What'd I Step In?
by Steve West on April 12, 2008

Things stuck to the bottom of my internet shoe.
Things not to do while wearing briefs made of beef jerky. (Besides wearing briefs made of beef jerky)
Venezuelans believe children should not watch The Simpsons, offer more wholesome fare instead.
One way to nearly guarantee you'll never lose your wedding ring. I hope this is photoshopped (and when did this become an acceptable verb, anyway).
Flags of the world redefined with graphic legends.
USA
European Union
Colombia
China
Brazil
Angola
Lollapalooza 2008 lineup. Use the scroll icon on the webpage. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Flogging Molly, The Ting Tings, and The Weakerthans together at last.
Nerve.com's opinion of The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Of All Time. Video clips of most of them.
I showed this picture to my wife. She said, "Oh yes, that's our new remote."
More "Fun With Clouds"
Cool website that provides the position of the stars relevant to your geographic location on the day and time you input.
Stand-up of the week: Norm Macdonald
Three Replies to What'd I Step In?
Steve West | April 16, 2008
That can't be real. Please God...
Amy Austin | April 16, 2008
I know why you'd want to believe that, but I don't know how you can... there are people who will pierce anything!
Web Junkie
Steve West scours the Web searching for interest or absurdity and then shakes his head ruefully when he finds it. Read more »

Free Rice
Site appears legitimate. Help feed the world by using your knowledge of vocabulary and donate rice to feed the hungry. Visit the home page of this website for the details and other interesting data (link from the game page) or just play the game. Go »
Greasy Pole (Not Ron Jeremy)
Apparently, there is an annual contest in which men in drag attempt to walk the length of a greasy pole suspended over a body of water. It appears to be about 40 feet in length and about 20 feet over the water. The object being to reach the flag at the end of the pole. Go »
Vacation Week II
Took the girls to a petting zoo where they could not only look at the animals but interact as well. Saw some things of interest to me; an albino peacock (well, I don't know if it was albino but it was all white); petted a llama (their hair is kinda rough); the world's fattest rabbit (big as a poodle!); pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, turkeys & chickens & roosters (oh, my); a beautiful garden of vegetables and flowers; and lots of ducks and geese. Go »
Lucky Number 5
Brenda looked over my shoulder once to see what I was reading that made me chuckle. I told her it was an off-color joke involving the number 68. As it happened, she noticed that this joke appeared on page 68 of the book I was reading. Go »
End Of My Blog Sabbatical
Just came back from my local town's (Bowie, MD) fireworks display. For such a small town they really do a good job. This is really saying something where the fireworks show right next door (Washington DC's) Fireworks on the Mall gets national coverage. Go »










Amy Austin | April 16, 2008
That wedding ring makes me want to hurl beef jerky. (Not speedos, just beef jerky.)