Now the NSA is really in your computer. Our good friends near DC have been caught sneaking malware into the firmware of hard drives, as discovered by Kaspersky. This also brings up the fact that the drive manufacturers allowed this. These are some evil folks, folks. Lady Gaga or Beyonce had better do something fast...
A Tinder app is said to enable flings at Carnival in Rio. And let's face it... if you've gotta go down... {ahem}, Rio isn't such a bad place to do it.
Mystery Mars haze baffles scientists. Well, it's not so much haze as the Martians steam-cleaning the rovers for us.
STUDY: Dogs are smarter than people think. Not watching tv helps.
Show-winning dog semen sells for $2,000. Further proof that I'm in the wrong business.
Rowdy women attack man at 50 Shades. So I'm thinking to myself that this is my golden opportunity: stand outside the theater and clean up! Right up until we discover that the man in question asked the ladies to lower the volume a bit and got the wrong kind of head.
Woman pulls gun on man after being denied sex. Wow, I didn't know we could DO that!
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It's Snow Time in the old neighborhood. Again. This time the forecasters called for three to six inches. Within hours, it was one to three. In an extreme slip-up, we got three to six. What are the odds that a weather forecaster will be correct?
As a result, I worked from the couch, where I am generally headquartered. I was treated to the somewhat altered-state neighbor shoveling early. I strongly suspect he has some sort of noise-enhancing attachment built into his shovel. Still, this is better than last year, with the snow blower. Snow blowers, while a great concept, bother me almost as much as lawn mowers. Let's face it - they require so much care and maintenance that they're unlikely at best to be there for you when you need them (as one could argue about a wife).
After work, I shoveled. It wasn't bad at all (especially as I didn't have to start a snow blower). Then I heard this loud noise, incredibly similar to the neighbor's amplified shovel. This is largely because it was the neighbor's shovel, this time being powered by the 437 year old being from hell who owns the place. In the autumn, she has some sort of laser-powered Leaf Alarm to tell her when our leaves hit the ground. I'll bet you she also has a laser-powered Snow Detector too. As soon as it starts snowing, she forces the tenant into Snow Bondage. Apparently his snow job was not sufficient, as she was out there again, probably cataloging and cleaning individual flakes from the tarmac.
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I thoroughly ruined someone's day today, or at least I hope I did.
I don't get out much and I don't have anywhere near enough fun, so I have to get it where I can (kinda like sex).
There's a street on the way to work that has a 25mph speed limit and they're not kidding. I suspect half of the town's revenue comes from speeding tickets. I was warned early to obey and obey I do.
Not everybody obeys and this is where the fun starts.
Sometimes people don't want to do the speed limit, so they pass you in great haste. The only problem here is that it's only a two-lane road, so they cross into the wrong lane to pass you. While I have yet to see anyone ticketed (or beaten) for this, hope springs eternal. When I drive a higher performance car, I speed up while they're trying to pass: it amuses me.
Today's idiot was a special breed. He got right up my tailpipe from the start. When this happens, I naturally make sure I'm doing exactly 25mph, if not 24. This did not impress Sparky, who stayed in close formation. Trick Number Two: brush the brake pedal so the brake lights come on. Sparky backed off a bit but in short order, he was trying to climb into my trunk. Firing up the brake lights again only pissed Sparky off and he blinked his lights at me.
Imagine - he blinked his lights at me.
A brief glance at the speedometer told me I was doing 1mph over the limit, so I slowed down. Sparky backed off. Not for long, of course, despite passing several 25mph signs. By this point, Sparky's face was no doubt starting to turn red and veins were popping out of his head. In fact, he got more aggressive and would not back up, even with the Brake Light Treatment.
Finally some sense must have seeped in and he backed off. I suspect he might have seen some speed limit signs. Oh no, he was back again, this time weaving all over his lane, as if he were going to somehow rocket past me. I smiled and continued to do the speed limit in a nearly offensive manner.
At this point, Sparky probably had to give the steering wheel to his passenger, as he was having a Coronary Event (formerly heart attack). He finally got around me because he had to get into the turning lane. He shot me a look. I smiled.
I won.
And as I close this episode, I have but one wish: that both the cat and the dog stop farting. I'm going to asphyxiate here.
And as I close this episode, I have but one wish: that both the cat and the dog stop farting. I'm going to asphyxiate here.
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