My Own Reflection: Archive

How old do you think you can get before you croak?

“Life you may evade, but death you shall not.” T.S. Eliot The oldest documented living person (a woman) is 114-year old Kama Chinen of Japan, who was born on 10 May 1895. The oldest living man at present, is 113-year old Walter Breuning, born 21 September 1896. A friend of mine is planning a 99th-birthday party for her great-uncle Albert. When she told me about this, it made me...

Sep 26th

The Quest for Better Gas Mileage

I drive a Toyota Prius hybrid automobile.It gets nearly 50mpg. Now Chevy is unveiling the Volt, which boasts of 230mpg. I’m getting this suddenly sinking sensation that I bought my car prematurely… When I get ready to sell my Prius, will there be no market for it? Will cars routinely get hundreds of miles on a gallon of gasoline? Or electricity? Ethanol? Hydrogen?

Aug 26th

Seen this guy?

Indicted attorney missing Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | 11:44 AM Chad Lee SMITHFIELD (WTVD) — Johnston Co Sheriff Steve Bizzell confirmed to Eyewitness News Wednesday that attorney Chad Lee’s family has filed a missing persons report for him. The family told investigators the 32-year-old was last seen on June 25. He was driving a tan colored Toyota pickup truck with North Carolina...

Jul 23rd

An amateur astronomer in Australia has discovered that the planet Jupiter was struck recently by an object up to two kilometres in diameter. Anthony Wesley noticed what he described as a black scar near the south pole of the planet last Thursday. He reported his observations to NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory in California, where astronomers were able to determine that it was caused by...

Jul 23rd

Jul 21st

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Writing Assignment...

These were sent to me by my friend, Jose Barcita: For all lovers of good writing, here is the opposite end of the spectrum with this year’s winners of the Bulwer-Lytton contest, (aka It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Contest) run by the English Dept. of San Jose State University, wherein one writes only the first line of a bad novel. 10. As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever...

Jul 12th

A New Idea?

Every once in awhile, I experience a brainstorm* and feel as though I have developed a totally new, original idea - something that no one else (living or dead) has ever thought of. Have you ever felt this way? Upon reflection, I have concluded that doing this (developing a completely novel, new, original idea) is highly improbable, indeed is likely impossible. Isn’t it more probable that...

Jul 9th

I can't decide if this card is considerate or just...

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Jul 2nd

nobarriers: Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose… Strong and content, I travel the open road. -Walt Whitman “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -Yogi Berra

Jun 30th

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justlikeclockwork: I’m never going to bitch about Gail not staying at the front desk again. Just a minute ago she returned from her laundry hiatus and started talking to me. She talked to me about her cows and her goldfish pond. Let me repeat that…we talked about cows and her fucking goldfish pond. I can’t imagine two more boring topics. Gail just disappeared again to do towels and I really...

Jun 30th

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Jun 29th

Aahhh, the love we share with our fellow drivers...

Jun 10th

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Going fishing this weekend! →

Watch the video of Dr. Jim teaching you how to catch bluefish!

Jun 9th

Lawn Invasion

This guy’s yard has a nasty infestation of pink flamingos. Better these than #?@*#$* GEESE, though!

Jun 9th

Underwater rap music

I like hippo butts and I cannot lie….

Jun 9th

justlikeclockwork: I think when you get old…I mean like in your 70s, you eventually just stop caring what you look like. An elderly man just came to the gym and we was wearing pajama pants pulled up to his chest and a dirty pit-stained v-neck undershirt. Yikes. I honestly think he gets out of bed every morning and just says “I’m old and I don’t give a fuck.” Hopefully I will be like that one...

Jun 9th

justlikeclockwork: So I was eating a piece of cake the other day and it was delicious. However, as I was eating it I came across a piece that tasted too sweet. The icing to cake ratio was off. Too much icing. This reminded me of when I was a kid and I went to a lot of birthday parties where there was cake. I never was like most of the kids who wanted all of the blue, yellow, green, red, and...

May 22nd

Tumblarity

I don’t think that Tumblarity is even real. My theory is that the numbers are randomly assigned by computer, compliments of the folks who started the tumblr. site. And that they are squealing with delight at those of us who are perplexed by these numbers. I’m reasonably certain that if you search on hoaxbusters.com or urbanlegends.com or some such other similar sites, you will find...

May 12th

hazycosmicjive: I’ve decided that in order to be successful, or do great things in life, a person is required to work extremely hard and faces incredible competition. This is no matter what you do. If you want to live your life as an artist- poet, or work a more conventional job in business, either way you’ll face obstacles towards your chosen profession. In the end, maybe you’ll succeed and...

May 12th

You Don't Like Coffee

I didn’t like coffee either, for the first 45 years or so of my life. I finally decided I would drink it anyway, so that I would “fit in” better with my peer group, most all of whom seemed to live for the next cup. Turns out, after about 3 or 4 years of drinking it and not really liking it, I eventually developed a taste for it. Now I really do like it (even BAD coffee from...

May 11th

May 9th

Tumblarity Ratings?

Help! For reasons completely unknown to me, my Tumblarity rating, a bout which I knew nothing until a few days ago, has fallen off a precipice. It’s dropped to a THREE. A three, for Christ’s sake! What is that about? I’m crushed. I don’t know what to do to restore my score to its previous, loftier status. Should I start working out more often? Work at a soup kitchen...

May 8th

May 7th

Watch

ANOTHER MUSE ABOUT “CHANGE” Check out the video of this girl who brought a change of clothes with her to the subway. It’s really just a lure to hook you into reading this next segment of CHANGE. I am mildly amused by the expression “change of clothes.” Like, if I am going to spend the night at a friend’s house, I will take a change of clothes with me. ...

May 4th

Habits

Here’s what Fyodor Dostoyevsky (the Russian fiction writer & philosopher) had to say about habits: “The second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.” Could this be true? I hope not. I mean, I know that old habits die hard, but surely (now that I am in the second half of my life) I’m not just grinding...

Apr 27th

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Apr 16th

More Change

Thanks, PeanutButterTunaSandwich for your reflections on the previous CHANGE diatribe. I don’t really know what Karr meant by the saying. Nor am I entirely certain I know what I think it means. I threw it out there to get others’ reactions/ideas. Until your comments, mostly all I heard were crickets chirping. I appreciate your thoughts…THANKS! Now, more about CHANGE. ...

Apr 15th

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While we are Talking About Change...

“plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” - Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr This quote, attributed to Karr (a French novelist), is as follows (in English): “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” I plan to write periodically (as time permits and the mood strikes me) about CHANGE, because both the word and the concept fascinate me. I invite others of...

Apr 8th

Greg On Demand

gregondemand: Just letting everyone know I changed my blog URL from “overtheline” to “gregondemand.” I hope this is okay with everyone. GREG, YOU CAN’T JUST DECIDE TO CHANGE AND THEN DO IT! THERE HAS TO BE A COMMITTEE OF FIVE APPOINTED FROM AMONG YOUR MANY FOLLOWERS. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AND DISCUSSES THE PROS AND CONS OF ALLOWING OR DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGE. THEN THEY MAKE A...

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Mar 26th

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What is religion, anyway?

justlikeclockwork: spittinimage: This line comes from Jodi Picoult’s book, A Change of Heart: “I think every man finds his own church, but not all of them have four walls.” What do you think of this? Is it deeply profound, or pure bullshit? I agree. While I think it is important to build a spiritual community at a local church, I think it is of more importance to truly worship and give...

Mar 26th

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What is religion, anyway?

This line comes from Jodi Picoult’s book, A Change of Heart: “I think every man finds his own church, but not all of them have four walls.” What do you think of this? Is it deeply profound, or pure bullshit?

Mar 25th

cell phone ads drive me crazy

aroundthebend: spittinimage: Do you think Alexander Graham Bell ever gave much thought to hip-hop ring tones and rollover minutes? Only me and you would will laugh at this, but would Alexander Graham Bell “rolling over” in his grave over this? Absolutely, man, some people just truly don’t appreciate a well-placed pun like we do! Geez, you missed your calling - you should have been a...

Mar 24th

cell phone ads drive me crazy

Do you think Alexander Graham Bell ever gave much thought to hip-hop ring tones and rollover minutes?

Mar 22nd

Mar 19th

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Josef Fritzl is a monster →

moral: You may have heard of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who imprisoned his own daughter for 24 years (who is now 42), raped her 3,000 times, had 7 children with her and killed one of them (most likely). This is the most fucked up, vile thing a person has ever done. There is no “worse” than this. This is the end of the line. I don’t even know what to think of any of this though. I...

Mar 19th