“The sixties were good to you, weren’t they?”
— George Carlin
Now I really get it when Sarge says “The sixties weren’t good to you, were they?” to Fillmore (voiced by Mr. Carlin) in Pixar’s ‘Cars’.
Category: Fluff
The Last Ringbearer
I was reminded over the weekend about The Last Ringbearer while talking with my buddy Sam, who likes The Lord Of the Rings but had never heard of TLR.
The tl;dr version is it’s LOTR as told by the losing side. I enjoyed LTR more than LOTR because it provides more context to the events – the political manoeuvring and intrigue, about-faces, and a far more rational explanation for why the battles portrayed in LOTR are so important.
The original is in Russian, but the English translation is “non-commerical” (the translator’s words) and is free. It can be found at http://ymarkov.livejournal.com/270570.html where the translator provides backstory for why TLR exists and why the translation is free.
Chicken Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan is the ultimate insult. You beat a piece of chicken to a pulp, then dip it into the guts of it’s unborn young before roasting it. Alpha as fuck.
Percy Jackson And The Drunken Bacchanal
I have a new drinking game for listening to Percy Jackson. We’ve been listening to the book series (as read by Jessie Bernstein) when we take car trips together.
I now cringe every time I hear some combination of ‘my’, ‘dear’, and ‘boy’, or hear a totally inappropriate (non-serious) verbal response to an emotional situation. Sometimes the enunciation of some words is downright pedantic and rather awkward.
If I weren’t driving I would take shots to make it more tolerable (and certainly get plastered in the process).
Spring Is Here
A sure sign that spring is here: spring peepers. They’re making a racket tonight.
Fortunately they never seem to wear out their welcome.
The Hand
Geese!
Geese outside my door at work this morning. It’s still hard to believe but spring may actually be coming.
LEGOs Everywhere
Meghan has a job with the LEGO store (yes, they insist on the all-caps spelling). She has started coming home with the big kits, thanks to her employee discount. Featured here are a mobile police kit and a city shop kit.
Snow again…
Another 7-8 inches of snow, and still coming down.
A short introduction to economics (economic -isms)
Capitalism
Businesses are out to screw you. You should unionize to protect yourself, or else you’re on your own.
Socialism
Businesses are out to screw you. The government says, don’t worry about unionizing, we’ve got you covered.
Communism
The government is the business, and is your union (whether you want it or not).
Facism
Businesses are out to screw you. Government is your union (whether you want it or not) and is in cahoots with business.
Libertarianism
Businesses are out to screw you, and have bought the unions.
Mercantilism
Businesses serve at the pleasure of the king. You serve at the pleasure of the king.