I said, “Sounds like the start of a joke”

He said, “Seriously, there are over a hundred guys right?”

I said “Yes, but what I don’t get is why Italy has 38 cardinals, whilst Mexico which has twice as many catholics as [...]]]> Frank asked, “How many Cardinals does it take to vote for a Pope?”

I said, “Sounds like the start of a joke”

He said, “Seriously, there are over a hundred guys right?”

I said “Yes, but what I don’t get is why Italy has 38 cardinals, whilst Mexico which has twice as many catholics as Italy only has 3 cardinals? And the Philippines which has 50% more Catholics than Italy, only has 2?”

Frank said, “Because the rules were written in Latin. Duh!”

The President, Congressional leaders and the media are warning that the Sequestration will force $1.2 trillion in cuts, causing untold hardship. Until you realize that those cuts are over 10 years and even after that, the Federal Budget will be reduced to $2.6 trillion which is as much as government spent in 2006. Funny, [...]]]>

The President, Congressional leaders and the media are warning that the Sequestration will force $1.2 trillion in cuts, causing untold hardship. Until you realize that those cuts are over 10 years and even after that, the Federal Budget will be reduced to $2.6 trillion which is as much as government spent in 2006. Funny, I don’t recall anybody in 2006 saying the government was in the middle of an austerity budget?

I remember 2006. That’s when Apocalypto came out. Oh and An Inconvenient Truth.

A woman in line complained to the camera, “I’ve been in line for over 3 hours! This is terrible. I can’t be here, I have things to do…my children. People shouldn’t have to wait this long to get gas.”

Trying to be helpful, the reporter said, “You could go to the gas [...]]]>

A woman in line complained to the camera, “I’ve been in line for over 3 hours! This is terrible. I can’t be here, I have things to do…my children. People shouldn’t have to wait this long to get gas.”

Trying to be helpful, the reporter said, “You could go to the gas station down the over there. They’re open now and they don’t have a line?”

“Nah, this gas is free.” the woman said.

To all our friends outside of NY, me and the family are fine here in Brooklyn. We lost our internet for about 12hrs on Monday night but we never lost power. No damage to our apartment or building and minor tree damage in our general area.

The same can’t be said for our friends [...]]]>

To all our friends outside of NY, me and the family are fine here in Brooklyn. We lost our internet for about 12hrs on Monday night but we never lost power. No damage to our apartment or building and minor tree damage in our general area.

The same can’t be said for our friends in lower Manhattan who have been without power most of the week. The power outage has stopped all of the subways lines from Brooklyn into Manhattan and have forced us here to take bus service to 57th st. and walk. Needless to say the traffic has been epic. Thankfully, I’ve been allowed to work from home thanks to the internet.

If all goes well, power will be restored in Manhattan by this weekend and with it a resumption of subway service on most lines. Thanks for all the calls and e-mails of concern. Things are sloooowly getting back to normal. If NY can ever be called normal.

Video from our window during the hurricane: http://youtu.be/DuONYJpMfUc

Historian Karen L. King claims that a 4th Century scrap of papyrus contains a passage implying that Jesus was married. I believe the translation actually reads: “Jesus said to them, ‘Take my wife… please.’”

Crytobiologists often defend their theories by asking, who would go to so much trouble to set up an elaborate hoax?

Well… A. Teenage boys B. Middle aged men C. Drunk/drugged up guys D. Bored guys E. All of the they above

Man dressed as Sasquatch hit and killed near Kalispell | KPAX.com | Missoula, [...]]]>

Crytobiologists often defend their theories by asking, who would go to so much trouble to set up an elaborate hoax?

Well…
A. Teenage boys
B. Middle aged men
C. Drunk/drugged up guys
D. Bored guys
E. All of the they above

Man dressed as Sasquatch hit and killed near Kalispell | KPAX.com | Missoula, Montana.

Every summer my company throws an after-work party for the staff at Battery Park Beer Garden. It’s a well anticipated opportunity to kick back and unwind with a beer, a burger, and enjoy the view (except for the poor souls who get stuck at the office on some really urgent project). The goal: Drink [...]]]>

Every summer my company throws an after-work party for the staff at Battery Park Beer Garden. It’s a well anticipated opportunity to kick back and unwind with a beer, a burger, and enjoy the view (except for the poor souls who get stuck at the office on some really urgent project). The goal: Drink enough to enjoy yourself but not so much that you do something regratable.

At the office the next morning the company throws a bagel breakfast for the former. For the latter, they’re probably meeting with HR.

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Pics from the company summer party last night (minus the black-mail photos). Click to enlarge:

Haven’t posted much since I use Facebook more often than Blog (despite the fact that I hate Facebook’s terrible user interface.) But I couldn’t hold off posting about this fiasco for this annoying busy body congressman. I can’t believe how much the press were pulling their punches on this.