One From Column A & Two From Column B
by Steve West on April 5, 2008
Serve yourself.
Remember those "Fold-ins" from Mad Magazine? Here they are.
Wesst Bobow of the Planet Xanax sends you, "Greetings". Who will respond?
Creative use of Barcodes.
Thirst, but crave the taste of meat? Your prayers have been answered. Meat Water is promoted as "dinner in a bottle".
Attention Horror Movie fans! 19 upcoming films with clips for most.
Employee of the Month.
Brilliant 404 error pages.
The remains of a shattered Statue of Liberty makes an appearance in a surprising number of comics and movies.
Grocery Eats is a website devoted to reviewing odd foods. These are a few of my favorite entries:
Deep Fried Pancakes
Big MacChicken
Kornet Pizza Cones
Deep-fried White Castle burgers
The Koolickle
Stand-up of the Week: Jack Dee
Web Junkie
Steve West scours the Web searching for interest or absurdity and then shakes his head ruefully when he finds it. Read more »
Baseball and Androgeny
Recent conversation with Brenda: me: (watching baseball) Do you realize how filthy professional baseball players are? Brenda: Not first-hand, no. me: Look at these guys. Go »Where's The Winch?
We took the girls sailing today. Unlike last year, Olivia did not throw a winch handle overboard because of our diligence in preventing it. The sailing is still free because of the heart of the owner who offers this once a month during the summer. Go »Me and Al Bundy
Recently, Brenda made the mistake of asking me to fix the toilet. It seemed to have gunk in the thingy that supplies the water and would only filll if I poked it with a paper clip in the spout thingy. You can tell I'm a semi-professional because of all the technical jargon. Go »Stuff Happening
Brenda and I have placed a bid on a little house in Bowie about a mile from where we currently reside. It keeps the children in the same school district and keeps us in the little town we've grown to love. Closing is set for a month from now on Friday of Labor day weekend so it gives us three days to move furniture and settle in. Go »Odds & Ends
Yesterday, Lauren and I went to Toby's Dinner Theatre for her birthday and saw Happy Days, the musical. I was never a big fan of the series but had seen enough of it to get the inside jokes and references to the old sitcom. A few of the groaners included not seeing Chuck for a few years now, the Fonz not being the same since he jumped the shark and Richie commenting on his usual ability to solve problems in just one-half hour. Go »
