tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55196632024-03-13T13:49:02.163-04:00thelxepeiai surf the web... <br>so you don't have toThelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-68655410152014777392009-05-26T11:03:00.000-04:002009-05-26T11:03:19.629-04:00BattyCat is watching you.You may not sip battycat's wine. You may not stare at battycat. Leave battycat be.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-80310798637362138682009-03-06T16:29:00.001-05:002009-03-06T16:29:56.214-05:00The secret to bloggingIs still posting things, even if you have nothing to say. Must work on this.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-31267141391786580022009-01-28T13:46:00.001-05:002009-01-28T13:47:41.917-05:00xkcdJust in case anybody reads this - please bookmark http://xkcd.com/ - it's the most consistently funny, thought-provoking web comic in existence. Cereally.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-70563683116867807682008-11-10T17:15:00.001-05:002008-11-17T16:29:28.071-05:00Victory is in my grasp...In the never-ending battle of one-upmanship that is parenting, I've been handed an easy victory. Mom's wrist is tendonitistic (-tisous?) and I'll be racking up the diapering count competition-free for 10 days. X-man is the clear loser in this case, since his diaper is likely to be changed only once or twice per day now. This will by the way officially seal my victory as changer of the heaviest Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-23368507847123393512008-11-06T15:57:00.000-05:002008-11-17T16:29:38.523-05:00Thoughts on the ElectionAt no point during the last few days of the race did I ever let myself believe that it would turn out this way. I suppose I was too jaded by the past two presidential election nights to trust the polls or my feelings. In spite of that, I was thrilled to wake from a light slumber on the couch at 12:00 am to see President-Elect Obama's acceptance speech. He seemed very tired and very relieved, and Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-2449553505299228822008-10-16T14:19:00.001-04:002008-11-17T16:29:44.491-05:00Joe The Plumber NeitherIt turns out that his name is Sam and he's not a licensed plumber. Wait... it gets better. He doesn't just talk the talk about not wanting to pay taxes. He actually DOESN'T PAY HIS TAXES.Good, solid citizenship there, "Joe".Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-74555037415042989952008-09-29T16:02:00.001-04:002008-11-17T16:30:10.455-05:00Bailout Failout"Without knowing all the details, would you say this is a good time to crack your neigbors' skulls open, and feast on the goo inside?""Yes. Yes I would, Kent."Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-71434953537377532462008-08-22T21:51:00.001-04:002008-11-17T16:30:17.342-05:00The Video That Ruined Tolkien For Me I loved the books. I loved the films. Then I saw this. I wish I could take it back. But I can't. I'll never be the same.see it hereThelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-34310298211391672832008-08-22T16:07:00.001-04:002008-11-17T16:29:18.782-05:00X is LargerHe seems bigger when I get home at night than he was that morning.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-50961397850723689002008-08-22T14:27:00.001-04:002008-08-22T14:27:16.973-04:00I shouldn't laughMy opinion of MSNBC has been raised, somewhat."Japan urn thief leaves mourners ashen-faced"I suppose it's a cheap shot and not altogether the cleverest thing I've read today, but I tip my hat to a writer somewhere.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-83350069052405625062008-07-28T11:02:00.001-04:002008-11-17T16:29:06.832-05:00Red FlagWhen somebody tells you that, instead of defining what something IS, they'd prefer to define what it ISN'T...Run for the friggin hills. If the concept they're trying to convey is so complex that the set of what it is not is smaller than the set of it, well, either the concept is dumb or they are.Counter-examples?Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-51151060014501266042008-06-06T14:30:00.001-04:002008-06-06T14:30:56.758-04:00"Olympics! Add petrol! China! Add petrol!"A rather strange cheer for the forthcoming Olympics. I might have to stick with "U. S. A." repeated ad nauseum.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-1683406266876406752008-05-15T11:04:00.001-04:002008-05-15T11:04:41.610-04:00The Next VP?“I plan to stick with my current job until I get the hang of it.” The Hill asks all but 3 of our Senators to reply to the question: ‘If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?’ Kennedy's faux modesty is endearing. Or I suppose grating, depending on which side of the aisle you most closely identify with. Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-39505270693420261202008-04-28T12:20:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:08:33.507-04:00Miracle fruit - might make me eat fruit.It turns beer into soda - and stout into a milkshake. Not to mention what Miracle fruit does to lemon wedges. I simply must try this someday. If only you could inject it into politics.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-15028212187614612822008-04-17T15:11:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:11:29.822-04:00Good for you Will Bunch!!!!!An open letter to Charlie Gibson and George Stephanapoulos | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/17/2008By so badly botching arguably the most critical debate of such an important election, in a time of both war and economic misery, you disgraced the American voters, and in fact even disgraced democracy itself.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-78831936450041420682008-02-15T18:09:00.001-05:002008-02-15T18:10:35.513-05:00KO Serves Up a Helping of the F-word.Ahh, congress did the right thing. I'm sad that it surprises me so.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-79312293202825076582008-02-10T17:43:00.001-05:002008-02-10T17:43:09.498-05:00LostThis is where our luggage should be it is not Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-15410524675261615012008-01-09T16:18:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:20:14.511-05:00What song is this?Try and figure out before the half-way mark.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-88089075455614649882007-11-24T21:19:00.001-05:002007-11-24T21:19:37.836-05:00More "art"Bathroom art Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-78455124481139726412007-11-24T21:16:00.001-05:002008-12-08T18:01:39.186-05:00Happy birthday KSure it may look like the leftovers of a crimescene, but K assures us it will be art in less than 2 weeks. Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-73271804992531036622007-11-21T08:19:00.001-05:002007-11-21T08:38:25.728-05:00Text-Mine ExtremeThis web-based game is in the popular "move your mouse to avoid the evil alien" category - with a twist. You can play it on any of the many annoying websites that use "in-text placement ads" or as I like to call them "Text-Mines". You may already have played the game and not even been aware of it. When you scroll down the page and move your mouse carefully - avoiding the mouse-over pop-up ads in Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-6339056671588474432007-11-17T07:28:00.000-05:002007-11-17T17:27:38.400-05:0023andMe - 580,000 Data Points of Your Genotype$1000 is a lot of scratch. How much would YOU pay for this, or would you at all? I'd love to see what they can do and I'll keep an eye on the site for the price to fall as its popularity increases and they get some more competition. If the description is to be trusted, they update your account as new research uncovers more links between your DNA and your potential fate... pretty slick. Now if Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-55953142688813059462007-10-12T17:25:00.000-04:002007-11-12T18:06:27.032-05:00Monkeys the Dune CatIt is of course de rigueur that one not walk with rhythm for fear of attracting the worm. I can attest that one slip-up is all that is necessary to summon monkeys the legless cat to my side by tromping predictably through the house. I post this so that others may live.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-46005812816164739202007-10-02T15:57:00.000-04:002007-11-12T18:00:57.518-05:00Step 1: Cats and water. Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit!In her spare time, Monkeys enjoys cricket, modern dance, and the rigorous study of fluid dynamics.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519663.post-13570285178826364082007-06-06T12:47:00.000-04:002007-11-12T17:22:02.557-05:00McSweeney's Kiddy FunIt's frightening how erudite some toddlers are. McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Letters to the Editor of Babybug, a Magazine for Readers Age 6 Months to 2 Years.Thelxepeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618609602475603039noreply@blogger.com0