" Beer plus bagpipes
The two hobbies came together one fateful evening in 2007, after Kidd and his friends from the aquarium had been drinking. "
You don't say.
His success as the Unipiper has led to his own beer: UnipIPA. (No Kidding.)
Thursday, April 30, 2015
It Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
You don't say.
His success as the Unipiper has led to his own beer: UnipIPA. (No Kidding.)
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Why the NFL just gave up its nonprofit status: to escape scrutiny - Vox
" . . . lawmakers have used the tax-exempt status as a point of leverage in investigating the NFL's mishandling of concussions, among other issues.
Apparently, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and team owners decided the tax-exempt status was no longer worth it. . . . "
" But more important, filing as a taxable, privately held entity will mean that the NFL no longer has to disclose its income — or the oft-criticized salary of its commissioner, Goodell. "
Oh, no!
Pretty stressful when you have to be worrying about ominous clouds all the time. The Fox guys were all excited about naming it something like "Ominous 2015" or "Cloud-ageddon" but they didn't so, you know, it's just Anonymous Ominous. . . .
Speaking of which, if I was running for Student Council in southern California, say, on a platform of providing whole grains in all the drinking fountains, my slogan would be "Farro Faucet."
Get your updates here!
It's updates day in Windows-land which makes for excellent work avoidance but is seriously cutting into my goof off time.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
I Love Living Here
More Critters At The Airport, As Portland Signs Up Some Goats and Llamas - Jaunted
How can you not love that? Entertainment at every turn!
" For once the terminal’s carpet isn’t in the news, as this time it’s some llamas and goats taking center stage. "That news made me think of this commercial. If you don't live here, you might not have seen it.
How can you not love that? Entertainment at every turn!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Really?
Jeb Bush Is Definitely, Grumpily Running ... Away From Calories - The New York Times
" The rigid abstemiousness runs the risk of putting him at a dietary distance from an American electorate that still binges on carbohydrates and, after eight years of a tea-sipping president, craves a relatable eater in chief. "
Wait, where was I?
Free Starbucks for all? Computer glitch hits coffee giant - KOMO News
" At a Starbucks store in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, customers were told staff members couldn't process orders. They were, however, being offered coffee at no charge. "
Built In Work Avoidance
" Awesome news for bored people everywhere: Solitaire is about to make a huge comeback on Windows 10. "
Solitaire Is Coming Back on Windows 10 | PC Mag
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Deep Fried Spam Masubi
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Spam in the center of a sushi-like roll, deep fried, and sliced into sections. Glad I tried it but I might not go out of my way to try it again.
But wait!
Isles' favorite meats meet in exclusive Spam treat | Honolulu Star Advertiser - TheBuzz
" Please stand by for this rather breathless scoop: Portuguese sausage-flavored Spam has been developed by Hormel Foods Corp., and the company has chosen Hawaii to debut the new flavor.
" "Hawaii is getting it first," Jennifer Nolander, Spam Brand product manager, told TheBuzz. In fact, "right now Hawaii is the only state that we're planning on selling it in," she said. "
Maybe that will make it better.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
I'm still doing tax returns in my sleep which should wear off in a day or two. Meanwhile, sunny and warm.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Skipping because I can.
I used to run. A lot. Now, not so much. As much as I would like it to be a daily habit, I don't even walk every day. Sure, I walk to the coffee pot and back but I'm not sure that counts as exercise. (Maybe I should put it at the top of the stairs.)
Sometimes, I skip.
I don't mean, I skip the exercise altogether. (I often skip the exercise but that's not what I mean here.) I skip, as in "... to My Lou."
Hubby and I will be out walking and I'll just start skipping. He doesn't seem to mind my bizarre behavior. (He's grown accustomed to it, at this point.) Skipping requires a little more physical effort than walking but not as much as running. I figure it uses more muscles, too.
I'm just waiting for it to become "a thing." I especially like to skip in places where people are overly concerned with physical fitness - places with heavily populated walking paths, where people who are already physically fit parade their beautiful, well-tanned bodies in fashionable spandex gear, sporting Fitbits, and iPhones tucked into jog bras. (Don't ask me how the phones don't fall out because I have no idea.) I'm just waiting for someone to think I'm on to the next new fitness fad.
What I need to design, here, is skipping gear. Clothing with slogans like Skip For Joy!, a skipping app, special skipping shoes. Then, it will be a thing all right.
In the meantime, I'll just skip because I can. And, because I'm dying to see if it catches on.
Sometimes, I skip.
I don't mean, I skip the exercise altogether. (I often skip the exercise but that's not what I mean here.) I skip, as in "... to My Lou."
Hubby and I will be out walking and I'll just start skipping. He doesn't seem to mind my bizarre behavior. (He's grown accustomed to it, at this point.) Skipping requires a little more physical effort than walking but not as much as running. I figure it uses more muscles, too.
I'm just waiting for it to become "a thing." I especially like to skip in places where people are overly concerned with physical fitness - places with heavily populated walking paths, where people who are already physically fit parade their beautiful, well-tanned bodies in fashionable spandex gear, sporting Fitbits, and iPhones tucked into jog bras. (Don't ask me how the phones don't fall out because I have no idea.) I'm just waiting for someone to think I'm on to the next new fitness fad.
What I need to design, here, is skipping gear. Clothing with slogans like Skip For Joy!, a skipping app, special skipping shoes. Then, it will be a thing all right.
In the meantime, I'll just skip because I can. And, because I'm dying to see if it catches on.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Happy Tax Day, said no one ever
Today, I'm doing what I love best: I'm in a coffee shop - this one with with a view of the Columbia River - and writing. I wish I had more time to do exactly this. But, it's 9:30 in the morning and I already feel my day slipping away. There's much to catch up on after spending the last several weeks doing nothing but tax returns. Like, food. Laundry. Personal grooming.
But it's a beautiful day and although I'm still doing tax returns in my sleep, I'm not going to the office. Instead, I'm booking appointments for me and my co-workers for the Wash & Brush Up Co.
Speaking of coworkers, they are almost all female and they not only do a great job of making my job easy, they have crappier jobs than I do! The work they do allows me to work from remote locations most of the time and I really appreciate that. There are only a few aspects of my job that require I be in the office and they pick up that slack for me.
While tax season is over for me, it goes on for everyone else in the office, in a manner of speaking. Not only that, their tax season starts long before mine. They file Quarterlies in January (Quarterly Federal Tax Returns - can you imagine? Filing a tax return every quarter?). Then, they file corporate tax returns in March followed by individual tax returns in April.
Even though it's April16th, they are back in the office busily preparing Quarterlies again. (Already, three months have passed.)
Yesterday, was my Friday (finally) but it was only Thursday for everyone else so no Snoopy Happy Dance just yet.
Hang in there, ladies. You're almost there.
I'll see you in six months and we can do it all again.
But it's a beautiful day and although I'm still doing tax returns in my sleep, I'm not going to the office. Instead, I'm booking appointments for me and my co-workers for the Wash & Brush Up Co.
Speaking of coworkers, they are almost all female and they not only do a great job of making my job easy, they have crappier jobs than I do! The work they do allows me to work from remote locations most of the time and I really appreciate that. There are only a few aspects of my job that require I be in the office and they pick up that slack for me.
While tax season is over for me, it goes on for everyone else in the office, in a manner of speaking. Not only that, their tax season starts long before mine. They file Quarterlies in January (Quarterly Federal Tax Returns - can you imagine? Filing a tax return every quarter?). Then, they file corporate tax returns in March followed by individual tax returns in April.
Even though it's April16th, they are back in the office busily preparing Quarterlies again. (Already, three months have passed.)
Yesterday, was my Friday (finally) but it was only Thursday for everyone else so no Snoopy Happy Dance just yet.
Hang in there, ladies. You're almost there.
I'll see you in six months and we can do it all again.
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