http://whiskeyinateacup.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:01:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few weeks ago, Jared and I had the inspired idea to embark on an interstate trip, at rush hour, on the Friday of a holiday weekend.  Forty minutes later, while at a dead standstill on the highway (from which we could pretty much still see our house), we were ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=356 This blog was temporarily poned (that's how I spell it; haters to the left!) but is now mostly unponed.  Unfortunately, the text formatting in all my old posts is a bit screwy and is predicted to remain so.  It's a small price to pay for upgrading to a new version ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=352 Jared on my pathological inability to look anything other than revolting in photos, said while looking at a series of shots he had just taken of me, with his face twisted in a distinct wince/grimace of horror: "I don't know what it is.  Ninety-nine percent of the time you're like the ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=351 I recently noticed that one of my co-workers is fond of the phrase "all up in my kool-aid".  English is not her first language, so I thought she might be accidentally combining "all up in my business/grill/etc" (which is how she uses the phrase) with that Jonestown gem, "drinking the ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=350 During this entire election, I've been anywhere from surprised to baffled by the foaming-at-the-mouth hysteria that Obama has induced.   Yes, it's important that in a few decades we've gone from being a segregated nation to one that has elected a half-black man to the highest post of our government.  But ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=349 "Please note that the Connect CTY fire alarm call that went out this morning at approximately 3:45 a.m. was designed to provide a standard notification to the City's emergency responders ONLY.  Through human error, the call was mistakenly sent to the entire city." Yeah it was.  There's nothing like waking up ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=348 On Sunday afternoon, Jared and I were taking a leisurely stroll through our neighborhood.  At one point a car pulled up next to us, and the passenger asked for directions.  "That way," I said, gesturing towards their desired location and accidentally smacking Jared right in the face. Later, after visiting a ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=347 While seated in the waiting area at an oil change shop this afternoon, I finally saw the much-balleyhooed Palin magazine cover in person.  My reactions were several: 1) Yeah, it's a bit unflattering, but 2) mostly just because her makeup is garish...for an unretouched extreme close-up it's a pretty damn decent photo 3) ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=346 The other day I caught Jared browsing Priceline to book arrangements for an upcoming business trip and I was all, "Dude, use Travelocity."   They permanently won me as a customer with their current mascot/spokesman, a garden gnome who rushes to the scene of your fuxored travel plans and yells, ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=345 So the global economy is sort of collapsing, except sort of not, and those of us in the middle class (i.e. me and pretty much everyone I know) don't much know what to make of it.  In fact, until very recently, I counted myself among those who were totally unaffected ... http://whiskeyinateacup.com/?p=344