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Laughter in Heaven

Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Luke 6:21When I woke up on Tuesday morning I thought the most momentous event of the day was going to be the delivery of our new 56 inch TV. It turns out God had other plans. My wife called in the mid... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, November 30, 2006


Goodbye, John

First of all, thanks to everyone for your prayers and encouragement. Please continue to remember the family, as this is a loss that will continue to be felt for a long, long time.I feel a little strange posting this before I'm sure that all of the f... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, November 29, 2006


The Lamest Contest Ever

I've been trying to think of a contest to do on this site, but unfortunately all the cool ideas, like this, this, this and this, have been taken. "There has to be some kind of contest I can do," I thought, and proceeded to channel all of my menta... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, November 28, 2006


Death in the Family

I'm sorry to bring you all down with this out-of-character post, but I need to ask you for a favor.I just found out 5 minutes ago that my brother-in-law has died unexpectedly. He has a wife and three small children. Please pray for his family, if y... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, November 28, 2006


Fed Chair Speaks Out Against Smiley Inflation

WASHINGTON, November 27 — Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned Monday that recent inflation trends were "unwelcome developments," indicating that he was particularly worried about a relatively recent phenomenon known as "smiley... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Monday, November 27, 2006


All Hands on Deck to Rearrange Chairs

Every quarter the company I work for has an "all hands" meeting for all employees where the management reviews what's going on with the company. Despite the fact that quarters occur with more-or-less predictable frequency (hint: there are four a ye... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Sunday, November 26, 2006


Homophilia

Occasionally I will help my seven year old son study for his spelling tests. This is always a struggle for me, because the teacher insists on stacking the spelling word list with homophones (no, not homophobes. They are not teaching my son to me... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, November 24, 2006


Saturday Quiz: The California Driver Test

1. When moving to the left lane from the center lane on an interstate highway, you should:a) Match the speed of the traffic in the left lane and then move over when you see an opening.b) Turn on your left turn signal and wait for the drivers to your ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, November 24, 2006


Thursday Shout-Out: God

It seems only fitting that today I give a shout-out to the original blogger, God. Well, He hasn't blogged much lately, but He did keep up a running commentary about his family for a few centuries a while back. Ok, I'd better kill this metaphor befo... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, November 23, 2006


10 Underrated Comedies

I'm going to be lazy today. It's the day before Thanksgiving, and you probably don't want to do a lot of reading anyway. What you want to do is curl up on the couch and watch movies. So here, for your consideration, are 10 comedies that I don't... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, November 22, 2006


Let's Keep in Touch

A few weeks ago I signed up for a LinkedIn account. As near as I can figure, LinkedIn is like MySpace for people who have jobs. It's sort of an online networking site, so that if I need to hire a new Java programmer and your cousin's brother-in-law... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, November 21, 2006


La-Z-Girl

The first place my wife and I lived in after college was an old Victorian house that had been converted into five apartments. The building housed an assortment of low-lifes as well as a few middling-lifes like ourselves. The day we moved in, my wif... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Monday, November 20, 2006


What Have You Done for Me Lately?

If the answer is "not much," head on over to Belle of the Brawl and vote for my caption. I'm actually in second place, and with a little divine intervention could conceivably win the title bout.I'm not sure when the polls close, so you'd best do it ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Monday, November 20, 2006


Live from Dreamland

I have a lot of weird dreams, which you would know if you had read this or this. Last night I dreamt that my wife and I won a chance to meet the members of the band Live. Live, in case you don't know, is best known for having the worst band name e... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Sunday, November 19, 2006


Do Androids Use Electric Blankets Made of Wool from Electric Sheep? (Saturday Quiz)

In an effort to thwart spambots and other automated mischief, I like to occasionally screen my visitors to determine whether they are in fact human, or at least a reasonable fascimile thereof. To that end I have invented the Groening-Dick test, a se... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Saturday, November 18, 2006


Active Affirmation

I find racism abhorrent. When I encounter a person of a different race from my own, I go to great lengths to avoid treating them badly because of their ethnic heritage. For example, the other day I met a Japanese guy and I made sure to congratul... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, November 17, 2006


Another Indication That Computers Are Getting Too Smart

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Posted by Diesel on Friday, November 17, 2006


Thursday Shout-Out: Say No To Crack

I'm starting a new feature: The Thursday Shout-Out, in which I present a post inspired by (or possibly stolen from) another blogger. Up first is Say No To Crack, a repository of "Humor for All Ages." Today's post was inspired by a post by Anita Bat... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, November 16, 2006


It Goes to Sleep or It Gets the Hose Again

When my wife and I were first married, we had a cat named Luther. Luther was a big black lump who, despite being about a hundred years old, was in fact the best cat ever. Occasionally Luther, like all cats, would get some crazy idea in his head ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, November 15, 2006


Don't Make Me Angry

Ok, I swear this is the last superhero post for a while. I promise I'll move on to something else equally juvenile after today. For today, though, I have a special treat for you: I actually did my own illustration to go along with my post about th... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, November 14, 2006


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