delmer on July 26th, 2010

I remember reading, a long time ago, that people who sleep naked typically make more money than people who sleep clothed. I’m not sure how an employer is supposed to find out an employee sleeps sans vêtements – I know my company seems to lack anything in the way of a form I can fill [...]

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delmer on July 13th, 2010

At least when it comes to bedbug-infested cities in North America. (Per a press release sent out by a company that sells stuff to kill bedbugs.) Columbus, Ohio New York Toronto Bloomington IN Manchester NH San Francisco Durham Vancouver Chicago Denver   I live in the #1 city (at least a suburb) and I visit [...]

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delmer on May 19th, 2010

Several weeks ago Diane came to Ohio to visit for a while. One night we went to a local restaurant where we sat at the bar and had a light meal and a couple of beers (because we were in the mood for the atmosphere one experiences when having dinner at a bar rather than [...]

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delmer on March 28th, 2010

A week or so ago conservative protesters yelled "faggot" at US Representative Barney Frank. During the same timeframe,  demonstrators yelled "nigger" at US Representative John Lewis. Frank responded by saying something along the lines of he had no respect for the people attacking him and what they thought of him didn’t matter. Lewis dismissed what [...]

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delmer on February 2nd, 2010

Yesterday’s post reminded me of an earlier post about falling down some steps. This was originally posted on October 27, 2005.   The post about the work being done on the stairs reminded me of this story. I don’t think I was yet 40 when this happened so it was probably about 1999. We were [...]

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delmer on January 12th, 2010

When I walked into work this morning one of the VPs was standing in the reception area. “So, you’re not answering his pages?” he said, using an English accent — not because he was trying to be funny but because he is English. (He is from the part of England that is the more Beatley [...]

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delmer on November 4th, 2009

Many years ago, so close to exactly 23 years ago that we’ll say it this way: Exactly 23 years ago… Exactly 23 years ago the December 6 issue of Rolling Stone magazine arrived at my house. Which would have had it to me about a month before the cover date – so, if we were [...]

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delmer on November 3rd, 2009

If you’ve been coming by here for any amount of time at all you’ll not be surprised that the event advertised below is not really my cup of tea in any way, shape or form. Having said that, there’s something about the third line from the bottom that tickles me.     It’s the one-stop [...]

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delmer on March 22nd, 2009

There’d be a cowboy lying in the desert just below this guy. As it is, he (or one of his buddies … there were two Turkey Buzzard circling) eventually took care of a bunny who’d mistimed a dash across the road. I like to think he’s saving the city a dollar or two regardless of [...]

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delmer on February 17th, 2009

Turn me on dead man… Nice Translator seems to be using the same translation engine the Google Translator uses. I’m not complaining, Heaven knows I couldn’t put together any sort of translation program, I just think it’s funny – to get so much right and goof up counting.    Sixty-nine is Soixante-neuf. Monkeys are rather [...]

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