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Meteors in Russia. This is how it starts, folks. Someone’s just drivin’ along, and then, from the sky…. Or, after that thing has zoomed overhead, some other Russian dudes are standing around gawking at the contrail the object left…when, about twenty-seven seconds in, the shock-wave arrives…. The world is ending, people. ENDING!!! (Hmmm…I should really have coffee before blogging…anyway, for what is likely the best coverage in terms of making sense of the science and sifting out the bullshit, check out Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy.) Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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I’m a little late to the party on this, but: That’s the note left on the receipt at an Applebee’s restaurant, signed by, of all people, a pastor. Amazing. Now, the server who was the victim of this bit of Un-Christian awfulness isn’t the one who posted this pic online; that server got fired for her troubles. As a former restaurant manager, I kinda-sorta understand why Applebee’s fired that server, but this whole deal also points out that the old business models and management notions are a bit behind the curve, what with things like social media about. The firestormDown the rabbit hole….

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Sheila O’Malley, a blogger whose insight I aspire to reaching maybe ten percent one day, posted the following to Facebook earlier, and she gave me permission to reproduce it here. I came home from the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert last night (out at Nassau Coliseum) and it was about 1 in the morning when I got home. It’s been a bit of a blue time for me personally, and then of course the tragedy in Connecticut has just been devastating for all of us. A horrible week. It was fun to go out and see this ridiculous over-the-top show, andDown the rabbit hole….

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I was nothing the 70th anniversary of Casablanca, but I didn’t even realize until a friend tweeted it that today is also the 90th anniversary of the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamun of ancient Egypt, by archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. To this day it is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. When I was in kindergarten — I was five years old — my family went to see the Treasures of King Tut when they were displayed at a museum in Chicago. This was in 1977, according to Google. Now, I don’t remember a wholeDown the rabbit hole….

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Well how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while ‘neath the warm summer sun? I’ve been walking all day, and I’m nearly done! I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you joined the great fallen in 1916. I hope you died well, And I hope you died clean, Oh Willy McBride, was is it slow and obscene? Did they beat the drums slowly? Did they play the fife lowly? Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down? Did theDown the rabbit hole….

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[politics below the break] Thank you for your application for the position of President of the United States. We looked over your references and materials, and we regret to inform you that we have opted to retain the services of the current holder of that position. We wish you luck in your future endeavors. Sincerely, -The American People PS: You’re kind of a douche. PPS: Tell your running mate that you’re supposed to read Ayn Rand as a kid, go through a brief delusional phase, and then get over it. PPPS: Really, dude. Kind of a douche. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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This is a repost, but it always bears repeating! Hey folks, I’ve mentioned this before on some previous Halloween’s, but I think it bears repeating. I write from my experience as a one-time employee of one of our nation’s many fine pizza-serving and delivering establishments. Basically, tonight’s Halloween, so you might consider refraining from ordering a pizza for delivery this evening. Why? For one thing, since there are tons of kids about on the streets, with many of those dressed in dark clothing, many pizza delivery places will be quoting abnormally long delivery times, both because business might be upDown the rabbit hole….