Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: October 2008

  • ‘Batin!

    We watched the debate tonight. I intended to watch it calmly and reasonably, However, we got on TiVo-time early on because Gary kept pausing the TiVo to yell at Senator McCain. Gary started out the evening in a foul mood anyway. Thankfully he was able to redirect hs excessive anger at the pund-idiots and the…

  • In Praise of the Single Button Magic Jacket

    Before! Without the Single Button Magic Jacket! Moooooo! MOOOO Cow! Look at that haunch on the left. Mooo! I am a box with legs. A wide paisley box. After! Behold Ye The Single Button Magic Jacket! Woo. Hot stuff. Or at least slightly more tepid stuff. Vertical lines! I LOVE this jacket. I brought the…

  • Buffalo Chicken Wrap-up

    So about those helicopter and freefall adventures I planned … The Freefall website failed to mention it was literally attached … … to a Hooters. And was made of tin. “No,” I said, “No, I don’t think so.” Because indoor freefalling attractions are only as good as their air pressure. I just didn’t think the…

  • Wild Animals: Everything Old Is New Again

    I was wrong, I was in Toronto / Niagara Falls in ’95, 13 years ago, not 20. Still, 13 years can make a difference, especially in the animal kingdom. Then One highlight of the trip in ’95 was our visit to the Wild Animal Park near Toronto. We drove in and saw the sign below.…

  • Vacation: Everything Old is New Again

    When I heard at the Casino that Erin and Keri were in acceptable accommodations that came out to $12 a night, I was momentarily jealous until I remembered Cancun. Then One of our first trips was to Cancun, because there was a poster by our house: “Cancun! 5 nights from $200!” Including airfare. I jumped…

  • BNL: Everything Old Is New Again

    Oct 1 2008 marks the 20 year anniversary of Barenaked Ladies. Then! (Well, as close as I can get to Oct 1, 1988 on YouTube): Now! What people look better after twenty years? Oh. Twenty year old boys. I’d say Ed has improved the most. On the other hand, some people don’t change over time.…