Ode to Joan.

From a book review of a biography of Joan Collins:
“During her first assault on Hollywood, Collins slept with so many men that she was known as the British Open.”
. . .
“‘Joan’s had more hands up her than the Muppets’, was how one actress deftly put it.”

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I’ll give you my thoughts for free.

In case you hadn’t heard, the penny is getting an extreme makeover. Yahoo! News has the story and accompanying pictures of the new look Lincoln coins.
Rather than remodel it, why not just scrap it? I’m not the first to suggest it and I won’t be the last, but I’d love to see the [...]

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I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say Halo.

I admit it.  Sometimes a blog post is just an excuse to use a stupid headline.
But today is the day that hardcore video gamers have been waiting for.  The much anticipated Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 was released today with a degree of hype and fanfare usually reserved for new Star Wars prequels and [...]

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Music observation. FZ.

If someone claims to like all of Frank Zappa’s music, he’s a liar.
If someone claims to hate all of it, he doesn’t know anything about music.

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“Through high wires to here it comes”

I’m feeling rather manly today. I rewired an electrical outlet in my house. I know, I know, big deal, right? Well, for me it is. I am absolutely worthless when it comes to home improvement stuff.
The problem with the outlet started when our satellite receiver conked out. A satellite technician [...]

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I’m somebody now!

I’ve been interviewed by the wise and mighty Chinchilla!

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“Surprise! Surprise! It’s Lando in disguise!”

Inspired by fellow WV blogger Chris James of “A Sour Apple Tree” fame, I decided to liven up my office a bit with an action figure or two. My first addition is a McFarlane design of Gene Simmons from KISS.

I know, I know. I can hear the gasps from collectors at the thought [...]

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Observations from a trip to the mall.

1) The Halloween costume shop has re-opened for another season as it has for the past few years. I was browsing the store when a young girl who works there pointed to a policeman’s bobby hat and said “I think you need one of these.”
I smiled and replied, “How do you know I [...]

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Pictures from the Buckeye geocache hunt.

Please forgive the crappy quality of these. I left home without my digital camera so I had to take still shots with my MiniDV cam.
Here’s the view from Flatrock Point in Keller-Kern Nature Park:

That view was so nice I’m determined to go back with my good camera.
Can you spot the cache in the picture [...]

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Geocaching in the Buckeye State

This past weekend we traveled to Ohio to visit my in-laws. They are very outdoorsy folks, and when I told them about geocaching they were anxious to try it. So I used our trip as an opportunity to hunt down a couple of caches in their town of Lancaster.
I did all the prep [...]

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