tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66875042024-03-07T01:55:54.205-05:00Wisdom WeaselAnother player with the slick trigger finger For Her Majesty
<p>WisdomWeasel &copy 2004-2008 Shrimp Garnish Productions (E. Parsley, Prop)</p>Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comBlogger966125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-46229154827717885572009-09-30T22:04:00.002-04:002009-09-30T22:06:39.122-04:00Its been HOW long?OK, it's official: my new job has officially consumed my life. I think Wisdom Weasel is on indefinite hiatus. However, you can follow some of Country Mouse and my current projects on either www.nesthiveburrow.com (the process of buying then efficiency retro-fitting a 1930s Maine bungalow) or www.danandjessie.blogspot.com where we post pictures of the offspring.Additionally, I have been gathering Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-18881282096089772122009-07-26T10:20:00.004-04:002009-07-26T10:27:08.041-04:00AssimilatedI normally drive a nice, mildly zippy regular car: Japanese, nothing too funky or boxy, roomy without being huge, and with enough oomph to make believe I could burn a two-door off the line at the lights. Said car is currently undergoing a little cosmetic surgery at the Ding King's Casa de Dent Removal and so I'm driving a loaner from the dealership that sold me the car. Behold, said loaner:Those Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-17966389529091941592009-07-12T08:09:00.003-04:002009-07-12T08:13:04.535-04:00Good for what ails ya in north east AsiaI grow ever- slacker at this blogging lark. Soon I may have to go into a chrysalis and re-emerge with a new online presence (much like MAS did with his awesome literalist take on Handwashings).Until then, fancy a brew?Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-68264666893428035632009-06-21T16:06:00.004-04:002009-06-21T16:29:46.436-04:00Hot child in the cityA few days back I had occasion to visit New York on work bid'nez. I double up with some visitin' time: thanks Coveting, Unwellness, Listo, Youthlarge, Apes, and Kaci!My podWhy I was there- the location of a work function that seemed part 'Land of the Lost', part 'Wall Street', part 'Night at the Roxbury'.Work....A peregrine falcon (a touch of home) on the New York skyline.Casa da Apes y Kaci. I Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-6661158083972955622009-06-07T14:44:00.002-04:002009-06-07T14:47:25.639-04:00News SynergyTwo headlines from the BBC:Ronald Reagan 'appears to Nancy'and:Weekly curry 'may fight dementia'Mr. Gorbachev, tear off some naan (and get some take away to Nance, there's a love).Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-70324853026385026582009-05-27T19:03:00.002-04:002009-05-27T19:09:47.035-04:00Ain't no party like an airbrushed truck partySometimes the view from my front door is too wonderful for words:Later on the A-Team van, KITT, and Magnum's Ferrari stopped by for mai tais.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-67908298955195630782009-05-03T12:20:00.002-04:002009-05-03T12:25:02.829-04:00The art of the headlineFrom the BBC News England page today:'Nuns' go on the run for charity Heroes remembered by canoeists Two-year-old becomes Mensa member Prince starts ancient custom walkMay Day frolic on Dorset giantDad uses internet to deliver babyMeerkats 'not very good as pets'Pagan refuses to leave StonehengePupils ill after bulb put in soup Customers watch armed robberyWhat an interesting place that England Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-33388701507060125722009-05-02T10:36:00.001-04:002009-05-02T10:37:46.862-04:00Australian Siblings Interpretive Baywatch DanceI saw this on The Soup last night: disturbingly entertaining:Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-90764179376325545892009-04-26T14:25:00.004-04:002009-04-26T14:29:45.740-04:00This is not a baseball blog 23 (I think)Plex from Yo Gabba Gabba (in middle)Red Sox co-owner Tom Werner who seemed to have radio ear muffs on all weekend.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-64258561681650088032009-04-19T17:38:00.002-04:002009-04-19T17:41:34.447-04:00This is not a baseball blog #I've forgottenIt wouldn't be baseball season without at least one of these:Bond villain Hugo Drax from MoonrakerRed Sox 3rd Baseman Mike LowellWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-48030730792673464802009-04-19T17:29:00.002-04:002009-04-19T17:31:44.824-04:00Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!If this is the final nail in the coffin of this season:Ipswich 3-2 Norwich: I shall be forced to join the French Foreign Legion, in order to forget ("Forget what? I've forgotten.")Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-89886650301027055392009-04-04T13:25:00.002-04:002009-04-04T13:35:25.658-04:00work life balanceI can't believe I missed the grand national on this blog. First time since I started. Bah.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-16848507361414050672009-04-01T09:41:00.002-04:002009-04-01T09:42:31.311-04:00Caption ContestFeel free to add your thoughts in the comments...Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-82397940293367599372009-03-30T14:44:00.000-04:002009-03-30T14:45:27.872-04:00'Worst song' Agadoo re-releasedHooray!Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-51877686832064931002009-03-22T12:59:00.005-04:002009-03-22T13:06:13.733-04:00YumGawd bless the Pemaquid oyster, $1 a go.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-72160041222986849442009-03-08T09:22:00.004-04:002009-03-08T09:53:22.087-04:00Sporting Dream Could be a NightmareFor much of my life I have harboured a hope that the three English football teams most important to my family- Norwich City, Leyton Orient, and Brentford- would play in the same division. I just didn't want it to be the old 3rd division. Bah.Come on Norwich, pull out another improbable victory over relegation from the jaws of the defeat. The only other way to avoid this meeting of the teams is Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-15810155548115714552009-03-04T10:54:00.003-05:002009-03-04T11:16:09.484-05:00Everything is Belgian.I have long harboured a fondness for the odd little lowland country of Belgium. Half Dutch, half-French, and all weird.Now news comes that the quintisentially English game, cricket, may have been invented by les Belges.Such an unassuming place: invents everything but never worries about taking any credit. Cricket, the french fry, the FN self loading rifle, brussels sprouts- "fabrique Belgique" Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-20282817277703762009-03-01T08:12:00.002-05:002009-03-01T08:14:44.335-05:00Aggggggggggggggggggggggggggggh. Busy. Aggggggggggggggggggggggggh.In the interim, our family blog is growing ever cuter....Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-39704592584108672732009-02-15T11:28:00.003-05:002009-02-15T11:33:27.290-05:00The False Dawn of SpringIts above freezing outside, the sun is shining and the wind has stood down, and I can hear Terry Francona talking above the smacking of baseballs on the TV behind me. I must not be taken in. There are potentially 10 more weeks in the snow window; 6 to 8 in the arctic blast frame. Stay the course, stay the course.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-61578405598237157612009-02-05T11:05:00.003-05:002009-02-05T11:41:51.178-05:00Phelps Confirms My PredjudicesMichael Phelps photographed getting his Jamaica on? Further proof to me at least that out of the pool all competitive swimmers are boring.Phelps and his aqualung bongWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-69561745401636549522009-02-02T11:01:00.001-05:002009-02-05T10:44:13.266-05:00Pop QuizTo what unintended embarrasment is the folksy Ms. King referring, below?"I just figured it was another commercial until I looked up," viewer Cora King told the Arizona Daily Star. "Then he did his little dance with everything hanging out."The answer: The inadvertent transmission of porn to some cable subscribers in Arizona during the Superbowl last week.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-57839458400343202582009-02-01T12:27:00.005-05:002009-02-01T12:33:27.834-05:00I ain't dead...Far from it, I promise. I'm just recalibrating as I adjust to the demands of my new job. More nights and weekends, at least at first, but normal service will be resumed soonish....I'm so busy these days I keep up with world events by absorbing newsprint directly through my eyeballsWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-14110836517411789192009-01-24T09:12:00.002-05:002009-01-24T09:19:02.954-05:00Employees Must Wash HandsSalmonella outbreak traced to Georgia peanut processing plant: process engineer Poop Fingers Magee placed on administrative leave, egg tartare taken off lunch room menu, management condemned for enhancing share holder value by replacing fresh peanuts with old ones from jar on Grandma's coffee table.Film at 11.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-9489831060882213812009-01-19T16:35:00.003-05:002009-01-19T16:41:40.155-05:00Obama lama ding dong.Its not every day one sees Bono upstaged by, well, the stage. The Lincoln Memorial managed to do so quite nicely.Good show though- even the Garth Brooks bit.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-53275786857927098932009-01-13T13:45:00.001-05:002009-01-13T13:46:30.388-05:00Updated Proverb.They say that procrastination is the thief of time. It isn't. Work is the thief of time.Wisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com2