Monthly Archive: November 2005

Nov
04

The Spearing of Mike Brown

I love being right. I predicted Brown was going to be crucified. (Not that it took a rocket scientist to figure out.) You have to keep in mind that as much righteous anger as you may have directed toward this guy, it wasn’t him alone who is responsible for all the screwups. And as cathartic …

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Nov
04

Pub Quiz – Frustrated Contents

Forgot to post after last Tuesday’s pub quiz. We tied with 4 other teams for 4th place. The frustrating thing is, we had at least seven right answers written down that we argued ourselves out of. Here are some examples of things we had right and then changed: Marilyn Monroe’s age at the time of …

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Nov
01

Stupid People

Stupid people can sometimes be an amusement. That is, until they get into law or politics and then threaten the safety and health of millions of people. Take this story for example. Merck and Glaxo Smith Kline developed a vaccine for human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease which can cause cervical cancer. The vaccine …

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Nov
01

Underworld: Evolution

Guilty pleasure of the day.

Nov
01

I’m Rich!

Good news, after millions invested in development and marketing, my blog is now worth$1,693.

Nov
01

Why I Hate Taxes

“Your housing amount is the total of your housing expenses for the year minus a base amount. The base amount is 16% of the annual salary of a GS-14, step 1, U.S. Government employee, figured on a daily basis, times the number of days during the year that you meet the bona fide residence test …

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