<6:28 AM> Don't get me wrong, I like Halloween, but it does pose a dilemma for me. I want to be nice to the kids that come trick or treating, but I have difficulty parting with the candy: I purchased a box of 90 assorted bite-sized chocolate bars, this year. By the way, the biggest disappointment from the assortment has got to be Aero, it's so freakin' tiny.

But, I digress. So, now I have to figure out how to minimize the candy I give out. I can go out and not be home during the peak trick-or-treat hours; but realistically where am I going to go? Or, I can sit in complete darkness and silence and not answer the door; but that's too psycho-like. Or, I can give each kid one bar apiece and deal with their abuse and name-calling.

The last option is the most feasible. A guy my size could probably take on 2 or 3 nine year olds at a time, if it came to that.

Happy Halloween!!!
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<11:23 PM> Since I'm bitching...I also wish I had more time to post blogs. When I started this I wanted to post on a daily basis and also include essays on a less frequent basis. I haven't been able to do either.
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<11:18 PM> I don't like the layout of my site. I have some ideas on how I want it to look, but I just don't have the time to work on it. Oh well! I guess it'll have to do for now.
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<11:10 PM> Remember when you were younger and you would go out at night and you would find your mom waiting up for when you got home. Well, it's one thing when your mom would wait up for you; it's another thing when your wife waits up for you. At least with your mom you knew she was waiting up out of concern. When your wife waits up for you it has nothing to do with concern, just anger.

I found that out the hard way the other night.
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<8:09 AM> What's the deal with Anthony LaPaglia? For the longest time I thought he was American. However, a few weeks ago I saw him in some small Australian made-for-TV movie (with accent and all). Then, last night I see him on Frazier (heavy British accent, this time). Prior to that I had only seen him in a couple of American-made movies and television shows, so I just assumed he was American. Turns out he's Australian!
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<8:08 PM> I know I said I would reveal the correct response to my poll this week, but I've decided to extend it.

Please cast your vote.
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<7:49 PM> I just came off a hamburger binge.

I can go months without eating a burger, but then something happens that gets me craving an all beef patty. This 'something' occured last Thursday when I noticed a co-worker eating a juicy burger at his desk. I just snapped! After work, I stopped at a pub close to work and ordered a deluxe burger. Let me tell you, it was good!

For the last 6 days, I've eaten nothing but burgers. But, I think the craving may be dying as I could barely finish this evening's selection, a decadent cheddar cheese & mushroom covered burger.

Who knows how long I can last this time.
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<7:31 PM> I so need a haircut!
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<7:26 AM> I made it to Friday! This week has been crazy...I didn't think I was going to get through it. I thought spending 8 hours a day in the office was abnormal, lately I've been spending 12-14 hours. Only 35 more years to retirement.
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<6:38 PM> Since I'm on the topic of languages, here's a filter that translates websites into different dialects.
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<6:36 PM> Ever try using French words to impress people? Well, now you can annoy them with an Obnoxious Letter in French.
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<6:28 PM> Am I a bad person for thinking this is funny?
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<7:12 PM> I've added a poll to the site. Please take a moment to test your knowledge. I'll be posting the correct response in about a week or so.
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<1:24 PM> My 9 month old mouse died on me last night. I ran out this morning and picked up a Kensington ValuMouse for $9. I saw several funky (and pricier) ones, but I went for the cheapest one. Hopefully, it'll last me. I can't tell you how inconvenient it was not to be able to point and click.
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<7:56 AM> I just took the Death Test. Apparently, I'll die on "September 19, 2045 at the age of 74 years old".
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<6:53 AM> Here's a joke I received by email...

Passengers on a plane are waiting for the flight to leave. The entrance opens, and two men walk up the aisle, dressed in pilot uniforms. Both are wearing dark glasses. One is using a seeing-eye dog, and the other is tapping his way up the aisle with a cane.

Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start.

The passengers begin glancing nervously, searching for some sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming. The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and people at the windows realize that they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport.

As it begins to look as though the plane will never take off, that it will plow into the water, screams of panic fill the cabin. But at that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air.

Up in the cockpit, the co-pilot turns to the pilot and says, "You know, Bob, one of these days, they're going to scream too late, and we're all gonna die."
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<6:42 AM> Yesterday, a co-worker went on a coffee run and I put in my regular order for a medium double double. This co-worker brought me back a French Vanilla-flavoured coffee from Second Cup, instead. I nevered tasted French Vanilla before, but I knew I wasn't going to like it. Sure enough, I could only take a few sips. The almost-full cup still sits on my desk at work. I wonder if it will taste any better on Monday.
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<6:30 AM> After years of parting my hair on the right side, I began parting it on the left. At first I thought I was on to something...that I had discovered the 'elusive natural part'. Now, two weeks later, I'm not convinced. Maybe I just need a haircut, or maybe the 'elusive natural part' continues to elude me!
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<7:39 AM> My right underarm sweats way more than my left. Yesterday, after making a presentation at work, I noticed that my shirt had a huge wet stain under the right underarm, but the left underarm only had a tiny stain. Is that normal?
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<10:03 PM> And finally, for all you South Park fans...Stan's Insult Generator.
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<9:56 PM> Continuing on my insult mode, here's a fun game.
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<9:37 PM> "Thou surly idle-headed canker-blossom" and other insults that would make your English teacher proud.
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<11:41 AM> This site bills itself as "Your link to the underworld". It offers a very questionable service, I think.
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<7:26 PM> I've been humming Leon Redbone's "Seduced" all day. I wonder what that means???
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<5:56 PM> I finally went to see Almost Famous. It got me nostalgic for all the old 70's rock bands: Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who... time to pull out those old vinyl records. Kate Hudson wasn't hard on the eyes, either. A really great movie!
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