According to a story I read this morning, the cost of shearing sheep is going up while the price of wool is going down. Therefore, more and more sheep farmers are going to woolless sheep in order to avoid the expensive shear every year. I hazard three conclusions from this article: Sheep are being grown …
Category Archives: Random
"The Breakup" a.k.a. "Crap"
Given our recent experience with movies (see “Shooter” a.k.a. “Crap”) it looks like I should start a new category for sucky movies called A.K.A. Crap. We watched The Breakup last night. The only redeeming quality was that we received it through NetFlix and we didn’t pay for the NetFlix subscription. One of these days, Vince …
Presidential Politics
At some point in the next several months, I’m going to have to decide who to vote for in the 2008 US Presidential Elections. I am a citizen, and it is my right and duty to vote. Usually, I’ll weight the issues and the stances the various candidates have taken on them. Plus I’ll allow …
Lottery = Tax?
A friend of mine jokes that state and multi-state lotteries are taxes on people who are bad at math. Given the odds of winning, he’s right, if you plan to use the lottery as a retirement vehicle. However, I will occasionally buy a quick-pick lottery ticket, when the prize gets up there in zeroes, because …
"Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics"
I was perusing my blog stats today and did something I’ve never done before: I checked the most popular search phrases that would land you here. This goes all the way back to the inception of the Evil Eyebrow. 1 lost is crap 2 kai ryssdal 3 lost crap 4 Jasper Forde 5 eyebrow 6 …
TinyURL and Social Media
TinyURL, the service that takes a long string URL such as http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Front-Dresden-Files-Book/dp/0451457811 and turns it into http://tinyurl.com/2kfq6x is useful for plugging into emails or twitters or other programs that dislike exceptionally long strings. It’s a great service, yes? Maybe. From the TinyURL website comes a quote that illustrates my issues with it. Hide your affiliate …
Random Weblog
I wish I could say that I have something meaningful to post. Unfortunately, I have something vapid and useless. For all Firefly, Serenity, or Stargate Atlantis (not me) fans! Jewel Staite has a blog. And the two images of here on the front page looks like she’s been clubbed over the head or just got …
Bad Luck
Here’s something to go on the “List of Things That Suck.” A man was (accidentally, freakishly) killed one day before being released from jail. There must have been some serious karmic load on that guy.
Energy Policy
I think that one of the most significant problems we (humanity) will face in the next 200 years is that of energy production, distribution, and consumption. I have a multitude of opinions, even the odd posting coming soon, but this particular post is about Iraq. Go to this link to compare the cost of Iraq …
Meme Me Baby One More Time
Through channels, I learned of an interesting meme. Use google image search to run your name and blog about the one that pops up. Unfortunately, when you have a thorough flickr presence and an unusual last name, you end up having all of your own images at the top of the list. I find it …