Friday, August 17, 2007

Thursday, August 9, 2007

meme ow

So, I came up with a "lolcats" caption- I just need a picture to go with it:

AFTER UZ DEAD IN HOUSE FOR THREE DAYZ IZ EATING UR FLESH OK THANKS

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

unless mumbling counts as slurring of speech

The radio station I sometimes listen to on my drive home plays lots of PSAs, like about how you're not supposed to shake your baby but you are supposed to talk to them (DON'T MIX THESE UP!). Yesterday I was half listening to a PSA about strokes when I thought they said "eighty-seven percent of stroke victims have no symptoms".
I pulled over right away.
"My God", I thought, "I have no symptoms!".

By the way, I have a Public Service Announcement of my own to make:

If you're thinking of purchasing a bag of "Red Ju Ju Fish", be aware: these are NOT the same as the red "Swedish Fish" that are so delicious.
Please, don't make the same mistake I made.

Sunday, August 5, 2007

spare the Rod

I'm pretty sure there are no Steigers in my family tree, but sometimes I wonder.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

can we agree that it could be better?

While some news outlets have a tendency toward sensationalism and hysteria, I've noticed that NPR reporters sometimes tend to understate the case a bit. Example from this morning, and I might be paraphrasing a little:
"the collapse raises questions about the bridge's structural stability".
I would have said it answers those questions, but what the hey.

hello my ragtime gal


This is really just a note to myself to remind me to read this article on living frogs and toads found inside rocks (sorry about registration- try BugMeNot), a phenomenon which I believe inspired the classic Warner Bros. cartoon One Froggy Evening.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007