http://www.abodes.org/blog Your #1 source for politically correct and totally inoffensive kittens, ninjas and boobies Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:52:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So the elf and I went to Canada last weekend. This review is about the Cannota we saw during the weekend. There might be other more different Canadas but I can't say for sure. Kanida is hot, muggy, smelly, and expensive. It was really humid the entire weekend ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/593 It's called a new lappy. I bought a refurbished (don't laugh, the last place I worked we bought a lot of new and refurb Dells and the refurbs had a much lower failure rate) Dell Inspiron 1720. 17" screen, pretty good graphics card, a moderate amount of RAM ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/589 The wife and I (primarily her, I have RSV2 to play) and it got me thinking, "What could we really use a katamari for?" Here are some suggestions. Add your own. Garbage pickup (like BFI or Waste Management) Removing pet hair from practically everything Strip mining Fishing Farming (replace harvesters) Really awesome snowballs Mowing the ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/588 So sometimes... late at night... I think about nearly improbable situations. It appears I am not the only one! Now I say 'nearly improbable', since being a physicist, among other things I've learned it is possible to throw a ball throw a solid wall. It just would take near elevenity-million-billion tries ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/587 Sadly, Bonsai Kitten is no longer in business. But we can get their old site on archive.org - yay for the way back machine. Bonsai Kitten Turns out the woman is good for something, pointing me here. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/586 I couldn't get this damn thing out of my head. You get to enjoy it now too. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/585 We're trying to get Jerry Lewis to do a telethon for us to raise some funds. Why you ask? Well, because .org domains are probably going to cost 10% more this fall, and well, to use a French saying, we're broke as shit. If we can't come up with ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/584 According to Yahoo news, Emperor Kennedy apparently as a brain. I was quite surprised by this. Also, he has a brain tumor. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/581 Casu Marzu cheese is one extreme culinary treat. It's Pecorino Sardo cheese that someone thought to add cheese fly larvae too. The larvae chew it up and crap it out and then you get to eat it. Some people don't even pick the larvae out before they eat it. ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/579 http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/578 I'm posting this here primarily because I always put the recipe card somewhere stupid and this will be my backup. Secondarily because it really is a yummy pizza crust recipe you may want to try. Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 3 tbsp white sugar 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 3 tbsp olive oil 1 ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/577 I could end my post there but maybe I shouldn't. You should read this BEER blog entry about common beer myths since it is amusing. To be honest, I have never heard most of those myths but they are still funny. The one I have heard is ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/576 and cancel your trips to the Congo. Apparently "penis theft" is a big deal there. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/575 Abodes = #1 source for pirate info this = Best pirate battle evarrrggh (It's not rick) P.S. - Sorry for the boring post. The video is good though. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/574 Economists are. Economists can study pirates though. Peter T. Leson from George Mason University has published two papers and is working on a third legitimately studying pirates from an Austrian Economists perspective. (Actually read this link on Austrian Economists if you want a more concise explanation.) An-arrgh-chy: The Law and ... http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/573 And before you say it's apples to oranges, that's your work connection, this is mine :D http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/570 We all know how the sloth is on the bleeding edge of new technology, I'm on super bleeding, the floor is covered in my blood, edge. I go from a 1 or 2 meg connection to 12. Booyah. My porn loads supa-fast. http://www.abodes.org/blog/archives/569 My friends know that I'm always on the bleeding edge of technology (which is like the cutting edge only more so). So I just bought an Xbox 360. 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