Archive for September, 2006

I know, it’s like I’m rarely around here anyway! Still, some things have recently come up which, if I’m to handle them responsibly, will require as much energy and attention as I’m able to provide.

Because of that, I’m going to hit the “Pause” button (”Start” for you gamers) on this blog. I don’t plan to return before Thanksgiving.

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I’ll see y’all!

This is disturbing, in oh so many ways.

(Thanks to Muppet Central News for the heads-up. I think.)

I just saw this a few minutes ago at ICv2:

The singing and dancing Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man plush launches Hasbro’s new Spider-Man and Friends product line that targets the toddler crowd.

Now… the “Rescue Heroes” knock-offs (Firefighter Spidey, anyone?) I could [just barely] stomach. But a “singing and dancing” Spidey? There’s just something wrong with Spider-Man, Elmo and Dora the Explorer being seen as equals.

And who’s gonna do the voice? Tobey Maguire? Christopher Daniel Barnes? I dunno…

Last night was primaries night here in Maryland, which meant my ol’ buddy Dave was in a six-way race for the Republican nomination for Harford County Sheriff. As much as I’m behind him, I couldn’t vote for him. Why? Two reasons: first, I don’t live in Harford County. Second, you’ve got to be a registered Republican to vote in the Republican primaries. (That is to say, I vote Constitution Party.)

While L. Jesse Bane coasted to an easy victory for the Democratic nomination for sheriff, the Republican results were less clear. Cochran and Price were virtually deadlocked and barely ahead of four challengers. It could take a week for election officials to count absentee and provisional ballots and determine a winner.
— Baltimore Sun, Wagner loses as old county names falter

You can get the latest results at the Harford County’s election results page. It looks like there’s a definite gap between Cochran/Price and Tritt/Benedetto, but you never know what may turn up during recounts and such.

Hey, even if Dave doesn’t make it, he can always run as an Independent… right?

I’m so proud… my wife made a Squidoo lens!

MSG is Evil on Squidoo
Whether or not you agree with me that MSG is evil, ya gotta admit it seems a little fishy when you find it in so many of our favorite foods. While there’s no hard evidence yet that MSG actually causes obesity or neurological disorders in humans (just mice), there’s enough discussion on the matter to make me stay away from foods containing MSG. It just seems a little sneaky to me. What nasty tasting ingredients are they trying to hide under all that flavor enhancer? Scary! Here’s some information I’ve collected on the subject.

Check it out… if you’re signed up there, rate it (this means you, Kneon!)… pass it along! And hey, if you disagree with Nicole, make your own lens to show the benefits of MSG!

And let’s talk: do you think MSG is evil? Why/why not?