Wisdom

Sometimes it's best to quote those who have come before you...

Homer: Son, a woman is like a beer. They smell good, they look good, you'd step over your own mother just to get one! But you can't stop at one. You wanna drink another woman!

Homer: Got any of that beer that has candy floating in it? You know, Skittlebrau?
Apu: Such a beer does not exist, sir. I think you must have dreamed it.
Homer: Oh. Well, then just give me a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles.

Homer: Marge, I'm going to miss you so much. And it's not just the sex. It's also the food preparation.

I love Fridays at the office...

News

The front page of the NY Times today tells us about the continuing mining troubles in China. The cover of the Post, on the other hand, points our attention towards flooding in the Midwest. Both articles cover death and damage caused by natural disasters.

Which begs the question, Kobes, which "disaster" is more newsworthy?

Not a Chance

Mr. Lee has trumped me, once again, and peddled 40 miles.

But the true feat here is not the incredible expression of human strength, endurance, and fortitude. No, it's his unmatched mathematical prowess. Using only a calculator -- no help from Excel, mind you -- Mr. Lee was able to determine that he "DEMOLISH[ED]" my record "by more that 15%!"

I tip my hat to you, Mr. Lee, and trust that your journey will not end now that I am but a memory clouded in your dust.

Lylah and Andrew work it out

How to move a sectional couch on two jeeps

We drove like this for 40 miles on three major highways

Super Sunday!

After a Thursday and Friday night of limitless debauchery, I decided to take it easy on Saturday night. I woke around 9:00 am to find myself refreshed and ready for a productive, fulfilling day. So I laced up the running shoes, popped a couple of painkillers, and set out -- for 34 miles.

Starting from Old Town, I traveled up the Mt. Vernon Trail to Georgetown where I caught the Capital Crescent Trail to Bethesda. Then it was back down Wisconsin Avenue, through Rock Creek Park, and back into the Commonwealth. The final stretch, again on Mt. Vernon, carried me to a local smoothie joint where I rewarded myself accordingly.

A new personal best for a single run!

History Lesson

While we may never know the exact origin of the phrase, one of the earliest, if not first, occurrences of 'That's what she said' in popular culture can be traced back to 1992 in the SNL sketch-turned-film, Wayne's World:

[Holding Claudia Schiffer picture]
Garth: Hey, are you done yet? I'm getting tired of holding it.
Wayne: Yeah, that's what she said.

War(s)

Rumor has it the War on Terror isn't going as planned. But how are we faring in the War on Drugs and the War on Poverty? Are we still fighting these wars? Did we surrender? Have we wont hearts and minds? We need to stop packaging things as wars and start calling our soldiers "liberty missionaries." That should do it. But never mind.

A couple of weeks ago, Mr. Lee, via Robert Samuelson, asked for my thoughts on the soon-to-be-a-crisis health care issue and other domestic spending "entitlements." And, admittedly, I don't know enough to really voice a strong opinion. So I've been reading up on the subject and everyone seems to agree we are facing an entirely new problem -- both in terms of scope and magnitude. Apparently, we cannot afford to support our aging population.

I haven't, as of yet, read or heard of any good solutions, which makes me wonder if this will come up as we move into 2008. Thompson has called attention to the problem, but hasn't said how to fix it. I guess we'll have to wait and see...

A collection of dogs