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Caption Contest Winners!

First place:Data looked up at the captain wishing he knew how to quit him.- Pavel of Probably PavelSecond place:"12, Data. 12 Hornecian Flognarts to screw in a lightbulb. No. I didn't get it either."- Candace of Jumping at the Ground and MissingThir... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Saturday, March 31, 2007


Sock Dispatch

I used to have a separate blog called Mattress Police Dispatches where I would post short random thoughts. I stopped posting to it because I was running low on material, but now I'm finding my list of possible topics for my main blog cluttered with ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, March 30, 2007


Vote for Your Favorite Caption!

I was going to do a real post today, but I know all you really care about is the caption contest. So here's the list of finalists. There were a LOT of really good entries, and I had a heck of a time narrowing it down to ten. Most of you were in ag... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, March 28, 2007


Snarking Again

Hi folks! I'm over at the Snark today, revealing my secrets about how to write a funny blog. Last one there is a rotten egg.I'll get the caption contest finalists, uh, finalized later today. Check back tomorrow to vote and/or read a brand spanking... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, March 27, 2007


Talkin' About My Generation (or: I Hope I Die Before My Mass Increases)

A quick note before the actual post: Thanks to everybody for the truly phenomenal response to my caption contest. I you haven't submitted a caption yet, you have until Monday at midnight, Pacific time. (I know I originally said Tuesday, but I chang... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Sunday, March 25, 2007


The Diesel Caption Contest!

Inspired by your comments on my bad hair posts, I put together a little treat for you: Diesel as Captain Picard on the bridge of the Enterprise! I made myself bald and grayed my hair a bit to seem more dignified and Picard-esque. The dark glasses ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, March 23, 2007


Thursday Housekeeping Post

Hi all! A few quick announcements:First, I'd like to welcome all the new humor-blogs.com members. I'm having a hard time keeping up with them all, but a few that caught my eye are:Go to humor-blogs.com to see the burgeoning list of members (or to j... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, March 22, 2007


Construction and Deconstruction

I've been framing walls for my house this week.That makes it sound like I know what I'm doing, when in fact I generally just shoot nails or cut boards where my contractor has drawn a line for me. I'm entrusted with dangerous power tools, but not wit... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, March 21, 2007


Snarking

I'm over at the Snark again today, writing about Mrs. Chenoweth's toilet. I think you know what I'm saying.I'll be back tomorrow with a post about, uh, cats, I think. And make sure to check back on Friday, when I will be announcing the start of an ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, March 20, 2007


Hair We Go Again

My last post seem to have confused the hell out of just about everyone, so that's one more thing I can cross off my list.I won't bother to explain the Battlestar Galactica parts; suffice it to say that it's a show you should be catching up on with Ne... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Monday, March 19, 2007


The Hair Was Created By Man. It Evolved. It Rebelled.

My hair is getting out of control.What started with sheer laziness and a vague desire to look like Baltar from Battlestar Galactica has turned into a disaster of Hindenbergian proportions. Or is it Heisenbergian? I can never be certain.I can't reme... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, March 16, 2007


Building, Blogging and Blabbing

Hi all. Things are heating up with the house-building so I'm probably not going to have quite as much time for blogging. I'll try to stick to my MWF schedule, but my posts are more likely to be of the random musings variety than the more ambitious ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, March 15, 2007


Crazy Like God

It is often said that there are no atheists in foxholes. This is undoubtedly true; what I find remarkable, however, is that there are no foxes in foxholes.Interlude: Two French soldiers huddle in a foxhole.Pierre: Any news from the front?Jean-Claude... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, March 14, 2007


Lost?

I'm over at the Snark again, whining about Lost and other shows that suck.I'll be back tomorrow with a philosophical reflection on atheism and small furry animals. Bring cookies.UPDATE: I forgot to congratulate Humor-Blogs.com member Anita from Say... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Tuesday, March 13, 2007


6 More Weeks of What?

For Neva and Gawpo. Some pictures of my "backyard" and my beautiful new concrete slab. Click to enlarge.Don't you wish you lived here? Well too bad, you can't.A view of the house from the orchard. Facing west.The slab. Facing southeast.A view of... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Monday, March 12, 2007


Ranking System?!?!

I just got an email from one of the humor-blogs.com members expressing misgivings about the ranking system I've implemented on humor-blogs.com. Since he's probably not the only person with these concerns, let me take a minute to explain my rationale... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Sunday, March 11, 2007


Congratulations!

Better late than never, here are the winners of the Funniest Blog Post contest for February. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everybody who voted and/or participated!1st Place: Crummy Church Signs: Peter? 2nd Place: The Hot... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Saturday, March 10, 2007


The Blog of Your Dreams

Promoting a blog is all about networking with other bloggers. There are lots of ways to do this: you can comment on other blogs, join blogrolls, participate in memes, attend the illicit blogger raves that I know all you bastards are having behind m... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Friday, March 09, 2007


Last Chance to Vote in the Funniest Post Contest!

I was going to post a link to the rebroadcast of my performance on PopLoad Monday night, but the show was only available for about 6 minutes on the NowLive website. There doesn't seem to be any kind of archive of previous shows; such is the ephemera... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Thursday, March 08, 2007


Dumber than a Post

Regular readers will know that I am building a house. Irregular readers, unless they deliberately skipped that first sentence, are now caught up as well.I'm building a house. It's impossible these days to build a house without making regular trips ... [Read the full post]
Posted by Diesel on Wednesday, March 07, 2007


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