Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
December 2006
Monthly Archive
Sun 31 Dec 2006
Sun 31 Dec 2006
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Pliny the YoungerSun 31 Dec 2006
Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club,
Enjoying a meeting, instead of the pub.
The ashtrays were clean, and the coffee was made,
The Big Books were out and we all had prayed.
When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter,
We all jumped up to see what was the matter.
The Chair with his Big Book, and I with my smokes,
Headed outside to find these two blokes.
They came on inside and sat at the table;
And said that they’d chair, as soon as they’re able.
To start with, they said, “It’s more than not drinking;
It’s doing your best to fix your sick thinking.”
“Think, Think, Think!” and the slogans we used,
Help keep the newcomer from getting confused.
Step 1 is a start, they said we should know,
But after Step 2, we’ll be all aglow.
We make a decision when we got to Step 3;
Step 4 was real tough, we all could agree.
Step 5 is the one where we let it all out,
And after Steps 6 and 7, we’re left with no doubt.
When we got to Step 8, we made our list;
And then with Step 9, we have to persist.
After Step 9, the promises ring true;
We didn’t just make that up, right out of the blue.
After that, it’s on with the rest;
The things we must do, to be our best.
They put on their coats and got ready to leave;
A pretty good end, for this Christmas Eve.
As to their names, we only could guess;
Must have been Bill W. and Dr. Bob S.
The two men hopped into a ’35 Ford,
And as they pulled out, one of them roared:
“We leave this message, for our sisters & brothers:
Trust God, clean house, and be of service to others.
And for all of you people, I just want to say:
have a nice holiday, but don’t drink today!”
Today I know that the light at the end of the tunnel is an old-timer walking ahead of me with a lantern.
via email from DM, Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:12:32 -0800Sat 30 Dec 2006
Old age is just a record of one’s whole life.
UnknownSat 30 Dec 2006
A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.”
Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The symbol for bushcronium is “w.”
Bushcronium’s mass actually increases over time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere and become assistant deputy neutrons in a bushcronium molecule, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that bushcronium is formed when morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as “critical morass.”
When catalyzed with gold or platinum, bushcronium activates foxnewsium, an element that radiates orders of magnitude and more energy, albeit as incoherent noise. Foxnewsium has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.
A new isotope of Governmentium via email from Win Borden, Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:53:07 -0800Fri 29 Dec 2006
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
UnknownFri 29 Dec 2006
- Very cool – make your own dot-to-dot puzzle
- Best wedding dance ever
- An unusual Japanese drum machine
- Finally, a way to tell palladium from rhodium
- NYU’s ITP student show
- Implicit Association Test
- Scared of Santa
