]> http://greasy.com/trotsky/ trotsky's Blog en-us © 03:11:01 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, Dec 03:11:01 2 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/trotsky/school_yard.html I just recently heard (I believe in Vermont) that the child's game of tag is now BANNED! I've always known the extreme danger of playing tag and cannot imagine how it survived this long. It should have been abolished when many hazardous installations of playground equipment were eliminated. The playing of tag may be even more risky than taking a school bus to school. We need to find ways to keep our children from playing outside, where risks include sunshine, cold, West Nile Virus, playgro ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/school_yard.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:02:47 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/cheating_game_life.html Life may not be a game, but if it were there would be a lot of disqualifications due to cheating. Many who see themselves as honest, will cheat at the first opportunity. This cheating becomes habit forming and is committed with the least amount of remorse. Examples include: running red lights sneaking up the lane that is closing and forcing ahead of more patient drivers getting ahead of others in lineups taking advantage of other's errors (it's my lucky day) leaving shopping carts in the p ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/cheating_game_life.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:55:28 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/save_short.html I don't know why people know longer seem to be using the short "a". This is the "a" sound in cat, hat, bat, and used to be in Carrie, Harry, marry, and so on. Now Carrie has become Car-ee (as in the automobile), Harry seems to be more often, "Hairy". We no longer get "married", now we get "merried". We need to save the short "a" from oblivion or soon we won't be able to tell the difference between a "bat" and a "bet" (with my apologies to Pete Rose). http://greasy.com/trotsky/save_short.html#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:17:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/explosion.html I was sitting at the coffee shop enjoying a coffee and reading the paper when suddently an earth-shattering explosion ripped through the building. Windows rattled, coffee spilled. Remembering my early training on how to protect oneself against nuclear attack, I sought cover under the table at which I was sitting. Without much expectation of survival, I waited for the next and likely last explosion. But this time I was prepared. To my utmost relief, the sound had emanated from the man at th ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/explosion.html#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:02:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/bernie_pink_ball.html I was playing in our Rentx company golf day today. One of our group was playing a pink ball. He hit a low screamer off the tee which skipped through the water in front of the tee. Bernie Ouellette yelled, "Go!" When the ball skipped off the surface of the water and emerged onto land on the opposite side, Bernie uttered with relief, "Good girl!" http://greasy.com/trotsky/bernie_pink_ball.html#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:06:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/what_express_lineup.html I was at the grocery today and in the 1 to 8 items lineup. The person before me had 13 items. I couldn't help but wonder what the ACTUAL limit is. What if she had 16 items, or 20 items, or 30 items? I think someone should come up with a cash register that is programmed to only ring in the maximum number of items. Then the cashier could say, "I'm sorry m'ame but you have exceeded the maximum number of items allowed for this lineup. You must complete your purchase and then go to the back of ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/what_express_lineup.html#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/tuh_days_post.html I've noticed recently the the word "to" (pronounced too) is disappearing from Canadian English. On CTV I heard one of the morning announcers say, "Tuh-morrow." I have heard other radio announcers say, Tuh-day. People now go tuh the store. And when we get there we go intuh the store. Has this happened since George Dubya? It's only a matter of time before Desmond Tutu becomes Desmond Tuh-Tuh. Tut.. Tut.. http://greasy.com/trotsky/tuh_days_post.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:43:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/company_golf_tournament.html Golf is a game of skill. It takes years of practice to even come close to perfecting it. Most people should never even attempt the game on an actual golf course without some lessons and several practice sessions on the driving range. Yet there is the strange phenomenon of the company golf tournament. This is when the novice rents clubs, drinks about 10 pints, and heads out to the first tee. What ensues does not even remotely resemble golf, and it continues for 18 holes. This never happens ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/company_golf_tournament.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:32:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/new_library_has_only_new.html I was in line at Chapters to pay for my books when I overheard a man returning a book he had purchased. When asked his reason for the return his answer was, "It wasn't what I expected." I asked the clerk if we can return books we don't like, and she replied that if we don't read the whole book but after reading a few pages we decide we don't like it we can return it. (14 day time limit). I wonder if this applies to other things in life. If I take a trip to Europe and I don't like Rome beca ... http://greasy.com/trotsky/new_library_has_only_new.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:31:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/what_no_free_clothing.html I was browsing through one of the numerous flyers I receive every week and came upon a pictorial advertisement for closet racking. There was a disclaimer which read, "Clothing and accessories not included." Are there actually people who would think that the matching suit and tie, shoes, umbrella, and overcoat would be included in the price?" Of course not. The disclaimer is there to protect the company from consumerists who continually exploit any opportunity to get something for free. http://greasy.com/trotsky/what_no_free_clothing.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:05:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/yankees_win_again.html Well, the networks must be happy. The Yanks have won their division and it looks like Boston might make the wildcard. No more disasters like the Blue Jays getting into the World Series. Baseball is a great example of the rich getting richer. http://greasy.com/trotsky/yankees_win_again.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:26:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/fast_lane_slow_lane_no_such.html The other day I was driving in Toronto and had trouble exiting the expressway even though I was driving the speed limit. That is because for some reason, here in Ontario, the fastest drivers are in the right lane (the slow lane). This may be because of the numerous slow drivers in the left lane (the fast lane). This country is the worst for passing on the inside that I have seen. http://greasy.com/trotsky/fast_lane_slow_lane_no_such.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:22:00 GMT http://greasy.com/trotsky/couldnt_care_less.html I don't know why I keep hearing people say. I COULD care less. This cannot be right. This expression is used to tell people that you could not care less about something.. not that you could care less. So the proper usage is: I COULDN'T CARE LESS. http://greasy.com/trotsky/couldnt_care_less.html#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:18:00 GMT