Sites to See
Holotrope
TX HS Sports Page
The Sound and Fury
BadAssMovieImages.com
BookCrossing.com
Tee Vee Time
The Simpsons
Friends
Malcolm in the Middle
The Drew Carey Show
Futurama
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Smallville
Dark Angel
24
Six Feet Under
Sex and the City
Just Shoot Me
CSI
That '70s Show
Scrubs
King of the Hill
Family Guy
That '80s Show
Frasier
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Tuesday, April 30, 2002, 08:54 p.m.
Who Cut The Cheese?
National Obituary Archive
BottleCaps.org
Hey, our house is really clean right now, if anyone wants to come on down.
I've been having to capture this week at work, as opposed to doing adjustments, which is my real job, and I am missing out on some serious reading time. While adjustments are running I can read, but with capture it's constant work. What a drag.
Lawrence Monoson was the star of The Last American Virgin. Cynthia answered correctly. I know Mike would have known that too, but I don't think he reads my site. I also just read that Lawrence is from Houston. Who knew?
Cynthia and Dennis both got Illinois' State Fossil, which is the Tully Monster. Yes, that's right, the Tully Monster. Are you scared?
Today's trivia: Who played the alcoholic uncle on Family Ties?
Monday, April 29, 2002, 11:08 p.m.
Welcome to Silver Dollar City
The One Stop Chopper Shop
Welcome to the Upper Hutt City Library
Well, it's the usual Monday, blah blah blah.
In obits today, Ruth Handler. What's weird is that Simon and I watched a show on Barbie just last night. Coincidence?
Melissa Gilbert is married to Bruce Boxleitner. Way to go Cynthia, Jeff and Donnie.
Today's trivia: What is Illinois' State Fossil?
Sunday, April 28, 2002, 08:36 p.m.
Joe T Garcia's
Book-A-Minute
DO NOT EAT
Lawrence Monoson was on the episode of Enterprise shown here tonight. Can anyone tell me in which fine '80s teen movie he played the title character? No using the Internet or any other reference tool to find this answer, any student of '80s pop culture should know this immediately.
Friday, April 26, 2002, 10:18 p.m.
No Depression - not really what it sounds like
OK, you Dallasites, please read this:
Hello everyone!
Might I take a moment of your time?
I am writing to encourage everyone who lives in Dallas and is registered to vote in Dallas, to come out on Saturday May 4th and vote FOR the Competitive Pay referendum for Police and Firefighters that will be on the ballot. You may have heard a little about this already. Dallas Police and Firefighters are asking for a one time 17% pay raise to make us competitive with surrounding cities. Currently Dallas and Ft. Worth (the two largest cities in the area) rank behind All other surrounding cities when it comes to pay, including Plano, Richardson, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Garland, Euless, Irving, Grand Prairie, Bedford, North Richland Hills, and Arlington. The Dallas Fire Department is ranked in the top 10 when it comes to busiest fire departments in the nation. As a matter of fact, most recently we were 7th in the nation in total number of runs. A 17% pay increase will put us in the middle of the 5 largest area cities, not the 5 highest paying. Granted I have to speak from experience, so I speak from the firefighter's point of view, but the Dallas Police Department are suffering the same predicament. We are losing new recruits at an alarming pace to other cities who court them after rookie school and promise starting pay that is up to 7,500 more than Dallas is paying. (the most recent rookie class of 25 lost 3 to Rowlett). Small potatoes you may be saying, but the city has just spent thousands of dollars to train these individuals to fill vital spots on the department, and then they lose them to surrounding cities. Granted, most likely none of us on the Dallas Fire Department took this job for the money. You won't get rich doing this job. However, it is true that higher pay can be an incentive. I will not say that there is a direct correlation, but Plano is the top paying department in the area, and they have consistently been a top notch fire department, being one of only three cities in Texas to receive the prestigious ISO rating of 1. (This is a rating by the Insurance Services Organization to rate fire departments on their fire suppression. It affects the amount homeowners pay in insurance. A rating of 1 is the best and means lower rates for homeowners. It also means you have a damn good fire department!)
Now, why are we asking for 17% when Mayor Miller and the City Council have promised 15% (5% a year for 3 years)? Well, first of all 17% would bring us up to a competitive rate now. In three years the other departments will in all likelyhood receive raises so our position will remain the same. Second, the City Council cannot promise that we will receive all 15% over three years because they cannot obligate future councils. So who knows if we will even see all of the 15%. Part of Laura Miller's platform spoke of her desire to cut the "fat" from the city budget and find money for important things that need work, like our city's infrastructure. While it is true that many parks and roads, etc. need work, it is my belief that basic city services need to be taken care of first. When you call 911, you expect to have help there soon. I guarantee you if you need fire or ems you will have someone there in less than 4 minutes most of the time. The Dallas Fire Department is understaffed, however, and that can affect response times. The City Council is making it look as though our request is unreasonable. I ask you then to take a look at the next bond package being pushed by the council. For that matter what about the Victory/Palladium project? Remember the American Airlines Center? It's funny that money can be found for things that have some kind of tangible output, but when it comes to Police and Fire, the only time you realize their worth is when you need them, and I am here to tell you that although I love my job, I don't wish for anyone to need us! Do you remember being told that the city was way over budget only 3 months into the fiscal year? Well, you were denied the full truth when you were told that many jobs were cut. The bit of information that was withheld was the fact that many of those jobs were not even staffed! Positions that were not filled!!! I feel like the Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the bandwagon because they would rather any money be used for other purposes, whatever they are, because they have not stated ANY reason for being involved.
A recent study on the fire department's overtime stated that more overtime was paid than it would cost to train new recruits to fill the holes. Does this all make sense? We are working overtime (we do volunteer) because we are understaffed. Part of the reason for being understaffed is keeping recruits and trained personnel!
Will taxes have to be raised? It is possible. It is small however. The projected amount is less than 25 cents a day. With homestead and over 65 exemptions, that amount is less than 5 cents a day. I am prejudiced, but I would be willing to pay this for superior fire and ems service. Do you know that we get calls ALL THE TIME for people who have the flu or people who have "run of the mill" tummy aches, or people who have a small cut on their finger or stubbed their toe? I kid you not. We do not however, discriminate. We don't tell them no, we still respond lights and sirens as if it were life and death. An emergency is defined by the person experiencing it.
Well thank you for letting me rant and rave. I ask you to vote no matter what your opinion and no matter which way you vote. Above all I believe in having a say ( I am a libertarian, it's what I believe). If you don't know where you are registered or IF you are registered to vote, go to www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/polls.htm.
I send this out to all of you, my friends, even if you don't live in Dallas, in the hope that maybe you will pass it on if you know anyone who does. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who don't even know or care that a vote will take place on May 4th. I hope for a large turnout regardless of the results. It would let us know how the citizens of Dallas really feel.
Thank you very much for your time,
Erin Vancil
Firefighter and Paramedic
City of Dallas
OK, everyone got that? Please copy and paste into your own e-mails and send to your Dallasite friends. You know how.
And now for something completely different...
I hope that phrase isn't copyrighted or anything. You can never be too sure these days.
In obits today, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.
Illinois' State Animal is the White-tailed Deer. Dennis and Cynthia answered correctly. Cynthia may even be seeing some soon in her backyard.
Today's trivia: Who is Melissa Gilbert married to?
Thursday, April 25, 2002, 09:02 p.m.
Today is Anzac Day
Welcome to Upper Hutt City
Which Star-Crossed Marvel Lover Are You?
Went to this today. It was alright, I had never been to anything like it before, so you know, it's good from that perspective.
Cynthia, Beth and Dennis correctly answered the question that Rob Halford was the gay Judas Priest member. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Today's Trivia: What is Illinois' State Animal?
Wednesday, April 24, 2002, 10:50 p.m.
The Austin Chronicle
Robert Llewellyn's Official Web Site 2002
Peterson Bottle Organ
You know, I don't think I've ever been friends with anyone named Katie. What's up with that?
Got my flu shot today. I better not get sick.
Illinois State Mineral is fluorite. Cynthia and Dennis got it right.
Today's trivia: Which member of Judas Priest was gay?
Tuesday, April 23, 2002, 10:59 p.m.
How Much Is Inside?
Half Price Books
Cheese Racing Home Page
We actually tried the cheese racing at Simon's parents house last time we were there, and it does work. Make sure your cheese is over the hottest part of the grill, though.
Press release about my cousin's husband. He's "movin' on up!"
In obits today, Linda Boreman and in an older obit I just read about, Opal "Shagg" Courtney.
OK, Bruce Lee's last official movie was Game of Death. Dennis and Cynthia answered correctly.
Today's trivia: What is Illinois' State Mineral?
Monday, April 22, 2002, 10:51 p.m.
The Bubblesphere
The Glassblower
World's Largest Roadside Attractions
Well, I should be driving into Wellington right now, so I can be one of the first people in the world to buy the new Star Wars toys, but I'm not really into that. Simon would probably be in to that, however, I think it is too close to payday.
Trivia Today: What was Bruce Lee's last official movie?
Sunday, April 21, 2002, 03:21 p.m.
IceCream.com
I'm getting a big backlog of sites I want to link to, so I'm going to be doing about three a day. Here's two more:
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
John Wayne - actor, patriot, man of honor
We went to the Cowboy Hall of Fame on vacation one time, and there was a miner display, and you could go into the mine, and I didn't, and I have regretted it ever since. It probably went nowhere, but I wouldn't know.
In obits today, Rusty Burrell and Layne Staley.
Illinois' State Fish is the Bluegill. Cynthia is the only one to take a stab at it.
OK, I guess that's it for today. Later.
Friday, April 19, 2002, 05:05 p.m.
The Official Robert Picardo Home Page
Hey dudes, sorry I didn't post anything yesterday, someone didn't ask if someone else in the house might have needed to use the computer before they started downloading the OS X update.
In the obits today, Thor Heyerdahl has passed on.
21 was the number of runs the winning team had to score in the first official rules for baseball. Well, you can see why they changed that rule. All day/all night baseball would be the norm. Which might not be a bad thing. Jeff and Dennis answered correctly.
Favorite quote with the number "21":
Tattoo guy: "How old are you?"
Bart: "21, sir!"
Tattoo guy: "Get in the chair."
From The Simpsons of course.
Today's trivia: What is Illinois' State Fish?
Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 10:41 p.m.
Bat Conservation International
My cousin Cynthia informed me that Robert Urich died today. I always liked that guy.
Some joker just tried to stump the band on David Letterman with Caro mio ben. Actually, he did stump the band with that song, but every high school kid who was in choir knows that song. Come on you choir geeks, do you remember the song I'm talking about?
Illinois' State Insect is the Monarch butterly. Kudos to Cynthia, Dennis and Jeff.
Todays' question: In the first official rules for baseball, how many runs did the winning team have to score?
Tuesday, April 16, 2002, 11:37 p.m.
Amelia Earhart Bio
Oh my god people, I was walking past this house down the street from us, and the front yard was covered in mushrooms. No grass, just mushrooms. If that was our yard, I would be freaking out.
KITT stand for Knight Industries Two Thousand. Congratulations to Cynthia, Dennis and Donny.
What is Illinois' State Insect? (Hint: it is the same as Texas).
Monday, April 15, 2002, 10:49 p.m.
Ian McKellen's hottie is a kiwi
Happy Birthday Jennie!
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby.
Everybody have a good weekend? Well, it's over now, GET BACK TO WORK!
In the show Knight Rider, what does the acronym K.I.T.T. stand for?
Sunday, April 14, 2002, 11:36 a.m.
Hello, we've got a couple of recommendations from friends and family. First off is Josh Groban recommended by Donny, or I think more precisely, Donny's wife! Second is The Osbournes recommended by Cynthia. Unfortunately, we don't get this here, but I am going to go write to the channel that sometimes plays MTV shows and beg them to get it.
Friday's trivia answer for Illinois' State Bird is the cardinal. Cynthia and Jeff were correct on that one.
OK, run along now and check out those other sites. Go on!
Saturday, April 13, 2002, 12:17 a.m.
Well, it's after midnight, and I am exhausted, so I'm getting straight to the trivia.
Hello, Larry was the answer for yesterday's question, although I agree with Cynthia in that it was really a cross-over show, not a spin-off. To be a spin-off to me you need a major or minor character from the first show to spin-off as a major character on the second show. Silver Spoons was another cross-over show from Diff'rent Strokes. Cynthia, Dennis and Jeff answered correctly.
Friday's question is: What is Illinois' State Bird?
Thursday, April 11, 2002, 10:57 p.m.
CIA World Fact Book
Hey, as I'm typing this, some of you may be waking up! Good morning!
I watched a documentary on salmon tonight, and it was pretty interesting. Salmon are very important to the ecosystem of the rivers and forests where they were born. I think I linked to a salmon page earlier, you may want to go back and check that out. Wait, I'll go get it for you. (A few minutes pass.) OK, here it is. Enjoy!
OK, Cynthia is the only one who answered yesterday's question, Illinois' State Tree, which is the White Oak.
Let's all try for today's question: Name a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes that is not The Facts of Life.
Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 11:19 p.m.
Guess The Beer Label
"Sometimes good things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to me!" Margaret, That 80s Show.
The delicious name of Robbie Rist's goth punk band is Spooky Pie. Yes, he was in Wonderboy and the Andersons and some other bands, but the operative words here were goth punk. Dennis comes through in the clutch.
Today's trivia question: Name Illinois' State Tree?
Tuesday, April 9, 2002, 10:26 p.m.
The Waiting for Star Wars Project
Link via Tanya
Do you ever wonder what's going on when you see what people are buying in front of you at the grocery store? Today, a guy was buying five boxes of GravyQuik. That's all. Anyone have a scenario for what was happening later?
The Illinois State Flower is the violet. Favorite movie quote using the word "violet": "Violet, you're turning violet, Violet! - Sam Beauregarde, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Correctly answered by Cynthia, Jeff and Donny.
And today's question: What was the name of Robbie Rist's goth punk band?
Monday, April 8, 2002, 11:01 p.m.
Cinescape
Nipple
Did you smile? C'mon, I saw you.
Oh man, TV jacks me all up on Monday. First there is Malcolm in the Middle, then Scrubs, then Dark Angel, and last but not least, 24. 24 gets me too tense right before bed. Scrubs or Malcolm should be last, so then you are all relaxed from laughing.
Trivia question for today: What is Illinois' State Flower?
Sunday, April 7, 2002, 04:58 p.m.
The Shirley Jones Home Page
Link totally ganked from Dennis' old web page.
Man, it has taken me all afternoon to do my taxes and fill out an application for a job. What a drag. I was hoping to watch a movie, but no dice. So now I'm just going to surf around for a while.
Saturday, April 6, 2002, 04:09 p.m.
The XPN Essentials
Hey everybody, for giggles let's all add "La" to the front of our names. Come on, it'll be fun. I've already changed my e-mails to reflect this.
Oooh, "Fernando" by ABBA is playing on iTunes. So great.
Alright, Dennis is the only attempter at the trivia question, and he was correct with Led Zep, Black Dog, IV or the untitled album.
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Ours is turning out to be quite rainy and wet.
La Robin
Friday, April 5, 2002, 11:25 p.m.
Pop Culture Club
Anybody see Crossroads yet?
OK, Ted Nugent is on Wooderson's t-shirt, specifically this pic. Props to Dennis and Cynthia for guessing correctly.
My little song lyric above? Give me the group, song and album. Per Beth's request. She better be playing today. Somebody better email her and make sure.
Thursday, April 4, 2002, 08:01 p.m.
virtualubbock
What day are you?
Jeff, Cynthia and Donny correctly answered that Illinois' governor is George H. Ryan. Here's the latest shenanigans.
OK, I actually had to do a little research to find the answer to today's question: In Dazed and Confused, who is on Wooderson's t-shirt? Good luck!
Wednesday, April 3, 2002, 10:31 p.m.
Diner City
Happy Birthday Beth!
While I'm typing this, I'm sitting on a Swiss ball. No, really. (Insert your own joke here).
OK, Kent Brockman's name before he changed it was Kenny Brocklestein. Congratulations to Jeff and Dennis for getting the correct answer.
And today's Illinois question: Who is the governor? (I even found a tasty news article on him today. Let's just say he's not running for another term).
Tuesday, April 2, 2002, 08:55 p.m.
Jump The Shark - a good time waster
Link via Tanya
I guess some of you memorized those state capitols in fifth grade, because you were correct on Illinois' State Capitol, which is Springfield. Way to go Jeff, Cynthia, Mom, Dennis and Donny.
Somebody who shall remain nameless is a little bored with the state quizzes and wants me to "mix it up" a little, so much so that they sent in their own questions. So I will alternate days of trivia, just so no one gets bored. And I have to look these up too because someone did not provide the answers!
So today's random trivia question: On the Simpsons, what was Kent Brockman's name before he changed it? Good luck!
Comments?
Monday, April 1, 2002, 03:29 p.m.
Dream Dictionary
Happy Anniversary Jennie & Bob!
Well, Texas Facts Trivia is over, and here is how the standings came out:
Cynthia - 16.5
Jeff - 14.5
Maynard - 6 (great come from behind!)
Dennis - 4
Mom/Tanya - 3
Laurie - 1
KK - 1
Blake - 1
I just want to say thanks to all the participants. I don't think I'm going to send anything out, because it will be two years before I ever mail it out, so I hope you get joy in your heart, and maybe a little more knowledge of our great state!
But don't despair! My cousin is moving to the Chicago area shortly, and asked if I might do some trivia from Illinois next, so that she can learn about the state. So here it is:
What is Illinois' state capitol?
Comments?
Sunday, March 31, 2002, 03:16 p.m.
A.Word.A.Day
Hey dudes, I am back. The coolest thing I have done this weekend? The Amazing Maze 'n Maize 'n Marton. It is a huge maze cut into a cornfield. We did it at night, also, with flashlights and glowsticks. It took us an hour to get out. Check out the pic of what it looked like on the website.
Texas' State Ship is the Battleship Texas. Correctly answered by Dennis, Jeff and Cynthia.
Texas' State Air Force is the Confederate Air Force, which now seems to be the Commemorative Air Force on their home page. Answered correctly by Dennis, Cynthia, Donny, and Jeff. Way to go! I will post standings tomorrow.
And we say goodbye to Billy Wilder and The Queen Mother.
Comments?
Friday, March 29, 2002, 08:37 a.m.
memepool
Happy Birthday Abigail!
OK, kids, I have to go out of town this morning to Simon's parents house in Foxton - the Fox Town - so I will just put up Friday's question, then reveal the answers and the standings some time this weekend. OK? OK!
What is Texas' State Air Force?
Thursday, March 28, 2002, 11:01 p.m.
LessFilm
Man, what a day. Milton Berle and Dudley Moore are gone, and Lyle Lovett was trampled by a bull, but should be OK.
Peter Jackson was on the radio today, and said he had gone up to Paul McCartney at some Oscar do and asked him if it was true the Beatles wanted to do LOTR, and Paul said it was but Tolkein had the film rights then and said no. Peter is a big Beatles fan and was wondering what the soundtrack would have sounded like for that film. Maybe Peter can get Paul to do a song for one of the next LOTR films, instead of sub-par Enya
Kim Hill, the radio host was also asking Peter about who else he saw there, and he said Gwyneth and Mel, and Kim said what a shame about her dress, and Peter said yeah, it wasn't better in person, and she asked about Mel's hair weave, and Peter said he looked good and was aging gracefully. She also asked if it looked like Paul McCartney had had a face lift, and Peter said no, but he did think he dyed his hair. Now, this conversation makes this radio host sound kind of shallow and ET, but she is really pretty good, and the conversation with Peter was cracking me up. I like when people give good interview.
I don't know about there, but here McDonald's is selling a Cadbury creme egg sundae. The picture does not look very appetizing. They are also selling fish n chips. ????
Texas' State Tartan is Texas Bluebonnet. A whopping five people answered it correctly - Cynthia, Tanya, Dennis, Donny and Jeff. Way to go guys!
In a related story, Georgia is on its way to declaring grits its official processed food. It's true.
And today's Texas Facts Trivia question is: What is Texas' State Ship?
Wednesday, March 27, 2002, 09:40 p.m.
Planet Quest
Hey, anyone know who the hottie was sitting with Ian McKellen at the Oscars? Meow! Also, did Uma Thurman's breasts grow like ten cup sizes? I mean, I know she had a baby not too long ago, but wowee.
OK, sorry I'm so obsessed with breasts. I believe on the gay test I took I WAS gay, so that may explain it.
Alrighty, Texas' State Sport is - no, not football - or cow tipping, as Dennis guessed, but - rodeo. Correctly answered by Cynthia and Donny.
What is Texas' State Tartan is today's question. Good luck!
Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 08:46 p.m.
Family Guy
Hey, remember the manager I told you about that punished us all for a few people's mistakes? Yeah, he's out as of Thursday. And I had nothing to do with it. I'm sad he's losing his job, but not sad it's this job.
Had schnitzel with mashed potatoes today, and it was almost like chicken fried steak. But no gravy and no homemade biscuits.
I thought the Oscar telecast was a lot classier this year, no leering Jack Nicholson on the front row, and I thought everyone looked great except, and these are the words of my friend Donny, "Gwennyth Paltrow wear a bra for crying outloud." My sentiments exactly. I thought her hair and makeup was good, the bottom part of her dress was good, but the boobs - no. Someone should have told her.
OK, Texas' State Musical Instrument is the guitar. The correct answerers were Donny, Jeff and Cynthia. Ole!
Today's question is what is Texas' State Sport?
Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 12:14 a.m.
Hey dudes, I just finished watching the Oscars, and I am tired, so I am just going to put the trivia question up today. There are so many things I want to comment about, but I think they will have to wait until tomorrow, if I remember.
What is Texas' State Musical Instrument?
Saturday, March 23, 2002, 05:19 p.m.
King of the Hill
Absolutely perfect day here, and we celebrated with a little retail therapy. Finally got our coffee table (we ordered it February 23), Simon bought more fish and plants for the tank, then he dropped me off in town (Wellington) while he went to do some work, where I bought a purse, a couple of CDs and a book. I also saw Tana Umaga walking around Cuba Street. He's a rugby player here.
The Lone Star Cut is Texas' State Gemstone Cut. Anyone ever see one of these? Correctly answerd by Cynthia and Donny. Way to go guys!
Friday, March 22, 2002, 08:15 p.m.
Texas Almanac
I was watching the South Park episode The Red Badge of Gayness last night, and they were drinking S'more Schnapps, and dammit, if that didn't sound good. Hey, even some regular old S'mores sound good, but they don't sell graham crackers here. Yeah, can you believe it? I just asked Simon, and he had never heard of S'mores, so we'll have to make some next time we come home.
OK, the State Fiber and Fabric is, of course, cotton. Cynthia, Jeff and Donny all got this correct. Thanks for playing you guys! Next week is the last week of Texas Facts Trivia, but first it's on to Friday's question: What is the State Gemstone Cut?
Thursday, March 21, 2002, 05:51 p.m.
TXCN.com
Happy Birthday Erin!
Is it me, or is it not fair for management to come into your weekly team meeting (and my team works hard) and say that "some people" may not be giving their all to the project, and for this reason the incentive probably won't be paid out? Why not just talk to the "some people", why punish everyone else? Please, I would like some response on this. I don't know, it just rubs me the wrong way when you work hard, then someone comes along and says you are not.
Heard Larry Hagman on the radio today, then they played the fabulous theme song to "Dallas", and then I thought of the Chey-Annes doing their high kick routine to it. I'm sure they are still using that song.
Alright, the State NATIVE pepper is the chiltepin. Congratulations to Cynthia and Jeff for that correct answer.
And today's question: What is the State Fiber and Fabric?
Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 11:16 p.m.
The Lawn Wranglers - Link via Dennis
| You are Kermit!
Though you're technically the star, you're pretty mellow and don't mind letting others share the spotlight. You are also something of a dreamer. | |
Prickly pear cactus is Texas' State Plant, correctly answered by Cynthia. Has anyone ever had any Prickly pear cactus jelly? I have - it was right tasty.
And today's question: What is Texas' State Native Pepper?
Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 11:24 p.m.
SENSOTHERAPY
Alrighty then, Cynthia got the correct answer for Texas' State Dinosaur, which is the Brachiosaur Sauropod, Pleurocoelus. It's tracks can be viewed at Dinosaur Valley State Park. If you haven't been, I suggest you go.
And today's question: What is Texas' State Plant?
Monday, March 18, 2002, 10:38 p.m.
Eating with the Simpsons
Welcome to Monday! Luckily my Monday is already over.
OK, I'm tired so let's get right to the trivia: What is Texas' State Dinosaur?
Sunday, March 17, 2002, 06:45 p.m.
FOUND Magazine
Happy Birthday Blake!
Had a good weekend, go to go out to eat Friday, then to the "Fiesta Latina" at the park just across the river from where I live Saturday, which was really mostly Cuban music and dancing. It's always fun to go to free events, just to see the people, especially when there is music and dancing involved. You get your show-off couples, who have obviously taken dance lessons, or who are older and just know how to dance like that, then you have your lesbian couples, then the regular joes who aren't great dancers but who like to dance, then the kids/parents with kids, then there is always one or two "eccentrics", not great dancers, always some weird item of clothing making them stand out, no shoes, usually, and more than likely alone. What's great is when two eccentrics get together.
The Mexican Embassy donated the most beautiful pinata I have ever seen, but the thing was like a rock. I couldn't see the action, but I could hear what sounded like the stick hitting the tree the pinata was tied to. Then they made an announcement that the stick had broken, and they had to get a new one. The kids finally figured out to just hit these little cone things sticking out, and it was broken in no time. Simon could actually hear the kids hitting the thing at our house!
They also had these beautiful flags planted all around the area, and when I got there I wished I had brought the camera to show you. I'll know better next time. All in all a good day.
Sunday, March 17, 2002, 02:13 p.m.
You are Maya Angelou
You have a strong sense of self and have faith in your abilities. You are an optimist and believe that things can get better if people work together. You also have faith in humanity.
Take the Which Poet are You? Quiz - brought to you out of boredom and pretention!
Thursday, March 14, 2002, 05:52 p.m.
kd lang discography - cool
Well, it turned into one of those afternoons. First, I got a little snappy with a coworker, and had to go apologize for that. Then, I was running this CRS connection for about five other people, in freeze 15008, and another coworker comes over and says I'm running it in the wrong freeze. We stop it, he kind of goofs around with it and asks someone else about it, and the other guy's like "no, don't think that's right, we better find out about it." So I go get my team leader, who says what I was doing was fine. !!!! So then all these other people have been doing nothing waiting on their CRS to be run, so we had to sort it all out so they could just run their own. Then after work I have to go to the pet store to get some stuff for the fish tank, and they don't have what I need, and the lady is telling me I can use this other stuff, and I'm asking her "but does it remove the nitrites?" and she has to admit someone else does their fish and she doesn't know. Hey, you own a pet store - STUDY UP! AND to top off my experience there, someone was buying a kitten in front of me with a bunch of screaming kids playing around. AND she was barefoot, which is pretty much the norm here. They don't have those "No Shirts No Shoes No Service" signs here. I feel bad for the kitten.
On the plus side, it is payday, and I bought us some blankets for winter. Just getting ready early. Enough of my bitching, just had to share.
Wednesday, March 13, 2002, 05:38 p.m.
Yoga & health..naturally
Hey, so I don't know, nothing's going on here, just work, nothing else really. Time change on Sunday, and I'm not looking forward to that. It is still pretty warm here, and that's just going to be a drag, getting dark when I get out of work, and I get out of work at 4:30! There's some kind of little Cuban music concert at the park right next to where I live Saturday, so I am excited about that. It's free, which makes it even better. OK, I guess that's all for now. See ya.
Monday, March 11, 2002, 05:59 p.m.
Prevention.com
Man, it is Monday, and I am exhausted, and my neighborhood is eerily quiet. I don't even hear any birds or cicadas. Weird.
Sunday, March 10, 2002, 05:07 p.m.
The Classics Pages
Happy Birthday Julia!
OK, my cousin has asked me to hold off on Texas Trivia for a week so she can do a tour de Texas, so it will be back after this week. This will give everyone plenty of time to study up. Get goin'!
Saturday, March 9, 2002, 06:09 p.m.
Pillowy Goodness
OK, no one took a gander at Texas' Official Flying Mammal, which is the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat. We saw a small bat beside a trash can outside that round Holiday Inn in Austin one time on vacation. We took pictures of it. I don't know if it was a Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, but it probably was, because they do live in Austin.
OK, back on Monday with more trivia.
Friday, March 8, 2002, 08:55 p.m.
Check out Dennis here at SXSW 2002
Got my new glasses today. I haven't had a new pair of frames since I was at Tech, and only one update of lenses since then. I don't wear them all the time, just when my contacts are out, but it's good to have an updated prescription, just in case.
Mom got the correct answer for the Official Dance of Texas, which is the square dance. When I was young, very young, a friend of mine's mom made square dance petticoats and dresses and shirts. I thought to myself, "When I get older, I'm going to have me one of those petticoats in every color when I go square dancing." Well, that hardly happened. Will there be a day when square dancing is obsolete? What about clogging? Do you know anyone who participates in these activities? Let me know!
And today's question: What is the Official Flying Mammal of Texas?
Thursday, March 7, 2002, 08:39 p.m.
More online learning
Happy Birthday Terri!
Uh, I think I interrupted something going on between the axolotls this morning. I should have put on some Barry White for them, but I don't think they have ears.
OK, Jeff again gets the correct answer for the trivia, with the correct answer for the official dish of Texas, which is chili. I would have voted for chicken fried steak myself, not being a big chili eater, but that's just me.
And the next question is: What is the official dance of Texas?
Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 10:30 p.m.
Cafe Digital
So Simon got the two axolotls, then he got a big tank, so he decided to get some neons because the axolotls can eat them, and they look good in the tank. And the axolotls did start eating them. THEN Simon decides he wants some catfish in the aquarium, and he goes to the pet store and the lady sells him some catfish and tells him they are scavengers and algae-eaters, and can help keep the tank clean. And Simon got some more neons because they like to live in schools and the axolotls had been eating them. So the next morning A LOT of the neons were gone, and we were like WOW the axolotls must have really been hungry.
So a few days later Simon says he needs to find out if he needs to feed the catfish any type of food, in case there is not enough algae. So while he is out I decide to investigate for myself, and I find what kind of catfish we have, which is the pictus catfish, and that they are omnivores, which means they eat anything they can fit in their mouths, including small fish! No wonder so many fish were disappearing. Simon says he won't buy any more small fish when these are gone, they will just get pellets instead. We think they catfish are too big and too fast for the axolotls to eat, but I keep thinking that one morning we will wake up to find a dead axolotl with a catfish in it's mouth. We'll see.
OK, Jeff again got the correct answer for Texas' State Vegetable, which is the 1015 Sweet Onion. Thanks for playing Jeff!
And today's question is: What is the Official Dish of Texas?
Tuesday, March 5, 2002, 10:53 p.m.
Learn to speak another language
I got what you need so tell me what you need.
OK, Jeff got the correct answer for Texas' State Pepper, which is the jalapeno. Hot stuff!
And today's question is: What is Texas' State Vegetable?
Monday, March 4, 2002, 05:26 p.m.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Ever wonder what happened to Pepsi from Pepsi and Shirley and Wham! fame? Well, she's in the South Island of NZ, where her husband wants to open an organic lodge. I heard her on the radio today. Very nice speaking voice. Anyway, just keeping you hipped.
OK, the Texas Facts Trivia is back, and here is today's question: What is Texas' State Pepper?
Saturday, March 2, 2002, 10:22 a.m.
Map of Springfield
I think I'll start the Texas Facts Trivia back up on Monday, so just to let you know the standings at this point:
Cynthia - 6.5 pts
Jeff - 5.5
Mom - 2
Tanya - 2
Dennis - 1
Laurie - 1
KK - 1
Blake - 1
OK, see you Monday!
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