5/16/2005

Mow, work out, hunt, reproduce. Repeat.

My creative energy has been pretty low as of late. The reason? See the last post. The less I sleep, the less I am able to piece together coherent thoughts. So I won't bother trying. I do feel an obligation to post though, I owe it to my mind. I write to make sure the cobwebs don't get a chance to build up. So though I don't have much for you today, there are two topics I'd like to mention. My lawn I should be embarrassed about how happy a sharpened mower blade makes me. The grass waits in fear as the mower approaches, then the blade mulches it to a fine powder. It sends my testosterone levels through the roof, which then makes me want to go work out, hunt, and reproduce. Occasionally, it also makes me want to throw meat on the grill. More on that some other time. Poll of the Week I've noticed that the number of results never gets higher than somewhere in the 15-20 range. So rather than be a "poll of the week," it'll be a "poll with a duration lasting until the number of results reaches 15-20." As this name isn't as concise, I will leave it listed as "poll of the week." I just want to keep it fresh. On the cutting edge, if you will. Additionally, if you have a burning question that you're seeking 15-20 answers to, let me know and I can post it. Send me a message at the address listed near the bottom of the sidebar. Oh, and also, I'd like to take a moment to discuss results. I have generally been quite pleased. Most of you understand the dominance of Krispy Kreme donuts, which is good. What is even more pleasing is that 65% of you understand that "soda" is what you drink, "pop" is your father. I am stuck here in western NY where "pop" dominates, and it pains me every time I hear it. Pains.

12 Comments:

At 5/16/2005 01:14:00 PM, justanothersarah said...

I would LOVE a new mower blade. I NEED a new mower blade - I mean, removing sticks and rocks before you mow is just a suggestion, right?

 
At 5/16/2005 02:18:00 PM, Jon said...

You should take a day off work for no good reason whatsoever. That’s what I’m doing today. Sleep in… take naps as needed… it’s nice. Get some of that creativity back. And you know this is sound advice coming from me, because 1.) I’m not married 2.) I don’t have a kid and 3.) I don’t own a home. So I totally understand where you’re coming from.

 
At 5/16/2005 03:18:00 PM, Jon said...

By the way, Anti-Vole pic is sweet.

 
At 5/16/2005 03:18:00 PM, omar said...

I cringe at the thought of mowing over rocks and sticks. Cringe.

I do worry sometimes about all the baby/lawn talk, that I am alienating some of my loyal readers who may not necessarily be able to relate.

Then I stop worrying and sip some more tequila.

And by "tequila," I mean ginger ale.

 
At 5/16/2005 04:05:00 PM, X said...

Those poll results were probably a bit skewed. Seeing as a lot of those questions can't run with us in the UK (we don't have any of those brands of donuts and your "pop/soda" is our "drink") I felt left out.

Hey—"felt" and "left" are anagrams.

Anyhow, in order to prevent myself from being marginalised, I voted anyway. I'm not even sorry.

---X

 
At 5/16/2005 09:45:00 PM, omar said...

X, I feel terrible, alienating my readers across the Atlantic.

I just put up a new poll. This one is for you guys. Blokes.

 
At 5/17/2005 12:54:00 AM, Gloria Glo said...

I'm terrified of anything I don't understand, so I'm going to spam this poll and get it pulled. Thanks, Pied Piper of the Vole, for telling me the tricks to the weekly poll!

 
At 5/17/2005 04:43:00 AM, Sarah said...

I second X - I have been voting but the doughnut poll competely threw me.

 
At 5/17/2005 05:51:00 AM, girlspit said...

I must mention that no one down here uses the terms "soda" or "pop."

Everyone calls it "coke," whether it's a Sprite, an RC Cola, or a Sunkist Orange drink. At least, this is my experience.

Moving on to doughnuts, does anyone outside of Canada and western New York know what Tim Horton's is?

 
At 5/17/2005 06:02:00 AM, omar said...

girlspit - I had heard that "coke" thing was true, I just refused to believe it. How do you ask for a particular drink if they all have the same name? Who would ask for RC Cola? This really has me flustered...

 
At 5/17/2005 12:18:00 PM, jazz said...

i grew up in chicago where pop rules. i force myself to say soda out here to not become a complete laughingstock. it takes effort. its a very difficult thing.

 
At 5/17/2005 01:40:00 PM, Jon said...

Soda and Coke are valid options here, but Pop has always been mocked openly by anyone within earshot. There is also the much less popular, old timey “Cola” option too, but that’s only used by my grandmother who also still exclaims, “Man Alive!” when she sees something exciting.

 

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