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The man with two names
I was going to write an amusing blog entry tonight about Chuck’s various names and how confusing it can get as people refer to him by these various appellations, hence the cute title which is, of course, a reference to the very underrated Steve Martin film The Man with Two Brains. I’m saving that for
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Dina the Clam-Eating Wuss
We had clams for dinner tonight. To be precise, we had 24 oysters, 24 mussels, two pounds of shrimp, two pounds of scallops and 150 clams for dinner (okay, 146 if you leave out the four that didn’t open). You’re thinking we must have had a crowd over to eat such vast quantities, huh? Nope,
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On the road again, again
Today marked the start of our true summer vacation (South Dakota was a warm-up, if you will). We headed to Philadelphia on a 6:45am flight out of LAX. My BFF Cheryl took us to the airport at 5am! About halfway to the airport, well past the point of no return, Chuck suddenly erupted with, “Shit!”
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New element discovered!
Received in my Inbox this morning: New element discovered! A researcher (majoring in “Intelligent Design”) has just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.” Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an Atomic mass
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Chapter Three of our South Dakota vacation saga: where we see some graves, a cave and some bears
When last we left our intrepid travelers, they were recuperating from having run 26 miles. Oh yeah, and squeezing the liquid out of blood blisters. After we showered and rested, we hit the streets of Deadwood once again to check out Mt. Moriah Cemetery, where Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and assorted other
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