Seconding K8-E’s *SMISH*…we’re thinking of you and your entire household. Hugs and scritches -- as appropriate -- from all of us.
Mac --
Hope that you, Elena and her family are all continuing to do okay (or better).
Sven --
Glad your new gig is sucking less; may things remain on that trajectory.
K8-E --
Congrats on your radio “appearance”; we’d have tuned-in had we known about it. More importantly, teh yay for networking; hope that happy coincidence pans out for all parties involved.
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We watched “Sharknado” last night; droll, very droll.
However, I was disappointed that when teh hero turned on the car radio, we didn’t hear a snippet from the first verse of Bobby Darin’s version of “Mack The Knife”; I suspect that licensing 6-8 seconds of that recording would have put them waaaaaaay over budget.
Just read that Janet Napolitano will be resigning today to become president of the University of California system. Which leads me to suspect that someone, probably the White House, may be concerned about possible upcoming revelation(s) about Big Sis.
Heaven knows what goofiness she’ll inflict on UC campuses.
I also wonder who’ll be the new goon in charge of Homeland Security (a phrase I’ve loathed from the git-go).
Happy Friday, Gerbil Nation!
TeX -- hugs, smishes, and scritches all around. All y’all are in our thoughts and prayers.
Fatwa -- Big Sis is gonna head the UC system? Crikey! It’s gonna be even more effed-up than it already is! I’m getting real tired of the “fail upward” government employment system.
She seems well qualified to lead the University from speech codes to thought codes. We can’t have all this unregulated thinking going on in a free society like California.
The family went out for burgers and beer last night to a place called Slater’s 50/50. While they offer eight different patties for their burgers (in three sizes -- 1/3 lb, 2/3 lb, full pound), their signature is the 50/50 patty -- 50% ground beef, 50% ground bacon. Yes. Ground. Bacon. You can then put together whatever combination of bread, cheeses, toppings, and condiments you desire. I had mine on a bacon pretzel bun, with smoked gouda, grilled onions, grilled red peppers, baby greens, and baconaisse. Heaven. The sweet potato fries and beer-battered onion rings were as good as the burgers. They served the sweet potato fries with a pumpkin sauce that was like dipping your sweet potatoes into unbaked pumpkin pie -- incredible! We’ll definitely be going back, once our cholesterol levels and weight have gone back down.
Congrats on your radio “appearance”; we’d have tuned-in had we known about it. More importantly, teh yay for networking; hope that happy coincidence pans out for all parties involved.
Teh Yay™! I certainly hope that pays off! (and I think it will).
Paddy,
Even Mr. X was drooling when I told him of your burger experience last night. He did have one question though, “How long ’til they outlaw that restaurant?”
::sigh::
I can’t tell if the hard part’s just beginning or over. Probably both. Having it done here gave us the option of the Big Dog’s last vista being the backyard he so loved to survey.
He’s in his final resting place, next to Marty, who I’m sure was waiting for him on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge with the host of other animals we’ve owned. There he’s whole, the grass is green, the temperature is mild, and the squirrels are slow.
Now we heal, and wait to see who G-d sends us next. ‘Cuz this is what we do.
Bay Area news station KTVU just reported that the pilots of Asiana’s disastrous flight 214 were the crack team of “Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow.”
Video at the link, as well as links to the station’s apologies. Yes, this actually happened.
My first reaction was that their attempt to claim they verified it was worse than the error getting through those multiple layers of professional fact checkers but then I realized they called for that verification so thew NSA will have the tape. No problem proving the call and identifying who they spoke with.
The NTSB should be happy to have the tape played if they have nothing to hide, right? Isn’t that what we are told now if we don’t like having our communications monitored by the Obama Administration?
It’s also funny because precisely none of those names sounded Korean. (Something that anyone living in an obnoxiously multiculti place like S.F. for more than about thirty days should have noticed, even if they were raised in White Bread, Nebraska. And particularly in the news business.)
Friday…teh yay!!!!1
TeX --
Seconding K8-E’s *SMISH*…we’re thinking of you and your entire household. Hugs and scritches -- as appropriate -- from all of us.
Mac --
Hope that you, Elena and her family are all continuing to do okay (or better).
Sven --
Glad your new gig is sucking less; may things remain on that trajectory.
K8-E --
Congrats on your radio “appearance”; we’d have tuned-in had we known about it. More importantly, teh yay for networking; hope that happy coincidence pans out for all parties involved.
We watched “Sharknado” last night; droll, very droll.
However, I was disappointed that when teh hero turned on the car radio, we didn’t hear a snippet from the first verse of Bobby Darin’s version of “Mack The Knife”; I suspect that licensing 6-8 seconds of that recording would have put them waaaaaaay over budget.
Just read that Janet Napolitano will be resigning today to become president of the University of California system. Which leads me to suspect that someone, probably the White House, may be concerned about possible upcoming revelation(s) about Big Sis.
Heaven knows what goofiness she’ll inflict on UC campuses.
I also wonder who’ll be the new goon in charge of Homeland Security (a phrase I’ve loathed from the git-go).
Kilt another one…tarnation!!
Happy Friday, Gerbil Nation!
TeX -- hugs, smishes, and scritches all around. All y’all are in our thoughts and prayers.
Fatwa -- Big Sis is gonna head the UC system? Crikey! It’s gonna be even more effed-up than it already is! I’m getting real tired of the “fail upward” government employment system.
Hey…maybe she’ll implement security checkpoints featuring free, erm, hernia screenings for teh guys courtesy of the Kampus Kops. 😉
Value added!
Hell, with her in California, what could possibly go wrong?
She seems well qualified to lead the University from speech codes to thought codes. We can’t have all this unregulated thinking going on in a free society like California.
The family went out for burgers and beer last night to a place called Slater’s 50/50. While they offer eight different patties for their burgers (in three sizes -- 1/3 lb, 2/3 lb, full pound), their signature is the 50/50 patty -- 50% ground beef, 50% ground bacon. Yes. Ground. Bacon. You can then put together whatever combination of bread, cheeses, toppings, and condiments you desire. I had mine on a bacon pretzel bun, with smoked gouda, grilled onions, grilled red peppers, baby greens, and baconaisse. Heaven. The sweet potato fries and beer-battered onion rings were as good as the burgers. They served the sweet potato fries with a pumpkin sauce that was like dipping your sweet potatoes into unbaked pumpkin pie -- incredible! We’ll definitely be going back, once our cholesterol levels and weight have gone back down.
NOM!!1!
I also like that -- according to teh menu -- the weights are after cooking.
*Aughghghghghghghghg…*
There’s one in Huntington Beach-may have to take a drive there-sounds yummy,
Teh Yay™! I certainly hope that pays off! (and I think it will).
Paddy,
Even Mr. X was drooling when I told him of your burger experience last night. He did have one question though, “How long ’til they outlaw that restaurant?”
::sigh::
I can’t tell if the hard part’s just beginning or over. Probably both. Having it done here gave us the option of the Big Dog’s last vista being the backyard he so loved to survey.
He’s in his final resting place, next to Marty, who I’m sure was waiting for him on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge with the host of other animals we’ve owned. There he’s whole, the grass is green, the temperature is mild, and the squirrels are slow.
Now we heal, and wait to see who G-d sends us next. ‘Cuz this is what we do.
Tex,
*smish*
What he said. ^
You’re good gerbils, X.
TeX --
We appreciate you checking-in; {{{TeX}}}
This is pretty mean, but still quite amusing…someone thoroughly pranked the KTVU (San Francisco) news department:
Video at the link, as well as links to the station’s apologies. Yes, this actually happened.
The names were verified by NTSB spokesman Ju bin Prankt.
My first reaction was that their attempt to claim they verified it was worse than the error getting through those multiple layers of professional fact checkers but then I realized they called for that verification so thew NSA will have the tape. No problem proving the call and identifying who they spoke with.
The NTSB should be happy to have the tape played if they have nothing to hide, right? Isn’t that what we are told now if we don’t like having our communications monitored by the Obama Administration?
It’s also funny because precisely none of those names sounded Korean. (Something that anyone living in an obnoxiously multiculti place like S.F. for more than about thirty days should have noticed, even if they were raised in White Bread, Nebraska. And particularly in the news business.)
(signed)
Hu Flung Pu
Damn, I missed the captioning contest. Again.
Jerry won yet again.
Color me unsurprised, Fatwa. Sniff.