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Ye olde cell fone

Here’s some trivia for you.  I have the world’s crappiest cell phone.  I get a lot of flack for my cell phone.  It’s beat to hell, got a cracked screen, dented, scratched, and it’s ridiculously old.

How old?  Well, March 15 will be the six year anniversary of the FCC’s acceptance.  My cell carrier has been sending me ever more frantic flyers for the latest cell phones for about four years now.  It’s gotten pretty pathetic, really.

Unfortunately my trusty phone is now taking it’s last gasps and I need to find a replacement.  :(

Driving under the influence

Yesterday I was driving back from Modesto and I noticed a CHP officer out of the corner of my eye. [1]  My first instinct is always to double check my speed.

However, yesterday afternoon I noticed this officer was on his cell, left elbow propped up on the edge of the window, yakking away, while tailgating a semi in the slow lane.

Not wanting to get pulled over for driving under the influence of irony, I didn’t take a picture with my phone.

BTW, I’ve got to be in San Francisco this afternoon – stop me and say hello!

1. Photo courtesy of OregonDOT [↩]

Success??? Where do I sign up?

In my tradition of sharing my fortunes[1] with you, I present my latest fortune cookie fortune.

I like to think I earned this one.  I ordered mu shu from the same place as last time.  So far so good.

TMI?

1. Both good and bad… [↩]

... move along, move along

I went grocery shopping this weekend and stopped by the bakery area to pick up some bread.[1]

I asked the clerk, “Do you have any pumpernickel bread?”

She responded, “What kind?”

“Any kind of pumpernickel of absolutely any type.”

Her answer:  “No.”

1. Photo courtesy of jumbledpile [↩]

Keeping safe

I ran across this website a few days ago.  It’s a website devoted to the homemade modifications firefighters make to their tools and gear to make their lives easier and fighting fires safer. [1]  Hopefully a firefighter you know might find it useful.

Most of these modifications are simple and practical – and all are designed to help save a life. [2]

1. Photo courtesy of Thomas Hawk [↩]
2. Plus, I am a fan of customization. [↩]