Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Three Degrees of Stephen Colbert

Hokey-smokes, Bullwinkle! If it isn't Ken Jennings, all-time Jeopardy champ on The Colbert Report!

Why three degrees to Stephen Colbert? I work with Ken's aunt. That's one. Ken makes two. And Ken is guest on Stephen Colbert's show tonight!

Woooo hoooo!

And like our Mormon night, where his aunt was a terrific sport, Ken was equally gracious when Colbert poked some minor fun at Ken.

So close!

Sunday, September 10, 2006

My Fish

A few months ago, I decided to get an aquarium. Shopping around, I picked up a bargain at PetSmart -- a Euro-type, cylindrical, "low-maintenance" aquarium system called BioUb. It was $30, including tank, filter, air pump, gravel, chlorine neutralizer. I bought a heater, thermometer and PH test kit, then set it up, added water and fish.

The fish: three angel fish. One nearly all black, one nearly all white, and one with black and white stripes. The last one disappeared. No body was found. Lacking a Fish CSI resource, I gave up trying to discover what happened to the mulatto. The black one and white one remain.

Now, the black one is being chased around the aquarium by the white one. Constantly. All the white one is missing is a white robe and pointed hood.

I think I know who the killer is.