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Today, Lisa provided an encounter perfectly encapsulated for sharing. Now you too can experience what life with Lisa is really like. She arrives home, greets me and asks "What are you drinking?" A beer I reply. "What kind of beer?" she asks as she looks for herself and takes a swig. "Ooo I don't like that beer, don't buy that anymore." She returns to the kitchen table. "Where did you get these girl scout cookies from?" "From work" I reply. "Who did you buy them from?" she asks. "Are you an officer on the board of girl scout cookie inspection?" I ask. "I don't like Samoas, why did you buy Samoas?" "because I like them" I replied. "Ugh, these are terrible, don't buy these anymore" Before I can ask why she's eating cookies she doesn't like, she drops the box on to the ground, spilling 4 onto the floor. I manage to stop her before she can stuff the dirty cookies back into the box. Your mileage may vary.

With the U.S. becoming more socialist every day, I thought it was a good time to review the various types of governments similar to socialism, which seem to be used interchangeably in the news. Those being: communism, fascism and totalitarianism. All 4 have the goal of levelling any class distinctions in favor of communal harmony, vs. the capitalist idea of each individual being able to attain whatever class level they are willing to work for. Buying a house you can't afford and then expecting the government to pay your mortgage is unquestionably socialism, which means we are making the change and should know the differences. I found a great summary of the differences, and then the ultimate simple comparison. Educate yourself and embrace change!

A botched change to my facebook profile turned into a short-lived social experiment. By claiming Lisa and I had ended our marriage, I ignited a fire of confusion and concern, all despite any confirmation other than a facebook notice. I was shocked to discover how much weight a social networking tool carries with my friends, and especially with Lisa who was more than slightly miffed about the change. Only after I re-married her on Facebook was she able to enjoy the humor.

It's been almost a year now since I finally got my Wallypower 118 and despite my best efforts, I've yet to find a proper theme song to play when piloting it around the caribbean. My wait is finally over thanks to Saturday Night Live and the "I'm on a boat" short. It's the perfect choice to make the various locals I encounter hate me even more.

Stavos somehow managed to convince our wives to attend the Star Trek Exhibition at the Detroit Science Center for vagina day. While it initially seemed like a dream come true, 5 minutes into the exhibit we were quickly shown what a huge mistake it was. We ranked the visit at only 10% of the Las Vegas Experience we had come to use as the ultimate ranking for Star Trek themed exhibits. Even a few songs in Rock Band afterwards were unable to lift our crushed nerd spirits.

I'm sure you've seen it, it's like a photo of a spider bite gone wrong. You're curiosity overpowers your disgust and you simply can't look away. I'm talking, of course, about the most annoying internet ad banner ever created. Apparently it gets a lot of clicks, as just about every news site I visit has it in the rotation. My personal curiosity ended after the first view, and now I'm left wondering why it is people have such a strong urge to click on two of the nastiest midsection photos I've ever seen. The plus side for me is I lose my appetite every time I see it, so even though I'm not supporting them financially, it is helping to shrink my midsection.

With record high temperatures for February during the last few days, a cold front was bound to stir up some air, and this morning it finally broke the 2005 wind record. Mind you, my weather station is the only true source of weather records in the metro detroit area, so this is a truly historical event. The last record was set when the original morlock inhabited my basement, I was deep into EVE online, and the economy still showed signs of life.

Max Recorded Wind:

34.9 MPH, 308° at 01:21 on 12 February

Looks like True Achievements found a way to more accurately rate an Xbox 360 gamers talent. Instead of taking the face value of an achievement, they determine how common a specific achievement is among all players who ranked in the game and reassign the points accordingly. This can only spell doom for my climbing Xbox 360 gamer score, which is clearly not based on skill. He cites the classic 5 minute Avatar achievements in the about us page which already has me nervous. I feel better after seeing a link to 1milliongamerscore.com in the profile of the top ranked gamer on that site. I now have proof someone more obsessed than I'll ever be exists, and knowing I'll never catch them helps ease the defeat.

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