Missed Connections

I was exploring craigslist today and found a disturbing and highly entertaining little section under the personals entitled missed connections.

Found within is a whole trainload of crazy. This delusion gone too far generally begins with the poster seeing the "victim" somewhere out in public . The victim may unwittingly return a smile, brush against an elbow, exchange a glance, say hello, or nothing at all.

This then triggers a fantasy in the poster's mind whereby they dream up a relationship, marriage, sex, or child with the "victim". Here is a sample:

Hendersonville Rd - Thursday - m4m - 45 (Skyland)
You were driving a Suburban south on Hendersonville Rd between 145 and 2 pm in the left lane just past Applebees. I was in the right lane, and you turned and gave me a big head nod and a great smile just as you passed me. You are VERY good-looking...tell me what your license plate number is so I'll know it's you.

I want to create a email macro that automatically responds to all of these postings with an email that simply states: THAT WAS ME!!! Then I can check my inbox every morning for a new batch of funny.

WHAT THE FUCK!!

I have now been made to feel officially old as fuck. Maybe this is a sign from the heavens that it is time to delete the myspace page?

Did anyone watching the debates notice

John McCain at the end of each of his talking segments would get a "I just kicked some ass" look on his face, then drop the microphone from his upper hand to the lower hand, grab it, and then spin around. It made me laugh my ass off.

What

Do booty dancing girls and my mortgage payments have in common? Just asking.

It made me laugh

Big Commitment - Bike!

I've been talking and thinking about getting a commuter bike for work and going downtown ever since I moved into my house that is 2.6miles from work (which is downtown). So today I kept discussing the issue and looking up bike info and I am making the commitment. I have come up with 4 good reasons to do this.

Reason #1 - Saving resources and fuel costs. A round trip to work for me is about 6 miles. That's only about 1600 miles a year. Which in my car is about 60 gallons. Not a lot really. But, every little bit counts.

Reason #2 - I have felt a lot more run down and tired ever since I stopped going to the gym. Now I will get a daily cardio workout while I enjoy a breath of fresh air every morning/afternoon.

Reason #3 - I can enjoy the freedom and flexibility of going downtown without being tied to my car. No more DUI risk or life endangerment (of others). Take a cab is no prob. Coast home (downhill from downtown). No problem.

Reason #4 - Social enjoyment, Maybe I can join a bike gang or something. I allready have a handlebar mustache.

So, I did lots of research and I think this is the model that suites my needs. Bio Wheels has her in stock. She is light, sleek, good looking, and basically a rodbike with the commuting comfort of a flat bar and bigger seat. About to leave now to give it a test drive!

Skullet

By some good fortune I clicked the right things and wound up reading this article on wikipedia today.

A skullet is a variation of the mullet. A skullet is defined by a shaved or otherwise bald head with long hair on the sides and in the back. Though the style has existed for quite some time, it was first defined as such on the show 'SuperStar USA', a flop spoof on 'American Idol' that ran for only a single season on the WB. The show's host referred to a potential in the casting episodes (Richard Rowe, Orlando, Fl) as having same, thus coining the phrase. Prominent wearers of skullets include US actor Dennis Franz, wrestler Hulk Hogan and adult film star Ron Jeremy