: December 23rd, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

Republicans are probably getting nervous with the news that, according to the best information source known to man, George W. Bush is unelectable.


Toys

Posted: December 22nd, 2003 | Author: Barry | Comments Off

One of these days I’m going to get this data cable and the required software so I can fully hack my Nokia 6800.