I got an extension on filing my tax return. Or, that is, I applied for one. I assume it’ll be granted and I won’t have to think about it until October. I owed, and I paid what I think I owed. I also got (APPLIED FOR) an extension on a stupid mix-up involving the IRS […]
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Old Dogs and New Tricks
“Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes It could turn out that Holmes was even more brilliant than we thought. The next big thing in brain health may be, yep, video games. Coming soon after the research showing that video games may […]
America the Beautiful
And now for the second only-slightly-used post of the weekend. Really, these babies aren’t even used. They were owned by a 96 year-old grandmother who only read them once or twice a month to make sure the allusions weren’t creaky. Here goes: — I’ve been dealing with/reading comments by non-Americans a lot lately. This is […]
Warning!
Ok, everyone’s used to all the idiotic warning labels on everyday objects. Stuff like, “M & M’s are not to be injected subcutaneously.†And we all wonder whether any given label was inspired by a lawsuit, or was just preventative planning by the in-house lawyers. At least, I wonder. Sometimes. So I won’t talk about […]
Oh silky substance!
Thanks to my friend Karen for pointing me to her favorite blog. Of sorts. It’s Amazon’s ongoing ecstatic reviews of Tuscan Whole Milk.Â
Best Headline
Wonkette (link on the right of the main page), points us to the funniest headline this year: Swiss Accidentally Invade Liechtenstein.
Bless you.
Thanks to Booklust.
Usability Rocks!
This is a call out to those hard-working people who asked me to give them a call out today. P.S. I bet you’ve changed your mind about whether or not this blog is funny.
Happy Anniversary! Wow. Everything's Different.
So March has arrived. Or, almost. It’s been about a year since weekly rob first came crawling into the world with a post called, “Ports!” A year’s gone by, and I’m sick of dot mac (my old hosting site), and sick of iWeb (my old blogging software), so I’m starting from scratch. I think that […]
Hello world!
Coming in March, this page will be the new home for weeklyrob. Get excited!