Author Archives: patrickrhett

We have rats in the attic. Scampering, skittering rats. We bought a trap today, used peanut butter as bait, caught 2 of them and set them free far from home. There are more. I still hear the tiny feet. The … Continue reading →

The last 8 search terms which brought someone to my site, not including variations of “atomon”: “sparkler burnt my thumb” “mosquito sound” “rumspringa pictures” “cock and bull story” “rumspringa pictures” “camel non filters” “how to disassemble a couch” “RUMSPRINGA pictures” … Continue reading →

In view of this news item, which tells us of a woman awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit because someone said mean things about her on the internet, I’d like to offer the following completely true facts about people … Continue reading →

I’ve been deluged with comment spam all of the sudden, so now when you make a commment I’ll have to approve it. Once I’ve approved your first comment any future comments by you should automatically be approved. So go ahead, … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago I couldn’t open Firefox. I gritted my teeth, pulled up IE, kept unsuccesfully trying to browse with nonexistent IE tabs, and eventually found what I thought was the problem. There had just been a Firefox … Continue reading →

Bad: It’s fiscal year end, work is crazy, and I might have to go in this weekend. Good: It’s Friday and the weather is finally getting cooler. Tonight’s Drink: Micheladas on the carport. Bring a chair.

32. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story A movie that attempts to capture an unreadable mess of a book turns out to be an (almost) unwatchable mess of a movie. It’s a shame, the preview made it look hilarious, … Continue reading →

Well, if you win. Engadget is giving away a bunch of stuff I wouldn’t buy for myself, but wouldn’t mind having – and all you have to do is leave a comment on the post. Stuff like an Xbox 360, … Continue reading →

31. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve been busy. We’ve had 3 Netflix movies sitting by the television since July, and last night decided to finally watch one of them. I wasn’t so sure about … Continue reading →

30. Hollywoodland Saw this earlier at the Drafthouse on a work offsite. Adrien Brody and Diane Lane were great, as I expected them to be, and Affleck was really good, which I didn’t expect him to be. Not a great … Continue reading →