Grudge Match
July 27, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
Have you ever been there in the thick of a situation, and been faced, in any way, with your mortality? Not necessarily a life or death situation, but one that helps to put things into perspective. The fog lifts, and you can clearly see that life truly can be a vapor. I am sure everyone [...]
Bad Ass
July 20, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
What is it about being a bad ass that sticks in your mind? Seems like the really cool kids in school were all “bad asses” – meaning they could kick the crap out of me… then again most everyone back then COULD have beat the crap out of me (7 year old girls are tough!) [...]
BOT – Revisited
I admit, I can’t get enough Bot-Lovin’ (btw, the bot is gamesbot@botmetro.net) Douglas says: oh goody Games Bot says: Awright! Douglas says: sweet! Games Bot says: Right?
BOT-tastic!
July 11, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
Andy sent me the email address of a games bot you can access through MSN messenger. Hmmm maybe any messenger? Anyway – it beat me at Reversi, pretty easily I might add. Here is the resulting conversation with said bot: Douglas says: hello Games Bot says: Hi Douglas! I’m *Games Bot*. I can play some [...]
Headlines from the year 2029
July 3, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
Got these in an email today, I thought they were HILARIOUS! Headlines from the year 2029: Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia, formerly known as California. White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia’s third language. Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United [...]
Seven Blunders of the World
July 3, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
“Seven Blunders of the World” 1. Wealth without work 2. Pleasure without conscience 3. Knowledge without character 4. Commerce without morality 5. Science without humanity 6. Worship without sacrifice 7. Politics without principle —Mahatma Gandhi
My 80s Hair Band Would Be Called: Scunci
July 2, 2006 by Douglas · Leave a Comment
So my brain is still in 80′s hair band mode I guess. I was thinking of some of the dumb names people had for bands… not that it has gotten any better. There seemed to be a popular trend to name your band after something satanic or ominous. But you also had those bands named [...]