I know I’ve already noted how high and low Delhi can be, but this little bit of crazy deserved its own post. What the hell is someone driving a Lamborghini in the middle of Delhi for?
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Next Step in Video Games?
This video is pretty crazy. For those of us who refuse to grow up and still play too many videos games, this would be a really sweet development.
Quick Christmas Thoughts
Merry Christmas all. Just a couple of quick thoughts for the holiday weekend.
Thanks American Airlines for not charging for luggage on our flight out. We really do appreciate it and wish you a Merry Christmas as well.
First, truly white Christmas this year was pretty cool. We didn’t get a ton of snow here in Missouri, but it was enough to satisfy me.
Christmases that start at 6:30 AM are Christmases that start a little too early. And I’m still trying to get used to Christmases with big families. I’m still used to smaller, more low key Christmases myself, but this was still really fun nonetheless.
Kids go along way towards reminding you of the mystery and wonder of Christmas even if their not yours and your watching them open gifts that you didn’t give them.
Hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and ate way more than they should like I did.
Snowpocalypse 2009: The Aftermath
Usually, talk about snowstorms happening in the cities I live in are full of hyperbole and sensationalism. Huge storms often turn into nothing, but this time the predictions were pretty much right on. I think the final accumulation count came to right around 20 inches.
What I do know is that uncovering two cars from 20 inches of snow takes forever and is tiring as hell. I also realized that it brings the grumpy old man in me out. Half of the time I was shoveling snow I kept thinking that I was going to do all this work, and as soon as I moved my car some lazy jackass that didn’t shovel their car out was going to park in my space. Then when I got back I was going to be stuck with a crappy space that I can’t get in and out of. Sort of makes the whole exercise feel futile. I realize that I can’t do anything about it, but it doesn’t make me any less annoyed about it.
In a positive karmic twist, the gods are blessing me with an unexpected day off from work. Apparently, all that snow I was shoveling was enough to lock down the area enough for them to cancel work here. I’ll take another day off from work for losing my good parking space.
Pictures from Snowpocalypse ’09
You’re living under a rock if you don’t know about the big snowstorm we’re having along the mid-Atlantic coast and north. Cris and I have had a pretty nice day of lazying about, but we did for a brief walk earlier to soak it in. The cool thing for me is that this is by far the most snow I’ve ever had in a place I’ve lived and I particularly like that it came so close to Christmas. Here are some pics we took out walking around our neighborhood.
XKCD.com is beginning to replace Wikipedia as my Internets rabbit hole. Damn you “Random” button.
From the world of strange and bizarre. First, its weird that someone cut off his fingers and saved them. Second, its even weirder that someone paid, what probably amounts to, a ridiculous sum for them at auction. Sort of reminds me of St. Catherine of Siena’s head.
Chicago from a Taxi Window
Last Friday my boss asked me to come to Chicago for work…Saturday. Even though the timing wasn’t great because I have been traveling more than I typically like recently, the work opportunity was too good to pass up. Since getting here I’ve realized a couple of things.
I’m so very over traveling right now. I would like nothing more than to wake up in my bed, throw on some sweats, move to the couch, and watch college football all day.
Even though this is my second time in Chicago, I don’t feel like I can actually say that I’ve been here. The first time was passing through with my mom on the way to her high school reunion in the small town in middle Illinois. We stopped in town long enough to visit one of the museums and then headed on.
This time, the only thing I’ve seen of Chicago has been from the back seat of a taxi between my hotel and the office. I’m not sure that counts as being to a place.
Cross your fingers for me that the rain doesn’t delay my flight tomorrow or that I don’t get stuck here.
Random, Funny Quote on Health Care Reform Debate
This isn’t as good as my all time favorite Washington quote, but sometimes we get some good quality biting sarcasm from this city. Even if I don’t like the person saying it or don’t necessarily agree with the sentiment being expressed, I have to give credit where credit is due when someone makes a great point using biting humor.
Felt like sharing this little gem from this article on the health care reform debate.
The idea that the insurance industry would complain about high premiums is like the Yankees complaining that they’re hitting too many home runs. It’s totally preposterous
For the record, my favorite quote to date came from Donald Rumsfeld leading up to the invasion of Iraq when asked about France’s lack of support for the war. Paraphrasing his response he said, “Going to war without France is like going hunting without your accordion.”
I’m definitely not a fan of Rumsfeld, but that’s funny.
Arlington-Fairfax Rap Battle
In case you were wondering how hardcore we are around where we live, these two videos should sufficiently fill you in.
First one is better, but they’re both pretty good.