Archive for October, 2002
fun and a-maze-ment
With our friends Jack and Jan visiting this weekend, our Saturday plans were washed out when it started raining Friday night and rained all day Saturday. But it cleared up Sunday and we headed out to the Davis Mega Maze, billed as New England’s largest field maze and one of the finest in the world. [...]
time out
Even after gaining an extra hour of sleep, I still don’t understand Penn State’s time management at the end of Saturday’s game. They didn’t give up an offensive touchdown to Ohio State all game, and trailing by less than a touchdown with 4 minutes to go in the game, they used all three of their [...]
Former NFLer comes out; Boston Expos?
A couple items I found interesting in today’s sports news …
We’re still waiting for an active player in a major North American team sport to come out of the closet (calling Robbie Alomar?), but the New York Post reports today former NFL defensive tackle Esera Tuaolo will reveal he is gay in an interview with [...]
late night feline neuroses
Approximately 2:00 a.m., as translated by Ron …
Winston (my cat): Hey, are you awake?
W: I’m talking to you, daddy. Are you awake? I’m bored.
W: Hello? Are you going to talk to me?
W: Aha! You are awake … you just opened your eyes and looked at me. I saw you!
W: Hey, open your eyes again. Talk [...]
woody
About a year after Marlin and I bought our house, our next-door neighbors sold their house. The family that moved in was unhappy with the condition of their back yard and decided the only way they could grow a lush lawn was by removing a big maple tree so their lawn got more direct sunlight. [...]
it’s unanimous, apparently
Saddam Hussein can certainly make one claim that U.S. President George W. Bush cannot make: Hussein claimed a majority of the votes in his presidential "election." And not only that, all 11,445,638 eligible voters cast ballots. Wow! One hundred percent turnout. And they even managed to tabulate all 11 million paper ballots overnight. Perhaps we [...]