I started up my mail program, walked away, and came back a moment later to see that it was downloading hundreds of bounced emails. What the frack?!?! I canceled the session and hopped over to my web email reader. There in my mailbox were hundreds more. I checked the headers and saw what I knew I would find. I was the unlucky recipient of a spammer’s use of " Email Spoofing" (also " Email Fraud"). ...
Here’s a funny comic strip I found recently. The main character resembles a grown up Calvin. He’s also a cyclist, as is the artist. Check out strip: Frazz Comic Enjoy.
Just went to my Yahoo home page and noticed this top news entry. Guess Yahoo news is still hackable.
I just viewed an awesome trailer for the new Japanese movie Casshern. From the photos and the trailer on the website this looks to be a mind blowing visual extravaganza. The movie is a live-action anime with a Matrix and Blade Runner feel to it. I wonder if it will make it to theatres here in the states? Update: meh, it’s so-so.
A little silliness for you. Acme Voodoo Doll Kit (tm) Acme Voodoo Doll (tm) (1 item) Print out your Acme Voodoo Doll Kit (tm). Then, locate a pair of sharp scissors. Oh, we like scissors… Now, cut out the Acme Voodoo Doll (tm) and the Acme Voodoo Pins (tm). If you cut yourself, save the blood in a little dixie cup for later. Grab one from the water cooler at work, but don’t let your fellow workers see you. Workers always get pissy when someone steals the cups and drips blood in them. Select the person that is the target of the ritual. This should be rather simple since we all have that “one” person that “deserves” a little special treatment. You know who I am talking about… that pesky neighbor, your girl/boy friend, that guy always hanging out near the water cooler, or your boss! Go ahead, write all the names down, we can handle them all. Got your victim? Good. Now write their name on the front of the Acme Voodoo Doll (tm). If you have some blood saved from earlier, use it! All the better to write their name and it looks cool. Now the fun part. Take one of the Acme Voodoo Pins (tm) in your left hand. Yes, the left hand, you know the wicked hand, the hand the nuns forced you not to write with since it was the devil’s… You get the idea. Place an image of the person in your mind. Begin thinking about all the bad things that person has done to you. Work up a good lather but don’t froth at the mouth. Ready? Raise your left hand high above your head. Feel the power of the pin and your curse about to be unleashed. Now bring your hand down to the doll and stick the Acme Voodoo Pin (tm) into the Acme Voodoo Doll (tm). Mash it in. Raise and stick again and again. Feel the energy? Feel the transfer of bad into the doll? Yes, it is good. If you hear a yelp down the hall or in the next cubicle… well, make sure nobody was watching or they might “pin” you to it. Feel better? Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the remaining Acme Voodoo Pins (tm). If you still haven’t worked it all out, dash to the copier to generate some more of those nice little Acme Voodoo Pins (tm). Ready to tackle your remaining foes? Go back to step 2 for each new victim. What joy! Our amazing Acme Voodoo Doll Kit (tm) can be used over and over and over… Thanks for being a good customer. ...
Autumn Dew I just updated my mom’s site with a whole new gallery of products. Some really beautiful stuff. Check out the Gallery section: Elk Fork Studios In addition, I cleaned up the look & feel of the site. The menu has been improved by using CSS instead of JavaScript. This speeded up loading considerably. Cheers!
Broken collarbone I broke my left clavicle (collar bone) at the Folsom Criterium in the Masters 35+ 1/2/3 race. Start of the last lap of my second race. Some idiot clips the bars of the guy next to him, sending the guy down, directly in front of me. Curb and fence on the left and pack on the right. I was able to just avoid him but had to run over his bike. Ejected at 28mph. ...
I have used the product Zanfel once before for a bad case of poison oak. You can read my previous article. But what is in Zanfel that makes it work? You can find the list of ingredients on the product packaging and also by searching the web. But, the specific active ingredient that does all the magic appears missing. The website notes that “U.S. and Foreign Patents Pending” so they probably don’t need to give away the secret just yet. ...
Some job titles just have a funny ring to them. For example, I would never be a “phlebotomist”. The name alone makes me giggle. I wouldn’t be able to hold a straight face any time I said it. Imagine being at a party (in screenplay format): Stranger So, what do you do? Me I’m a… well… a phlebotomist. Stranger Eh, a what? Me A phlebotomist. Stranger I see. Is that related to botany? Me No. It’s… Stranger Wait! Don’t tell me. A person that works with the throat? You know, because of phlem? Me No, not even close. It’s phlebotomist. p-h-l-e-B-o-t-o… Stranger Phleboto? Phleboto? Wait, I remember now… It was my trip to the tropics. Me Tropics? Stranger Yes. I remember now. Phleboto, phleboto… Phlebotomus! Yes, that’s it! Me No, that’s not… Stranger Yes, yes it is. Clear as day. Phlebotomus, man-biting sandflies! Nasty little buggers. Got me all over. Had me itching in places I normally wouldn’t talk about. Me Yes, well, I’m sorry to hear about that. Stranger Yeah, you’re a bug person! Wow, what a unique job. So, can you help me with the itching? I could show you the bites. Me Er, um, no.
I have been browsing through Alan Fletcher’s book The Art of Looking Sideways. It’s a wonderful book for distracting your mind and generating the creative juices. From the simple to the complex, the contents of each page inspire, amuse, or force you to ponder. I highly recommend this book. Quick search: Amazon.com