Monthly Archives: April 2007

Watching UFC 70. Most of the fighters came into the ring to metal, rap or heavy beat techno. Mirko Crocop came in to Duran Duran’s “Wild Boys”. He was knocked out in the first round. By a guy from Brazil … Continue reading →

On April 18, 2002, Thor Heyerdahl died in Italy. My copy of The Kon Tiki is pretty dog eared. Reading of his adventures as well as Joshua Slocum’s contributed to my love of the sea and sailing. Was he a … Continue reading →

On your federal return, if you are getting a refund, you use the blue label, and the white for payments. For Massachusetts, you use the white for refunds and the blue for payments. Mitt would have never let this happen. … Continue reading →

Home Depot is giving away compact florescent lightbulbs on Earth Day. The n:vision brand (the soft white version) was named number one in a Popular Mechanics review- even better than an incandescent. I installed one in my Kitchen and have … Continue reading →

The Children of Hurin came out today. It was “reconstructed” by Christopher Tolkien from his fathers notes and writings. I loved the LOTR, thought The Hobbit was a childrens book, and got through about 5 pages of the Silmarillion before … Continue reading →

Instapundit is enjoying shaving with a brush and good cream. I switched over to shaving with a brush about 10 years ago, and in the last 2 have been using a safety razor. Being a cheap bastard, I just wanted … Continue reading →

Good article about over-protecting children. One section that amused me: I had to laugh when an Australian study recently found that playground injuries continue to rise despite safety improvements. One of the suspected reasons: the safe new play structures are … Continue reading →

The Air Force got to shoot an AP reporter with it’s “pain gun.” Defense department spokesman announces “In the interest of developing strong relationships with the media, we will continue with daily press demonstrations of the pain gun.” Just kidding.