Monday, January 14, 2008

Random Stuff

Did you know that queen termites and sharks can live for 100 years?

From Reuters: "A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees. Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town." Makes you wonder what she thought when she saw him walk in.

I am elated that Jennifer is gone from the Amazing Race. Man, she is a piece of work.

Messenger arrives at Mercury today.

And now, I have to work on an upcoming presentation. I am behind and need to get in gear.

13 comments:

tweetey30 said...

Darned work. LOL.. Always in the way of a good rant huh???LOL..

running42k said...

Amen on the Race. Any of the other three teams winning would be fine, but her, no way.

I thought the same thing about the Polish guy. You lose the moral high ground unless you are there delivering mattresses because he works at a bed store, or something along those lines.

cube said...

100 years? That does it, I'm stomping on every termite queen I run across. Sharks, um, not so much ;-)

Maia said...

Oh yeah, Jennifer was driving me INSANE!!! I like how at the end she says to Nathan, "We really let our relationship slide in this race...".

Yeah honey... I think that you were about 70% the cause of all your problems! Nathan's a dork too though.

I'm rooting for TK and Rachel I think. Then again, they make a lot of dumb decisions.

Kate said...

I don't watch Amazing Race. I know, I know. I just have enough annoying people in my life already. Plus, I'm bitter that my best friend's husband won't let her go on the show with me.

Speaking of husbands, that's an awesome story. Also, think about her making extra money that way while he spends money there, so they're not even coming out ahead financially.

zydeco fish said...

I don't usually watch the Amazing Race either - well, I have seen three seasons, I think. TK and Rachel seem like nice people, and I think they should win.

I'd love to go on the show, but I think we Canadians are not permitted to. Same with Survivor.

Liz said...

Kate said, think about her making extra money that way while he spends money there, so they're not even coming out ahead financially.

True. And so typical. Think about it. The husband was probably saying how they didn't have enough money and the wife decided to sacrifice to make ends meet and it turns out he was just wasting their money all along.

Ok, I'm a little negative about men right now, but that just seems typical.

zydeco fish said...

Liz: I don't think you are being negative. There is something very typical about that story. Anyway, I gather that they are going their separate ways now.

Kate said...

Liz: I can see where you're coming from. I also think they probably had some communication issues. I'm thinking that if you think prostitution is a solution to your money woes and you're not going to even consider discussing things with hubby, things are bad otherwise. Heck, maybe it was a Belle du Jour situation.

Of course, I've not even been married for 3 years, so what do I know. ;)

Kate said...

ZF: We don't let Canadians compete in stuff like that because you'd WIN. A travel show? You probably all know how to read maps! Please!

Funny (?) story: English class for seniors who didn't pass in the fall, reading Beowulf, notes to talk about Anglo-Saxons, language change, etc. and I was showing them maps and one kid asks:
"Miss, were you a geography teacher?"
Um, no. Why? Is it so weird to use maps? Oh, right. Don't answer that question. Sigh.

zydeco fish said...

Kate: You are so flattering :-)
When I first read "English class for seniors", I thought you meant senior citizens, 'cause we tend not to use those categories. Funny, indeed.

Anonymous said...

I'm pretty sure you're setting records here, posting every day and all.

zydeco fish said...

Toryssa: Yes, you are right, but I am not sure how long that will last :-(