Strange Dreams

I cannot say that I am a Harry Potter fan.  I have nothing against him but I’ve never read the books and I’ve only seen the first four movies (once).  Yet, for some strange reason I’ve been having Harry Potter dreams the last few nights and my dreams are turning into a little mini series, with each night picking up where the last night left off.  At this point I have killed Ron Weasly by pushing him off of a cliff and have basically taken his place as Harry’s right-hand mad and Hermoine’s main squeeze.  Last night, Harry and I were fighting Voldemort but I woke up before we destroyed him so that part is To Be Continued…

Something is going on in my brain and it’s expressing itself in this strange way.  Hopefully I figure it out soon. 

 

Quote of the Day

It’s my day off.  Because of the holidays it feels like I haven’t had one in a while.  My wife and I have been trying to think of something to do, with little success.  Suddenly, she comes running into the living room and says,

Do you want to shower and go get a Slurpee®?

I laughed.  Showering is a good idea.  So is the Slurpee®.  We’re off to 7-Eleven®

 

I Love This Stuff

 

Wearing Hats

I’ve always been a fan of men wearing three-piece suits and hats.  I can’t afford to dress that way, but if I could I would.  Any way, recently the subject of women, hats and prayer came up.  Are women supposed to take off their hats during a prayer?  I’d always been told that men were, because that pertained to me, but nothing on when women should or not.

Enter Syndi Seid and her Advanced Etiquette.

Historically churches required women to wear hats or scarves. Now, it is not as required. However, some churches encourage women to wear hats, and in some places it has become quite a lovely display across the entire sanctuary. It is considered disrespectful for men to wear hats in a Christian church.

Traditionally, women wearing fashion hats are not required to take them off. That said, unless they are small and tight around the head, they too should be removed when at a dining table or in a theatre, sporting event, or other places where they may hamper someone’s view or be disruptive to others. Large hats are generally for the outdoors, not indoors. Think hat civility!

So, there you go.  I know you’ve just been dying to know that.

 

 

Quote of the Day

Speaking of Dracula, but equally applicable to the Devil -

In this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.  It would be at once his sheath and his armor, and his weapons to destroy us, his enemies, who are willing to peril even our own souls for the safety of one we love – for the good of mankind, and for the honor and glory of God.

- Abraham Van Helsing

 

This is Why the Internet Wins

 

Quote of the Day

Remember that fisher cats are members of the weasel family, and weasels are the switchblade-carrying psychos of the animal world, the meanest creatures on the planet by aggression-level-to-body-weight ratio.

– Marko

 

The Empire is Struggling Financially

You know things have gotten bad for the Galactic Empire when Darth Vader is sent to rob a bank.

 

Snickers: Get Some Nuts!

 

I’m Off to Bed

But before I go, I’ll link you to this – with Ozzy and other stars in the background, the Scarlet Pimpernel asks Sir Elton John to sing a song.

 

Home

Breda mentions a concern that she has with Michelle Obama stating that hubby Barack’s home country is Kenya.  No, it’s not the birther argument.  In fact, please read Breda’s post before continuing here.

Okay, now that you’re back.  Home.  It’s an interesting word isn’t it?  Four letters, infinite meanings.  For some, home is a happy place where they feel safe and secure.  For others, home is a place to fear and avoid.  Home can be your own residence, your parents’ residence, another city, state or country even if it’s not your native city, state, or country.

I don’t know who Michelle Obama is addressing in the clip Breda references, but it makes a difference.  President Obama’s father was Nigerian, thus the President has a legitimate reason to think of Nigera as home, or in other words the land of his forefathers.

As Michelle appears to be addressing AIDS in Africa, she may be speaking to a predominantly black audience, and a reference to Africa as home could be seen as appropriate by that audience.

What is the reality behind what she is saying?  Nobody knows without more information on the clip.  But it should be painfully obvious  that in the hopscotch game of life, you needn’t always jump to 7 when jumping to 1 will do.

 

Oh teh Awesome!!!

 

Expanding My Home Improvement Skills

On Saturday our dryer stopped working properly.  The drum would spin but we weren’t getting any heat.  Since I discovered this at about 10pm I decided to wait until today to fix it.

After reviewing what the possible causes could be, I decided to get brave and take the back panel off to investigate.  After looking around a bit and thinking to myself, “what the heck is that?” several times, I found the heating element and removed it. 

Low and behold, a broken coil on the heating element. 

After a little bit of checking I found a local shop that had a new heating element in stock.

$56 later I brought it home and installed it.  The dryer is working fine.

 

Teh Stoopid, IT BURNS!!!

Uncle has the details.

 

The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword?

Via Say Uncle: 

Law enforcement professionals know that they always need to expect the unexpected.  That a routine traffic stop could become un-routine at any moment.  The UZI Tactical Pen takes something as trivial as a pen and turns it into a potential life saving tool.  The most unique feature of the pen is that it employs the UZI DNA Catcher on the crown of the pen.  The sharpened crown on the end can be used to jab or poke an attacker, which will not only cause extreme pain, but it will also collect the aggressors’ DNA which can be used for future identification. 

So, if a routine traffic stop gets out of hand, reach for your pen rather than your sidearm?  And I’m not sure about you, but unless this has a cap, how do you cover the end?  Hopefully not by using your thumb and clicking on the DNA Catcher (which is a nifty euphemism in itself).