Archive for December, 2004

Studs!

Thursday, December 9th, 2004

Decided to put snow tires on my car this winter, given where we’re living. When Claude, our mechanic-down-the-road, asked me whether I wanted studs put in the tire, my reply was an emphatic SURE, I GUESS.
My car’s down at the garage now. The burst of snow and freezing rain that prevented Kate from […]

The weather outside

Tuesday, December 7th, 2004

Kate didn’t want to take her car to work this morning, given the conjunction of the CRAPPY front moving in from Canada mixing with the ASSY front coming in from the Atlantic, resulting in… well, you figure it out. When I ducked out this afternoon to get the mail, I took her car.
One […]

My New Book

Friday, December 3rd, 2004

<qBaz> I wish I could stop watching the dancing robot car, but I can’t.
<qBaz> you know you’re a little sad when you want to dance as well as a robot car.
<mikem> #374 in qBaz’ new book: 1001 Ways to Know You’re a Little Sad
(in reference to this stellar find.)

Lord of the … hmmm.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Woke this morning in Glen’s guest room out of a dream from Lord of the Rings. I was simultaneously Aragorn and watching the Fellowship fight from an overhead camera view. Aragorn waded out into the fray, found an electrical outlet, and proceeded to plug in and begin kicking ass with … The Braun […]