@neilco At least half of the Congresspeople in the room could accurately be described as empty chairs.
I have to admit that I'm glad my blog is living on Japanese servers now and not U.S. servers.
@neilco Might as well go for maximum impact, say I. :-)
// @streakmachine @peemee
@matigo We all know that bots are irresistably drawn to Canadian expat programmers who live in Japan, and your exotic drug-using, Lamborghini-driving lifestyle is just icing on the cake. ;-)
// @sumudu @hazardwarning
@tewha I am also reminded of a song by a friend of mine named Jimmy Adams, called "Big Ol' Red Guitar", about a kid who sees a red guitar in a shop window and dreams of becoming a musician. A few of the lines:
"He'll probably pawn it a hundred times,
Be involved in a couple of crimes,
He don't know what that guitar's got in store…"
And later:
"He'll probably go through two or three wives,
Ruin a whole bunch of children's lives…"
Jimmy was a guitarist who came to California from Texas, running from the law. He knew…
// @hazardwarning @konrad
@tewha I have a few friends who are drummers, and while they may or may not be clean and sober now, that was definitely not the case at earlier times in their careers…
// @hazardwarning @konrad
@konrad This reminds me of a joke told to me by a bass-playing friend:
A kid decides he wants to learn how to play the bass, and his dad signs him up for lessons. After his first lesson, his dad asks, "So what did you learn today?" The kid says, "I learned this note and this note," and shows his dad.
After his second lesson, he comes home and his dad asks him the same question--"What did you learn today?" "I learned this note and this note, Dad!" Dad is suitably impressed.
After his third lesson, he comes home--same question from his dad, same answer. "I learned this note and this note!"
After his fourth lesson, the kid doesn't come home. His dad waits up all night, and his son finally straggles in around five in the morning. His dad is furious. "Where the hell have you been all night? I've been worried sick!"
The kid looks at his father, shrugs, and says…
"It's cool, Dad. I got a gig."
<rimshot>
// @hazardwarning @tewha