English

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kanhave one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v". During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou;" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl.

Racism at a rib shack

http://www.woio.com/Global/story.asp?S=7336452

Watch the video on Cleveland's jake news station. It is hard to believe that this goes on in Ohio in 2007.

Good Day

I got an email from an old friend I haven't talk with in five years today and I was so happy I had to write it here. I also got an email from an old friend that I was not so happy to get. That one felt like I had been found by Columbia House and had finish my one year commitment to by 10 CDs.

I am not typically a catch up kind of person. In my younger days I would suffer through and wish for out. As I grew older and people I used to know would get in touch I would say hello and walk away without a second look and I like this method.

So for me to have someone I thought was gone and was fine with that get in touch and have me happy about it is a neat feeling.

I wonder if I have some emotional disconnect that enables me to close off people I used to know and in a lot of cases cared for without much thought. I am actually pretty sure that I do do this very thing and have relied on it so I don't end up a weepy person longing for days gone by because usually when a relationship ends there are hurt feelings.

I don't have hurt feelings in this case and look forward to reconnecting. Now I am off to let Beau Bridges out. The Mrs. and the Younger are going to 4 year old's Chuck E. Cheese birthday party.

Perseption is Fact

A Pittsburgh Joke:
Two boys are playing hockey on a pond in Bethel Park when one is suddenly attacked by a rabid Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy takes his stick and shoves it under the dog?s collar and twists, breaking the dog's neck and saving his friend. A reporter who was strolling by sees the incident. "Penguins Fan Saves Friend From Vicious Animal", he starts writing in his notebook. "But I'm not a Penguins fan," the little hero replied. "Sorry, since we are in Pittsburgh I just assumed you were," said the reporter and he starts writing again. "Steelers Fan Rescues Friend From Horrific Attack.""I'm not a Steelers fan either," the boy said. "Oh, I assumed everyone in Pittsburgh was either for the Penguins or the Steelers. What team do you root for?" the reporter asked. "I'm a Browns fan," the child said.The reporter starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes, "Little Bastard From Ohio Kills Beloved Family Pet."

Meet Me in St. Louis

I went to St. Louis, MO for work this past weekend. It was a good trip as much as can be expected for spending the weekend walking back and forth and up and down all over parking garages at a busy mall.
I didn't get to see to much of the city beyond the job site and the airport. This is usually the case when I travel for work. I know there is an arch to look at and they barbecue, but other than that I don't know what I would have looked at anyway.
I traveled with the PE we use. He is in his declining years and this trip was holding up from his wintering in Arizona so he wasn't too much fun. The hotel was nice except the air was so dry I left feeling like a Pringle. They charged 11 bucks for the breakfast buffet and although it did offer a make-it- yourself waffle station, I think $11 for breakfast is too much.
We had dinner at a seafood place that was OK. The shrimp cocktail was over boiled and came out a touch softer than I prefer but what do you want for seafood in MO? As the restaurant had ambiance and named rooms they charged hotel prices for the drinks which I find rude, especially when the bartender puts on a hockey game during dinner.
We had a new Pontiac Grand Prix. It was a generic car that left no impression on me.
The air travel was fine I guess. As the PE thinks himself a real traveling expert he had us gate check out bags. As I always just check by bags at desk I never paid attention to the fact that you can't travel with shampoo or shaving cream. I had to throw away these items under the stern eye of some old lady work for the TSA. I know she was just doing her part for national security, but I don't see how my mouthwash was a threat and I still don't think she needed back up.
It was nice to come home and see the Mrs and the Younger.