Kind of an Esoteric Guy

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  • We gotta install microwave ovens, Custom kitchen deliveries

    Any readers watching The World Series of Pop Culture? We got sucked in last year when team “El Chupacabra” (aka Chipathingy) worked their way into the finals and won the grand prize of $250,000— by answering trivia questions. Trivia questions like: On “The Brady Bunch” which Brady sibling had a favorite doll named Kitty Carryall?…

  • I think of all the education that I missed. But then my homework was never quite like this.

    Another weekend, another post!!! woo-HOO!!! The Dude is on a roll! To quote Robin Williams from Good Morning Vietnam: “It’s damn hot! I saw… It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames.” It’s fun living in a climate that has temperature ranges usually associated with deserts, without the dry…

  • Did you think I wouldn't recognize this compromise

    Happy weekend, faithful readers! The Dude has been out with his family enjoying the lovely weather, and hopes that you have been as well! Down to business. The Dude has been trying not to launch into a screed about how terrible what passes for journalism in the United States really is, but some days it’s…

  • In which The Dude took a month (ok, two) off from blogging

    Hello, faithful readers, time for another exciting installment of Kind of an Esoteric Guy! When we last left our hero, the fearsome Green Wave had arrived, summoning the Neighbors-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named from the far reaches of non-Euclidean space-time (or the southwestern U.S., whichever is closer). No further updates on that front, but keep your fingers crossed… the…

  • War is all around us, my mind says prepare 2 fight

    The Green Wave is here and all the lawns in the area are perking up, which means that most hellish of tasks, yard work, is upon us in full. Some of our neighbors are already mowing. These are the days when The Dude wishes that he could just pave over the whole damn thing and…

  • Denny Crane.

    You just have to give lawyers some props on occasion.

  • Some of them want to use you, some of them want to get used by you

    On this rainy day, The Dude thought that he’d share some of the (less geeky) software he finds useful for those of his readers who use OS X (and you know who you are). First off, there is NetNewsWire (the Lite version is free), a RSS news reader. What is a RSS newsnreader? Well, you…

  • Everyone's a superhero, everyone's a Captain Kirk

    The Dude was having a conversation with his co-workers about one of those most controversial of geek topics: Kirk, Picard, or other (and you won’t be able to convince anyone to expand that list either). Upon completion of that most heated discussion (and don’t ask where The Dude stands on that argument), the conversation moved…

  • Sooner or later you'll get your second wind

    Aye— Happy St. Paddy’s day! The Dude did a quick google search, and here’s one for you: May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, The foresight to know where you are going, And the insight to know when you have gone too far. The Dude is trying out a new blog editor…

  • Famous friends!!!

    While The Dude was watching a little TV last night, he saw this commercial, which stars a friend of his. How cool is that?