http://jtgrimes.com/blog Because mama said there'd be days like this Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:05:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thought for the day:  Every driver here is an Asian driver.  That can't be good. Our package included a free bus tour of Singapore.  It was actually nice to be able to get a general overview of the city before we had to try to figure out what to ... http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/east-asia-trip-day-1/ (Only a nerd would have day 0 of a trip.  So -- nothing unexpected here.) Day Zero is the travel day.  Singapore airlines is going to take us from San Francisco to Singapore in around 20 hours with an hour long stop in Korea. I had ... http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/east-asia-trip-day-0/ It's election day, and I just got called for my first push poll ever! It was for Prop 88 (a $50 parcel tax with the money directed to schools) and was against. What they did was ask "do you remember hearing the following statements associated with the Prop ... http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/my-first-push-poll/ So... I flew to Portland yesterday.  Lovely city.  Nice airport. I almost fell out of my seat laughing when we were told to turn off all electronic equipment and cell phones as they might interfere with the navigational equipment of the plane.  I can't carry toothpaste on the flight with me because ... http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/cell-phones-and-toothpaste/ From Luke Burbank on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me (7/30/06) "I want to be someone who's so creative and interesting that I just have to blog it out, but there's so much poker on TV..." http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/my-problem-in-a-nutshell/ Another domain added to my collection: livingsnot.com http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/collectibles/ "I'm not a control freak.  I'm a control enthusiast." http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/phrase-of-the-day/ Some people collect thimbles, some collect shot glasses. I've decided to start collecting domain names. www.demonicdepression.com www.shipsheepcheap.com www.runningdogcapitalist.com http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/collections/ is to accept that my bathroom is out of my control http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/the-first-step/ So I watched (parts of) the AFC and NFC championship games yesterday. I managed to catch the beginnings of both, and as the commentators paused for the national anthem, we got to hear the PA announcer speaking to the crowd. At both games, the announcers asked people to ... http://jtgrimes.com/blog/page/please-rise/