Vulgarity: the opiate of the asses

See what I did there?

So after clicking through the link on my post about blocks to make sure it actually worked (yes, I proofreed my posts) I was reminded of a basic fact of humanity in general, and the interwebs specifically: If you give bored people free rein to express themselves they almost invariably degenerate to vulgarities.

As I was playing around with the letters and enjoying the apparent emptiness of the site, I started arranging the letters into a crossword, seeing how many of them I could use up before someone arrived and started moving them. I was doing pretty well (having managed to use both 'velociraptor' and 'quixotic') when someone showed up and started stealing my letters to make swear words, at which point I left to finish the post.

I must say that I admire the Bard in his ability to throw around some of the dirtiest lines penned in the English language, while still making them original and clever. See, boys, Shakespeare wasn't all about kissing and stuff. Willy FTW.

1 + 1 = AWESOME!

We found a new cereal at Albertson's this weekend, and I have to ask, now that I've tried it, why it took a house brand to think of it. Everyone knows that the best part of Lucky Charms is the marshmallows, but you feel obligated to eat the boring part too. Well they finally replaced the boring crunchies with Cocoa Puffs! Behold, marshmallow cocoa crunchy puffs!

Prodigies

Yes, it's true. My children are genii. Right now, as I sit here writing this, the older two are taking turns on Wii bowling playing the Power Throw training for bowling. And frankly, they're doing pretty well. Especially given that Sam has no concept of aiming, and they're 5 and 3-1/2.

Oh, also: Sam 'discovered' how to turn the Wii off by holding down the power button on the remote. He's so clever. Unfortunately this caused him to forfeit the rest of his turn.

Oh, and so far they have yet to whack anyone or anything, which puts them two steps above me and one step above The Josh.