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The Ant King

by Al
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Like most middle-class men living in the suburbs, I grill on occasion. Nothing fancy. Mostly burgers and sausages with the occasional chicken breast thrown in for a little variety. The grill is across the driveway, and I prep most of the stuff in the kitchen before walking out to grill, but it takes a number of trips back and forth to get everything set up. Back in 2024, I decided I needed a table to keep by the grill to make things easier. I would allow me to bring everything out when I started cooking and return it all when I was finished. It also gave me a bit of workspace in case I had to prep anything. I searched …

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English vs English – Round 1

by Al
written by Al

British English and American English have a lot in common, but there are some words that are surprisingly very different. I was thinking about that today and decided to have a bit of a competition between some commonly used words that are different in the two languages. Round 1 Cookies vs Biscuits In the USA, we call them ‘cookies’ while in England, they’re called ‘biscuits.’ The word ‘Cookie’ came from a Dutch word ‘koekje’, which means ‘little cakes’, and was first used in New York at the time it was a Dutch colony called New Netherland. Around 1703 the word became Americanized and morphed into the word ‘cookie’ which quickly caught hold and became a catch-all for any type of …

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The Danny Thomas Show – Tonoose Needs Glasses

by Al
written by Al

just watched an episode of the TV show, ‘The Danny Thomas Show’. It’s a late-season 10 episode, and the show is nearing the end of its run, with season 11 being the final season. You can tell that all the major players are burnt out and ready to move on. Danny Thomas and Marjorie Lord have checked out and, to minimize their involvement in the show, are said to be touring Europe. While a couple of the episodes feature the two of them, most of the episodes in Season 10 begin with them receiving either a letter or a phone call from a family member, which they read as an introduction to a problem occurring at home. From there, it …

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Guilty Pleasure – Snake Videos

by Al
written by Al

There are two things I try to avoid as much as possible since I find them extremely addictive. One is video games. Once I start playing a video game, I’m hooked. I’ll play all day long, day after day, trying to reach the next level, working towards the ultimate goal of defeating the final boss. Since I’m not a particularly good player, this can take weeks, if not months. As enjoyable and as tempting as it is, I’ve avoided going down that rabbit hole by just not playing the games. I have a large collection of games I’ve acquired over the years, and maybe someday, when I’m extremely old and have nothing else going on in my life, I’ll break …

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The Big Arch Hype

by Al
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The last few weeks, it seems like every where I go on the Internet I’m being assaulted with reviews of the new McDonald’s Big Arch. In case you’ve somehow missed all the hype, the Big Arch is a double burger topped with three cheese slices, lettuce, onions, pickles and Big Arch sauce, which the marketing department describes as ‘tangy, creamy, with the perfect balance of mustard, pickle and sweet tomato flavors.’ Depending where you live the Big Arch will cost you anywhere from $7.46 to $12.99. The even bigger price is the number of calories it contains, which comes in at a whopping 1020. I’ve posted an article in the past about how much I hate McDonald’s. Their food is …

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When Good Toilet Seats Go Bad

by Al
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My family says I’m cheap. I like to think of myself as frugal. It’s not that I won’t spend money or always go for the cheapest deal. It’s just that I won’t spend money on something that I don’t perceive as worth it. I’ll buy the top of the line if it gives me something that other products don’t but I won’t spend money needlessly for status or prestige. Sometimes that gets me into trouble. The other day our toilet seat broke. One of the hinges on the back snapped off. (Perhaps we should consider diets.) Anyway, it was time to replace it so I looked at the seats that were available at The Home Depot. Thirty dollars for a …

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And the Answer is… Ken Jennings

by Al
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I was never a big fan of Ken Jennings. He always seemed a bit arrogant and to top it off, had that Howdy Doody look going against him. When they announced him as the potential successor for Alex Trebek I cringed. Jennings? How could you even consider him? Turns out I was wrong. Jennings has turned out to be perfect in the role. He knows the game, has the proper credentials and seems really comfortable hosting the show. The producers shouldn’t look any further, they s should stop looking and make Jennings the full time host.

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Always Check Your Text Messages

by Al
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I spoke with a friend today who was excited because his daughter gave birth to a beautiful little girl this past week. After the conversation, he sent me a text with pictures of his granddaughter and a picture of his his daughter Jenna as a baby so I could see the resemblance between the two.  My reply to his text was the following: “Amazing how alert your granddaughter is. Jenna looked a bit chunkier as a baby but she’s beautiful now.” Luckily, I checked the message before sending it because the auto-correct had the corrected the sentence to this: “Amazing how alert your granddaughter is. Jenna looked a bit chunkier as a baby but she’s beautiful nude.” Oops. He would …

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