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Water Bottle Riddle

posted at 12:37 pm
on Apr. 9, 2007

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When I recycle a water bottle, should I leave the cap on it, or not?

What about a glass spaghetti jar?

This weekend was a good one, for the Easter Bunny finally rewarded me in the TV department.  I’m now HD compatible! (I flogged myself appropriately on Sunday for this good fortune and worked the whole day.)

Can I just say, that the conversion to digital programming is going to be the next big thing that drives the U.S. economy?  First it was low mortgage rates, but the U.S. economy in the next two years is going to be driven by people who upghrade their TVs to be digital signal ready, and then realize they need to update:

* their TiVo
* their game console
* their cable service
* their DVD player
* their DVD library
* their home’s wireless network
* probably their car while they’re at it
* and wouldn’t a little liposuction be a good idea, too?

Anyway, I’m still at the leading edge of that curve, and my main response has been to stop recording The Simpsons at “crap” quality level and instead boosting it up to “mushy” quality.  Also, Susie watched “The Fellowship of the Rings” yesterday and reports that, in fact, Hobbits aren’t that cute and have really gross toenails.



 
 

 

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Overheard

“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”

...who said it?

“Almost every American I know does trade large portions of his life for entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one of them. In the course of writing this I’ve watched all 13 episodes of House of Cards and who knows how many more West Wing episodes, and I’ve spent any number of blurred hours falling down internet rabbit holes. All instead of reading, or writing, or working, or spending real time with people I love.”

...who said it?

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”

...who said it?

“I play with variables constantly.”

...who said it?

“Only the person who has learned Continual Love coming from a heart of Gratitude/Worship can effectively deal with the problem of loneliness.”

...who said it?

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