The Pipeline of Useless Information

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12717939570835153852009-10-16T20:37:03.551-05:00The Pipeline of Useless Information<i>It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.</i> - Oscar WildeKujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-16369447146698816562009-07-10T17:27:00.001-05:002009-10-11T17:32:26.575-05:00And away we go!

It's that time of year again. I'm counting down the hours until my 2nd track day on Monday, July 13, this time at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. I've graciously received a vacation day to do something utterly stupid. Mostly Naked once told me that I would be incredibly wired before track day, and there would be multiple bathroom trips and no sleep. He's also Mostly Right. I didn't have any of

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-45841623240393690262009-07-07T13:11:00.001-05:002009-07-07T13:25:49.438-05:00Freud is Choking on His Big, Fat Hog

Brother only seems to have road rage when there's a car in his way. A few weekends ago, when we were on our way to watch vintage motorcycle races at Road America, a pokey driver finally moved over to the right lane when he was good and ready and my brother grumbled, "Fat lop of....look at him! Smokin' a big, fat hog!" Having not looked up from book two of the Twilight obsession, I burst into

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-8311410486036591452009-06-08T17:14:00.005-05:002009-06-08T19:40:07.874-05:00Witness to the Incredulous

I hate grocery shopping. Hate it hate it hate it. I just posted up in Facebook that I hate grocery shopping so much, I've been using my brother's toothpaste for the past week. I had finally given up the fight and went today, because I was out of lemons.* * *Less than quick story...weird but true. Last March, after returning to Chicago from Tampa with Trish and her family, we are all trussed up in

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-26348262922720346582009-06-02T08:43:00.000-05:002009-06-02T08:44:01.128-05:00I'm bored

....be patient until I get everything in here up to snuff.

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-5575380255271486662009-05-30T09:59:00.005-05:002009-05-31T21:53:20.274-05:00What I've learned from M*A*S*H

I remember (ever so vaguely) when I was a kid hearing the now familiar strains of the wordless version of "Suicide Is Painless." I'd be trotting upstairs to bed or whatever and hear my dad downstairs tuning into a show that I knew was about war, but never realized was a comedy. Until about 10 years ago when they started showing episodes on the Hallmark Channel in threes or fours after 10pm. Then,

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-84268069781876541092009-05-27T19:55:00.000-05:002009-05-27T19:53:15.861-05:00"America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation." -- Dr. Laurence J. Peter

Trish got me started again...Creative Taxation I'd Like To See In the World:I'm a fan of air quotes, but I'd like to tax the inefficient use of them.I'd like to tax people who pay for commercials and billboard advertisements but don't proofread them first (btw, Love, it's "voila"...there's an accent on it too, I think, but I'm too lazy to try to figure out how to Hyper-text Markup Language it).

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-46936445679284442652009-05-16T23:10:00.000-05:002009-05-16T23:10:32.555-05:00Reintarnation

I don't use the bathroom much at work. It's not that it's skanky or anything, I just kinda don't stop to go. Get it? So on the rare day when I have one too many Dr. Peppers or the lunch went in sideways, I'm in there, staring at the little radiator thingy on the wall near the floor and I take stock of the frequent inhabitants, i.e. spiders. I don't know what the deal is. We aren't surrounded by

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-45603927105779684822009-05-11T18:37:00.003-05:002009-05-11T19:12:32.664-05:00NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!

My mom was the only one of my MILLIONS of readers (read: two) who braved up and sent me answers to the questions I posted up a while back.1. What is the one thing you would have done differently as a mom?Had I been more mature and well-adjusted, less neurotic and unaware of my own dysfunction, I would have given my children much more of my attention. I would have realized that they grow up way

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-34281236949792896632009-05-10T14:58:00.002-05:002009-05-10T15:08:48.179-05:00Momma's Day

I love my Momma. She is my best friend, my mentor, my comic relief, my nurse, my conscience, my rock, my hero. Momma, I hope that your special day is exceptional. Though we live far apart, you are never more than a thought away. :)

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-39085398660704592602009-05-08T21:07:00.004-05:002009-05-09T05:53:25.747-05:00Vern, My Muse

I've struck up an entertaining back and forth with one of our customers based in Fort Collins, Co. Sometimes people don't realize what spark they light in the cockles of my brain. My friend on the West Sigh-eed brightens my day with his friendly, pointy wit and the odd pop-culture speak we share. Recently we were sending emails with Latin phrases in the subject line, until he actually pieced one

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-45073702426845389072009-04-16T14:43:00.003-05:002009-04-16T14:55:57.908-05:00Momma Said Knock You Out

I'm hard at work behind the scenes trying to catch up on blog posts (I have about 6 in the works going back to February). Hopefully, this might hold you over until the dam holding back the Rio de Useless Info breaks (where IS the damn dam bathroom?).Mother's Day will be here before you know it. I was just in, uh, the Library, reading and I'm shamelessly stealing this idea from my current issue of

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-42932960125074890392009-04-03T14:21:00.007-05:002009-04-03T14:41:02.716-05:00Palm Coast Art! Good stuff!

My Very Creative Mother Just Creates The Best Stuff.That's a fairly useful mnemonic for remembering the nine planets. If they were Mercury, Venus, Cearth, Mars, Jupiter, Caturn, Turanus, Beptune, and Sluto. And if Pluto was still considered a planet.Anyway, my mom creates some incredible things with the brain cells she was fortunate enough to retain after raising my brother and I...and letting us

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-76976703510007218182009-03-30T10:15:00.002-05:002009-03-30T10:16:53.389-05:00My Kind of Crack

I just wanted to announce to the world that I just looked through a bunch of Partylite stuff and felt completely and utterly compelled to buy...NOTHING.I think I've grown financially. :)

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-61243815558547055222009-03-26T11:35:00.003-05:002009-03-26T11:40:26.499-05:00O.o.O. (Out of Order)

Good Lord, I'm so sorry to disappoint all two of you out there who read this regularly. I've got a number of posts started, but not completed. I was hoping to get to them while on vacation in Florida, but vacationing with My Dear Trish, her husband and two small boys? Well, silence is a RARE commodity, and I need a measure of it to be able to write something that looks like I contributed my

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-3782245358718312252009-03-18T19:21:00.002-05:002009-03-18T19:28:26.138-05:00She Who Must Be Obeyed

Happy Birthday Momma.You have taught me many things. The most important advice that you ever gave me is be who you are and let no one change that. I hope this day was a lovely one indeed, and I wish you a buttload more to come. :D

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-3593180610259461052009-03-13T20:05:00.003-05:002009-03-13T20:16:10.672-05:00She Was Sesquipedalian...A Lot

About a month ago, a bunch of us riders made the 20 minute trip to Menomonie to listen to Turd's band. A carload or two of us met up at a fellow rider's house for pre-gig snacks and conversation. Brother, Anya and I rode up with E and his girlfriend, whom I believe E called "Killer" at one point. Killer is a sweet, very pretty young lady who cracks me up at how unfiltered she is. She isn't rude,

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-82417291662622478652009-03-05T21:43:00.002-06:002009-03-05T21:45:02.758-06:00Artificial Albums #2 & #3

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-49072417426800878642009-03-05T09:05:00.009-06:002009-03-05T15:07:14.706-06:00Psychic Readings by Kuj

I'm binding books today at work, which allows for much thinking because, other than focusing on "don't crush your fingers in this medieval, Teutonic device," there isn't much going on in my head. A song playing on our radio reminded me of a spectacular precognitive moment I had a number of years ago.Back in Illinois, when I was relaxing with friends post-work at Friday's, indulging in a Captain

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-45119738907222737792009-02-26T15:59:00.002-06:002009-02-26T16:01:33.342-06:00Fish lips

My blog stalker and good friend-whom-I've-yet-to-meet-in-person Cheryl is working on an art project that a handful of my family members are participating in, including my brother, my aunt, my cousin and my mom. Brother has outdone himself yet again...Give Me 1,000 Kisses

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-42545918410025061542009-02-25T16:02:00.008-06:002009-02-25T16:38:31.093-06:00I Was Wrong About You, Facebook

Facebook isn't quite the devil. Yes, there are totally annoying "apps" cleverly disguised as ads, and probably spyware. I've been avoiding most, if not all of them because it creeps me out a little when you are asked to "allow" an app and it clearly states, "Allowing 'What Beer Are You?' access will let it pull your profile information, photos, your friends' info, and other content that it

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-22111403118666664272009-02-21T20:00:00.001-06:002009-02-21T20:05:13.757-06:00Well, duh

So Momma's blog had a "What kind of flower are you?" questionnaire and I'm a sucker for being told what I am. I'm not sure how relevant the Canna flower itself is to me, but the included description certainly doesn't sound far off.You stand up for what you believe in, even if it gets in the way of what other people think. You are proud of yourself and your accomplishments and you enjoy letting

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-54912309480409064632009-02-16T18:41:00.001-06:002009-02-16T18:43:15.217-06:00Because you just NEVER know when...

This might come in handy one day. I'm just sayin'.When the rest of the world thinks you're nuts.

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-35256389782569312972009-02-14T20:28:00.009-06:002009-02-14T21:34:47.649-06:00Is THIS what it's like when hell freezes over?

I just got home from my dad's house. I love LOVE the man, but he's spent the better part of his home-owning time living by the mantra, "White walls are better for resale." I like to think I finally, gently nudged (read: bullied) him into painting a wall in his house a color other than a shade of white. Granted, I do recall suggesting a lighter color weeks before, but he backpedaled and I let it

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-73984589086037407152009-02-09T13:06:00.003-06:002009-02-09T16:57:53.290-06:00'Scuse me while I kiss this guy

Brother sent this to me the other day in an email titled, "Why Men Don't Take Notes."I think I know a couple of guys who went to the Gyna Colleges. Boy, were THEY surprised to find it was an ALL-GIRLS school.

Kujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543826516568769924kujden@hotmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271793957083515385.post-33373204108480619282009-02-06T08:00:00.004-06:002009-02-06T08:00:01.378-06:00Valiant, Brave Trish

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. - Mark TwainAh, the flu. I only had one dance this year with the plague and it was all...um, below. That was after Brother had the two-way flu. For me, it only lasted for about 12 hours, but food was so unappetizing after that, it was a few days before I actually started eating solid food again...

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