Junque

The other night I watched an episode of “Hoarders”, which always freaks me out a little bit, since there is some hoarder in me. Immediately after “Hoarders” was over, I switched to “Antiques Roadshow”. And that’s when I realized that junk is in the eye of the beholder. These two shows are opposite ends of…

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Hyperbole

I understand there’s some big game today that will take place outside the arbitrary geographical designation of both teams involved. I’m impressed with the amount of coverage one hour of play will get. Every minute will get amplified into hours of analysis. How … um … fun. Well, if you’re rooting for one of the…

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Plot hole

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Yesterday, the AMC channel was playing “Groundhog Day” all day. I watched it about 1 1/2 times because it’s a good movie. About half-way through the second viewing I started wondering why  if Phil was sick of re-living the same day over and over, why was going to be each night? What…

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Dam that’s cool!

The Weather Channel web site has an interesting article on “The World’s 20 Most Amazing Dams“. While reading their page about Hoover Dam, I came across this gem: When its construction was authorized by Congress in 1928, the population of nearby Las Vegas – then a sleepy town of some 5,000 people – reportedly swelled by 10,000…

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Torn and Confused

We have hot chocolate at work. It’s perfect to enhance coffee with some chocolatey goodness on a cold winter day or to enjoy on its own. Here is what the envelopes look like: It’s nice enough packaging. Not too fancy. It does the job. Being the curious sort, I took a closer look and read…

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Car im-partial-ity and other contradictions

I’m noticing a lot of Subarus and probably other cars that have “PZEV” on the back of them. I know what it stands for: “Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle“. I read the Wikipedia article in that link. I’m still confused. It’s either Zero Emissions or it’s not. There is no partial. Partial means there are emissions.…

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What is that thing?

We just returned from a delightful dinner at my aunt’s house and there is a huge, ugly truck with a “topper” in the parking lot. The topper looks like this: The truck it’s on is a huge Toyota thing that was ugly enough. The topper just makes it uglier. Given the shape of it, I…

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