Three Second Decree - Bite-Sized Blog

Testing....

2009-03-28T22:06:00.002-04:00

Considering dusting this thing off and giving it another try. More to come.

2008-09-07T18:47:00.001-04:00

So when I die, all my RSS feeds will go unread?

Bad Taste, Degree Omega

2006-08-28T22:34:00.000-04:00

More people to dislike intensely: those who get stickers "dedicating" their motor vehicle to deceased loved ones.

Word of the month

2006-08-10T23:46:00.000-04:00

Labradoodle.

Grading 4

2006-04-08T12:42:00.000-04:00

Notes from grading the Regent's Exam #4: The only two things more worrying about the number of students unreasonably attracted to the topic of teaching about contraceptives in Sex Ed classes is, first, how many students use it as an opportunity to rail against the very idea, and second, how poor a job they do at supporting their premise.

Grading 3

2006-04-08T12:37:00.000-04:00

Notes from grading the Regent's Exam #3: There are few things more heartbreaking than failing an earnest paper, written by an immigrant, about the hard work they've put into improving their English in order to advance the star-eyed hopes they have for their lives, due to its dozens of grammar mistakes.

Grading 2

2006-04-08T12:35:00.000-04:00

Notes from grading the Regent's Exam #2: It is amazing how many people think repeating received knowledge qualifies as proof.

Grading 1

2006-04-08T12:33:00.000-04:00

Notes from grading the Georgia Regent's Exam #1: Never include the words "In today's society" in your paper under any circumstances.

Random Internet Weird #2

2006-03-26T04:44:00.000-05:00

Tetris: The Obsessive-Compulsive Syndrome Sufferer

Random Internet Phrase of the Moment

2006-01-29T16:05:00.000-05:00

"Toot Toot Sonic Warrior"

Wow, I can see them!

2005-12-11T21:20:00.000-05:00

Is Compuserve's installer patronizing me?

3SD Book Club #18

2005-12-09T03:52:00.000-05:00

Chapter One: Your Parents, The Ocean, and the Awesome Might of Great Cthulhu

Marvel's Not Worried

2005-12-08T05:53:00.000-05:00

I am the superhero Withering Sarcasm Man, and my powers come from a combination of too much stress and tremendous lack of sleep!

Quality: Lowest

2005-11-18T07:30:00.000-05:00

If you're wondering how bad my eyesight is, try this experiment: open Photoshop, load a picture of anyone you want, then save it with the highest possible compession ratio, and that'll give you something of the idea.

Found in the Software Shop

2005-11-06T17:34:00.000-05:00

Break the law*

* Please do not break the law.

Recovering Christian

2005-11-06T17:32:00.000-05:00

There's got to be more people out there who have just gotten fed the hell up with the loudmouths, the constant proselytization, the mindless acceptance, the medieval worldview, the interminable weekly repetitions of doctrine to the point of either sleep or brainwashing, and the fairy tales about vast cultural forces out to smush them in order to create that air of perceived persecution that enables them to treat even the smallest cultural slight as some facet of a hideous demonic threat to them and their beloved meme; where can I find a support group to aid people in overcoming that?

Error: 9 Hit Dice

2005-09-26T18:17:00.000-04:00

Reading Spenser's Faerie Queene puts me most to mind of E. Gary Gygax, had he been a Protestant author of epic poetry.

Mario Funeral Dirge

2005-09-26T02:02:00.000-04:00

Next generation video game systems possess such awesome power that they can simulate every aspect of reality, enough so that they may even achieve sentience on their own -- but not both at once, resulting in murder every time you put in Final Fantasy Tactics X2 Advent Mystic Quest.

Rapper Camp

2005-09-26T01:13:00.000-04:00

We're proud to announce a merger between L. L. Bean and LL Cool J to produce the one stop for all your urban outdoor outfitting needs: LL Bean J!

The Rule of Debate

2005-09-09T01:22:00.000-04:00

Your Arguing Licence should be revoked immediately if you purposely argue without the possibility of losing; if you argue for the sake of advancing a view instead of an honest search for the truth then you are not a person, just someone else's bullhorn.

In Other News

2005-09-08T21:14:00.000-04:00

A groundbreaking treaty was worked out today ending centuries of bitter relations, paving the way at last for true friendship between the robots and the fairies.

Class Struggle

2005-08-26T19:34:00.000-04:00

I got the whole class extra recess time today when, after the asked what do you get when you put twelve dollars and eighteen dollars together, I replied with, "More money than you're making for teaching this class period."

Amended Saying

2005-08-26T19:32:00.000-04:00

Sometimes, if you're supported by skilled animal handlers, or you have a good firearm, or you take it by surprise, you eat the bear, but usually the bear eats you.

Ben & Jerry's Number Two Flavor

2005-08-26T19:30:00.000-04:00

The genie looked at me mighty strange when I wished to be able to crap ice cream.

Meow

2005-08-26T19:27:00.000-04:00

I slammed on the breaks as hard as I could, the cat frozen in my headlights... but when I went back, with tremendous dread, to see what happened, there was nothing, nothing at all, and I shall always wonder....