Month: March 2006

  • Here’s your sign

    On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, 13:25:56 +0600, I wrote the following email to the Minnesota Department of Transportation about the chunk of I-35E shown in this Google map:Regarding the signage in this part of the highway system.The last speed limit sign for this stretch of road is just before the Grand Avenue exit which indicates…

  • Mind the Gap

    For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.Richard Cobden, English politician (1804-1865)

  • Diaries of a Dog & Cat

    A Dog’s Diary:7 am – Oh boy!  A walk!  My favorite!10 am – Oh boy!  Dog food!  My favorite!2 pm – Oh boy!  A car ride!  My favorite!3 pm – Oh boy!  The kids!  My favorite!4 pm – Oh boy!  Playing ball!  My favorite!6 pm – Oh boy!  Welcome home Mom!  My favorite!7 pm –…

  • Music

    Music drives the devil away.Martin Luther

  • Winter Wonderland

    We’re having a great snowstorm in the Twin Cities today.  I tried to go to work, but I got four miles in about half-an-hour.  There were semaphores out, packed ice on the road and other general fun.  I turned around and said screw it for today.

  • Life on life’s terms

    We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex — but Congress can.Cullen Hightower

  • New Acronym

    Just ran across this new acronym while reading Overheard in the OfficeSINBADSingle Income, No Boyfriend, and Desperate.