Friday, March 28, 2008

Rock and Roll

Well, I have felt at least one of the temblors shown here. It's a little disconcerting, because I have an active imagination and I'm imagining a new volcano rising out of the ground there. I hasten to add that historically Nevada has an active earthquake history, and seismologists just think we're heading back into a more active phase, which historically is more normal.

Anyway, to keep it fun, taking bets on what, if any, the eventual cause is discovered to be:

1. Volcano two miles from my house.
2. Giant earthworms digging up from the depths to feast.
3. Robots that nearly wiped out mankind 40,000 years ago are resurfacing to once again wreak havoc.
4. Hell's bowling alley has just started league season (Reno is the bowling capital of the U.S.)
5. Normal small quake activity, nothing to be concerned about. (if you do not enjoy imagineering)
6. Mole men and giant drilling machines.
7. Loose micro-black hole in the Earth's interior.
8. Ancient Sumerian name for Earth is "Krypton"
9. A particularly active trampoline league in Mogul.
10. Glitches in the Matrix.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Speedy Skimming

I have to admit that I skim headline too fast sometimes. For instance:

"Researchers hope to cause and cure Parkinson's disease." reads a lot differently when I slow down and realize that it actually reads:

"Researchers hope to FIND A cause and cure for Parkinson's disease."

Likewise, I finally realized the sign over this donation game at convenience stores actually said:

"Flip a coin and help a blind child"

rather than what I had been reading it as:

"Flip a coin, blind a child"

I will neglect to mention which reading resulted in a higher coin donation.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Dear God

As someone who flies Southwest Airlines (or rather, someone who USED to fly southwest airlines) this story freaks me the hell out.

They were flying 117 planes that the FAA did not consider "Air Worthy?" You know, I used to have this safe feeling flying because I "knew" that the bare minimum in airline service was making sure the planes were inspected for safety. Well, wave goodbye to that feeling and all the assumptions that made it so.

Southwest Airlines, you are dead to me.