http://thewvsr.com Ridiculous adventures in suburbia. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've got one hour to write and post this update.  That's assuming my shirt doesn't need ironing...  So, an hour, best case; if I have to break out the foldable platform, and fire up that big cloth-straightener, all bets are off. Some of you will remember, a couple years back, the ... http://thewvsr.com/index.php/what-one-hour-will-get-ya/ Just wondering... Do you ever feel like John Locke, during the box company years?  'Cause I do, on a semi-regular basis.  Plus, my left eye hurts.  Just thought you'd want to know. And before we get started on this one...  A few weeks ago Metten told me about a health scare ... http://thewvsr.com/index.php/a-quick-update-from-the-box-company/ We're going to be running wide-open for the rest of the year.  Wide-open! On Friday my parents will be here for a quick visit, before their winter migration to Florida.  And that always sends shockwaves through the compound -- because my Mom and Dad are, perhaps, the neatest people who've ever ... http://thewvsr.com/index.php/a-full-schedule-federal-prison-and-pie/ I got a rather severe haircut last night.  The word "severe" wasn't in my request, but the woman certainly improvised it.  I asked for the standard:  clippers, four and two guards.  Somewhere, during my travels, I picked up that bit of insider lingo, and it insures (generally speaking) a haircut ... http://thewvsr.com/index.php/a-rare-friday-dispatch-from-the-bunker/ I see some of you are making light of my "banished from Google" situation, and that's cool.  It's what we do here: make light.  But it's no good, no good at all, and affects more than just the people too lazy to type our URL into the navigation box. Google drives ... http://thewvsr.com/index.php/your-mid-week-topic-dump-vol-177/