Category: daily drivel
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wired
Tom Ashbrook and his guest from the Detroit Auto Show were salivating over high-tech cars and hyperventilating about the day when cars will drive themselves. The first caller to the show said that he will never give up his 1999 Chevrolet because he’s just too old-fashioned. He uses a car to get from point A… Read.
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snow
There’s snow on the ground. Time for every Cheesehead in Wisconsin to act as if they’ve never seen snow before. The ones with great big honkin trucks will drive faster than they normally would, because they’ve got four wheel drive and no amount of snow is going to intimidate them. The ones in cars will… Read.
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late
Was going to put together the book shelves in the guest room and fix them to the walls, but My Darling B talked me into watching a movie instead. Too late after the movie to bang holes in walls. Too sleepy to use power tools. Off to bed. Good movie, though. Doubt with Meryl Streep.… Read.
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sleepy
No zombie dreams last night, thank goodness. No dreams at all that I can remember. I was so bushed after dinner that I could barely hang on long enough to drag myself to bed before I fell asleep. I had plans to stay up late enough to sand and finish the book shelves in the… Read.
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amped
How to install a 3-way light switch: First, ask the google to show you a couple videos about installing 3-way switches. That way, you’ll find out that you need a four-strand wire to make them work before you do something stupid, like buying a hundred feet of standard three-strand electrical wire.* The 3-way switches that… Read.
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sourpuss
This is someone’s pet. People have not only let him into their house, they feed him and maybe even let him sit on their laps while they pet him and coo adorable baby sounds into his ears. This may be the final, clinching proof of the old adage that, no matter what you look like… Read.
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dental
I had to visit the dentist. I’m fine, everything’s okay, it’s just that I made an appointment that I completely forgot about until yesterday afternoon, so it was too late to change it even if I wanted to. I had to go. Canceling at the last minute would have prequalified me to be a card-carrying… Read.
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interminable
And now, a summary of every news bulletin, editorial and talking pundit I’ve heard on the radio this week: Monday: Caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus caucus. Tuesday:… Read.
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The Artist
The most surprising thing about the movie The Artist is that it’s not just a movie about a silent film actor who’s too vain to make the leap to talkies, it’s a silent film itself – entirely silent, just like they were in the old days, with music playing throughout and the occasional title card… Read.
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margin
Oh, hey, look at that, Romney won in the Iowa GOP primary. That was unexpected. Sure didn’t see that coming. What a surprise. I’m astounded. According to The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Romney barely beat Santorum by “the tiniest of margins – eight votes.” In the whacky world of politics it’s entirely possible I’m wrong about this,… Read.
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