the chef, the spider, the microwave, the boiling water. . .

May 1, 2005

And the freezer. The spider won.

The Brazilian Wandering Spider is thought by many to be the most dangerous in the world. Its preferred method of travel is via Air Bananas.

heading to Berkeley

bay bridge

A sunny afternoon, light traffic, a chocolate cake in the back seat.

fingerprint technology in the laundry room

The washing machine knows which person did the last load. It won’t work for the same person until someone else has a turn. Could the same technology be used on diapers?

country road songs

I don’t listen to a lot of country music, but the ride home from Berkeley gets tedious. Classic Country Road Songs got us all the way home, and we got to rock out to Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson, Promised Land by Elvis, Chicken Truck by John Anderson, and Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea.

pope’s piano blues

The Pope’s piano won’t fit through the portals of his new place. A solution will be found since the Pope relaxes by spending hours at the piano.

So does Condi.

crows, exploding toads. liver, and Hannibal Lecter

The latest theory on the Hamburg toads. Let’s toss those crows some fava beans and put out some chianti.

Chinese robot walks, talks, works

Coming soon to an electronics store near you, maybe. He knows how to protect himself and your family from harm too, and has his own cell phone.

I want one.

you’ve got mail

Out of the stack of movies from the library sale, there were only two I hadn’t seen, and tonight I watched You’ve Got Mail. Now I’ve seen all three of the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movies. Hard to say which I like better. I still think the trunks in Joe vs. the Volcano beat out all the actors.