What's with cyclists riding without helmets? But at least they're more on the ball than cyclists who wear helmets without buckling them up, or wear them pushed back on their heads.
Spitting on the sidewalk is incredibly gross, unsanitary, and inconsiderate.
Lastly, the Canadian dollar is poised to pass the US dollar in value, yet we're still paying a heck of a lot more for books and magazines from the US. Fuck. That. Shit.
I realize I'm admitting to being an uncoordinated geek, but I hate hand signalling while riding a bicycle because I desperately desire to have both hands on the handlebars at all times in order to control the bike.
How about language pet peeves? I hate it when people pronounce often "OFF-ten." I also hate it when people say "same difference," which they do all the time here in Wisconsin. Don't even get me started on "literally."
What I love are learning the regional U.S. terms for things - like pop/soda/coke. My piano teacher used to say, "Go into the other room and sit on the davenport," and I thought, what the hell is a davenport?
Tried 'em on a friend's bike and wasn't willing to pay extra for them on mine. I kept shifting the wrong direction, lending more credence to the uncoordinated geek theory. One control is easier than two.
Over the past 3 months, 0.62000025% of the worlds internet users visited the Queens blog.
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Tim_the_Soldier (aka thread killer and nun thriller) (mail):
I hate people's pet peeves about the english language and how it's spoken. Language, by its very nature, is evolving/changing "same difference." Communication is the key.
People who usually harp on this issue are the same type of people who were against rock and roll, blue jeans, hip-hop, etc.
Pet Peeves? The new planetary rules - we're down to 8 now, with several "dwarf" planets, including the largest moons of the gas giants. And yes Tim, we know Urananus. )
A Chesterfield is a cigarette to me, and an old brand at that.
Tim_the_Soldier (aka thread killer and nun thriller) (mail):
Well Rhianna the astro-physicist, too bad they didn't consult you when they decided that Pluto was not an actual planet. Yes, it's true, our solar system sucks. All the other solar systems laugh at us, but that's mostly because we are the least evolved and still use things like fossil fuel, money, and allow Howie Mandel to live freely.
I have nothing against Howie Mandel, though I don't particularly like him either. Live and let live, no? Well, I guess we'll just have to be the Rudolph of the planetary union, they'll need our fossil fuel glow sooner or later.
AaaahhH! I hate Bob Saget. How could you do that??? What have my ears, eyes and brain ever done to you? ;)
bada-bing!
thankyouverymuch.
When did signaling a lane change become optional?
What's with cyclists riding without helmets? But at least they're more on the ball than cyclists who wear helmets without buckling them up, or wear them pushed back on their heads.
Spitting on the sidewalk is incredibly gross, unsanitary, and inconsiderate.
Lastly, the Canadian dollar is poised to pass the US dollar in value, yet we're still paying a heck of a lot more for books and magazines from the US. Fuck. That. Shit.
Thank you for this opportunity to vent.
I realize I'm admitting to being an uncoordinated geek, but I hate hand signalling while riding a bicycle because I desperately desire to have both hands on the handlebars at all times in order to control the bike.
On a related note, grip shifters are great.
Yours,
Wince
No, I meant in cars. I only signal when bike riding when the safety benefits of doing so outweigh the risks of one-handed riding.
Thumb shifters. You'll never go back.
Ding ding ding. Just passed par for the first time in thirty years.
So much for cheap Canadian holidays.
What I love are learning the regional U.S. terms for things - like pop/soda/coke. My piano teacher used to say, "Go into the other room and sit on the davenport," and I thought, what the hell is a davenport?
You mean "sit on the chesterfield", don't you?
Tried 'em on a friend's bike and wasn't willing to pay extra for them on mine. I kept shifting the wrong direction, lending more credence to the uncoordinated geek theory. One control is easier than two.
But I may upgrade, after the bike shorts.
Yours,
Wince
I bet your piano teacher didn't have any facial tissues or photo-copies, either, preferring Kleenex and Xeroxes.
Yours,
Wince
I'd check under the cushions for some "Old Gold".
Unfortunately I cannot check my own site because it appears that Alexa doesn't properly parse URLs. Instead of my stats I get the stats for poweblogs.com sans the vista DOT prefix. Meaning that everyone on powerblogs that doesn't have their own domain share a common set of stats.
But I left them an beef on their contact sheet.
People who usually harp on this issue are the same type of people who were against rock and roll, blue jeans, hip-hop, etc.
When did signaling a lane change become optional?
You guys "literally" have lanes up there?
You're supposed to capitalize the first letter of the word "English".
You guys "literally" have lanes up there?
They're thinking of getting some, but only on the ten miles of paved road that we have.
I hope that clears things up. :-)
A Chesterfield is a cigarette to me, and an old brand at that.
I have nothing against Howie Mandel, though I don't particularly like him either. Live and let live, no? Well, I guess we'll just have to be the Rudolph of the planetary union, they'll need our fossil fuel glow sooner or later.
AaaahhH! I hate Bob Saget. How could you do that??? What have my ears, eyes and brain ever done to you? ;)
"I love my mother. [pause] And you can too for fifty cents."
bada - bing!