All glory is fleeting...'s Journal

3:24am: From Don Russo:
Heck of a finish here at the X tonight when the oldest player on the Wild, a guy that was drafted No. 1 in the NHL the same year the No. 1 pick on the opposing team was born, continued his fine place recently with a huge performance.

This is even funnier to me know than it normally would have been, given the fact that I am carrying a card from AARP in my wallet.

:)

11:16pm: Things you dont want to find yourself being called in your profession:
"as amiable as a visit from the IRS during a root canal."

Mit thanks to Puck Daddy.

11:42pm: Well.....
There going to pull it down eventually, its just a matter of time. But from the first moment I saw this part of this episode, I couldnt get the sound out of my brain. I hope it makes you smile. Assuming you get to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w9spNdP_X4

12:40am: HA!
Joel Rosenberg, speaking of his mother and his dislike of ties:

As my mother used to say, “people born to be hanged don’t like to wear anything around their necks prematurely.”

That's some good stuff right there.

2:21am: Dolphin Viagra?
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. -- One of the oldest known dolphins in captivity is going to be a proud papa at the Minnesota Zoo.
The 45-year-old Semo has been at the zoo since 1991. The zoo says he's thought to be among the oldest dolphins in human care.
The expectant mother is Allie, a 22-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.

Zoo officials say an ultrasound performed Friday confirms she's pregnant. She's expected to give birth next summer. Zoo spokeswoman Diane Fusco says the calf has a strong heartbeat. She says officials are cautiously optimistic everything will go smoothly.

Allie gave birth this spring but the calf died from complications during labor. The zoo says only 70 percent of dolphin calves survive their first 30 days.

9:28pm: deutscher Schmiedehammer und ein Update
I cant let this one slide. I just can't. Yes most of the crap out there is hysteria, yes media doesnt sell copy unless its got naked assesets or scandal or hyperbole, and yes it all means little in the scheme of things but this review of Political Correctness strikes a chord with moi. ( Cut for your pleasure )
The author makes an excellent point. And besides that, the lead in to make a Soprano's joke is priceless. But honestly, how long do we need to live in abject fear of offending? How long must we all walk around with hammers and guillotines ready to strike at a moments notice? I'm in a hub of political correctness six out of seven days of the week. It seems to work here because everybody needs to be on there best behavior. Then again I spend 99% of my time in the Chem area, where concentrating on moral grounds means you dont interrupt the teacher by saying "god-schmod, I wan't my monkey man!"

School is busy as hell and I don't have much time for anything, I've got two labs a week due, a presentation a week, a test every other... but this week is the UofMn Tc 2009 Nano Conference so I'll have my best mingle on. And it comes with free vino and (cheap) beer for the poster session. :)

My future keeps looking like PhD work on nanotubes, possibly doing a joint degree with the law school.

(facepalm)

I never thought I'd be saying that a few years ago.

7:30pm: Ladies and germs, I might have to finally buy a game for the PC.
I forayed into WoW during my summer break (all four weeks of it) and DOW 2 came out awhile ago, but the expansion coming up for it looks....

...delicious!




There will be corruption points and Space Hulks in this one. Very cool.

8:11pm: Bioethics.
Dr. William Osler, one of the founding figures of modern medicine, described the aspirations of biomedical research as follows:

To wrest from nature the secrets which have perplexed philosophers in all ages, to track to their sources the causes of disease, to correlate the vast stores of knowledge that they may be quickly available for the prevention and cure of disease – These are our ambitions.

3:33pm: oh my
Damn.

10:58pm:

9:33pm: Oh....
And I'm busier than a Obsessive Compulsive Japanese Beaver. In case you needed to know.

9:33pm: Epic decadant decade
Yahoo sports resident blogger Puck Daddy and the crew have been workin on a "X of the decade" series, todays was The ten most significant goals.

Personally, I <3 #10

10. Andrew Brunette's(notes) overtime winner in Game 7 of the 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals

No one gave the Minnesota Wild a chance against the two-time Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the first playoff appearance in franchise history for the Wild, and they were expected to play the "happy to be here" part and go away quickly.

Things didn't go quite as the script planned, as Minnesota clawed back from a 3-1 series deficit and Brunette's overtime goal in Game 7 ended the series in dramatic fashion. The series winner would also be the last that was allowed by Patrick Roy who would retire in the off-season. The goal started a postseason run all the way to the Western Conference finals.

1:46pm: kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | 83-year-old MN grandmother bags 8-point buck
kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | 83-year-old MN grandmother bags 8-point buck






ROSE CITY, Minn. -- Perched on a deer stand in central Minnesota, Lois Rosenquist shot and killed an 8-point buck on opening day of deer hunting season.

The 83-year-old grandmother has been hunting for 66 years. She shot the deer on her family's homestead near Rose City with her 20-gauge shotgun.

The Rosenquist family has been hunting those same woods since they emigrated from Sweden over 100 years ago.

Rose City is about 21 miles northeast of Alexandria.
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Don't mess with grandma.

10:12pm: The NHL: suspensions
The NHL's super top secret policy for handing out suspensions:









TOO FUNNY!!!

10:31pm: help in a debate today

11:05pm: DWI Chair, Motorized Chair, Racing Chair

Vehicle Description

DWI Motorized Chair, year built unknown. This is a unique vehicle located in Proctor, Minnesota. The vehicle has been obtained from a DWI forfeiture and has not been restored. Engine: Briggs and Stratton Model # 19070 Type: 5641 with electric start. Transmission type unknown and is sloppy - needs work. The vehicle has front lights, rear tag light, radio, cup holder, rear roll bars and other custom options, missing the seat cushion. Curb weight of vehicle is unknown, length is 52” and width is 45”. This is a great parade vehicle or a terrific business draw. Be the only one in town with a unique vehicle like this. This is not a street legal vehicle.

10:50pm: Cue the godfather music.....
Seriously. Put this open in another tab, then read/look at the following.....

*cough*

I stopped watching football many years ago. The constant taunting, trashtalking, tea bagging, "where's my flagging", arrogance, and changing of the "F" in NFL from football to FELON had taken their toll. I played the game as a kid, played in the third place game in 1985 and generally loved it. But the pro's arent putting on a game I'd be proud to show my son.

From time to time I still get a little tidbit of info. And lately, I cant escape the game that was played today. Purple Moses led the Queens to Legendary Lambeau to take on his former flock, the pack.

Thank the heavens its all over maybe with the anxiety of this event over, folks around here can start focusing on getting back to their regular gossip channels.

However,

Someone forwarded an article to me that the pack faithful were not happy with the return of their former leader.... and I now share that humor with you.




Among the best anti-Favre items seen at the game were the Fredo-Favre sign (above), a t-shirts with "True Legends Don't Wear Purple" written in green, a poster that said "We'll Never Forget You, Brent" and a banner flying behind a plane reading "Retire 4 Good".

Some fans were conflicted about the return. One told the Associated Press that he was a diehard Packers fan, but wanted Favre to do well. More seemed to be of the thinking that Favre was a traitor ("personally I'm booing while I'm crying").

But other Green Bay fans were being more level-headed about the return:

“It’s like going into church on Sunday and the priest says, `Everybody go home, Jesus has now sided with the devil,”’ [Packers fan Mark Fields, who was wearing a Favre jersey with "JUDAS" written on the back] said.

As long as we're keeping things in perspective, I guess.
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You broke my heart Fredo(Farve)!!!!! Now get on the boat with the rest of the queens and go fishing till the break of dawn.

Don't forget to say your prayers.... (snicker!!!)

7:08pm: Hahahaha.
Old Soviet joke:

Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev.

"Niki, I'm dying. Don't have much to leave you. Just three envelopes. Open them, one at a time, when you get into big trouble."

A few years later, first crisis. Khrushchev opens envelope 1: "Blame everything on me. Uncle Joe."

A few years later, a really big crisis. Opens envelope 2: "Blame everything on me. Again. Good luck, Uncle Joe."

Third crisis. Opens envelope 3: "Prepare three envelopes."

9:27am: I can't stop laughing over this one...
Schwarzenegger Flips Off Lawmakers in Hidden Message






The rest of the article has the back story. First Letter Of Every Line. Now *THAT'S* a veto.

3:36am: Buck Futter

2:34am: Damn you and your daily doubles ya brigand!!!!
Cant sleep, found "best of" Connery on celeb jeopardy... now I can't breathe!!!!

1:35pm: More sample drying goodness
Here we go:





Announcer voice crack o rama!

10:32am: I'll post a vid when I either make one or find one....
Minnesota Wild: Cal Clutterbuck went from almost not playing to scoring like this in overtime.




P.S. Carolina defense, you're doing it wrong.

:D

10:30am: Post-y whilst waiting for samples to dry
Give it up for Mikko Hirvonen, The only man in the last six years or so to even keep close to the rally record breaking Frenchman:

2009 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS (AFTER ROUND 12 OF 12)
POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS
1 Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 93
2 Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 92
3 Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 64
4 Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 41
5 Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC 35
6 Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 33
7 Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 28
8 Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 24

7:19pm: You will go to the box and..... you feel shame.


Love the "giggity giggity" at the Isles arena near the end of the celebration music.

Totally Toskala.