It’s a tough job, and whether or not you agree with the U.S. administration’s policies, you’ve got to hand it to the marines for doing a job that many politicians (and their families) don’t want to do.
(Psst! Don’t understand the title of this article? It’s adapted from the first lines of the Marines’ Hymn.)
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Feb
27
2007
In Fact, I Was at the Malls of Montezuma, Checking Out the Stores of Tripoli
Feb
27
2007
"Satan: King of Empires"
Image courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
A couple of observations:
Zadcat makes the same observation I did: What about the Ottoman empire? And I’m certain there was at least one Chinese empire that could’ve given the Greeks and Romans a run for their money.
Even using their old names, I can locate the first six empires on a [...]
Feb
26
2007
11 Dead, 100 Injured in…Kite-Flying Festival?
At a two-day kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan (former home of my good buddy George), injuries and deaths were caused by:
People falling off rooftops
Feb
26
2007
Song of the Week: "The Sweater" by Meryn Cadell (1991)
Those of you who went to Crazy Go Nuts University and hung out in Clark Hall Pub in the early 1990s are probably familiar with Meryn Cadell’s spoken-word piece The Sweater of her album Angel Food for Thought, a number I used to play near the beginning of my DJ shifts before the dance floor [...]
Feb
26
2007
I Find That a Little Johnnie Walker Blue Label Also Heals the Dryness of the Place
I like the third reason to drink sake: “for reasons”; there’s a certain Zen koan quality to it.
Feb
25
2007
A Reason to Switch Away from Bluenotes
I’m in the middle of cleaning out my wardrobe, getting rid of stuff that’s worn out or hasn’t been worn in over a year. In the process, I’ve noticed the following trends in my clothing:
Since meeting Wendy, I’ve bought a lot of clothing in Boston, most often at “pricey stuff at discount prices” places like [...]
Feb
24
2007
The Poster for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters"
This one goes out to my brother-in-law, Andy Ramoniac, who like me, is a fan — it’s the Boris Vallejo-inspired poster for the upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters:
Feb
24
2007
Where the Single Men and Women Are
In the late 1990s, a surprsingly large number of friends-of-friends who were women were involved in relationships with older married men (it was never clear to me how much thought they’d given to the long-term prospects for the relationship). I remember a Globe and Mail article from that time that talked about “The Man Glut”, [...]
Feb
23
2007
"Sex attacks blamed on bat demon"
That’s the strangest headline of the day, courtesy of the BBC:
Men in parts of Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, are living in fear of a night-time sex attacker.
A BBC correspondent says the attacks are being blamed by some on a demon called “Popo Bawa” meaning winged bat.
Some men are staying awake or sleeping in [...]
Feb
23
2007
Damned Jedi Fratboys
[via How Now Brown Pau] Tequila + testosterone + lightsabers = trouble [video, typical college kid swearing]. “A bit Forced,” says Paulo, but it made me smirk.
Feb
23
2007
Don’t Mess with the Senior Slayer
I’ve fended off a mugger while travelling once, with a little help from the accordion (See the December 31, 1999 section), but I have to salute the 70-year-old tourist who killed a 20-year-old mugger — who had two buddies armed with knives — in Costa Rica with his bare hands with a filet mignon on [...]
Feb
23
2007
It’s Spelled "D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y"
I’ve been running into the misspelling “definately” more and more. That’s why I’m glad that someone finally set up a web site that explains that the word is spelled “D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y”. You know, from the same root word as “define”.
