Happy 30th, Boys

honestly, though ... for all intents and purposes, it could have been mistaken for your 21st ... but we won't go in to details.

Quote

how selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it.

-- Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (as published in Freakonomics)

Squirrel Traps?

so, today, an email from me to a friend elicited advertisements for squirrel traps in the related pages section of gmail. you're probably saying to yourself, "well, she probably asked her friend about squirrel traps". i assure you, i did not. my email went something like this:

i'm excited for your party.

and gmail went something like this:

kill a squirrel.

i know, i know ... squirrel traps don't actually kill squirrels. my point is .... i don't think parties and squirrel traps go hand in hand. unless you're a freak. and then, by all means, continue.

Oranges

i've got a question. earlier this morning i was reminiscing about playing soccer when i was a kid. then i started thinking about the team meetings we would have immediately after games, when coach would gather players and parents around and separate the stars from the weak links. soon, my thoughts turned to the oranges. sliced oranges to be exact. some team mother was always responsible for bringing sliced oranges to eat after games. no oranges = riot. so, here's my question or questions rather. why oranges? did other teams do this? on any given fall saturday/sunday are millions of children eating oranges?

i don't even like oranges.

Nest Eggs

ever try to move an egg from one nest to the next? yeah, neither have i. but in this game you've got 12 chances to move an egg up a ladder of nests! hmmm ... that sounded a lot more exciting in my head. anyway, just play it. if nothing else, it can help you waste a lot of time.

edited due to funny image associated with the game link instead of the game. URL removed. and put here.

The Junkies

the junkies are back on morning radio! okay ... so, they've been back for a couple of weeks now, but this was the first morning i listened to them. and i've missed them. dreadfully. sure, they're a bunch of middle-aged men that sit around and try to talk over each other ... and about nothing (aside from sports every now and then). but they are funny ... and funny is what i want. welcome back, boys.

Fog Warning

so, maryland has these electronic signs that "hang" over some of the major highways. you know, so they can inform us of traffic that we are already sitting in or provide the 1-800 number to call in case we see any suspicious activity. this is all well and good, but this morning i was actually given a fog warning.

fog?! where?

yes, this morning was foggy. however, i don't think i needed a sign to clue me in. two points.

1) the "warning" caused unnecessary traffic because you couldn't actually read the sign (um, because it was foggy) until you were directly underneath it, at which point everyone slammed on their breaks to read about the fog.

2) if you couldn't tell it was foggy by walking outside this morning, then you really ought to have stayed home.

It's Alright

that's the title of a song by big head todd and the monsters that i've been obsessing over ... and felt it was necessary to share it with the whole world. and by whole world, i mean the few people that read my blog and probably already know about it, but i digress. it's a simple song and by no means new (think it came out in 1993), but i'm smitten nonetheless. so, check it out if you have the time ... you won't be disappointed. or you will be.

Mouse in the House

this article on cnn.com is so absurd that i have to post it. let this be a warning to all homeowners that set trapped mice on fire ... wait. what? who does that?

Punch Buggy

i have a green beetle. you need to know that for this story to have any relevance. you also need to know of a little game we, as children, played that involved punching someone in the arm as soon as you sighted a beetle ... followed up with "no give backs". we all on the same page now? good.

so, this morning, driving to work ... i passed many street corners filled with children waiting for the school bus. well, as i drove by one street corner in particular ... i caught the eye of a little boy, who looked at my car with glee and immediately turned to his friend, and started wailing on him. i'm not sure how his friend faired, as i had to keep driving, but i did laugh out loud. so, thank you to the ten year old that made my morning by beating up his friend at the sight of my car.

New Year's Eve Revelry

i told them to pose ... one looked up and the other looked down. good job, fellas.

some of the girls.

me and scott.

just because.