It’s been a long day at work, and then I spent the evening playing World of Warcraft, and now I have no time or energy to write a real post. So here’s a random picture:

My lunch (rib sandwich and onion rings) — was real good.

Bullgrit
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Smteiomes I get tlatloy cenofsud by tihs wlohe mxeid up wrold. A tnhig mkaes aslobultey no ssnee to one psoern, but it is cmtelelpoy caler and udbanatslrndee to ahnoter. How deos tihs knid of wdrnerses cmoe aubot? Waht mekas one proersn see geisberbh yet aenohtr sees crilarty?

Sespupoeldy, adnircocg to smoe Itreennt lroe, Cmabrigde Uinervtisy did a sduty on rdeanig and dscoeirevd taht it deos not mteatr waht odrer lrettes cmoe in a wrod, so lnog as the fsirt and lsat ltreets are in tehir pporer pcale. The oethr ltetres in the wrdos can be a jlmube, but we cloud sitll raed tehm.

I wrednoed aubot taht cailm, so I tgouhht I wuold put it to a tset. If you can raed tihs, tehn the cailm has smoe tturh to it. If you cnonat raed tihs, tehn it is jsut an Iernentt tcirk.

Sometimes I get totally confused by this whole mixed up world. A thing makes absolutely no sense to one person, but it is completely clear and understandable to another. How does this kind of weirdness come about? What makes one person see gibberish yet another sees clarity?

Supposedly, according to some Internet lore, Cambridge University did a study on reading and discovered that it does not matter what order letters come in a word, so long as the first and last letters are in their proper place. The other letters in the words can be a jumble, but we could still read them.

I wondered about that claim, so I thought I would put it to a test. If you can read this, then the claim has some truth to it. If you cannot read this, then it is just an Internet trick.

Bullgrit
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I usually leave home for work, in the mornings, about 6:45-7:00. I leave work for home at around 4:00-4:30. Either direction, the drive takes me 12-15 minutes.

A few times, lately, I haven’t left the office till 5:00 or 5:15, and oh my God, but the traffic is horrible. The drive home at 5:00 or later takes 45 minutes!

I use the word “drive” loosely, here, because most of the way “driving” just means taking my foot off the brake and traveling at idle speed for 20 yards and then stopping again for a couple minutes.

I’ve definitely got to get out the office door by 4:30 from now on. In general, I don’t mind a long commute if I’m moving — but sitting still in a line of cars drives me crazy.

Bullgrit
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I finally rented Talladega Nights. Cowgrit and I have talked about watching that movie for a long time, but after a complication with Blockbuster, I’ve been hesitant. (See my June 21, 2007 post in the Movie Reviews section.) But at last, I got over it and picked the movie up.

Unfortunately, our DVD player crapped out on us a few days ago, and I forgot. So we’ve had this movie for a few days, now, with no way to watch it. We intend to buy a new player, but we just haven’t had the time yet. But then I had the idea of using our laptop to watch the movie.

The idea of the two of us sitting in front of a laptop (even with a wide screen display) watching a movie is kind of ridiculous. Then I thought I might be able to hook it up to the TV. But after getting the wires all out and ready, I realized the laptop computer didn’t have the jacks for it. Then Cowgrit suggested we take the laptop to bed with us.

That’s actually a pretty nice little arrangement. Snuggled up and cuddled up under the covers watching a movie displayed just 12 inches from our faces. Nice and cozy. I highly recommend it.

But then the battery started failing in the last five minutes of the movie. I had to quickly get up and run to the living room to grab the power cord, run back, and plug it in before it completely shut down. I was fast enough, and we didn’t have to restart everything.

The movie is ridiculous, in a funny way. But I’ll save the review for another time.

Special Note

Happy birthday, mom!

Bullgrit
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