Random thoughts that are pointless and too dumb to say anywhere else thread: 2008 (July – Dec.)

[davego]

Jason...you take bordem to a new level.

[jwill535]

Just do what I do, either sigh loudly and close the door. Of if you are really bored, just get in a full out argument with them, its fun.

[ewizabeff]

I had no idea, when I RSVP'd to my buddy's wedding in Alabama, that it was only 17 minutes from Florida. I have never driven that far in my life.

[valpocrewsader]

Neat home video of Kapler's amazing catch. Cool angle, nice camera work, and some up-close crowd reaction:

 

http://www.knucklecurve.com/gabe-kapler-video-amazing-catch-over-the-wall/

[Glennron]

I walked into my house an hour ago to find a bat in the kitchen.

[PKBadger]

I walked into my house an hour ago to find a bat in the kitchen.

 

Was it ash or maple?

(rimshot)

 

I'll be here all week folks....be sure to tip your waitress.

[NeedMoreFans]

What is it with bats in people's houses lately? That's the third I know of in the last couple weeks. A colleague of mine had one and so did my sister. Crazy...

[bullox]

I had no idea, when I RSVP'd to my buddy's wedding in Alabama, that it was only 17 minutes from Florida. I have never driven that far in my life.

You're driving from Wisconsin to southern Alabama? Make sure you take plenty of time (a few days) to do it or you will hate yourself later.

 

[And That]

While it's not quite the same thing, the distance between St. Paul and the northern tip of Texas is less than the distance between the northern tip and southern tip of Texas.

[bullox]

That piqued my interest so I just google mapped it. St Paul to Dalhart Tx (northwest side of the upper panhandle) is 957 miles. Dalhart to Brownsville TX (very southern tip at the gulf) is 863 miles. It is closer than I thought it would be, but not quite as you said. Follett TX makes it a little closer, but it is still longer from St Paul.

 

PS - wow I'm a geek.

[And That]

I make the claim based on what my HS geography teacher told me... maybe it's closer on a non-highway, straight line thing. But Texas is pretty huge.

[bullox]

Here's another one: Key West Florida is closer to Cuba than it is to Miami. True story, check it out:

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/bullox/RMLdq3zQABI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Xo-_nnxUXjY/IMG_0038.JPG

 

157 miles from Key West to Miami.

[jjgott]

I make the claim based on what my HS geography teacher told me... maybe it's closer on a non-highway, straight line thing. But Texas is pretty huge.

I think I might be a bigger geek than bullox. I did a Mapquest search from St. Paul to Perryton, TX and it was 872.12 miles. Perryton to Brownsville was 880.80 miles. And I made sure to search shortest distance as well. Man Texas IS huge.

 

[bullox]

I did Perryton also, and Follett as well. Google must have taken a different route.

[craigharmann]

While it's not quite the same thing, the distance between St. Paul and the northern tip of Texas is less than the distance between the northern tip and southern tip of Texas.

Yep. It's big down here. Try going from the eastern tip of Texas (outside of Houston) to El Paso. You can drive all day and still be in Texas. I believe, if what my wife tells me is correct (and I have no reason to doubt her, she grew up in El Paso) that the distance across Texas (east Texas to El Paso) is the same distance from El Paso to San Diego. Pretty crazy stuff. But I love this state.

 

[ewizabeff]

You're driving from Wisconsin to southern Alabama? Make sure you take plenty of time (a few days) to do it or you will hate yourself later.

 

 

I took two days on the way down, but did the drive back in one day. 15 hours, 45 minutes. Not the worst day in my life, but hours 9-11 were brutal.

[Glennron]

I walked into my house an hour ago to find a bat in the kitchen.

Our kitchen has smelled pretty awful the past few days so we finally moved stuff out of the corner to find yet another bat, this time a dead one. Awesome.

[AmyintheSouth]

Long car trips have taught me that the two largest states in the union are Georgia and Connecticut. They might not look like much on maps, but the maps are lying.

 

Also, my brother leaves for college tomorrow. He's 750 miles away and we haven't lived in the same house for anything longer than a summer, if that, since he was 12 years old. Yet I'm kind of teary about it.

[Schlitz001]

The more long distance driving you do, the faster it goes. I drive from Montana (where I live) to New Mexico (where I work) and back on average 2-3 times a month. It's a 16 hour drive one way, but mentally it seems like a 4 hour drive.

 

Montana is pretty big too. I've done 10 hour drives across the state before.

[PrestigeWorldwide]

I just foolishly picked at a scab on my knee from sliding in softball last week, and now my knee is bleeding everywhere.

[brewerjamie15]

I was supposed research something on the internet for my wife, stopped here first though. That was about two hours ago.

[DatHoser]

MNShady and brewerjamie15: I've done both those things. What's scary is there's probably a few dozen other people reading this that are thinking the same thing.

[hawing]

Before lunch today, I noticed a little thing wrong with one of our security doors. It seems like I notice stuff like this all the time, and no one else here does.

Is it really possible that I'm the only employee at my workplace with an eye for minutiae?

[Thurston Fluff]

Having been annoyed with Andy Dick on comedy central many time I always wanted to know why he was famous enough to be on celebrity roasts and the Gong Show so I took a look. Wow dude has managed to make a very undistinguished career for himself doing nothing. He reminds me of Charles Nelson Riley who managed to be a star on Hollywood Square without anyone actually knowing what made him a star.

[fondybrewfan]

I lost my Brewer hat, if anyone finds it is has the ball and glove logo on it.

 

Thanks