The Briefest President (via Queer Landia)

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The Head Qs at QueerLandia.com decided to present a few Presidents on the site in honor of President’s Day. I had earlier in the week posted one about Abraham Lincoln, but here’s one on the President who served the shortest term in office. Meet Will Harrison, the 9th POTUS.

The Briefest President From Wikipedia: William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States, an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. The oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure … Read More

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That Isn’t Supposed To Happen

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The Southern California Edison and AT&T Universal Card websites are supposed to be UP when I want to give them money!  Carmax was ready to take my money, but I’d already paid them this month, so that was nice.  Even my cranky bank’s site was up and available.  Now I have to wait until tomorrow.  They really shouldn’t do that, I might not be in the mood to pay them tomorrow!

Sheese!

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Vacation Begins: Now

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Starts now. Ends March 13. Need suggestions on what to do in between.  Ideas?

The Most Important Video You’ll Ever Watch

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OK, I exaggerate.  It may be only the third or fourth most important video you’ll ever watch.  But it’s up there, I’m sure.  How could it not?  I mean, come on, it’s even got a special announcement at the end, that you really won’t want to miss.  And of course it stars yours truly, so it has to be Oscar-worthy, right?

 

 

Mother Nature and Her Plants (via JimmieJoe.com)

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She’s Back! Mother Nature is making her annual appearance in my yard.

Mother Nature and Her Plants Mother Nature.  What a gal…  You’ve got to give her credit, she’s quite the industrious gardener.  Leave a plot of ground unattended for even a short time, and she’ll dive right in and start working.  Even our lawns aren’t spared her loving touch.  She must not really care for the carefully manicured, smooth expanses that most of us like in front of our homes.  It takes no time at all for her to start her ministrations,  tossing seeds hither an … Read More

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The Most Dangerous Thing About Your iPhone

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The most dangerous thing about your iPhone isn’t the radiation.  It’s not the risk of being smacked in the nose for being a techno-snob because you just HAD to have the latest and greatest.  Not even the risk of letting your friends see just how they rank when you are busy texting someone else instead of talking to them!   No, the biggest danger of them all is this…

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This damned game, “words with friends” has taken over.  I won’t say everyone at work is playing it, that would imply we’re… they’re… not doing our…  their jobs, and that’s clearly not what’s going on.

Right now, as I write this, I should be in bed, zzzzzzzzzzzzz-ing to wake the band. But I’m not.  I’m playing this absurd game.  Notice the picture?  The blank tile could be an “a”, then all you would need is a “d” for… absurd!

Okay.  I’m going to put the phone down, and go to bed, any cute little chime tones indicating it’s my turn be damned!

BTW, my user name is “Coptalker”.  Feel free to start a game.  Warning, though… I keep odd hours.  If I don’t respond right off, it might be because I’m sleeping.  Like I should be right now.  Good night.

The things they ask us…

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21 year old Robert Michelson of Farmington, Connecticut called 9-1-1 to ask if he would get in trouble for having a marijuana plant.  The 9-1-1 call can be heard at KFSN TV ABC30’s website, here.

The answer was “yes”.  He has the right to remain silent.  He should have availed himself of that right before calling 9-1-1.  Apparently Robert is not one of the brighter lights of the Farmington area.

He might have gotten away with it, if he’d only used a pre-paid or basic model cell phone.  Those can’t be traced.  He used, apparently, his wired phone at home.  We know EXACTLY where those phones are…

Think of the dumbest question someone might ask a 9-1-1 operator (other than the one Robert asked), and I can assure you someone has already asked it of a dispatcher recently.  You’ve heard about the chicken nuggets lady, I’m sure.  Or the Whopper not done his way guy.  People will call about anything.  Most do not end up in jail.

The oddest thing I’ve been asked on 9-1-1?

“When is the fog going to be turned off?”

What’s YOUR emergency??

 

This is why I live in California

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My buddy Dennis is pastor of this church, in Payson, Illinois.

This is why I live in California.

I was going to tell you something….

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Get Ready! The World’s Largest Ag Show is coming soon! (via Queer Visalia)

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Get Ready! The World's Largest Ag Show is coming soon! From the Ag Show’s Website: The world’s largest annual agricultural exposition With 2.6 million square feet of show grounds and 1,600 exhibitors, World Ag Expo is an industry leader in agriculture expositions. Attracting an annual average of 100,000 attendees, this three day expo transforms Tulare, California into the World’s hot spot for agriculture technology and innovation

Remember, this means there won’t be a hotel or motel room to be found i … Read More
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