Archive for January, 2005

Oregon McDonald’s Calling Drive Thru Orders To North Dakota

Sunday, January 30th, 2005

KIROTV.com – Weird Headlines – Oregon McDonald’s Calling Drive Thru Orders To North Dakota
At least it’s not to India…..
But give it ten years, and it’ll just be a computer.
And they’ll still get my order wrong.
It’s mustard and ketchup only you insensitive clods! I did not order catsoup on my burger!

‘If you don’t take a job as a prostitute, we can stop your benefits’

Sunday, January 30th, 2005

Telegraph | News | ‘If you don’t take a job as a prostitute, we can stop your benefits’
Damn, Germany has some very messed up labor laws. I mean, I like the fact of prostitution being legal. It’s your body, and if you and another consenting adult want to do something so be it. [...]

Plans that fail

Thursday, January 27th, 2005

or at least go awry
So I was in at 5am this morning to help out on the new dryer start up. I expected show up, push buttons, life is good. Nope. We start getting some smoke out of it. Turns out that saw dust had built up in side, and started to smolder. Got it [...]

Early to rise

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

I need to be in at work at 5am tomorrow. We have a new piece of machinery going operational for the first time, and the lead operator would like me in to assist him.
“It never hurts to help”
–Eek the Catr

Orson Scott Card, Ultimate Iron Man, and controversy

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

So I get an email yesterday from my comic book store, about the usual months worth of comics coming out. And Gail decides to add in a disclaimer:
A serious note:  Orson Scott Card, famous sci-fi writer, is taking on Ultimate Iron Man in this month’s Previews.  He has a reputation for some very controversial views [...]

Mammoth pictures of January 2005

Monday, January 24th, 2005

Mammoth Jan 2005
Here’s 98 pictures from last Saturday of skiing up at Mammoth. I have some video to add, but haven’t done so yet.

Law of Averages

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

stabbymcstabstab.info
Stabby posted this webcomic he stole from someone. Made me laugh, hope it makes you do too!

weekend fun!

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

I’m up early tomorrow, in to work early, then (hopefully) off early to go to Mammoth. My goal is be on the road by 3pm, though I wouldn’t place a nickel on that yet.
Dave Rosenkrantz tells me the house has 7 feet of snow on the porch, and to be prepared for a lot of [...]

Prospect – article_details

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

Prospect – article_details
Something to entertain myself by reading tonight

Winnipeg Sun: NEWS – Victims terrorized

Monday, January 17th, 2005

Winnipeg Sun: NEWS – Victims terrorized
Go ninja! Way to be original in robbing a McDonalds…
Seriously though, we must ban these samurai swords. If we do that, no stores will ever be robbed again.
At least not by guys climbing in through the drive through window.