From the monthly archives:

September 2004

Jet laaaaagg

September 19, 2004

Well, tonight is the first night of my trip to Virginia. The flight was uneventful, except that I sat next to a very interesting man, so I got to spend half the flight talking about… well, everything. He was in the army and now works for a company that forecasts logistic technology for the army. [...]

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Public urination in Germany

September 14, 2004

I just saw a commercial where a guy in a suit is driving in a nice suburban neighborhood in a black BMW. Suddenly he stops, runs to the nearest flowerbed and starts peeing, sighing in relief. A large tree in the front yard then falls over, crushing his car, then straightens up. The announcer says, [...]

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Decline of the English Language

September 9, 2004

I was just perusing blogs here on blogger.com (push “next blog” in the top right corner) and I have just one comment to make: OMG!!! ppl… dat write like dis… needz ta lurn sum writin skilz…

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What is reality?

September 9, 2004

Do we really experience reality, or does reality depend on the person experiencing it? A schizophrenic lives in an alternate reality, but who’s to say that what they experience is not real? Is it because a schizophrenic can take drugs that make him/her more like everyone else? But, if I took a drug like LSD [...]

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Women snore just as loud as men

September 9, 2004

This is being reported on the German afternoon news even as I type. They filmed a woman sleeping, then showed her and she’s “shocked.” Interesting. Okay, I think I will make a trip to the video store now and hope they have Kill Bill Vol. 2. If not, I might be forced to watch Gothika. [...]

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Mission: Religious Conversion

September 9, 2004

So, I just got visited by some Jehovah’s Witnesses. They were explaining to me how they want world peace and that when that happens, there will only be one religion and that is the one founded by Jesus. First, I tried the whole, “Uhh… I don’t speak German well,” but they weren’t buying it and [...]

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Hurricanes

September 9, 2004

You know, before the Age of Reason, these multiple hurricane hits might have been interpreted as God’s wrath. Hmmm…

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