Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

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  • QotD: Weekend Plans

    What are your plans for the weekend? Watch some football, catch up on TiVo, play with my tripod. Yes, you have a dirty mind! Read and post comments | Send to a friend

  • Washington DC

    I took a trip with my family to Washington DC last weekend. Below is a sampling of pictures I took. Many more are over at Flickr. Click on any one below to see it larger. Plus the larger view has a link over to Flickr. 😀 Tyrannusaurus Rex The two little girls below are my…

  • QotD:Just Like Me, But In 2-D

    Which cartoon character best represents you?  Submitted by Know It All. Offhand, at the moment, I'd say Renton from Eureka 7. All internal angst about everything in the world. 🙂 Read and post comments | Send to a friend

  • QotD: I Love To Shop For…

    What's your favorite thing to shop for?  Submitted by JadedButterfly. Books. I can spend hours in even a mediocre bookstore reading the first chapter of a book. Nive cover art, interesting rear jacket, and I've got to read the first chapter to determine whether the author's style seems worth the price. With movies and video…

  • QotD: My First Gig

    What was your very first job?  Submitted by Laurel. I was hired as a Student Assistant in college in the library shelving books. It paid minimum wage. However, I impressed people with my work ethic to get the opportunity to have my choice of positions later. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

  • QotD: I Should’ve Been A Contender

    What gameshow or reality show would you kick butt on? As a viewer participant, I have done really well at both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy over the past 20 years or so. Wow. I guess they have been on even longer than that.  Read and post comments | Send to a friend

  • Fearing Sushi

    I think the first time I heard of sushi was in high school. My dad had gotten a cook he befriended at a Chinese restaurant to teach him how to prepare it. Dad explained the seawead. At the time the raw fish didn't bother me so much as the seaweed (not withstanding the chatter about…

  • Mmmmmmm…

    Suuuuuuushiiii…. A couple smoked salmon nighiri, a Super Crunch roll, and a California Sunset roll. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

  • QotD: Name That Horse

    You've been through the desert on a horse with no name.  Except your horse does have a name.  What is it?  Submitted by edubya.vox.com. "Horse With No Name"? Read and post comments | Send to a friend