Step one - Realize that calling pest control costs $$.
Step two - Immolation. Merciless, petroleum-fueled immolation.
Step three - Realize that buying your kid new swings costs $$ too, but at least you got to burninate stuff.
I’ll bet you his neighbors NEVER complain about loud music or tall grass ever again.
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So, last week the blogosphere had this thing honoring Carl Sagan on the 10th anniversary of his death. I’m bringing up the rear, here, but wanted to throw my two Abe’s worth in.
One of my fondest memories was watching Cosmos as a preadolescent and feeling for the first time the Sirenic-call from astronomy and physics […]
Joseph Barbera (of Hanna-Barbera fame) died today at age 95.
It’s unfortunate that most only remember Hanna-Barbera for their poorly-animated-looping-backgrounds cartoons of the 60s and 70s cartoons (”How long have we walked by that pik-a-nik basket, Boo-boo?”) or the Flintstones. In fact, their best work was Tom and Jerry, and the cross-town friendly competition with Warner […]
Ever wonder what happens to all of those probes that crash on Mars?
HT: nickjsky
The missusMonkey & I are coming up on 15 years, here. So, I’ve decided to pass down a synopsis of what I’ve learned from being married for a decade & a half.
Feel free to accept or reject this advice, but don’t deny it’s way more practical than “til death do us part.”
The 25 most important […]
Lauren at LMNOP has compiled a list of America’s Most Fonted, the seven most overused & overabused typefaces used in amateur desktop publishing.
I was somewhere about half-way through scanning the comments to her post when I realized how pathetically geeky I was. I actually caught myself rooting for and against certain fonts. I’m sorry that […]
CNN Money has listed a variety of jobs held by technical communicators among its top 50 Best Jobs in America.
Technical Writers landed the #13 spot, averaging about $58k per year, with 75% of them making over $48k. The field is expected to grow by 23% over the next ten years. Curriculum Developer came in at […]
