As I was shooting these two photos from the same corner, I imagined a telephone conversation going on while the wind and snow were adding to the frustration.
“Can you bring me an ice scraper? I can’t get in my van.”
Tag Archives: Just for Fun
James Kirk, Librarian?
Speaking of librarians…
Captain Kirk should have been a librarian
Leave it to Mr. Spock to speak the logical truth.
Found via Librarian in Black.
Study finds 90-95 percent of all email is spam
A Barracuda Networks study, based on an analysis of more than 1 billion daily e-mail messages sent to its more than 50,000 customers worldwide, found that 90-95 percent of all e-mail sent in 2007 was spam.
Wow. I knew it was bad, but not THAT bad.
And in case anyone doesn’t know how email spam got its name…
Death Star conspiracy theory
This is too funny, and a perfect spoof of the conspiracy theories around the 9-11 attacks: Was the Death Star attack an inside job?
“Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to its destruction? Why was he allowed to escape, and why were several individuals dressed in Stormtrooper uniforms seen helping him?”
“Why would Lord Vader, one of the highest ranking members of the Imperial Government, suddenly decide to fly away from the Death Star in the middle of a battle? Did he know something that the rest of the Imperial Navy didn?t?”
“How could a single missile destroy a battle station the size of a moon? …analysis of the tape of the last moments of the Death Star show numerous small explosions along its surface, prior to it exploding completely! Why does all evidence indicate that strategically placed explosives, not a single missile, is what destroyed the Death Star?”
Read more at Uncomfortable Questions about the Death Star Attack.
Today’s web links
- Introducing Google TiSP – a free internet service provider we can all get behind. Not convinced? Make sure you read how it works, and the FAQ.
- Tired of dealing with electronic mail? Gmail Paper is now available. (The folks at Google Labs certainly have been busy lately.)
- From NPR’s Weekend Edition, a New York City councilman has proposed a bill to regulate obnoxious and distracting ringtones.
- President Bush calls up civil war reenactors for duty in Iraq, from the Onion News Network.
My CIA personality
According to the CIA personality quiz, I am a Thoughtful Observer.
What kind of CIA employee would you make? Take the CIA personality quiz and find out. Just remember… the Central Intelligence Agency is watching your answers.
And yes, there IS a librarian position currently open at the CIA.
Found via the Annoyed Librarian.
Simpson Maker
Did you see me on the Simpsons?
Okay, neither did I. But, what do you think, did I capture my essence as a Simpson?
From the Simpson Maker website (now shuttered).
Photoshop Tennis
Photoshop Tennis. An excellent Internet time waster if there ever was one — at least for the spectators like me. I’m sure it’s a lot of work for the players. My current favorite is the match posted on October 12.