Archive of 2008 March
I love it so
on March 31st, 2008 in General by Dan | 18 CommentsI frequently write about Amy and Evan on this blog, but it’s been a while since I mentioned my third child. I’m talking, of course, about my beloved iPod touch. There were those who said that my fascination with it would not last. That once the novelty value of having…
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“It’s all Greek to me” Sunday
on March 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 11 CommentsHere’s how it works. I’ve take a short film synopsis and fed it into Bable Fish, an online translating service. I then translated the synopsis from English into Greek, and then from Greek back into English. The resulting gobbledygook is posted below and your task is to try and identify…
Continue reading...Especially for Oli
on March 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 10 CommentsGravatars
on March 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 12 CommentsJust in case you’ve been wondering why little pictures show up next to some peoples comments and not others in my comments section, it’s because those people have loaded up a avatar on gravatar.com. This was a very boring post I know, but Rattling the Kettle stole the joke I…
Continue reading...Crash, bang, wallop, what a picture!
on March 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 19 CommentsI’ve been thinking a lot about photography recently. People are often very complimentary about my photos, but the sad truth is that about 70% of the quality comes from our camera rather than me. I’m not being falsely modest here; I recognize that I have a fairly reasonable eye for…
Continue reading...An experiment
on March 27th, 2008 in General by Dan | 19 CommentsWhat’s the point in having guinea pigs if you aren’t going to do scientific experiments on them? I took two guinea pigs and exposed them to an episode of America’s Next Top Model in laboratory conditions. There, it is now a scientifically proven fact. America’s Next Top Model is officially…
Continue reading...Squeak squeak squeak
on March 26th, 2008 in General by Dan | 13 CommentsDid you know that other than human beings, guinea pigs are the only creature in the animal kingdom that are unable to synthesize vitamin C in their own bodies? And did you know that potatoes are deadly poisonous to a guinea pig? Well I do. generic viagra online cialis And…
Continue reading...Guest Post Tuesday: Becky
on March 25th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 29 CommentsIt’s a big blog world out there and there’s a lot of people saying a lot interesting things. What’s more, there are many funny and intelligent people out there that don’t even have blogs. I know, I don’t understand it either. After all, what could possibly be better than writing…
Continue reading...A quickie
on March 24th, 2008 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsJust a few points today. Firstly thanks to Karl over at Secondhand Tryptophan and Whit at Honea Express for allowing me to call into their radio show last night. If you want to hear what a bumbling Englishman sounds like when he has to contend with the Pacific time delay…
Continue reading...“It’s all Greek to me” Sunday
on March 23rd, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 14 CommentsHere’s how it works. I’ve take a short film synopsis and fed it into Bable Fish, an online translating service. I then translated the synopsis from English into Greek, and then from Greek back into English. The resulting gobbledygook is posted below and your task is to try and identify…
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