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Category Archive for 'Potpourii'

For Mike, Mostly.

Tony, over at the Shepherd’s Scrapbook, is having an open G.K. Chesterton ‘Favorite Quote’ weekend. It will be interesting to see what quotes come out as favorites. It may even push me to actually read something by him!

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Simple Joys

Yesterday I took the dogs to the dog park near my neighborhood. It was their first time at the park, so I was a tad nervous about how they would behave. We walked in the gates and you would have thought Cooper was being murdered. He began to pull and buck at his leash, all […]

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New Strangest Search Query

And I quote, “conjugal acts on the sabbath reformed”
 
Not sure where to go with that, really…

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A380 Cockpit

Challies posted this yesterday. Incredible views of the cockpit of an A380 airbus.
See it here. Clickee!

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Happy Birthday!

The folks at Google pointed out today that Lego turned 50!.
 

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

I got this in one of those "If you hate X, let’s all boycott them on day Y and that’ll show ‘em!" type emails. I remember another old saw from before dirt "Many a true word is spoken in jest."
You probably recall the old fable of the Grasshopper and the Ant.
You’ll remember that the […]

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Self Disclosure Tag

I was tagged by Timmy Brister to participate in the following exercise in self-disclosure.
1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself. 3. Tag 7 random people at the end of […]

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Bible.Org Updated

Ok, so a little slow to notice, but Bible.org has had a revamp for the new year. A little ‘flash’ier, dare I say a little bloggier? The interface is a tad more cluttered than it was but has been brought into line with the blogish look and feel that seems to be becoming more popular […]

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Speaking of things Australian….

Footy, meat pies, loony fans!

Cazaly refers to "Roy Cazaly"  who played for St Kilda (and Sth. Melbourne, I suppose) during an incredible career that began in 1911 and continued until 1948 - and in some form or another as coach until 1947. The leaps you see to catch the ball are known as ‘Marks’ […]

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See? I told You I Was Sick!

Whilst it is a myth that you must drink 8 cups of water a day for good health, nonetheless my beloved bride was admitted to the hospital last night for dehydration. She has been unwell for a few days and was even kind enough not to tell me that her epitaph should be “See? I […]

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