Judge Orders Book Report
 

One of my classmates put a bunch of dirt and worms in an ice cream pail. His report consisted of the following:

Hypothesis: How long worm grow.
Findings: 8 inches.

It was unclear which of the worms was the subject of his "testing."

Is it a date or just coffee?
 

Paigow,

I'm sorry you feel so upset. I've enjoyed your posts, and think that under that self-righteous posturing princess who thinks of us all as her barefoot servants, there is a sincere and loving human being. I may have been outed as a non witness (OK, I was drinking with one before I posted and thought he was one hell of a nice guy, so I took his personna for the board), but do know that I'll be praying for you.

Watchtower

Judge Orders Book Report
 

You went to school with Karl Malone?

Is it a date or just coffee?
 

Did anyone else think Petacchi looked like a rude disdainful wussybaggy bastard when he bailed out of the Tour two feet up into the mountains? That seriously impacted his standing on my crush list.

P('wussybaggy' in the sense of 'won repeated stages in the toughest athletic event in the world then bailed like a whining prima donna as soon as he hit someone else's specialty')J

Is it a date or just coffee?
 

I thought he looked like an Italian sprinter.

NTTATWWT

Home improvement poll
 

I have a poll topic. What would you like to improve on in your home next if money and time weren't major considerations? If you don't own your own home, again money not a major consideration, how would you re-do your furniture?

If you're happy with your house and furniture, what's your favorite feature of your house/furniture?



In some horrible former life, my house was attacked by the design concept of using mirrors to make the place look bigger. A previous owner decided to mirror in the fireplace and the wall above the fireplace all the way up to the ceiling. I have absolutely no idea what is underneath the mirrors except for some red brick that peeks out between the mirror and the actual fireplace. I'd like to undo the damage and free my fireplace from the disco era.

I'm assuming the worst, and I'm thinking that I'll have to design a new fireplace mantle and probably have to replaster the entire wall, which may mean uncovering some windows that were boarded in. The uncertainty of what is underneath and how much work (and money) is going to be requried to uncover it and redo it is the reason that I (like the previous owners, who apologized profusely for it) haven't gotten around to tackling the fireplace yet. I'm not sure whether the fireplace works or not, and currently, I have candles arranged inside.

Runners up:
1.) Rosebed on the west side of my front yard.
2.) Pavilion/gazebo/decadent lounging structure in my back yard.
3.) Re-do counters in stainless steel and cabinets in frosted glass of kitchen.
4.) Tile floors of kitchen.

Is it a date or just coffee?
 

Agreed. As I observed last week, he is the heir apparent to Super Mario.

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By the way, I liked Lance's dis of Vino in the post-race interview yesterday. When asked why he didn't follow Vino's attack, he looked back at the interviewer, who then asked "Are you concerned only with Ullrich?" Answer: Yes, he's the only one I'm concerned about.

Guess he had a good reason for that.

Is it a date or just coffee?
 

You are much nicer than his fellow cyclists. Baden Cooke, I just learned, called him "a wimp."

Home improvement poll
 

1. Refinish hard wood floors.
2. Build bigger deck.
3. Terrace front yard (this should maybe be number one, since I damn near kill myself each time I try to mow this 45 degree hill).

Plans for all three are underway.

For all of you Harry Potter fans...
 

Home improvement poll
 

good lord why on earth would you want stainless steel counters? What appliances would you possibly have? Black? Ever own stainless steel?

I have a brand new house (4 months old) with brand new appliances (stainless steel) and OMG what a maintenance nightmare they have become. They look so pretty and shiny when they're new, but actually cook and touch them and they get all fingerprinty. I can only imagine the horror of having counters. Once I owned a stainless sink - never again.

Joe Millionaire
 

From the does anyone care file?


Some of the women on “Joe Millionaire” were accused of being rather exhibitionistic — but now “Joe” himself has become a stripper.
Evan Marriott, the supposedly humble construction worker, was taking it all off in Nashville, Tennessee for a fundraiser for a foundation operated by country star Chely Wright. One fan snapped some beef-cakey photos of Marriott doing his strip-tease, and is hawking the pics on eBay.
Marriott told locals that he recently shot a small film part in a comedy and that he did not sleep with Sarah Kozer in the woods. “He says he didn’t do anything with Sarah,” a source tells The Scoop, “but no one wants to believe him.”
joe whatshisname

Edited to add link to pics on Ebay where, if you want, you can see Evan's butt crack.

ebay

Home Improvements
 

We just keep building on more space for the little Greedies. While we double bunk them for compact night time storage, they need studies, rec room, art space, family room, etc.

But we've already got the big thing for me: the wild, blow out, top of the line kitchen. Stainless steel isn't so bad in a sink, but I agree that counters are a bit crazy. But I love our big center island with built in restaurant style stove and our double ovens. And we did manage to squeeze a little wine cellar in the basement.

Home improvement poll
 

That's simple: about 3 pounds of plastic explosive and a detonator.

Knock out the whole kitchen and re-do.

Terrace the back yard.

New drywall in any room which has had at least 20 nail holes from previous owners patched up.

New windows in every room.

Home improvement poll
 

If it comes equipped with Jodie Foster, a panic room. If not, wainscoting.