Two-for-One Graves

I don’t know if it’s funnier that it’s obvious that people aren’t dying to be buried in Indianapolis ..

.. or that the undertaker will be the last person to ever let you down ..

.. or that the MSNBC headline is “Dirt cheap: Cemetery sells 2-for-1 graves”.

You decide.

Actually, the GM of the cemetery runs the promotion every year around Memorial Day.

Cassie and I do the Mezza Dinner Thing ..

.. while watching Disney the other night.

Tapenade, Hummus, basil, tomatoes, cucumbers, mozzarella, carrots and Ranch (she’s not too keen on Tapenade).

While Signing Homework Tonight ..

.. I read Hunter’s list of necessities for a six-day camping trip, which follows (copied verbatim from his assignment):

• Twelve Milky Way® bars
• A Sonicare® toothbrush
• Colgate® toothpaste
• The huge tent we have
• Five sleeping bags
• Five pillows
• Cassie’s Pink Godzilla plush
• Bug spray to ward off mosquitoes
• Christmas lights
• A generator (solar powered)
• Basically, I need a U-Haul® truck to carry it all, and a few of it with my backpack.

Someone has inherited my love of camping comfortably .. along with my sense of humor.

Someone at the WHO is rolling their eyes over this report ..

.. well, over having to write this report, to be exact; from MSNBC: “Pork is safe to eat, health officials say”. Seems the World Health Organization (WHO) has been under pressure to make the statement, no doubt by the pork lobbyists.

From the article:

Pork, ham and sausages are safe to eat, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

"You don’t get this disease through eating pork, and therefore there is no reason to be afraid of eating pork or pork products," said Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO senior scientist on food safety. "As long as pork is cooked the way we normally cook meat, there is no problem and no risk at all to get this disease."

"There is no reason to start destroying these wonderful, traditional cured products," Ben Embarek said. "You can continue to safely eat your prosciutto."

I can’t make this stuff up.

The Worst Microsoft Product Names

We have tons of them, and only recently, I learned that code names need to be “places” (although i can think of several exceptions).

PC World treats us to: “The 10 Worst Microsoft Product Names of All Time”.

What .. Can’t this guy read?

Barry Manilow: A Weapon of Mass Destruction?

No. No, he’s not. So says Paul Lonsdale to The Associated Press, when asked:

I did not say Barry Manilow is a weapon of mass destruction.

Well, that’s good news .. I think he’s a pretty smart guy.

Turns out, the New Zealand city of Christchurch is keen to pacify, or rid themselves of unruly teen-age kids loitering in the mall. They feel that adding the crooner’s tunes to their music mix will convince these kids to settle down, or move on.

MSNBC: “Barry Manilow to be used against mall rats”.

In the Realm of "Ask and Ye Shall Receive" ..

.. this text conversation with my oldest daughter:

Begats (from ChristmasCoal.net):

Yes: that’s a lump of coal, beautifully gift wrapped.

For us, it’s a lot of snow ..

.. and, after an hour or so shoveling, I have a driveway again:

Not that I can get my car up the hill to the driveway .. it’s safely parked off my cross street on my neighbor’s driveway.

Vampires and You ..

I wondered if Connor was going to get into this act. I still wonder ..

.. he’s not, don’t worry. I’ll likely hear about mentioning him in this post .. it’s fun to see if he’s reading.

Back to Vampires. It’s the new dark thing:

• The movie "Twilight" released a few weeks ago. The movie is based on the first book of the best-selling series. You’ll love this: the first link is to Amazon .. the second is to Hot Topic (which actually has a link to purchase the entire boxed set .. read further to get the joke). Teenage girls (and their mothers) are attending by the millions and the books are everywhere .. including in the hands of the young woman next to me on this plane.
• The HBO series "True Blood" (also about vampires) is getting mixed reviews in its first season, but is interesting nonetheless.
• South Park released a fun episode about teachers and students confusing Goths with this new breed of vampires .. the new breed is a band of Clamato-drinking, Hot Topic-shopping kids who set themselves apart from the crowd in dark gear and say "per se", ad nauseum. You can watch this episode at no charge at South Park Studios: "The South Park Society of Vampires". Oh: Hot Topic has a "Discover Everything Twilight" page .. that asks you if you’re on Team Jacob or Team Edward.
• Stratosphere Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas gets into the act with "Bite".

Are you vamp? Is your showgirl mother? Can you set me up?

Have you had your Clamato today?

There is more hazing to be had, per se.