Posts by Ryan Livingston
Those Darn Celebrities 01/07/03
Popped Idle At last, at long last, we may have found the straw that’ll collapse the celebrity world in on itself. People with sense in their heads cheered as 20something teen sensation Britney Spears got married to a childhood friend as a gag, knowing that this may be jolt the public consciousness needs to realize…
Read MoreStandard New Years Resolution #42 – Enlightenment
Along with subscribing to everyone’s favorite resolution – getting fit – I have decided to enlighten myself in all matters of things. Right now I am a fountain of useless trivia – good for shouting at game shows, but little else. I need to get more functional. I started this endeavor prior to New Years…
Read MoreStandard New Years Resolution #2 – Getting Fit
Happy New Year to all, first off. At the stroke of midnight on that fateful night each year, many of the sober of us (and those not so) declare our goals for the coming calendar. Some are lofty, vowing monumental changes not even possible with a crate of ambrosia at the ready. Some are more…
Read MoreHow to be a Creep at Xmas
The ultimate guide to getting coal in your stocking!
Read MoreWinter hath returned!
Today, for those of you elsewhere than where I am, the East Coast was, or still is rather, ravaged by a “Nor’easter.” Again, for the benefit of those in sunnier places, a nor’easter is this: blizzard conditions accompanied by torrential rains, winds, floods, thunder and lightning and the occasional locusts. They usually begin on a…
Read MoreValidating My Parking
One of my meager goals in life is to one day have someone, anyone, quote me… and quote me correctly with proper citation, etc. It doesn’t have to be taken in context; nothing worth noting ever is taken in context. Nor does it have to shed upon me a positive light; the citation could be…
Read MoreScience Round-up 11/13/03
Taking Face Face Transplants Now Possible – BBC News / Clipped Article Quothe the article – “The prospect of transplanting a face from a dead person to another living person was first raised by plastic surgeons one year ago. (BBC News)” And so it is done, and in only one years time. Wow, who knew…
Read MoreMy Traditional Brownies and Meat Pies
Every November at the Calvary Presbyterian Church, SI NY, there is an event called the Thistle Fair. It’s your typical church basement fair but with a Scottish twist. There are tables for toys, books, and an “attic” table full of second hand stuff that is the same year to year. I figure why buy when…
Read MoreThe Mighty Cheese &; Crisp
2 slices of Rye Bread 4 Slices of American Cheese Golden’s Spicy Brown Mustard Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips/Crisps (makes 1 sandwich) It’s a bit obvious what to do next, but for all you rocket scientists out there, I explain: Place two slices of bread on the plate, and place the cheese on said bread.…
Read MoreSports Cartoons
Sports cartoons were a series of short animations featuring animals playing a wide variety of sports, hockey and pro-wrestling to curling and tennis. More often than not, they featured an annoying blue cat trying to irk the heck out of a hippo or pig. However, the hippo never seemed to let the cat get the…
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