Category Archives: fun & curios

idyll on a rainy afternoon

Happiness is a warm barrel. (What? Yeah, I know, but I promised.)

idyll for a sunny afternoon

My cars are dirty. Sure, I could wash ‘em, but I’m not very good at it. Anyone know where one might get car-washing lessons? Or maybe a, you know … tutor? (What? I’m the dirty one? Why, that’s just ridic… uhm, well, okay, yeah, reckon I do need a shower.) Okay, then, anyone know where [...]

That’s comin’ out’a yer paycheck.

Oh, now who didn’t see this comin’? Well, I mean, besides the teacher. ~ vid ~ Have a fun, safe weekend everybody. And kids … stay out’a school.

tinkle tinkle NFL star

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Evan Mathis on Wednesday decided to express his disgust for the fed agency by posting the following photo to his Instagram account: … [T]he picture is captioned, “audit this.”

Sooo, how’s your day goin’?

mano a mano* Eagle on the right: “Crap! This’ll prob’ly go viral. Just shoot me, now.” * Okay, garra a garra. (KisP ref) Just noticed that Rodge is havin’ a caption contest.

for you mothers

Tamerlan Tsarnaev gets his 72 Virginians

… and then some. (sorry, couldn’t resist) Grave-robbers complaining that the grave site is soggy with urine in 3..2..1.. My first thought was Jesus said love your enemies … and, thereby, blames Jesus for her insult to every other Muslim buried in that cemetery. Islamic grave punishments. Version 2.

your Sunday skill test

Some things look easy, but a certain level of skill is still required: What apparently easy thing are you inexplicably bad at?

Ca•li•for•nia, here I cooome …

… right back where I star•ted frooom. D’oh! ~ vid ~ So, how’s your day goin’?

simplify your view of the universe: ignore time travel

Why you can’t go backwards in time: ~ xkcd ~ (What? Well, sure there’s a way to go forrrrward in time. It’s called a nap.)

every day is sun day

No wonder the Ancients worshiped this thing. It’s been awesome for billions of years, and it will be awesome for billions more. ~ vid ~ (What? Well, the first thing you gotta do is go get a whole sh*tpotfull’a hydrogen …) And people wonder why I always wear a hat.

für Elise Missy

~ vid ~ (What? No, this isn’t in lieu of tossin’ a couple’a bucks her way over at the PayPal button.)

that’s classified

Open thread.

your afternoon action movie matinee

Nachtwacht van Rembrandt (spoiler: the militia win) ~ vid ~

adorable furry critter update

Awwww … Nature, cute in tooth and claw*. (with vid) She’s tryin’ to kill you twennyfourseven, folks, twennyfourseven. Usually, it’s just good ol’ gravity, momentum, or chemistry; but animal behavior gets a veto on your life, too. Hey, if it can chew through a tree trunk then drag it out into a pond and build [...]

speaking nips to power

~ story ~ Putin’s expression is priceless, but reckon it’s to be expected. (What? Well, I diiid ask for more.)

weekend paroxysm

funnier’n Biden ~ KaChing! ~ I laughed like a tickled toddler upon seein’ this twofer. I’m still in tears. Anybody else feel like a little … giggle? What about you? Do you find it … risible? (@3m:05s) OPEN THREAD (What? Nah, just watchin’ the F-1 race and vegin’ through a chilly, rainy Sunday mornin’ here [...]

my nominee for most dramatic narrator of the year …

Stalin you magnificent bastard! They read your book ! ~ vid ~ “The cheaper the hood, the gaudier the patter.“ — Sam Spade (Bogie) in The Maltese Falcon (What? Uhm, dunno for sure. I think it was Sum Bul Dung.)

your Sunday-afternoon fashion advice

~ vid ~ You KisPettes have any other practical advice?

Ahh … back to nature

Spring’s a-comin’, and I’m getting itchy for a week up along the Blue Ridge Parkway to do a little motorsicklin’ and camping. However, we should occasionally temper our enthusiasm for Nature. Doesn’t hurt to put a little thought into one’s daring adventures into the wilderness and to consider the realities. After all, civilization and technology [...]

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