Archive - 2006

Whenever I'm flying and get even more edgy than usual, I always think back to that classic bit of throw-away from Airplane! where Ted Stryker is sitting in the plane seat next to the little old lady:

LOL: Nervous? Stryker: Yes....a little. LOL (reassuringly): First time? Stryker: No, I've been nervous before.

Always cracks me up. And usually gets my mind off the flight.

I give you this little piece of silliness for a warm Thursday:

The sun shines down from meridian height
And illumines the depths of the sea.
Cry out the fishes, beginning to sweat,
"Oh, dammit! How hot we shall be!"

I learned this ditty from Mom, who told me it was penned by none other than Mr. John Keats himself. I have never been able to confirm this independently. However, as the Mothe holds an MA in English Litershure and is the person from whom I inhereted my own readerly geekiness, I consider her to be a pretty reliable source.

Think I'm wrong? Consider David Hasselhoff singing "Secret Agent Man".

The Life Aquatic with Bill Murray and a fistfull of other heavyweight actors. I'd tell you what I thought of the movie except that I dozed off very early on. Perhaps it could now be said that "Robbo sleeps with the fishes".

Senator Clinton just might have as short a political memory as politicians usually believe their constituents posess.have your cake and read more too!

Recently The Edge posted an essay by one of the pioneers of virtual reality, Jaron Lanier. The essay raises some outstanding questions regarding the new "online collectivism" and services that have evolved into full-on movements such as Wikipedia.have your cake and read more too!

You know, Cheetos are all well and good but I've got to say that they don't hold a candle to a seriously big bag of salt & vinegar potato chips (or "crisps", as our friends across the pond say).

Christina looks into the future of her blogpals. Apparently, our beloved Cake-Eating Kathy has a rendevous with Shiloh Brangelina. Y'all stand to clean up in free drinks on stories about how you knew her back in the day. Meanwhile, I guess it's just me and the Cheetos....... **As always, extra points for spotting the [UPDATE: half-remembered but good enough for government work] quote. And yes, we have a winner.

Everyone out there should take some time today or tomorrow and thank a veteran for their service. Buy them a beer, if it's appropriate in the given situation (example: offering to buy a beer for a veteran at an AA meeting would be a major faux pas - offer them a cheeseburger instead.) My wife and I will be visiting the graves of my maternal grandfather (Navy, WW2), and my paternal grandfather's brother (Army, WW2) tomorrow before we go out and catch a movie.have your cake and read more too!

Well, hello there my devoted Cake Eater Readers. I just wanted to quickly check in with y'all to assure you that I am, indeed, alive and to dump some baggage so I don't wind up scaring the landlord and his new bride with my volume as I yell at the tee vee. In no particular order, here's what's going on in my head and life:

• The novel is coming along fine, thanks for asking. And, because someone asked, no, I will not be posting excerpts.have your cake and read more too!