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It has come to my attention that I've been tagged by the secretGeek . As you may know, few have ignored a tag from secretGeek and lived to tell about it. So I don't plan on doing that. But I do have a few more things to wrap up before I can return to...
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Autoblog has a really good article about taking your car to the dragstrip for the first time. Since I have been thinking recently about doing this very thing, it may come in very handy. The launch is by far and away the most critical part of a quick run...
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On the boats and on the planes They're coming to America Never looking back again They're coming to America We went to the park to watch fireworks last night. After much searching and comparison of sight-lines, the softness of the grass, proximity to...
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This story is kind of old, but someone just recently brought it to my attention. Lindsay Lohan doesn't like kid movies. "(I don't) need to do any more kid movies," Lohan tells Harper's Bazaar magazine in their upcoming issue. "The word kid makes you feel...
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When I play "20 Questions," and it's the other person's turn to guess the noun in my head, I like to choose "breadbox." When the other person asks if my noun is bigger than a breadbox, I can say, "No, it's exactly the same size. And shape." The game usually...
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I am far too lazy to write actual blog posts, so instead I'm posting a recent IM conversion between two fictional characters. We’ll call them say… “Alan Dotson” and “Jen Dotson”. Jen: We should move to Alaska Alan: Minnesota is warmer, let's move there...
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Yesterday, after enduring weeks of erratically lukewarm water, I submitted a ServiceMagic request for estimates on replacing our 40 gallon water heater. We’ve been having trouble with the stupid thing for a while now, and since it recently reached...
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I’ve always assumed that I would be too stupid to survive the Microsoft interviewing process. In case you don’t already know, Microsoft is renowned for asking clever little logic questions during their interviews, and I am renowned for being...
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My 4 year-old son Noah recently had to go to the doctor for his 4 year checkup. The 4 year checkup provided him with his first opportunity to pee in a cup. Once we finally convinced him that it was ok to go ahead and pee in the cup, he thought it was...
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Since I can't get any real people to send me email, I like to get on some nice mailing lists so I can be popular too. It makes me feel loved to check my messages and see that Columbia House misses me and wants me back. (Talk about an "in your face!" to...
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I haven't been blogging much this month, I gave it up for Lent. I know it might appear that I am breaking my vow right now, but I actually wrote this post sometime after Easter then back-dated it to appear today. I was driving home last night around 5:15...
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To paraphrase the great Tom Petty, our boy Joseph is free. Freeeee-ballin’. At the tender age of 19 months our little Joe Baby has figured out how to remove his pants and the accompanying diaper. And remove them he does, nearly every time we leave...
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Dove is good at making soap. Dove is good at making chocolate. But, for some reason, Dove doesn’t make chocolate soap. This seems like an oversight. I say, these two companies need to get together and have a chat. I believe that not only is chocolate...
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You have no idea what you’ve become to me. I consider you both friend and hero. You are perhaps the only person on this planet who really “gets” me. Thank you. Thank God for you. You are the wind beneath my taint. Warmest, Jason...
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Everyone who knows me knows how much I love these blog meme things. It’s like taking the quizzes in Cosmo magazine, painful and possibly relationship-ending. Nonetheless, I’ve been tagged (Thanks Jason! Check your porch for burning paper bags!), so without...
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British Phil usually has techie magazines lying on his desk. Recently, I wandered into his cube, picked up one of the newer ones, and asked: ME How are you liking this mag? BRITISH PHIL I read maybe one article per issue. ME Hmm. If you were smarter,...
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It means something to be #1 on Google. It’s important. Unfortunately, I'm #1 on Google for some crazy things, things I don't WANT to be #1 for. For example, a while back I tried to avoid any more weird searches coming in by breaking up some questionable...
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Don’t ask me how I know this, but somewhere around 10:45 each night our local WB station runs a feature called “Last Look at the Weather.” I don’t like this feature. First, it’s not my last look at the weather. It’s my only look at the weather. I learned...
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I just found the trailer to A Scanner Darkly , coming out this summer. (Found via Ed Bott's great Windows tips site) Based on the trailer, this is a movie I need to see as soon as possible. Check it out and give me a reason you don’t want to see it, I...
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Looking for some good sports-related quotes? The Sports Guy's Quote of the Day archive never disappoints. Here are a couple of winners: "I think it's better to buy real estate than say, a yellow and purple Corvette or an elephant that can speak sign language....
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I'm behind on my blog posts right now because I've been working on other things. This leaves me no choice (thanks to February (28) ) but to "synergize" and post snippets of the stuff I'm currently working on. (This type of thing that will eventually end...
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You will have to forgive me (or thank me) for not writing more lately. I am recovering from a butterscotch-induced coma. My lovely wife Jen was kind enough to bake my favorite cookies last week, butterscotch chip. She made approximately 400 of the delicious...
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Today is Sarah's birthday but all she has to show for it, so far, is a cake that says “Happy Birthday Susie.” We're celebrating her birthday with a dinner and a concert on Sunday, so today is mostly a non-event. I'm even waiting until Sunday to give her...
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If you are looking for some tips to get your writing up to my level, let me be the first to say: Welcome to America! Hope you pick up the language without too much trouble! And/Or: Hope you recover from the brain damage really quickly! This page has some...
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Last night I asked Jackson, our three year old, about his day. He said, "We bought you a long shirt." Jackson is definitely my favorite kid. The other one would never divulge a golden nugget of secret information like this, probably because he hates me....
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Driving down the interstate the other day, we saw a gigantic sign on the right proclaiming: "Median Crossing Prohibited". Of course being a scofflaw, I immediately had to have a look at said median, just in case I might want to break this rule at some...
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There's nothing quite like the 8:00 AM meeting. As soon as you see the invitation you know it's trouble. You've missed these things before — the one morning you roll in at 9:30 is always the morning of an 8:00 AM meeting. So when you accept the invitation...
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Just a little update on how the February (28) program is going. As of yesterday there were 10 days gone in the month and I had 8 posts up for the month. So I am barely, barely keeping a “B” average at 80% (Reminds me of college). We’ll see if I get around...
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British Phil and I are in Minneapolis this week for some hacker training. You can tell which one of us has hacked your web server by studying the politeness and grammar of the messages we leave behind. Phil's messages are along the lines of, "I've compromised...
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So I’m sure we are all sick and tired of hearing about all the rage in the middle east over the Mohammed Cartoon . I too am outraged. Cartoons like Family Circus and Cathy have been horrible for a very long time, but have their been any riots against...
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We've been watching season 3 of 24 lately on DVD. I was kind enough to buy the box set for my wife for Christmas since I really wanted to watch it. I also got her a Brooke Burke calendar and an intake manifold for a 72 Cutlass. She may have me figured...
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Today we have a guest blogger. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my beautiful wife, Sarah Looney. My husband drinks Fresca with dessert. Enough said....
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Thanks to Mr. Cody Powell , I now have a new insult in my lexicon. Stank butt tranny ....
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I subscribe to Newsweek , mainly for the columnists, but partly because it's now a thesaurus for awkward ways to say "an unidentified source." When Newsweek fell into hot water a few months ago because of their use of unidentified sources they committed...
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As if we needed any more proof that Joe Montana is not worthy to carry John Elway’s support giving undergarments, here is a story about Montana refusing to attend the MVP ceremony at the Super Bowl with every other living MVP, except Terry Bradshaw (who?)....
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Alan : The Dilbert guy has a good post about Hamas winning that election. Alan : http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/01/dog_catches_car.html Jason : I haven't watched television or read the Interline in a while. I'm completely out of...
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Well, Super Bowl time is upon us once again. Since I was kind of counting on the Broncos to be in the Superbowl, I have been avoiding thinking about it for the past two weeks. No one wants to see a grown man in a Ron Dayne jersey walking around the office...
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We've been having some trouble lately getting the kids to eat their dinner. My wife is a very good cook, so I don't really understand this. Regardless, the kids will cry, pout, yell, and hold their breath to avoid eating something new. I vary between...
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Ok, ok. I too am participating in the February (28) program instituted by Jason Looney. What this means is that I am committing to writing a post every day for the month of February (Sorry Mom, you might have a lot of reading this month). I am coming...
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A recent news story on CNN talks about Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri appearing in a video to taunt the US. Here is the “taunting” quote that seemed to get the most attention: "My first message is to the butcher of Washington, Bush:...
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In this post I would like to address Microsoft OneNote directly. Hi Microsoft OneNote, my name is Jason. I'm the one who's always using you. I keep my meeting notes in you, my blog ideas in you, and those really dark thoughts about the Mr. Clean guy in...
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During the AFC Championship game on Sunday (which we should never speak of again) my 3 year old, Noah, told me that "The Steelers are uncreatable." "Oh really?" I replied. "And what does uncreatable mean?" He explained for me. "The Steelers are stupid....
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See the spikey-haired boy ostensibly resembling a young Albert Einstein? My son thinks that boy's name is Julie Clark. Sure, I could tell him that the little boy with the crazy hair isn't named Julie Clark and that Julie Clark is the pretty lady who founded...
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I'm not sure what to think of the words "Sleep Lab." I have trouble sleeping from time to time, but my insomnia is usually caused by anxiousness and/or the lack of a nearby refrigerator. In other words, for me personally, knowing there were sensors and...
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You may or may not be a fan of Chuck Norris, but either way you will find this site both funny and offensive. My favorite non-profane items would have to be: Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck...
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I live in a normal house in a normal suburb, and I’m pretty bad at math. Even so, I must admit that I am guilty of sending suspicious packages across international boundaries . (I wonder if this is how Kaczynski started. Maybe I should look into Mailers...
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The boys are eating some of those new Colored Goldfish here at Grandma’s house. Sarah is making the kids refer to them as Aquatic Americans. Good times....
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Maybe I am in the minority here due to my phobic anal fastidious nature, but to me a key part of the toilet-cleaning process is cleaning the actual seat of the toilet. Otherwise known as the only part of the toilet that you touch, other than the handle....
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I hate the snobs who think they're above making New Year's resolutions. Do they really think there's nothing about themselves that could use some changing? No aspect of their life has been sliding in the wrong direction? Really? Life is busy and crazy...
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The good people of Springfield, Missouri are routinely subjected to bad and cruel things. Grey winters, exposed power lines, and newscasters so awful you can't even laugh at them, just to name a few. But this year a thing so horrifying has been foisted...
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