Some time back I read an article about how some paleontologist people had found remnants of soft tissue encased in seventy-million year old dinosaur fossils. Now it's been revealed that, upon closer inspection, the "soft tissue" is in fact bacterial slime that dates back to about 1960.
-=/sigh\=-
It would have been so cool to have even that little tiny chance that we could find some dinosaur DNA. Now I'll just have to count on the scientific community's ability to fully decode DNA and gain enough knowledge that they can write up some dino-DNA.
And I don't say that just because I want a dino-burger...
Mr. W
7.31.2008
7.30.2008
7.27.2008
Whoa...
So I just saw that 44 people have checked out my profile here on blogger...
I suppose that those are mostly repeat views by people I know, but what if it's not? Are there people I don't know who actually read this? That would be cool.
Or... HEY! PEOPLE I KNOW! Do you look at my blogger profile!?
So... Do you?
HUH?!?
I suppose that those are mostly repeat views by people I know, but what if it's not? Are there people I don't know who actually read this? That would be cool.
Or... HEY! PEOPLE I KNOW! Do you look at my blogger profile!?
So... Do you?
HUH?!?
!
7.25.2008
Hey! Know what?
A storm woke me up this morning.
Morning thunder is awesome.
I spent a half-hour laying in bed and enjoying the passing storm through my open window.
(It had a screen.)
Mr. W
Morning thunder is awesome.
I spent a half-hour laying in bed and enjoying the passing storm through my open window.
(It had a screen.)
Mr. W
Hey! Xander's Mom!
So, I take it that you don't appreciate the value of my "Nothing." posts, huh?
What?
They're not good enough for you?
Do you think you deserve more?
Hmmm?
You want some substance?
Yeah?
Fine.
er....
wait...
I've got nothin'.
Wait! There was this BBQ.
You know. Some food. Some people.
There was talking.
And some kids.
Oh, and some food.
Then I left.
The End.
Ok, so fine. I had a great time. I had some good conversations with my buddy Chris's parents, and Chris, and Xander's mom, and Dan and Elicia and some other people. Also, I had a chance to corral little Xander and give him a chance to strengthen his legs. By that I mean I helped him keep his balance as he stood, and leaned, and toppled, and porpoised, and tried to reverse-headbutt me. It was cool. His legs are strong and once he figures out how balance works he's gonna be climbin' trees.
And I'll be there to encourage him to go higher!
HIGHER!
Mr. W
What?
They're not good enough for you?
Do you think you deserve more?
Hmmm?
You want some substance?
Yeah?
Fine.
er....
wait...
I've got nothin'.
Wait! There was this BBQ.
You know. Some food. Some people.
There was talking.
And some kids.
Oh, and some food.
Then I left.
The End.
Ok, so fine. I had a great time. I had some good conversations with my buddy Chris's parents, and Chris, and Xander's mom, and Dan and Elicia and some other people. Also, I had a chance to corral little Xander and give him a chance to strengthen his legs. By that I mean I helped him keep his balance as he stood, and leaned, and toppled, and porpoised, and tried to reverse-headbutt me. It was cool. His legs are strong and once he figures out how balance works he's gonna be climbin' trees.
And I'll be there to encourage him to go higher!
HIGHER!
Mr. W
7.17.2008
7.16.2008
7.14.2008
Did I tell you that they'll loan me some money?
They will.
I seem to have convinced them that I am worthy.
It took a while.
But it should when you do silly things with credit like I did.
Now I have to figure out if I can actually afford the kind of home I want.
I've almost figured that out.
It's one of those times though. One of those times that I wish I made more money.
But who am I to complain. I'm really doing rather well. Heck, I found out that that lenders will give me a chance to spend more money than I can afford... and that's the American dream, right?
Right?
I'm just kiddin'.
I still have faith in the American people's ability to scramble their way out from under the debt they've piled on their heads.
I do.
Kinda.
...
eh...
I'm just rambling now...
so...
G'night,
Mr. W
I seem to have convinced them that I am worthy.
It took a while.
But it should when you do silly things with credit like I did.
Now I have to figure out if I can actually afford the kind of home I want.
I've almost figured that out.
It's one of those times though. One of those times that I wish I made more money.
But who am I to complain. I'm really doing rather well. Heck, I found out that that lenders will give me a chance to spend more money than I can afford... and that's the American dream, right?
Right?
I'm just kiddin'.
I still have faith in the American people's ability to scramble their way out from under the debt they've piled on their heads.
I do.
Kinda.
...
eh...
I'm just rambling now...
so...
G'night,
Mr. W
The King of Kong!
I watched "King of Kong" today.
It's about a man's quest to gain the world record (we're talking Guinness here) high score at the original arcade game Donkey Kong.
I like video games.
I play a video game almost every day.
Today I saw what happens when you become too devoted to video games.
Don't get me wrong. It was good.
For someone interested in video games it is indeed an interesting story. A story filled with nerd drama. Basically, with the exception of one guy, the rest of the guys featured in the documentary are indefatigable and probably unrepentant game nerds.
Their drama took me back to high school. The in-fighting. The back-stabbing. The talking behind each others backs. It was remarkable. Many of these guys are older than me! And I'm not exactly the prime example of a mature 31 year old. But they put my little childish behaviors to shame.
It was funny and sad all at the same time.
But funny in a, "laughing at them" kind of way.
NERDS!!!!!
heh...
nothing to see here...
Mr. W
It's about a man's quest to gain the world record (we're talking Guinness here) high score at the original arcade game Donkey Kong.
I like video games.
I play a video game almost every day.
Today I saw what happens when you become too devoted to video games.
Don't get me wrong. It was good.
For someone interested in video games it is indeed an interesting story. A story filled with nerd drama. Basically, with the exception of one guy, the rest of the guys featured in the documentary are indefatigable and probably unrepentant game nerds.
Their drama took me back to high school. The in-fighting. The back-stabbing. The talking behind each others backs. It was remarkable. Many of these guys are older than me! And I'm not exactly the prime example of a mature 31 year old. But they put my little childish behaviors to shame.
It was funny and sad all at the same time.
But funny in a, "laughing at them" kind of way.
NERDS!!!!!
heh...
nothing to see here...
Mr. W
7.11.2008
That was cool.
So the storm went through.
It cooled things down by about 15 degrees. And it was pretty.
The sky was bright orange because the sun was setting behind the clouds.
It was nice.
Now it's over.
But, it's supposed to be nice tomorrow.
Here's to hoping.
Mr. W
It cooled things down by about 15 degrees. And it was pretty.
The sky was bright orange because the sun was setting behind the clouds.
It was nice.
Now it's over.
But, it's supposed to be nice tomorrow.
Here's to hoping.
Mr. W
Rain is cool. And cooling!
So the other day it was 85 degrees out. And rather humid.
Then it rained.
After the cool little storm was over it was 61 degrees outside.
The temperature went down 24 degrees in about 10 minutes. That's the kind of thing that can happen any time (and often.). It did get back up to 75 that day, but it was a cool front that made the storm, so it wasn't humid anymore, and that made it a beautiful day.
Also, about a week ago, I went to Target. When I went in I noticed that there were some impressive clouds in the west.
I was in Target for about 15 minutes.
After I checked out and got to the doors I noticed that it seemed rather darker than it should be. Then the second doors opened and I saw that it was raining enthusiastically.
So I waited under the eaves.
For 5 minutes.
The rain didn't stop, but it was kinda funny to watch other people scramble for their cars.
And I took off into the rain.
I unlocked the car before I got to it, and I opened up the rear hatch and tossed my bags in and then hid. My car was pointing into the rain so the hatch was good cover. When I decided that it was time to move I ran up to the front door and jumped in the car.
I thought I would just drive away, but as I headed down the parking aisle I decided that the rain was too heavy. So I parked again and enjoyed the driving rain as I sat in my nicely air-conditioned driver's seat with my new 10 Years CD playing. The rain was impressive and there was some good thunder and lightning. Then it let up a bit and I went home.
That's right.
My story went NOWHERE!!!!
HA HA HAHAHAHAHA haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Remember! The 9pm show is completely different than the 7pm show!
Try the veal!
Goodnight!
--Mr. W
Then it rained.
After the cool little storm was over it was 61 degrees outside.
The temperature went down 24 degrees in about 10 minutes. That's the kind of thing that can happen any time (and often.). It did get back up to 75 that day, but it was a cool front that made the storm, so it wasn't humid anymore, and that made it a beautiful day.
Also, about a week ago, I went to Target. When I went in I noticed that there were some impressive clouds in the west.
I was in Target for about 15 minutes.
After I checked out and got to the doors I noticed that it seemed rather darker than it should be. Then the second doors opened and I saw that it was raining enthusiastically.
So I waited under the eaves.
For 5 minutes.
The rain didn't stop, but it was kinda funny to watch other people scramble for their cars.
And I took off into the rain.
I unlocked the car before I got to it, and I opened up the rear hatch and tossed my bags in and then hid. My car was pointing into the rain so the hatch was good cover. When I decided that it was time to move I ran up to the front door and jumped in the car.
I thought I would just drive away, but as I headed down the parking aisle I decided that the rain was too heavy. So I parked again and enjoyed the driving rain as I sat in my nicely air-conditioned driver's seat with my new 10 Years CD playing. The rain was impressive and there was some good thunder and lightning. Then it let up a bit and I went home.
That's right.
My story went NOWHERE!!!!
HA HA HAHAHAHAHA haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Remember! The 9pm show is completely different than the 7pm show!
Try the veal!
Goodnight!
--Mr. W
7.10.2008
I got better!
But then I realized, I was really just right back where I had been.
Not really better.
Just back to good.
And yet, I have to continue to take these GIANT pink pills. I have not yet run the course. I have 3-4 more days to go. But really, this Amoxicillin hasn't been too bad. But my, the pills are large.
Now, back to the 4th!
I went to Lindstrom early in the day and stayed until 3ish. Then I went on back to Eden Prairie and it was time to head out to some fireworks. So I packed up my fireworks and glow-sticks and headed out.
My-oh-my. When you spend enough money at a fireworks store in Wisconsin you can come away with some impressive things. (I wasn't one of the people) ((I bought some Minnesota legal fireworks, so I could be cover for the good'uns.)) So there was lots of booming... some of which had to be done at a nearby schoolyard. It would've been too big for a normal yard. Plus, this way we gave other people a bonus show. And I fired off a bunch of legal/mostly safe fireworks. There were 3 kids running around so I let them tell me what I should light. And, especially after I gave them each a couple of glow-sticks, I think we all had a good time.
Also, there was the city of Eden Prairie fireworks display and I must say, professional fireworks put even the best consumer fireworks to shame. But I suppose... they are professionals, and we nearly managed to hurt some people with a simple 30 parachute mini-mortar thing. So I guess I don't begrudge them their higher quality explosives.
Ok,
Time to go...
Cuz I say so.
Mr. W
Not really better.
Just back to good.
And yet, I have to continue to take these GIANT pink pills. I have not yet run the course. I have 3-4 more days to go. But really, this Amoxicillin hasn't been too bad. But my, the pills are large.
Now, back to the 4th!
I went to Lindstrom early in the day and stayed until 3ish. Then I went on back to Eden Prairie and it was time to head out to some fireworks. So I packed up my fireworks and glow-sticks and headed out.
My-oh-my. When you spend enough money at a fireworks store in Wisconsin you can come away with some impressive things. (I wasn't one of the people) ((I bought some Minnesota legal fireworks, so I could be cover for the good'uns.)) So there was lots of booming... some of which had to be done at a nearby schoolyard. It would've been too big for a normal yard. Plus, this way we gave other people a bonus show. And I fired off a bunch of legal/mostly safe fireworks. There were 3 kids running around so I let them tell me what I should light. And, especially after I gave them each a couple of glow-sticks, I think we all had a good time.
Also, there was the city of Eden Prairie fireworks display and I must say, professional fireworks put even the best consumer fireworks to shame. But I suppose... they are professionals, and we nearly managed to hurt some people with a simple 30 parachute mini-mortar thing. So I guess I don't begrudge them their higher quality explosives.
Ok,
Time to go...
Cuz I say so.
Mr. W
7.03.2008
Well, that's not supposed to be yellow.
Lucky me!
I woke up this morning at 4:30!
Then I couldn't really get back to sleep!
And my room was about 65 degrees but my pillow was soaked with sweat!
... that's a fever...
Damn it. I'm sick.
Then I notice that my left nostril feels like it has been completely filled with phlegm soaked cotton.
That sucks.
So I try to blow it out. And get some nasal spray up there.
At 4:45
At 5
At 5:10
At 5:15
Then I actually looked at what came out of my nose.
Yellow?
I've never seen that before...
Even when I have a cold it's white or clear...
What the hell.
Turns out I've probably got myself a sinus infection.
BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE BEFORE!!! (Mom may dispute this, but if I don't remember it, it doesn't count.)
And I'll tell ya... this sucks.
NOT FAIR AT ALL!
I better feel ok tomorrow and Saturday or I am going to be SO PISSED!
...
I have all these fireworks...
*pitiful sigh*
I only got 4 hours of sleep last night...
I'm gonna go take a nap.
And a message to the pathogens in my head: GET OUT!!! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
If I had a shrink ray and a whole lot of weapons this would be over so fast.
Mr. W is sangry (sad + angry) and really hopes that this holiday weekend isn't gonna be ruined.
I woke up this morning at 4:30!
Then I couldn't really get back to sleep!
And my room was about 65 degrees but my pillow was soaked with sweat!
... that's a fever...
Damn it. I'm sick.
Then I notice that my left nostril feels like it has been completely filled with phlegm soaked cotton.
That sucks.
So I try to blow it out. And get some nasal spray up there.
At 4:45
At 5
At 5:10
At 5:15
Then I actually looked at what came out of my nose.
Yellow?
I've never seen that before...
Even when I have a cold it's white or clear...
What the hell.
Turns out I've probably got myself a sinus infection.
BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE BEFORE!!! (Mom may dispute this, but if I don't remember it, it doesn't count.)
And I'll tell ya... this sucks.
NOT FAIR AT ALL!
I better feel ok tomorrow and Saturday or I am going to be SO PISSED!
...
I have all these fireworks...
*pitiful sigh*
I only got 4 hours of sleep last night...
I'm gonna go take a nap.
And a message to the pathogens in my head: GET OUT!!! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
If I had a shrink ray and a whole lot of weapons this would be over so fast.
Mr. W is sangry (sad + angry) and really hopes that this holiday weekend isn't gonna be ruined.
7.01.2008
I only posted once in June?
Seriously?
Whoa... sorry about that.
I'm gonna do better.
I promise.
Or at least, I'm gonna try.
Yeah.
In closing a haiku:
The power went out
I can't play in the darkness
I'll buy some light bulbs!
Whoa... sorry about that.
I'm gonna do better.
I promise.
Or at least, I'm gonna try.
Yeah.
In closing a haiku:
The power went out
I can't play in the darkness
I'll buy some light bulbs!
The power went out.
I went to the grocery store and when I came back the power was out.
So I put the groceries away and went to Target.
And bought light bulbs.
That is all.
P.S. Mr. W. plans to blog more often. Cuz, it's kinda fun. I just keep forgetting...
So I put the groceries away and went to Target.
And bought light bulbs.
That is all.
P.S. Mr. W. plans to blog more often. Cuz, it's kinda fun. I just keep forgetting...
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