New personal rule: when I'm cold and want to check the temperature, make sure the weather app on my iPhone isn't set to display the Los Angeles conditions on opening.

Barack in the window

Barack in the window
Originally uploaded by slack13

We bought a pumpkin the other day, as is mandated during the month of October, and this is what Kirsten created.

this makes no sense to me...

I was looking at the websites of various candidates for Montana state office today, and I came across this.

That is not the current official website of the Republican candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, but it does appear to be a website that previous was her official site, and it's the top Google link for a search on her name. Ignore, for the moment, that her official website is hosted by her AOL account. Look down the page at the endorsements she's touting, presumably to show her qualifications for this office. Then remember, this office is the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (head of state schools):

Endorsed by: National Rifle Association
Montana Right to Life
Montana Shooting Sports Association
Montana Contractors' Association
Montana Wood Products Association

None of those seems to me to have anything to do with the schools. Am I missing something?

Crazy

Watching baseball on Fox and a NCAA BCS title game ad came on, finishing with a shot of two players looking at the National Championship trophy. The two teams represented? USC and - Missouri.

Of course, that's not looking like a great choice this week (although I guess the Tigers could be right back in position if they somehow pull out a win this weekend) but as a Missouri alum, it's pretty odd to see anybody put the Tigers in line for a Championship.

This is just about my favorite Internet comment ever.

this is not a joke

An actual police report from a neighborhood listserv:

Theft 1
SHIFT: DAY 09/30/2008 09/30/2008
1430 UNK
GEORGIA AVE AND PINEY BRANCH RD NW
Street/Highway/Road 402 08139126
Status: Open
C1 RPTS S1-2 APPROACHED C1 AND SHOWED C1 A BROWN PAPER BAG AND
STATED THAT THERE WAS FORTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS INSIDE OF THE BAG.
S1-2 TOLD C1 FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS C1 COULD HAVE IT. C1 REMOVED
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM C1'S BANK ACCOUNT AND GAVE IT TO S1. S1
GAVE THE BAG TO C1 AND THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE.


This just presents so many questions, I don't know where to begin. But it is the first time I've heard of an e-mail scam work without the e-mail.