You already knew this, but I just found out.
The Hydrox is no more.
Check out this article: The Hydrox Cookie Is Dead in the Wall Street Journal. I always preferred the Hydrox over an Oreo. They seemed crisper, and more chocolaty. "Hydrox eaters tend to be independent-thinkers, favor underdogs and be skeptical of corporate marketing" says the article. Yep, that me! Pretty much.
I guess they have been gone since 1999, renamed Droxies, then in 2003 Kellog stopped making them. I stopped eating cookies, pretty much, around then, because of my pre-Sugar Sickness.
I'm always the last to know.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Just ForThe Record
For future reference:
Six Plus Three Equals Nine!
Apparently I have a problem with simple arithmetic...
Also spelling, as spell check informs me I mispelled "arithmetic" the first time around. Anyway, yesterday we got a check from another location. I totaled up the charges (several times), it looked like three bucks too much. So I wrote a LONG note to finance explaining my figures, and asking what to do about it. Finance says, you added wrong. I re-figured. and re-figured. Finally used a calculator. Yikes! Back to third grade for me!
Six Plus Three Equals Nine!
Apparently I have a problem with simple arithmetic...
Also spelling, as spell check informs me I mispelled "arithmetic" the first time around. Anyway, yesterday we got a check from another location. I totaled up the charges (several times), it looked like three bucks too much. So I wrote a LONG note to finance explaining my figures, and asking what to do about it. Finance says, you added wrong. I re-figured. and re-figured. Finally used a calculator. Yikes! Back to third grade for me!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Bombing Out
Finally finished a Minesweeper game at "expert" level.
And yet, SOMEONE who doesn't EVEN (as Bob Verley might say) live here anymore has high score!
The injustice!
See the pretty desktop image? That was taken by that high scorer.
UPDATE: I have been told that the desktop picture is from the Gigapxl Project. Sorry about that, Chief!
And yet, SOMEONE who doesn't EVEN (as Bob Verley might say) live here anymore has high score!
The injustice!
See the pretty desktop image? That was taken by that high scorer.
UPDATE: I have been told that the desktop picture is from the Gigapxl Project. Sorry about that, Chief!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Beat Out
Driving home from the grocery store, I was dismayed to be beat off the line by a Prius!!!
One of those funny-looking cars with the funny looking wheels.
One of those cars that I asked my son about, "What is that pimped-out looking thing?"
I get funny looks from him...
So Mr. Prius is in the lane on my right, zooms ahead by 100 feet, suddenly zooms left two lanes, only turning on his signal when he is already over lane, just like an SUV driver.
Then he turns into a left-hand turn lane (to Costco), THEN zooms back out in front of me, apparently having decided he WASN'T a Costco member at this time.
Or something.
But he DID have the turn signal this time.
So then he turns left at the NEXT intersection, which is a two lane turning left deal. Naturally, he gets into the inside lane, the short line.
The lane I'm not in.
And naturally, after the left and half-way up the hill, he cuts over into my lane, only he's about ten cars in front me by now.
I guess being ecologically-minded doesn't make one less of a weenie.
One of those funny-looking cars with the funny looking wheels.
One of those cars that I asked my son about, "What is that pimped-out looking thing?"
I get funny looks from him...
So Mr. Prius is in the lane on my right, zooms ahead by 100 feet, suddenly zooms left two lanes, only turning on his signal when he is already over lane, just like an SUV driver.
Then he turns into a left-hand turn lane (to Costco), THEN zooms back out in front of me, apparently having decided he WASN'T a Costco member at this time.
Or something.
But he DID have the turn signal this time.
So then he turns left at the NEXT intersection, which is a two lane turning left deal. Naturally, he gets into the inside lane, the short line.
The lane I'm not in.
And naturally, after the left and half-way up the hill, he cuts over into my lane, only he's about ten cars in front me by now.
I guess being ecologically-minded doesn't make one less of a weenie.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Coming Loose
It was a bit windy the other day, I suppose it was just too much for this insulator.
Or at least, the wood into which it was screwed. There are two more insulators up there, the Gas & Electric guy just fastened the service drop to one of them, but he said they were a bit loose too, so he thought the 2x4 they are screwed into should be replaced.
It was entertaining listening to the upstairs guy trying to explain to the building manager (on speaker phone) what the problem was. She didn't seem to be getting it. The Gas & Electic guy showed up within a few minutes, probably a half-hour, so someone must have made it sound like an emergency.
It's been kind of bummer week. Two people have passes away that I know. One was WAY too young, the other, well, older than me, but still. Heck of a nice guy. Life just seems cruel, sometimes, but then, that's life, I guess.
Or at least, the wood into which it was screwed. There are two more insulators up there, the Gas & Electric guy just fastened the service drop to one of them, but he said they were a bit loose too, so he thought the 2x4 they are screwed into should be replaced.
It was entertaining listening to the upstairs guy trying to explain to the building manager (on speaker phone) what the problem was. She didn't seem to be getting it. The Gas & Electic guy showed up within a few minutes, probably a half-hour, so someone must have made it sound like an emergency.
It's been kind of bummer week. Two people have passes away that I know. One was WAY too young, the other, well, older than me, but still. Heck of a nice guy. Life just seems cruel, sometimes, but then, that's life, I guess.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Big Eyes
Here's something to freak you out, and mess up the blog formatting for a while...
Feel free to use it as your desktop image!
(You may have to right-click and choose "View Image" to enjoy the fullness)
(If I had a Macintosh, I would put Mac-specific instructions here. But, I don't.)
(If I had a Macintosh, I would put Mac-specific instructions here. But, I don't.)
Feel free to use it as your desktop image!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Gar. Da. Tu.
Spent two hours trying to find out what that movie was, with the blonde guy holding something up, that was on television Sunday night, that I only saw a few minutes of.
One would think one could just set the date back a couple days on the TV Guide Listings. Oh, no.
No no no no.
You would be mistaken! It only goes back to yesterday.
Thank you so much!
Nice thing about a print edition, it doesn't disappear a couple days later.
Unless the dog eats it.
Finally found the week's movie listing, in .pdf format, on the Onion Tribunal website, SignOn San Diego. Had to text search for "Sun.", but eventually something looked likely.
It was Momento (wiki ariticle, in case you missed the movie.)
But then, YOU knew that!!
One would think one could just set the date back a couple days on the TV Guide Listings. Oh, no.
No no no no.
You would be mistaken! It only goes back to yesterday.
Thank you so much!
Nice thing about a print edition, it doesn't disappear a couple days later.
Unless the dog eats it.
Finally found the week's movie listing, in .pdf format, on the Onion Tribunal website, SignOn San Diego. Had to text search for "Sun.", but eventually something looked likely.
It was Momento (wiki ariticle, in case you missed the movie.)
But then, YOU knew that!!
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