After work today I swung by Newport Market over on the westside for their Thirsty Thursday beer tasting. I just found out about these Thirsty Thursdays recently; they’re every, er, Thursday from 3:30 until 6:00. Free beer! Can’t go wrong with that. Today it was a rep from Deschutes Brewery doing tasting of their two… Continue reading Thirsty Thursday
Month: March 2006
Smoke alarm batteries
Beep! Yesterday afternoon one of the smoke alarms started the intermittant beeping that indicates when the battery is getting low. These are smoke alarms that are actually wired directly into the electrical system of the house, but have nine-volt batteries in them for backup (in case the power goes out). No biggie, I knew we… Continue reading Smoke alarm batteries
Boys’ week
All this week (since Saturday, actually) it’s just me and my son at home. My wife and daughter took advantage of spring break to head down to San Diego to visit my brother and sister-in-law. Sadly, spring break doesn’t cover work or preschool/daycare, so we were left behind. It’s all good. We’re having a good… Continue reading Boys’ week
The Skittles beard commercial
Okay, just a little while ago I saw the creepiest, randomest commercial for Skittles ever… I won’t even pretend to try to understand it… Anyone else seen it? Basically, a guy with a weird, long (like, three-feet-plus long) beard is at a job interview, and the beard is moving like an elephant’s trunk, feeding the… Continue reading The Skittles beard commercial
Crazy skull
I admit, when I first saw this skull, I would not have guessed what animal it ultimately came from. I mean, that is some crazy wicked toothwork… So, who can identify it without cheating?
Lost book: Judy Blume
It’s like my regular Lost Book Watch feature or something. Anyway, right there on the screen in your face, Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. I don’t know that it has anything to do with the overall theme or plot of the show; since Sawyer was reading it, I rather suspect the… Continue reading Lost book: Judy Blume
The Paperback Exchange is closing
Heads-up, Bendites: The Paperback Exchange, which is one of the oldest used bookstores in Bend (if not the oldest), is closing! Right now they’re having a huge 75% off sale on everything. I stopped over there after lunch and bought four books (for only $4.50, which would have been regularly priced at $18) and talked… Continue reading The Paperback Exchange is closing
Vote for Pedro – and other shirts
Over browsing at JCPenney this evening, and I saw that they had “Vote for Pedro” t-shirts for only $9.99. Some other good ones, too. Just a heads-up to y’all. 🙂
Jack Bauer Facts
If you enjoyed the Chuck Norris Facts site, and like the TV show 24, well then, this is the perfect mashup for you: Random Jack Bauer Facts. Same exact premise (some are even lifted from the Chuck Norris Facts!), and some are really funny: The city of Los Angeles once named a street after Jack… Continue reading Jack Bauer Facts
Pi Day
For the mathematically-inclined, today is Pi Day. Because today is 3-14. Get it? Even better, the celebration begins at 1:59 p.m. Curiously enough, today is also Albert Einstein‘s birthday. Odd coincidence, considering.