Inappropriate Knowledge

Offhand, I can’t think of anything I hold sacred.  I think everything and everyone can be made fun of, but some things can still be inappropriate.  An example is a bit of useless knowledge I saw today:

Now, I’m not a fan of the Mormon faith, but that was an inappropriate cheap shot.  It’s also misleading.  “More than many” would seem to indicate that a sizeable number of Mormons have over 100 wives.  Plus, I think by the time you’re up to 100 wives, you’re no longer a part of a recognized religion, you’re clearing into cult leader territory.

Bah Humbug

I spent a few hours today in the café in a bookstore reading, writing, and contemplating communication with aliens.  At one point I noticed the store was selling “Bah Humbug” mugs.  For a second I considered buying one to express my displeasure at Chinamas.  (Chinamas – the four month orgy of consumerism where tons of cheap, worthless crap is bought propping up foreign economies, often confused with the Christian holiday of Christmas.) But then I wondered if buying the mug would actually support Chinamas.  I checked and – of course – the mugs were made in China, so I didn’t buy it and was left feeling like I had lost something.  Damn you Chinamas.

Religious kooks

Winner of the 2009 Golden Crocoduck

The guy I voted for.  Yay!

I should be surprised …

but I’m not.

My thoughts exactly

I’ve seen this on several sites, but I guess it originally came from Shoebox Blog.  I think it is perfect:

The Golden Crocoduck

You can vote here.

Something I have not seen in years

I went out to lunch yesterday and brought it back to work. While I was walking down the hall I glanced down and saw something I had not seen in years:

The guy had pushed in that little doohickey thingy. I can’t remember the last time someone had done that. It was odd because about a month ago I was at a coffee shop looking at the lid on my tea and I was wondering why they still make those lids.

As I’ve said, were you expecting something profound in a blog?

Why we need to retire the shuttle

Over on Space.com, there is an article about some issues around the next shuttle launch. It was all interesting, but there was one line that stood out with neon signs for me.

NASA would avoid flying during the New Year’s holiday because the shuttle’s computers are not designed to handle the year-end rollover.

WTF? Shuttle Y2K? My calculator has a calendar that DOESN’T have a problem with the year-end rollover.

Something to ponder

I probably have over twenty bookmarks. A few are fancy with flair, which I just use to spruce up my bookshelves. Most are simple thin cardboard – either plain or laminated – printed with logos for companies or events. Some I’ve had for a decade or more, and they are bent or faded or torn and I wonder how do you tell when it’s time to throw them away? Technically, as long as there is something with which you can use to mark your place in a book, it’s still a bookmark. If you rip a bookmark in half, you end up with two bookmarks.

I think I did throw a bookmark away about a year ago. It had seen its way through many a book, and I think it was on the verge of disintegrating. I threw it away mainly so I could start working on another bookmark.

What? You were expected something profound on a blog?