There’s no better time to incur debt than during a prolonged recession. Over the past six months or so the lovely Ms. Trask and I have contemplated upgrading the kitchen. Actually, so much in the house demands attention that it’s almost impossible to know where to start. But every home improvement guru I hear and every home improvement article I read preach from the same gospel. When it comes to selling your home the biggest (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
what’s cookin’
Posted: February 1, 2012 in TrasklandTags: appliances, house, humor, kitchen, life, lovely Ms. Trask, random
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crisscross
Posted: January 8, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: beauty, conspiracy, crisscross, humor, lies, life, nonsense, not humor, random, Roswell, truth
The unseen are immersed in scurrilous activities. They are working hard on propagating their ongoing and ultimate conspiracy: the conspiracy which makes us think everything else is a conspiracy. But they can’t fool me. I know their game; I sense their charade. Their sleight of hand is (more…)
speech: ringo starr’s announcement of his candidacy for british prime minister (1970)
Posted: January 3, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: 1970, Beatles, England, humor, in the attic, Prime Minister, Ringo Starr, speech
Ed. Note: Sifting through the boxes and boxes of artifacts discovered in the attic of Trask Avenue we continue to be surprised. While a lot of the material is admittedly trivial (set of 3 stained Rheingold cardboard coasters; vinyl copy The Archies fourth LP, “Sunshine”; child’s rusted sled from a company named Rose something; 1988 Chris Speier baseball card) occasionally we stumble across something of enduring interest.
The Beatles officially announced their break-up in the spring of 1970. Although many people considered John Lennon the political and social voice of the band, apparently Ringo Starr was the one who wanted to affect real change. He seriously considered running for Prime Minister in the June 1970 election. This despite the fact he (more…)
oh christmas tree
Posted: January 2, 2012 in Humorous BitsTags: Christmas, Christmas tree, Druid, holiday, humor, Kardashian, life, Paris Hilton, random
The holiday season fades away. We’re speeding headfirst into January and the heart of winter. As such I can now reveal the sad and deplorable truth: Our Christmas tree is a shambles, a droopy mess, a meager and utter disgrace to the mighty tradition of Christmas trees worldwide. If our Christmas tree were a movie it would be Glitter without the glitter, Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo without the incisive social commentary, Little Fockers without (more…)
hey you, I got off of your cloud
Posted: December 15, 2011 in Observations and CommentaryTags: cloud, cloud computing, humor, iPod, life, music, revolution, technology
All buzz centers on “the cloud.” You no longer need to download songs or movies or books to your gizmo of choice. You no longer need to worry about computer storage for your photos and personal files. Those productivity applications you use, you don’t need to run them from your PC. Everything can be forever accessed, run and stored in and from “the cloud.”
I’m sure this is a gross oversimplification, but my understanding of “the cloud” is all your data – from movies to songs to Word files to photos to (more…)
wrapper wisdom
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Humorous BitsTags: cough drops, Hall's, humor, inspiration, life, motivation, pep talks
I’m sitting here enjoying the menthol goodness of a Halls Honey and Lemon Cough Drop. Its magic must be working because even the New Jersey air feels refreshing. Mind you, I don’t have a stuffy nose, cold or cough. I’ve previously mentioned somewhere my peculiar fondness for these delightful little OTC candies. Because that’s what they are to me. Candy. Some folks (more…)
planning new year’s eve
Posted: December 3, 2011 in Humorous BitsTags: Bjork, Charlie Sheen, Ellen Degeneres, holiday, humor, Jon Stewart, Louis CK, lovely Ms. Trask, New Year, New Year's Eve, party, Pippa, shopping, TMBG
Here we are. The year is quickly winding down and I still haven‘t done 90%* of my holiday shopping. I should hop on that soon, don’t you think? But there’s more to consider other than enforced spending. Britney Spears turning 30. Herman Cain bowing out of the presidential race. My cold hands. I’m telling you, it’s difficult to focus on one thing. When you add that 2012 is less than a month away…well, systems start (more…)
McNews
Posted: November 30, 2011 in Humorous BitsTags: 2003, archives, dictionary, humor, McDonalds, McJob, Merriam-Webster, words
Note: This was written in 2003 and certain references may no longer be accurate. For one, I know the senior management team at McDonald’s has changed over the past eight years. So McDonald’s, if you’re cruising blogs as corporations have been know to do and miraculously stumble upon this bit of light-hearted observation, don’t get all litigious on me. I understand (more…)
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