Category: General

  • Television

    I voted for True Blood as the Breakthrough Performance because the other two choices were stupid.  And, as I looked at the front page of the Emmy site, I noticed that Heroes starts tomorrow.  I probably won’t watch, because I think it has jumped the shark.Is there anything you want to watch, or has TV…

  • International Talk Like A Pirate Day

    Avast maty!  Don’t forget to talk like a pirate today!

  • Saint Paul Classic

    For the first time I’ve ridden the event, it wasn’t overcast or raining.  A glorious day for biking.Shown at the Como Park Pavilion are Mrs. Wingnut (Jill), Dr. Wingnut (Jonathan), Julie, Dave, and Pam (Thanks to Denise for running the camera).

  • State Fair

    I needed a new potato peeler, so off to the State Fair we went on Friday, 4 September, 2009.  Of course you can’t just spend $9.00 to get in to buy a potato peeler, so we checked out a few other attractions; and naturally ate plenty of junk food.  Despite being in a recession, the…

  • The end is near

    Today in the news: Disney to purchase Marvel.  Oh My God, talk about a mismatch of cultures… If Stan Lee had any sense, he’d be rolling in his grave.  But I guess everyone wants the big Payolla Roll Blues when they’ve worked as hard as he has.  Natch.I can’t imagine how Disney can be expected…

  • The Lion of the Senate

    With the passing of Ted Kennedy, who shall inherit the mantle of the liberal standard bearer?  It can’t be Obama, he’s too busy with the Presidency.

  • Stuck in the snow…

    I’m at work and what I really want to be doing is backing up my machine and installing Snow Leopard… my friend Tony is already working on upgrading his machine.