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Roping Dummies . . . from the makers of the "Buford Rope-O-Matic"•
Celebrities
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The best pizza
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Deep-fried
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(thanks Kathy D.)
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The
female to male ratio in the countries of the world.
(thanks Glenn L.)
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Nine Eskimo words for snow.•
The official rules for riding shotgun.
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Dr. Seuss, long known for his children's books was a political
cartoonist for a New York newspaper during World War II.
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How to make paper airplanes.
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How long can you hold the button?
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How to spit with the wine pros. (Thanks Kathy D.)
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X-ray
vision in color.
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Why does the "snooze" button on an alarm clock give you nine extra minutes to sleep, and not ten?
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Ad-aware Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove them safely. It is updated frequently.
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Museum of Hoaxes photo gallery (thanks Kathy D.)
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This is how democracy works . . . and why this country, the United States, continues to be the best country in the world. Every two years we go through a federal election and ones side wins while the other loses. Now, I know (along with all of the other intelligent people living here) that this time the wrong side won. Despite that fact, we accept the results of the election . . . as galling as it might be. And we go on and make the best of it, because we know the next time out our side will prevail.
Hopefully.
We have been working on our house the past couple of years. It was a bank-owned foreclosure which needed a lot of work. Lately, we've been concentrating on the bathroom. As a result, we are in striking distance of getting that room done. I don't think anyone will be happier than me once it is finished. I don't particularly like working in the bathroom; I'm more of a kitchen or family room kind of guy, which coincidentally enough, are the next two rooms we will be working on.
October 24, 2002
Apparently, the whole sniper episode is over with the arrest of two suspects asleep in a 1990 Chevy Caprice in the parking lot of a rest stop outside the Washington, D.C. area.
The quote from Colbert King (below) is right on the money. Only, there are two hollow men. Indeed.
Don't park your plane in a bad part of the airport.
October 12, 2002
A sniper has been stalking the residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for the last week or so. He has claimed eight victims and has managed to elude a heavy police dragnet. Obviously, he's has been the main focus of the media.
In one of his most recent attacks, he severly wounded a 13-year old boy who had just been dropped off at school. Police found a tarot card at the position where the sniper took aim. On the card was written, "I am God."
In response to the sniper's assertion I offer the following from Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King:
"I am God." Why does he think so? Because he has convinced himself that people are afraid of him? That just goes to show how much of an egomaniac he really is. Most folks, passing him on the street, would probably see him as non-threatening and look right through him. And if they knew who he was, and found him without his gun, they would probably turn him every which way but loose. Without his weapon, he's a hollow man.
That sums it up perfectly for me.
(To read the entire column, go here.)
My friend Glenn spends a lot of time on the web and continually comes up with gems. You have to go to this site and try it out:
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/eye.htm
(thanks Glenn L.)
Talking toilet paper and you can even record your own messsage. Only $19.95 <Sigh>
http://www.talkingtp.com/
On the other hand you could take that $19.95 and purchase an "Eat Your Face" gelatin mold kit which allows anyone to make an exact copy, or clone, of their face cast in delicious gelatin.
http://www.eatyerface.8m.com/eatface.html
October 4, 2002
So, this is the new deck. I obviously have been enjoying it rather than paying attention to my updating duties. It's 16' x 16'. For the most part, it was enjoyable constructing it. I did learn a few things, though. Just because a piece of lumber is supposed to be a specific size, it doesn't mean it always is. For instance, the width of the 2' x 10" x 16" pieces we used for the joists ran from 9 1/4" to 9 1/2" (which is the correct width) to 9 3/4". The lengths also varied, though all measured longer than 16'. I suggest measuring every piece before doing anything else.
The other thing I learned was to be home when having lumber delivered. I asked that the lumber be placed on my driveway close to the backyard. The driver, however, left it in my front yard on the far side of the house from the deck.
September 1, 2002
While I'm not real big on games, I just found Cubis and played it online. It's worth a look.
August 30, 2002
Brand new to RickWorld is the "Cool Flash Stuff" page. Designers using Macromedia's Flash have come up with fascinating and sometimes off-the-wall creations. Take a look. Click here, or on the icon in the right column right above the email icon. You probably already have Flash installed on your computer; if not, download it for free.
Ever had a taco from Jack in the Box? They are to real tacos as White Castles are to real hamburgers. Which means that they are darn good. (If you've never been to a Jack in the Box or White Castle restaurant, you probably have no idea of what I'm talking about, and you are probably severely fast food challenged.) Anyway, Burger King now serves a taco which is very similar to one you can purchase at Jack in the Box. Which in itself is good news. Better news is that they are two for a dollar. Enjoy!
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