Sorry, there probably won't be a Virtual Outhouse tonight. The advertising world has done a number on me this week. Maybe tomorrow, if I'm feeling creative. I am about two sheets to the wind going on four.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday Pussy Blog: The Hot, Wet, and Hairy Edition
Sweet Pea is a complainer when it comes to the weather. Earlier this week he came out of the garage just screaming at me, as if I, a mere mortal, could somehow do something about the ice falling from the live oak trees. I am not God. I am not Mother Nature. I am simply konagod. I can brew coffee. That's it. Sorry, Sweet Pea.
Sorry, there probably won't be a Virtual Outhouse tonight. The advertising world has done a number on me this week. Maybe tomorrow, if I'm feeling creative. I am about two sheets to the wind going on four.
Sorry, there probably won't be a Virtual Outhouse tonight. The advertising world has done a number on me this week. Maybe tomorrow, if I'm feeling creative. I am about two sheets to the wind going on four.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Book of Many Faces
I enjoy Facebook a lot. When I initially signed on I had an infatuation with it which lasted several weeks and then died down. Then for a long while I was rather indifferent to it until recently when I realized how great it is as a closely-knit community forum. I especially like that I can get to know people a lot better -- people I consider friends but most of whom I've never actually met.
It's also an interesting study in human behavior, especially the rationale for friending someone. Or unfriending.
All of my friend requests recently have come from people I know personally, or know via blogging. Earlier I had a few from people I don't know at all. One of two are active in the local Austin music scene who apparently were friending anyone who appeared to have a taste for music. And there are a couple who did the same for anyone with a taste for blogging, even though I have no idea how they found me.... probably from my comments at large blogs.
I don't recall if I have ever unfriended anyone. Because I believe Facebook is not only a source of entertainment and keeping track of people you know, it's also a networking tool, and you never know when some obscure person in your list of friends might someday have a useful bit of advice, or share a piece of useful information, etc.
And yet, at the same time, I find myself somewhat annoyed when I see a "friend's" icon in my list and say to myself, "I don't have a clue why that person friended me."
Interestingly enough, there was a time when I really wanted my Facebook friends to be people I only knew through blogging, not people with whom I grew up, went to school, worked, or just met in life. Putting yourself "out there" on Facebook inevitably results in people finding you whether you want them or not. Once in awhile I get a request from someone I personally know or have known, and my gut instinct is to just start another Facebook page under the name konagod, and shut mine down completely! But I add them. Usually after an initial flurry of the inevitable hiya doin's, they drift on quietly, leaving behind an icon to mark their spot.
All of this is leading up to a very simple Question of the Day:
Have you ever unfriended anyone, and what was your rationale? And also if you just never accepted a friend request from someone for whatever reason.
It's also an interesting study in human behavior, especially the rationale for friending someone. Or unfriending.
“If someone with more than 1,000 friends unfriends me, I get offended,” said Greg Atwan, an author of “The Facebook Book,” a satirical guide. “But if someone only has 100 friends, you understand they’re trying to limit it to their intimates.”
Mr. Atwan, a recent graduate of Harvard (where Facebook got its start), recommends culling your friend list once a year to remove total strangers and other hangers-on. Keeping your numbers down gives you more leeway to be selective about whom you approve in the first place, he said.
All of my friend requests recently have come from people I know personally, or know via blogging. Earlier I had a few from people I don't know at all. One of two are active in the local Austin music scene who apparently were friending anyone who appeared to have a taste for music. And there are a couple who did the same for anyone with a taste for blogging, even though I have no idea how they found me.... probably from my comments at large blogs.
I don't recall if I have ever unfriended anyone. Because I believe Facebook is not only a source of entertainment and keeping track of people you know, it's also a networking tool, and you never know when some obscure person in your list of friends might someday have a useful bit of advice, or share a piece of useful information, etc.
And yet, at the same time, I find myself somewhat annoyed when I see a "friend's" icon in my list and say to myself, "I don't have a clue why that person friended me."
Interestingly enough, there was a time when I really wanted my Facebook friends to be people I only knew through blogging, not people with whom I grew up, went to school, worked, or just met in life. Putting yourself "out there" on Facebook inevitably results in people finding you whether you want them or not. Once in awhile I get a request from someone I personally know or have known, and my gut instinct is to just start another Facebook page under the name konagod, and shut mine down completely! But I add them. Usually after an initial flurry of the inevitable hiya doin's, they drift on quietly, leaving behind an icon to mark their spot.
All of this is leading up to a very simple Question of the Day:
Have you ever unfriended anyone, and what was your rationale? And also if you just never accepted a friend request from someone for whatever reason.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
100,000
What a special day for me! Thanks to all my visitors and especially the friends I've made via blogging. I was hoping to hit this threshold before the end of 2008, but my job situation hasn't exactly allowed me to whip out many traffic-inducing posts since July.
The only other thing I'll add is that I never expected to see this on my blog when I started it. I was amazed when I hit 10,000 just six months after cranking this thing up!
That is all. Back to work!
The only other thing I'll add is that I never expected to see this on my blog when I started it. I was amazed when I hit 10,000 just six months after cranking this thing up!
That is all. Back to work!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Fucking and Stinking
I hate this commercial and we've been seeing it a lot tonight. Hey, if stinking prevented fucking, none of us would be here.
Useless marketing ploy. Or as txrad put it far more eloquently than me, is it bad to "smell like a human?"
Useless marketing ploy. Or as txrad put it far more eloquently than me, is it bad to "smell like a human?"
Fine, Let Toyota & Honda Conquer the World
Jeeez!
You want to see "consumer outrage?" I'm outraged that these asswipes are getting billions in bailout money and don't seem to be willing to stretch an inch. These low fuel prices aren't going to hang around indefinitely. Eventually we'll be right back where we were in the summer of 2008. But whatever. I've completely lost my sympathy.
Just yesterday, another 75,000 people probably aren't going to buy a Tahoe, Suburban, Escalade, or Prius. So, chew on that, Detroit.
Right now, carmakers say they would be able to sell only their smallest, most fuel-efficient cars — models like the Toyota Prius, a hybrid whose sales have fallen sharply since gas prices began dropping last fall — because once-popular vehicles like pickup trucks made by Ford and G.M. are not efficient enough.
“I want clean air and clean water just like the next guy,” said Erich Merkle, an independent automotive analyst in Grand Rapids, Mich. “But in the real world, there would be consumer outrage with the fact that they’re limited to maybe two vehicles and there’s nothing there that would meet their family’s needs.”
You want to see "consumer outrage?" I'm outraged that these asswipes are getting billions in bailout money and don't seem to be willing to stretch an inch. These low fuel prices aren't going to hang around indefinitely. Eventually we'll be right back where we were in the summer of 2008. But whatever. I've completely lost my sympathy.
Just yesterday, another 75,000 people probably aren't going to buy a Tahoe, Suburban, Escalade, or Prius. So, chew on that, Detroit.
Monday, January 26, 2009
48 Questions Meme
Via blueberry.
48 Questions:
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My Grandfather. Winfred.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
When I knew my cat, Samantha, was hours away from dying.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I used to. Now I consider it painful to write. And type for that matter. But at least the typing is readable and consistent.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Meat is murder.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
None. I have cats.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
It would be a challenge. That other person would have to be persistent.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Moi? Never.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I think I do, actually. As well as that thing in my abdomen.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not now. I do it in the stock market.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
The ones with berries in them. But I don't buy cereal. I think it's a waste of money. Bake muffins instead...with berries.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
My shoes don't have strings. They just slip off my feet. My boots need to be untied.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Probably lemon, peach, or chocolate.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Hair, eyes.
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Nose hair.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Probably my dad when I need something done around the house. Otherwise my grandmother when I need entertainment.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
Why would I care?
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
navy blue shorts; birkenstocks.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Rachel Maddow. Soon to be music... maybe.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Yellow
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Coffee, roses, Indian cooking.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
I try to avoid the phone and erase all memory of any conversations.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I asked her to be my Facebook friend. Of course.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Only the Olympics.
27. HAIR COLOR?
It’s brown with a shock of Bonnie Raitt gray, but not in the same place.
28. EYE COLOR?
Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, unless it's raining and I need to be out in it for any length of time.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
South Indian.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Thought-provoking endings. Darjeeling Limited comes to mind.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
You expect me to remember? Might have been Woody Allen's Everything you Wanted to Know About Sex... just because I found the DVD on the floor one morning.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
yellowish.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Kisses & hugs.. All good.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Toast or Tart. Wait.. respond to WHAT exactly?
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
My mother.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm throwing them all out in the dumpster.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Not using one. But I have a Dell. I do have a CW Family Guy wrist pad I use.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Real estate shows.
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S).
purring kitties.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Singapore.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Excel spreadsheets? I could be a stellar DJ if anyone would hire me for that.
46 WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Lake Village, Arkansas.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anyone who bothers.
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
In a bar in San Diego.
Impressed? Go fetch.
48 Questions:
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My Grandfather. Winfred.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
When I knew my cat, Samantha, was hours away from dying.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I used to. Now I consider it painful to write. And type for that matter. But at least the typing is readable and consistent.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Meat is murder.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
None. I have cats.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
It would be a challenge. That other person would have to be persistent.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Moi? Never.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I think I do, actually. As well as that thing in my abdomen.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not now. I do it in the stock market.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
The ones with berries in them. But I don't buy cereal. I think it's a waste of money. Bake muffins instead...with berries.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
My shoes don't have strings. They just slip off my feet. My boots need to be untied.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Probably lemon, peach, or chocolate.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Hair, eyes.
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Nose hair.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Probably my dad when I need something done around the house. Otherwise my grandmother when I need entertainment.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
Why would I care?
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
navy blue shorts; birkenstocks.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Rachel Maddow. Soon to be music... maybe.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Yellow
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Coffee, roses, Indian cooking.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
I try to avoid the phone and erase all memory of any conversations.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I asked her to be my Facebook friend. Of course.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Only the Olympics.
27. HAIR COLOR?
It’s brown with a shock of Bonnie Raitt gray, but not in the same place.
28. EYE COLOR?
Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, unless it's raining and I need to be out in it for any length of time.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
South Indian.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Thought-provoking endings. Darjeeling Limited comes to mind.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
You expect me to remember? Might have been Woody Allen's Everything you Wanted to Know About Sex... just because I found the DVD on the floor one morning.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
yellowish.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Kisses & hugs.. All good.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Toast or Tart. Wait.. respond to WHAT exactly?
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
My mother.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm throwing them all out in the dumpster.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Not using one. But I have a Dell. I do have a CW Family Guy wrist pad I use.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Real estate shows.
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S).
purring kitties.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Singapore.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Excel spreadsheets? I could be a stellar DJ if anyone would hire me for that.
46 WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Lake Village, Arkansas.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anyone who bothers.
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
In a bar in San Diego.
Impressed? Go fetch.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Red-Headed Pecker of Wood
I haven't seen one of these in many years. He was working our oak tree over pretty good.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Does Butt Hole Road Lead to Penistone?
I'm not kidding; this is for real.
God I love England!
God I love England!
“It’s pronounced ‘PENNIS-tun,’ ” Fiona Moran, manager of the Old Vicarage Hotel in Penistone, said over the telephone, rather sharply. When forced to spell her address for outsiders, she uses misdirection, separating the tricky section into two blameless parts: “p-e-n” — pause — “i-s-t-o-n-e.”
Friday, January 23, 2009
Friday Pussy Blog: Retro Edition
From the vaults of November 2002, long before this blog was born.
txrad with our beloved and departed (to some extent) Jezebel, who came up in conversation last night.
txrad with our beloved and departed (to some extent) Jezebel, who came up in conversation last night.
Tart's doll-humping Maggie reminds me of her.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Dicks, Tofu & Silkworms
We were mesmerized tonight by a program on the Travel Channel by Andrew.
I would love to visit Vietnam. I love the look of the cities -- very Cuban but without the politics. But the food.... yum.
I may be gay, but the idea of making a meal out of testicles and penises does not entice me. Nor does a munch on scorpions or silkworms.
But since 9% of the population of the country is Buddhist, I'm quite sure there's vegetarian cuisine buried in there somewhere, with all of the other lovely herbs and spices which infuse that country.
Hanoi must rock. Sorry but in deference to Toast I shall not post any stupid music videos of Hanoi Rocks.
I would love to visit Vietnam. I love the look of the cities -- very Cuban but without the politics. But the food.... yum.
I may be gay, but the idea of making a meal out of testicles and penises does not entice me. Nor does a munch on scorpions or silkworms.
But since 9% of the population of the country is Buddhist, I'm quite sure there's vegetarian cuisine buried in there somewhere, with all of the other lovely herbs and spices which infuse that country.
Hanoi must rock. Sorry but in deference to Toast I shall not post any stupid music videos of Hanoi Rocks.
We're A Happy Family!
Picture of the Day:
Actually it was a tossup between that picture and the one of Obama undoing a bit of Bush dirty work: signing the executive order to close Guantánamo! And this is what, the 2nd full day of his term?
But even as he reversed the most disputed counterterrorism policies of the Bush years, Mr. Obama postponed for at least six months difficult decisions on the details. He ordered a cabinet-level review of the most challenging questions his administration faces — what to do with dangerous prisoners who cannot be tried in American courts; whether some interrogation methods should remain secret to keep Al Qaeda from training to resist them; and how the United States can make sure prisoners transferred to other countries will not be tortured.
Granted it may take a year, and there are some logistics to work through, but at least he didn't wait six months to get moving on it.
I am pleased. So far, so good. Carry on, Mr. President.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Calling Joe the Plumber
It's one thing to drink too much in celebration of something. It's another thing to wake up and find a pile of laundry on the kitchen floor in front of the refridgerator and recall mopping up a major leak. And then it's quite another thing be ready to fill the coffee pot and realize that txrad must have shut the water off last night.
These are the rare times when you really wish you could just call the landlord.
These are the rare times when you really wish you could just call the landlord.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
All Hail To The Albino Transmutated
Updated 1/21: OK, so I may have tied one on last night during the inaugural celebration.
Ahhhh, Interesting.
txrad and I like to amuse each other at night. While I'm glorifying the virtues of Facebook, he's busy concocting some story about "remote viewing" which I'll admit I have experienced, as has has, during our afternoon naps.
But I was so distraught by the interruption of my point that I said, "tell it to Tart."
But I was so distraught by the interruption of my point that I said, "tell it to Tart."
We've Got Big Balls
txrad and I don't understand this concept of inaugural balls. What torture for this couple under incredible pressure as it is. If they aren't careful, we'll be having another Obama on the way soon.
txrad was saying her dress was hideous and I thought he was talking about that yellow number she had on earlier today. I thought that was OK, not spectacular, but OK, and this one is OK as well. I guess I'm not a fashion queen. I'm not looking for Jackie O. I just want a first lady who will have a heart and do some good. Whatever she's wearing doesn't matter much to me.
This is a tad out of synch though. But if Barack would cut a sleeve off his jacket and shirt, and reveal a bit of those pecs, it might coalesce nicely.
txrad was saying her dress was hideous and I thought he was talking about that yellow number she had on earlier today. I thought that was OK, not spectacular, but OK, and this one is OK as well. I guess I'm not a fashion queen. I'm not looking for Jackie O. I just want a first lady who will have a heart and do some good. Whatever she's wearing doesn't matter much to me.
This is a tad out of synch though. But if Barack would cut a sleeve off his jacket and shirt, and reveal a bit of those pecs, it might coalesce nicely.
A Great Burden Has Been Lifted
History has been made.
And perhaps the icing on the cake.
Former President George W. Bush getting the hell out of Washington. Bye!
President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
And perhaps the icing on the cake.
Former President George W. Bush getting the hell out of Washington. Bye!
Oh my God...
Sweet!
Monday, January 19, 2009
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