http://unrepentantindividual.com ...the only me I know Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:42:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gas prices are rough on all of us, and some businesses have picked up on that. Some businesses, ones that I thought were fairly recession-proof, are having to offer perks to entice business to their perky wares: At the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Beatty, Nevada, clients who spend $300 ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/18/a-novel-way-to-drum-up-business/ Having a Catholic wife is sometimes interesting. As I was raised Lutheran (the original heretics!), I learned at an early age that large-scale powerful organizations were prone to corruption and should be mistrusted. Maybe that's how I became a libertarian? That being said, I still ended up getting married ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/16/he-stole-jesus/ When Wyatt was first born, Spanky largely ignored him, with the occasional efforts to come up and investigate. When Wyatt first became mobile, Spanky mostly ran away from him (and still does). But they're starting to reach a point now where they can play! http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/12/tug-of-war/ Sometimes a story comes along, and it just needs to be passed along without comment. This one needs no added comedy. Claim: Kids who say 'yuck' may be racist LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/08/fear-of-boogieman-implies-hatred-of-jazz-too/ ...oh, and a bunch of literal ones! Not bad for 2 days shy of his 11th month, eh? http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/06/wyatt-takes-figurative-steps/ Results Obviously, the bad news is that doesn't win me another free trip to Denver. The good news is that this is still a heck of an honor, especially since the Stout category can often be very crowded. After the results it garnered in the AHA National Comp (won first round ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/07/02/milk-stout-takes-stout-category-in-regional-longshot-competition/ From that bastion of objective news, The CW: SAFER, Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation, which got a ballot initiative passed to make enforcing marijuana laws the lowest legal priority in Denver, is now pushing to allow passengers to get high before they fly. But since the FAA oversees the airport and ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/30/10-reasons-to-support-getting-high-before-you-fly/ Last weekend was my little sister's wedding, so the family and I headed back to Chicago for the ceremony. Joanna and Wyatt flew back this past Monday, and I stayed in the midwest until Friday for business. Wyatt, as usual, was a little angel on the airplane. When he ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/29/back-from-chicago/ So, we submitted three beers to the Inland Empire Homebrewers' competition, the SoCal Regional Homebrew Championship. One was the Rye Pale Ale, which is probably well beyond its life at this point. One was the milk stout, which has already had some very promising results, but didn't medal at the ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/26/another-positive-result/ As a comedy buff (my XM radio is regularly set to channel 150), yesterday's news of George Carlin's passing was not a happy day. Carlin had a knack for taking ordinary parts of life and simply looking from them from an outside perspective, only to show how absurd and ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/24/george-carlin-rip/ Yikes. Looks like the house I bought in 2005 and sold last spring is now in foreclosure and going for auction in early July. I guess the people who bought it weren't a good risk. Glad we weren't owner-financing it for them! So that leaves an opening. ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/23/my-former-house-foreclosed/ I was thinking about reality shows the other day, and I just came up with an absolutely perfect idea: Space Camp! The premise would be simple. Take 12 (or more, as the producers see fit) people who want to go to outer space. Put them through many different astronaut-style challenges, ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/19/space-camp/ I'm known for the occasional complaint about California... But it does have it's benefits! Click the picture for a high-res version, as the small size doesn't do it justice. http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/06/02/a-spoiled-child/ Again with The Princess Bride... I do not think it means what you think it means: http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/05/29/english-motherfiji-do-you-speak-it/ Just thought of this, as I've been sidelined filling out twelve different documents and emailing 4 different departments just to get something (that we've done before) done for a customer: For each action you wish to undertake, there is an equal and opposite mountain of paperwork and bullshit that you must ... http://unrepentantindividual.com/2008/05/28/newtons-first-law-of-business/