I recently stepped forward to speak up about the injustice that was being done on dear Kim’s blog. She has a fine links section (much better than mine) in which she lists the blogs of her family. It was listed out as

• becky
• mike
• pam
• bruce, maryanne’s hubby
• maryanne
• ZoeCalamity
• jason

I’m sure you can see the injustice just as plainly as I did. That’s right, I was being singled out as “maryanne’s hubby” while everyone else warrented being listed on their own merit. Not that there is anything wrong with being “Maryanne’s hubby”, mind you, but apparently I was only link worthy by marriage. Well, I decided that I would lodge a formal complaint. I sent the following comment to dearest Kim:

“I’ve decided I’m going to stop reading this blog because of the unfair bias going on here. Its my belief that Kim does actually know who I am, so why is it that I’m listed as “bruce, maryanne’s hubby”? I don’t see Mike listed as “mike, becky’s hubby”. Consider your readership to now consist of 5. ATTICA!”

The reaction to righting this wrong was swift and effective. I logged in to see what sort of humorous response someone would post in response to my comment and was greeted with the following changes to the “links” section.

• becky, Bruce’s cousin-in-law
• mike, Bruce’s cousin-in-law
• pam, Bruce’s cousin-in-law
• BRUCE
• maryanne, Bruce’s wife
• ZoeCalamity, Bruce’s offspring
• jason, Bruce’s cousin-in-law

Now that’s what I call progress! Way to right those wrongs, Kim! You are truly a hero of the intertron!

Ok, so my loyal and dependable Blazer doesn’t get a lot of use these days.  With gas prices being what they are, I tend to drive the tC to work and everywhere else.  Of course, this means that ole Blue Eyes sits in its parking space for long stretches of time.  Of course, this causes dust to collect on the car and as always, dusty cars attract kids who want to write on the car.

I can’t really be all that mad.  I mean, kids can’t help it.  Keeping a kid from writing “Wash Me” on a dirty car is like trying to keep insane ramblings from taking place in a political “debate”.  It’s just not possible.  So really, since I haven’t reached the “crazy old man” phase of my life, I just shrug and accept the inevibility of the situation.  Its part of life really and you shouldn’t get worked up about it.

Yesterday I saw something that made me shake my head sadly.  I came out to hop into the Blazer and on the hood was written “Wach Mea”.  Even more sad was the fact that there was something rubbed out in another spot on the hood, like they had mispelled it and wanted to start over.  If “Wach Mea” is the best they can do, what was originally written, “Wanff Tuba”?

Children of the world, I implore you…if you need to write on the hood of someone’s car, AT LEAST LEARN HOW TO SPELL!!!

So I was reeling from the announcement that Kim is too busy to join us for camping this year when I came across something that made my jaw literally drop. I sat staring at the screen of my laptop (laptops are like robots to me, they are neither male or female) as it displayed this wonderful picture:

This is a picture of the amazing 2008 Dodge Challenger. They have taken the concept that GM has been following over the past couple of years with their “retro” vehicles and done it right. The new Mustangs and Chargers all look great, but they look like what they are: a modern car infuenced by an older model. Not so with this Challenger. It fits my ideal of “future retro”. It looks like it could have actually been made in the late 60′s, early 70′s but with all modern components. After my jaw returned to its normal postion, my first thought was “how can I buy one of these?”. I don’t think I have ever had that reaction to a vehicle, or really to anything material. I’m thinking that when 2008 rolls around, I’ll replace the Scion and Blazer (don’t get me wrong, they are awesome cars, but we don’t need 4 vehicles) with a mini-van and pick up this beauty for myself. I’m sorry dear Zoë, but you won’t be riding in this car until you are at least 14 and only then if you are laminated.

If you want to see more info on this fantastic piece of machinery, check this great write up, or look at the official site.

…that Kim will be joining us for camping this year. Could this be true?

Great quote from one of my favorite sites:
Use the Shank Key
VP, using Instant Messenger: How do I type a smiley face that means, “I’ll cut you.”

via Overheard in the Office, Aug 4, 2006