Archive for November, 2004

The Joys of Fake Christmas

When powdered milk was invented, it was pretty cool. When space ice-cream was invented, it was really cool. But the substitution of pseudo goods for the real thing was never truly awesome until the fake Christmas tree came about.
These plastic replacements for the authentic pieces of shrubbery totally rule for a number of entirely verifiable [...]

The Fire Truck and the Idiot

The tale you are about to hear is absolutely true. The names, places, and events have been altered to add continuity to an otherwise unrelated series of happenings.
This afternoon I walked to the Circle Plaza to eat lunch at Subway (very fresh, as promised in the advertisements, by the way). It was a fairly normal [...]

NoVa Completely Blows

For those of you who might not live in Northern Virginia, or any part of the D.C. metro area, I’ve comprised a short description in hopes that this will deter you from even the slightest whim or desire to move here.
The first thing you should know is that everyone in Northern Virginia is a rich [...]