bfwebster on September 25th, 2006

From The Chaser’s War on Everything (an Australian comedy series) comes the following attempt to recruit people into Al Qaeda using Mormon missionary techniques.
“Don’t be scared, we’re just from Al Qaeda. We just wanted to discuss the destruction of Western Civilization…”
OK, I’m Mormon, and I thought this was hilarious. Hat tip to Wes Vivian, who [...]

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bfwebster on September 24th, 2006

Despair.com — long one of my favorite sites — now has a web-based function to do your own ‘Demotivation’ posters. For example:

Or:

Or, in honor of the puppy postings below:

Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce..

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bfwebster on September 21st, 2006

Gizmodo features a special kind of ring, just for guys:
The Remember Ring has a special nagging feature, using its “Hot Spot” technology that warms up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 seconds, every hour, on the hour, beginning 24 hours before that “special day,” apparently honoring the anniversary of your voluntary servitude. That’s supposed to [...]

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bfwebster on September 18th, 2006

First off, Wingnut’s official name is now “Howling Wingnut”. She howls — though it’s an eerie, high-pitched howl. She tilts her head back, points her snout to the sky, and honest-to-goodness howls. I’ll see if I can get a snapshot (or better yet, video) of it.
Second, the girls now have nicknames: “Winnie” and “Marti”. Winnie [...]

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bfwebster on September 14th, 2006

…we have two new Miniature Pinscher puppies:

The light brown one standing by Sandra is named “Barking Moonbat”, while the black-and-tan one with the ball on Sandra’s back is “Flaming Howling Wingnut” (see here for explanation). They are sisters from the same litter, just as Laverne and Shirley were. That’s Laverne standing to the left; Shirley [...]

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Bruce Henderson on September 14th, 2006

While Webster attempts to tame a new swarm of micro Dobermans, I am set to travel to the land of my ancestors. As luck would have it, business is taking me to London for several days to pitch strange new forms of software to large scale financial institutions in hopes of keeping the [...]

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Bruce Henderson on September 11th, 2006

[Please welcome Bruce Henderson to And Still I Persist. Bruce is a close friend of 15 years and one of the finest people I know. This is his first post here. ..bruce..]
Sometimes I think that we as a nation want to push the events of September 11th 2001 into the history books, and convince ourselves [...]

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bfwebster on September 11th, 2006

(UPDATED 09/11/06) Check out Bruce Henderson’s post above for some high-resolution shots post-9/11. ..bruce..
In March 2001 — just six months before the 9/11 attacks — Sandra and I took our daughters Jacqui and Crystal, along with John Hicks (soon to become Jacqui’s fiance and then husband), up to New York City. We did the [...]

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Robert (“Rob” or “Gringo”) David Peraza was 30 years old on September 11, 2001. He had earned both his undergraduate degree (1994) and his MBA (1996) from St. Bonaventure University, where he had loved to play rugby. He was now living in New York City and working as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald near [...]

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bfwebster on September 10th, 2006

Between drving some 4000+ miles since late August and spending a week with our son Jon before he heads off for further Marine training and then deployment, I’ve been a bit busy. Regular blogging will recommence. ..bruce..

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