A few weeks back I wrote a poem, Not Can He Rhomboid Soybean, and posted it on Blog or Die! It was supposed to be a silly thing based on the silly premise of a spammer’s email subject. But it doesn’t take much reading between the lines to see some themes slipping out, about the [...]
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Not can he rhomboid soybean (take 2)
November 25, 2005
Romance after 50
November 25, 2005
“Romance after 50″ is a phrase my ex-wife used while talking about her boyfriend. We had been married for many years after the passion in our marriage had died. I don’t think either of us really thought that there could be romance again after so many years of putting our emotional lives on hold while [...]
Not can he rhomboid soybean
August 23, 2005
Yup, that’s the title of an email I got today: “Not can he rhomboid soybean”.
Pretty darned smart spammers. Who would resist opening an email with that title?
Bet ya can’t say “rhomboid soybean” three times real fast.
[Edited to say...]
Ben O. suggested I try making to a poem from the phrase, so I did:
Not can he [...]
Many are Called but Few are Chosen
February 28, 2005
I had jury duty this week. They summoned a pool of 150 jurors plus 15 people who transferred in from other court sessions. All the cases were settled out of court save one. They picked a jury of 12 plus 1 alternate and everybody else (myself included) was sent home.
Many are called, but few [...]
Hybrid-Electric Vehicle
September 19, 2004
I got a 2004 Toyota Prius. I would rather gotten a US-built car, but nobody in the US is making a small hybrid-electric car. The new Ford is an SUV.
I really like this car! I’m getting 50-something MPG. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments. For some pictures of my car, check [...]