Category Archives: Wouldya Lookit That!

My Real Stats

Keeping with the RPG motif, here are the stats I would have, were I a character in Dungeons and Dragons. I think they’re a little harsh. I’m way more smarterer than that… Str: 9 Int: 11 Wis: 12 Dex: 13 … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Brits Love Us A Little Too

A comment from Joe on the What’s Not to Like? blog points us to an article on the BBC site along the same lines. I like the comment from Erik: “If America wasn’t on this planet, who else would the … Continue reading Continue reading

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It’s the little things…

Perusing my referrer list, I saw hits from a search engine called WiseNut. Never heard of it before. So, I took a peek. It’s nothing too spectacular, but it has this neat little “take a peek” feature. When you get … Continue reading Continue reading

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Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?

Yes, I’ve finally been sucked into this Nation States thing, too. My country, The Kingdom of Goofbeckistan, “is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6 million have some civil rights, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Send it to ZOOM!

Yes, I was a ZOOM kid. And the cool thing is that it’s still around! (Hey, it’s my site. I decide what’s cool. OK?) So, if I occasionally slip into the official language of a ZOOMer, here’s a handy dandy … Continue reading Continue reading

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Nope! They’re not here.

They even looked here. But those silly weapons inspectors cannot find weapons of mass destruction. [ via Sgt. Grump – I had it in draft mode since last week, now I’ve seen it everywhere… ] Continue reading

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Free Windows Tips

Brian Livingston, one of the best Microsoft gurus out there, has developed a new service, called WinFind. In an article for InfoWorld, Mr. Livingston describes the new search engine as indexing more than a dozen Web sites packed with extensive … Continue reading Continue reading

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Duck and Cover, Kids

Sgt. Grump found this little gem from World War II: The Mickey Mouse Mask – a gas mask for kids. Which ties in nicely with Tim’s find: Duct Tape and Cover. Continue reading

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Goobler? Bloogle?

You put Blogger in my Google! You put Google in my Blogger! (kottke.org) [ via Jason ] Continue reading

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We’re a Happy Ramones Fan

Last month, I mentioned that I was anticipating We’re A Happy Family – A Tribute To The Ramones with some trepidation. While some of the acts (like Garbage, Green Day and Rancid) looked right, I wondered how U2, the Pretenders … Continue reading Continue reading

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