Author Archives: Randy Peterman

The Insect Formerly Known as Wasp

I got bit by a wasp today. I was getting the long lost lawn mower out of the shed and as I did so the wasps, who had decided my shed was a good place for their home and that I was invading their home. One flew into my shirt and bit me twice before I ripped it off of me [the shirt, and therfore the wasp]. So after dinner I went to Home Depot, bought some wasp killer and then went home and killed the wasps. This of course means that there are fewer White Anglo-Saxon Protestants Web Standards Project Members winged insects in the world, but they are also not biting me.

Oh, and just because I’m a ‘bug killa’ I bought some ant traps as well. The spiders I’ve been breeding just don’t seem to be keeping up.

Pordcast 7: Prime Chocolate

Tonight I lament not having more Primus, review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and get deep and phiosophical about culture.

Or, you could listen to the Pordcast and see what I think (Psssst, I liked the movie – go see it in the theater).
Note to Intro skippers: The intro music is 37 seconds long. But is sounds like Primus so you should listen to it 🙂

Yankee Clipper

So this morning I got up bright and early. This of course was due to something that wakes me up that starts with the letter ‘A’ but is not an Alarm Clock. Abby came in between 5:70 and 6:10. I think that’s what time it was because I sure as heck didn’t want to get up. But I got up eventually and we went out and watered the plants. Well, I set her to watering the plants while I trimmed the rose bushes. That’s a good plan, right? Having your two year old spraying the plants, house, sidewalk, windows, ants and anything else near her with water? What on earth could be wrong with shotting pressurized water at delicate petals at point blank range?

So I clipped the shrubs picked some weeds and generally made a P. Allen Smith of myself. Of course P. Allen Smith’s flowers are in better shape and he probably knows exactly whats wrong with his roses when they get spots on them, but for me, I’m ignorant and I’m going to have to ask someone who knows. Then, after I had finished clipping I actually watered the rest of the plants. The plants that were starting to wilt in sheer jealousy because Abby had started flooding the sidewalk while their dirt was dry. The plants that have frankly amazed me with their durability since they’re still alive at our house. Yes, those plants got watered. Tough luck for the plants in the back yard, but I’ll get to do them tomorrow.

There Are Holes in My Head

But not in my teeth. Yet another nice dental office experience. In Texas we went to a really, really, really, really nasty dentist’s office. The office was nasty, the dentist was questionable. However, this office we’ve been visiting in Denver has us pleased and, even if they’re lying to us, they keep telling us we don’t have cavities 😉 They have a clean office where they do cleanings, fillings, invisilign and various other dental procedures with courtesy and such. Yeah for dental offices with ethics.

Cavity Search

I’m off to the dentist this morning. I hope that they don’t find any cavities. That is unless I have cavities, and in that case, I hope they find them. But, as I was saying, I hope there are none in my teeth. I brush my teeth once a month whether they need it or not and I floss every time the dentist/hygenist does it. What more could I need?

Gasp! Actors are Real People!

As this headline points out: Actor Pitt admitted to hospital. Holy Cow! Can you imagine they actually let actors into hospitals for things other than rehab? This is huge news and we all need to get ready to send Brad cards, flowers, and Billy Bob Thornton should send him various pieces of Angelina Jolie’s wardrobe that he’s still hanging onto.

What will we do with sick actors? They will have to take days off from visiting their villas, filming their multi-million dollar movies and generally playing up the hedonistic lifestyle that we imagine they have. Those doctors better hurry up and fix him. Stat!

One Thousand

This is my one-thousandth blog post [don’t let the wordpress ID’s fool you]. Since I’ve got a lot of readers that have been reading for some time what are your favorite posts (or favorite post if you endure this blog but don’t like any of my writing but one piece)? I’m proud of some of the things that people search for on the ‘net and get to my site for, and there are other things that I’m not so proud of (but do at least find amusing).

A Switch Draws Nigh

We’re frustrated with our local phone company and their long distance service. We’re moderately pleased with their DSL service. However, when we moved they wanted to charge us $100.00 for relocating our DSL service. Jessica called and raised all sorts of noise and they eventually reduced it to $9.99. Why they can charge that much and get away with it is beyond me. Why they can drop it by such a huge percentage is also beyond me. We’re looking to switch to Comcast’s cable internet connectivity and then switching to Vonage so that we can start singing the annoying ‘hooting’ song from their commercials.

Anyone got any reasons why we shouldn’t do that? Is the service of either of these companies bad?

Two Podcasts You Might Consider

I listen to various podcasts but there are two that I’d like to suggest:

The Bible in a Year Podcast
This podcast is reading through the Bible in a year. Rick, the man reading, pronounces some names oddly (by my learning), but its still the Word. RSS 2.0 feed.
Spin 180 Podcast
This is an Independent (indie) Christian Music podcast based out of Dallas. Matt, the host, actually DJ’s for the Christian radio station there (89.7 FM). RSS 2.0 feed.