9 December 2008

Congratulations, Governor!

A quick shout-out to the (likely former) Illinois Tool-in-Chief, Rod Blagojevich, on his recent arrest: Congratulations! You earned it.

Update: Tomorrow’s G-Rod’s birthday. Looks like he’s getting what he asked for.

Update 2: Looks like Valerie Jarrett would’ve been our next Senator, but Obama wouldn’t bribe G-Rod.

8 December 2008

I am a simple man with simple needs

It’s nearing Christmas. Usually, there’s nothing in particular I want for this annual celebration of covetousness. This year, there are a few things that come to mind:

Notice a pattern? (No!) If you want to go crazy expensive, I suppose you could always pick up a Drobo or Drobo Share or both, plus some 1TB hard drives. But whatever. You’re probably better off giving the money to your local food depository, and I’ll probably be happier if you do. They need it.

Update: You could also get me a Wii—or an Atari 2600!

This is the archive for commonplace book entries that I published in December 2008.