Mail bag (part V): Seesaws vs. teeter-totters

"See-saw" seems to be an eastern term based on my survey of two people from the midwest and far west who call them "teeter-totters." In kindergarten I jumped off the teeter-totter when my end was on the ground. The other rider plunged, the teacher scolded me, and now I think teeter-totters are scary.

What do you call these simple machines: t-totters or s-saws? Why "see-saw?" What's that all about? "I see; you saw???" Do you think that "teeter-totter" sounds kind of wussy?

Stupid google trick: Math

Just type in the math problem and hit enter. Ok, I didn't believe it at first. Could google really do math? I just had to try it out.

3 + 2 = 5

(3 + 2) * 9 = 45

Well that's nice. But how about the harder stuff.....

((8^2) + 6) / sqrt(100) = 7

Hey, Hey! Not bad.

Think about it (part V)

Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals. (G.K. Chesterton)

Site we like: Hburgnews

Yup, I like hburgnews.com Mainly because so many of our readers come from there. But also because I sometimes learn something useful...... like which roads to avoid because of ice.

You can do lots of things with Hburgnews. For instance you can..., no, but that is a post all to it's self. I feel inspiration for a new series. Stupid hburgnews tricks!

Hispanics aren't stupid...

Just thought you should know. What do you think?

Bacon Explosion!

I feel my arteries slamming shut just hearing the title.

Anyone want to make me one of these?

Decision making

Einy meeny miny moe...

One potato, two potato, three potato......

Bubble gum, bubble gum, in a dish..

What do you do to make decisions?

I like me

Do you?

Too much just ain't enough!

We want way too much! Remember, thought provoking questions and topics are always welcome.

Gosh, who am I foolin'? All questions and topics are welcome. What's on your mind?

updatedwaytoomuch@gmail.com

I like carrots

What vegetables do you like?

Local blog of the week: Part Time Gamer

Golly, a whole blog devoted to video games. What's the latest on Atari? Just kidding.....

It appears to be run by two guys, Brian and Justin, and while the title suggests they are gamers only part time, I don't believe it. From the looks of the blog they do games full time, how else could they come up with so much to say about video games? Oh, BINGO! Maybe they use our very first stupid google trick and search video game related words to find things to post about.

Looks like things have come a long way since Pac-man and Space Invaders. Gone are the days of a poorly defined pie graph munching trix and mutated jelly fish attacking a chess pawn. No, now you can be a rifle toting white guy shooting diseased Africans. Much more thrilling!

So if you want to know what's new in the game world Parttimegamer.blogspot.com is the place to go.

Site we like: Massanutten Regional Library

Forget wasting a trip downtown just to find the library doesn't have the book you want. Check online before you guzzle that gas. Hey, and if you like to avoid the downtown riffraff you can use one of the other locations. There's even a branch in Bergton.

Have you been to a library lately?

Mail bag (part IV)

Are you wearing socks with holes in them? When I was a kid, my mom used to sew the holes up, but it left a weird seam over my toes. Ugh!!! Now when I have holes in my socks, I kind of bunch the material together (usually between my big toe and second toe) and stuff my foot into a shoe. After the hole covers two toes, I turn them into dust cloths. Do you think I'm lazy? What do you do with your holey socks?

Fact Checking

Do as I say, not as I do...What do you think about facts? Do you like them?

Great stuff

Great Stuff is really great stuff. Kind of like caulk but much more fun to use. Where have you used Great Stuff?

Toe to toe: Dogs vs kids

Dogs keep you up at night, puke on the carpet, eat thing found laying in the yard, leave muddy footprints on your newly mopped floor and don't let you know they need a potty break until it's too late.

Kids, well, same goes for them.

Dogs reward you with sloppy kisses and an excuses to go to the park and play catch.

Kids do the same with the added bonus of unrecognizable paintings to hang on you refrigerator.

Winner: If you think it's even comparable you obviously don't have kids.

Things I think about

Why aren't computer keyboards in alphabetical order?

Best invention. EVER!

The spork.

How can you not love the spork. It's like an American icon. What's more American than a plastic wrapped Taco Bell fork? Nothing. That's what. Only problem is they don't last very long. So what is more American that solving a problem? Nothing! And that's just what has happened. Behold..... a titanium spork!

Think about it (part IV)

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but mockery is not.”
(Confucitarian)

Pie vs. Cake

Cake, because of the icing. What say you?

Coffee

Do you buy yours already ground or do you grind your own?

What do you do?

When you just can't think of something to write?

Stupid google trick: " "

When doing a google search, if you put your search words in quotation marks google will pull up results in which contain those words exactly as you typed them, in the exact order you typed them, with nothing between them.

Football vs. Basketball

Football: Oddly shaped ball that people throw and kick.
Basketball: Round ball that people throw.

Winner: Football.

Think about it (part III)

The high cost of living isn't so bad if you don't have to pay for it.
(Don Marquis)

What do you do with your junk mail

Are you one of those clever people who stuff the whole mess back in the return envelope and mail it back? Do you just trash them? recycle?

Music in my ears

Eminem's back!

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo

You can do anything you set your mind to, man
Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

Toe to toe: markers vs crayons

Ooooo, this is a toughie!

My first thought is to declare markers the winner. These puppies are a joy to color with, and are energy efficient as well. You don't have to expend any extra energy to get add nice vivid colors to your artwork. They glide over the paper so nice like a slug on an oil slick. Goodbye hand cramps. But......

Crayons are just so darn versatile and they come in a wider selection of colors. You can color lightly or darkly, you can make leaf rubbings, you can press real hard and make a picture and then cover the picture in black paint and make some super neat things to hand on the fridge. You can even make your own multicolored carbon paper. And they melt. Yup, crayons are really cool.

Winner: Crayons.... unless the markers are scented, then it's a toss up

Homework excuses

I made a paper plane out of it and it got hijacked.

I left it in a hymn book in the choir loft, having used it to mark my solo.

I didn't do my homework because I hurt my hand playing with Wii.

What excuses have you used?

Bill Gates drives home...

... in a 2008 Ford Focus. What do you drive home in?

I've been thinking

What about you? What do you think about? Thoughts? What do you think about thinking?

Every 14 days

Every 14 days two weeks have gone past. The really interesting thing is that every 14 days it is the same day as when you started counting. See watch this:

0. Wednesday
1.Thursday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4.Sunday
5.Monday
6.Tuesday
7. Wednesday
8. Thursday
9. Friday
10. Saturday
11. Sunday
12. Monday
13.Tuesday
14. Wednesday

You can start with any day you want. It always works.

Mail bag (part III)

Do all the announcers on the NPR talk shows sound the same to you? Can you remember the names of these announcers, or are they all named "Tom?"

sites we like: Failblog

I visit Failblog.org every day. Sometimes multiple times. It makes me feel smart.

Great idea

First clothing maker to do this will be rolling it moola. Make adult sized onsies. What do you think? Would you wear them or buy them for your plumber?

Choice: Blueberries

When you buy frozen blueberries do you thaw them before eating or just pop the frosty orbs in cold?

Think about it (part II)

"I think I screwed up." (President Barack Obama)

Check your tires

Driving on tires with inadequate tread is not only illegal, it's also dangerous. Check out this site that offers great advice about how to check your tread depth using a penny and a quarter. It even has pictures

Choice: Speak up or not

What would you do if you noticed someone's wardrobe was about to malfunction or in the process of malfunctioning? Do you speak up and let them know or look away and say nothing?

Stupid google trick: spelling

Google is great to use when you don't know how to spell a word. Just type your best guess and Google reads you mind and says "Did you mean-----?" Gets it right almost every time.

thousand...million...billion...trillion

Don't ya just a hate it when no one call 'ready' when playing hide and seek and you're it?

Toe to toe: bar soap vs liquid body wash

There's something nice and solid about good old fashioned bar soap. It always leaves behind a clean fresh scent. And this stuff is cheap too. And lasts forever, unless you accidently leave it behind in a tub full of water.

I like the variety of scents the liquid wash comes in. I turns the every day, same ol' same ol' shower into a tropical experience. I can just hear the ukulele lazily strumming in the background while the scent of coconut and orchids envelopes me.

Winner: Your coworkers.

One thing is not suffering in this economy

And that is my ability to think of something to post nearly every hour. Do you think I post often enough? Not enough? Too much?

Time to upgrade?

Updatedwaytoomuch is an even bigger success that I imagined it would be. I'm thinking of moving to wordpress. It seems to have some features that blogspot just doesn't have. Which service do you like best?

Eyebrows

My eyebrows are not perfectly symmetrical. I think the one on the left side of the mirror arches slightly more and the one on the right is a little fuller. Tell me about your eyebrows. Do you tweeze or wax?

What do you call it?

'Soda', 'pop', 'cola', 'soft drink' or 'coke'? Or do you call it something else?

I wonder...

How was the toothpick invented? Thoughts? Feel free to comment and tell me your experience with toothpicks.

Mail bag (part II)

Do you make hot cocoa from a recipe, buy it in a box, or do you drink tea?

Oh, sweet cocoa! Those seemingly water proof packets filled with chocolaty sugary powdery just waiting to be lovingly stirred into steaming hot water. Be still my heart. And to think that it can get even better. Yup, marshmallows. sigh Those little rock hard balls of floating goodness melting into the inky depths of heaven in a mug. Take me away!

Favorite punctuation mark?

What's your favorite punctuation mark? The period? The semicolon? The comma? Exclamation point?

Do you think you can guess which punctuation mark is my favorite? How much would you be willing to bet? Do I use this punctuation mark enough?

Site we like: hbblogs.com

Most likely if you are reading this right now you got here from hbblogs.com and already know what a phantasmagorical(that's the word of the day) place it is. It's like no other place on the planet. It's got everything, including this blog. If you want to know what's going on in Harrisonburg and the surrounding area that's the place to go.

Can you use phantasmagorical in a sentence?