Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

New York Times bestseller Paul.
At least he’s at the top of some list.

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Hat tip to Zaphod

I got some free potting soil, so I refreshed some of my indoor plants, and put some pots on the balcony to get them ready for some tiny veggies or herbs. I tried planning a couple radishes, and a couple yellow peppers, so hopefully they sprout. There is plenty of rain forecast for this week. I still need to get out to my garden and plant some things. They didn’t turn the water on a few days ago, because of freezing nights.

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On Saturday I dropped my crippled bike off at Dutch Cycle. Even though I got there at about 2 minutes past closing time at 4PM, they were nice and let me in the door. The missing wheel can apparently be repaired for about $35 (used), and I’m hoping they throw in a speedometer magnet with that too. I can possibly get it on Tuesday, but I bet it will turn into Saturday or Wednesday if I’m lucky.

Saturday evening I dragged two friends out, to Bushwakker’s, and I had potato skins. I cut off a bite, and when it touched my lip, it burned it. Then I was in that awkward situation I hate, where you know if you finish putting the food into your mouth you’re going to burn it, but if you spit it out, you’re going to look rude. I went with the pull the food out of my mouth with my fingers technique.

Sometime shortly before or after that I was bugged for swirling my water glass around the top of the table whilst making a “wooo” sound. So I proceeded to prove that I was still sober by stacking a salt shaker on top of two glasses, then a pepper shaker on top of the salt, then a menu, and then tenting two coasters on top of it all. I threatened to balance a full water glass on top of the menu, to cries of objection. I wouldn’t have really done it (because I couldn’t have).

Your face as drawn by a blogger. I don’t remember right now what I found this blog through.

These police officers are nuts. If they can’t at least understand the optics of what they did, they are idiots too. I think it’s the quote he accuses them of, which cinches the deal: those officers made the wrong choice due to impatience. Old people who are that sick can easily become confused. Until police use TASERS only in cases where they have exhausted other means, and see an immediate threat to life, they will be abusing their power.

This is just too cool. If you have one of these Canon cameras, and ever do more than just point-and-shoot, you’ll want to get this free enhancement. My 6 year old Canon is too old, but I may be replacing it this year… most certainly with one of these models.

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Hat tip to Photojojo

Walking home from work, I heard a soup vendor playing Jim Croce’s “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”. It took me back to when I was a kid listening to the song on either cassette or vinyl record. It’s just impossible not to feel perked up listening to that song.

And so I went to YouTube and found some of it. And I went to Wikipedia to learn about how he died. I learned from my mother when I was little that Jim was no longer alive, and had died suddenly. It was a plane crash that did it, one day before his 3rd (and very successful album) was released. On it were these songs:

“I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song”

- The No. 1 single, “Time In a Bottle”

It makes me wonder what could have been written if only he’d had more than 30 years on earth.

His son is a musician.

Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

Weird Al’s take, using some news from the ’90s to modify the song. There are subtle (and not very subtle) modifications to the video.

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Hat tip to Roshan (who just enjoyed his first Staycation in about 4 years!)

I was considering leaving this mostly unfounded jab fall by the wayside, but I see Dr. Dawg has responded eloquently to it already. I just would like to point out though, that one week we’re “self-centered bigots” for not knowing something took place, and the next week we’re supporters of “fringe anarchists” and “paranoid fabulists” because what we should have known according to Robert, actually didn’t happen (again according to Robert) because the person who recently pointed it out is Mr. Annett, “and we can’t let him make a mockery of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”

So Robert, which is it? You can’t cut both ways, just to suck up to Kate’s crowd. Because that’s how this comes across, at least as much as your probably sincere worry that further investigations will somehow delay the compensation already settled upon. Seems easy enough to pay the settlements due, and if there’s further injury proved, then to pay again to the families further injured. Bring on an investigation.