my life as a nomad

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Q. "Who do you think was the dumbest guy in the Bible and why?" (Sherry)
A: There's just too many good answers to this question. Really. It's like asking, "what's the best-tasting ice cream?" You could say any flavor you want and nobody would really disagree too vehemently with you. That being said, I'd probably have to go with solomon. I know what you're thinking: "He's supposed to be the smartest man who ever lived!!" Yes. Key phrase in there is "supposed to be." Let me introduce you to a fundemental equation of life:

women = trouble

Solomon, the "wisest man who ever lived," somehow managed to surround himself with close to a thousand wives/concubines. one.thousand.women. Using the handy little formula above, I think you all can do the math easy enough. Solomon should have been able to as well, if he was as smart as he was supposed to be. Was he wise? Yes. Was he smart? No.

Q. "If there were a paid internship available in Ohio, and also other employment opportunities, and living was CHEAP (financially) and RICH (in all other ways), would you strongly consider moving?" (Ben)
A: Would I "strongly" consider moving? No. Would i consider it? Yes. I'm pretty committed to staying in the area at least through the end of the year, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't at least consider other options/opportunities that might arise. (especially if it meant weekly raids on lawlor were back on the menu)

Q: "All things equal, who would win in a fight to the death, battle royale style and why? An astronaut, William Wallace, Mel Gibson as William Wallace, or Dan King, aka Uncle Buck. (Zenith)
A: Astronauts are good at doing math, making repairs out of duct tape, and flying rockets (that's what i learned from watching Apollo 13). Needless to say, I don't see their skills translating well onto the battlefield. William Wallace, however, would do quite well for himself, in spite of (or perhaps, because of) the fact that he would be wearing a kilt. Mel Gibson would be an easy target, because he'd stop to make some grand speech just before he charged into battle, at which point the astronaut could come over and dispatch of him with his slide rule. Uncle Buck, however, armed with his chaps and chainsaw, would be nigh impossible to beat. I see it coming down to him and William Wallace left on the field, but with Buck inevitably leaving with the victory due to both his superior weaponry and also his warrior spirit within.

Q: "Do you still have that pigs game where you throw the pigs and which ever way they land you get points??" (Andrew)
A: Yes. It's a classic... how could I ever part ways with it? You can actually play online now, I recently discovered. Or you can break out the traditional version and play wherever you want to. Great game.


I hope that helps.


news flash: january is breakup month. little did i know. it's not a national-awareness sort of occasion, like your "heart disease awareness month" or anything like that. it's more of a statistical anomaly than anything, i'd guess. but the reason i mention it is to segue neatly into this story. please take the extra minute or two to follow the link and read the story, because it's simply hilarious. some especially humorous lines from the article:

-“Ziggy was one in a million; he was a loyal friend, and I have no doubt he was looking out for me,” Mr Taylor said.
-“I’m surprised to hear he’s got rid of that bloody bird; he spent more time talking to it than he did to me. I couldn’t stand Ziggy, and it looks now the feeling was mutual.”

too funny. Ziggy, wherever you are, i hope you never forget to "put on your red shoes and dance the blues."


in other news... it was windy today. wicked windy, even. gusts up to 60 mph. and as a result of that, we lost power for about five hours. a minor inconvenience, true, but it added a flair of adventure to an otherwise bland and rainy day. i heated up some tea for mom with my PocketRocket, which was a welcome chance to let it's 8,200 BTU's of raw cooking power show what it could do. fortunately it was pretty warm out today (50's), so it didn't get very cold while the power was off. i still vividly remember the ice storm we had back in '98, and not having power for four days in the middle of the winter. definitely not fun


oh, and i slept fine on monday night. my sleeping bag kept me comfortably warm the whole night through. woot


-noonan-


(edit- i've quickly become completely and thoroughly addicted to that online pass the pigs game i mentioned earlier. and i want to make the following fact perfectly clear: the computer is a filthy cheater. no shame whatsoever. if you try and play it on "expert" level, you'll soon see what i mean)

posted by Patrick @ 7:45 PM