From Uncle John’s Daily Web Calendar: Pope Gregory XIII devised the 365-day calendar in 1582, based on how long it takes Earth to orbit the Sun. But it actually takes closer to 365.25 days. So the pope’s people added an extra day of the year every fourth February to compensate for the discrepancy. Want to be even more accurate? Earth circles the Sun in exactly 365.242199 days. To make up for that discrepancy, Leap Year [...]

Jon has a very distinct ring tone on his cell phone. Every time it goes off, my head flashes back to commericals from days gone by. I hope in some way by burdening you with these, I can get them out of my brain. Enjoy (thanks Jon).

I love people who are willing to laugh at themselves. Thanks Mike, you made my Saturday.

Some times Lou Dobbs speaks before he thinks. During the past week Hillary Clinton has been hitting Obama on the idea that all he does is makes is just pretty speeches, that you need more than just words, you need solutions. So Barack has been stumping using phrases like, “I have a dream”, just words, “All men are created equal” and what not; obviously indicating that some words are more than “just words”. Apparently Lou [...]

Today is one of those days where I’m not sure how to feel. Bleh. Yeah, I think that’s the word. No. No, I take that back. “Bleh” isn’t the word. That expresses too much emotion. Perhaps “meh”; that might be a better choice. It’s a careless indifference, like you’ve just taken all the wires in your brain labeled “feelings” and just unplugged them and all you’re left with is a dull throbbing in your skull. [...]