Yeah, those people that drive around and follow you to your car in parking lots are annoying. And there's been a few times that one of these "mental giants" has actually honked because we weren't loading our kids and packages in the car fast enough.

When I was younger, I lived a couple miles from the local mall and would often just walk there to avoid parking. Some people would get so ticked off when they realized that they had been following me through the parking lot and I wasn't even going to my car. Of course, I must admit that on occasion I did incite this anger by walking through the parked cars with my keys out, looking like I was searching for my car. But boy, that was fun.

For me, I just have this feeling that the WS will be a rematch of '88.

Oakland and LA.

But this time, the A's will win. Sure, on paper it seems like NY should easily win it all, but history has shown that the best team doesn't always win.

Put a peg on the coin and make it dual-use pack-in.

Dances with Wolves is one of my favorite soundtracks (mainly for its very Copland-esque arrangements). I believe the composer also did a number of the Bond films.

Typical of the kind of people we have here at JD, Ryan was kind enough to send me three vTSC stickers so I could obtain one of those rockin' GL Stormtroopers.

Thanks, Ryan! Your generosity will not go unnoticed.

You've been watching too much Inked or Miami Ink 

There's a guy that works in my building that has a dark line about pencil-thick tattooed up the side of his neck. Why? The first time I saw it I assumed it was the result of a freak pen accident, but then I saw it again and realized what it was. I respect people's artistic expression, and I wouldn't judge someone negatively if they had one, but to me, tattoos look like dirt on the skin. I'm sure up real close they may look nice, but from even a normal talking distance, they just look all smudgy and undefined. And this goes equally for men or women. I suppose I'd be more inclined to dislike tattoos on women just because it messes with the natural beauty of the opposite sex. 

However, I did see one tattoo that I did like. A former coworker had a tattooed ring finger band instead of a traditional wedding band. I thought that was cool, significant and didn't detract from her appearance. And I actually would have liked to do that when I got married, but my wife was just a little too attached to the idea of a princess-cut diamond.

I'm dreading the day one of my daughters comes home with a tattoo on the very skin her mom and dad have been relentlessly slathering sunscreen on to keep it healthy and clear.

My apologies in advance.

stupid **** from the Internet, indeed

The non-politically-correct alphabet:

http://better-together.co.uk/index.html

There are some gems in there! Be sure to click on the descriptions of some, such as:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/watson-jones/alphabet/muff.html