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  1. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    A couple of annoyances for a Monday morning. Bosses who never miss an opportunity to be an ass. and (as I'm in a alliterative mood), petty pontificating potentates who proffer veiled threats under the guise of "just sayin".
  2. Hercule

    The Chicago Cubs Are Going to the World Series!

    HA! We do that for the super bowl, though we zip through the game to see the commercials!
  3. Hercule

    The Chicago Cubs Are Going to the World Series!

    Our sincerest congrats to Cubs fans! Though we live in Cleveland we really don't do sports in any way shape or form, but we followed the world series. It was great to experience all the excitement and of course the thrill for Chicago fans. As for our home town team, I can't image a better way...
  4. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    We used to get marketing calls asking for my wife by her maiden name, and quite often the caller would butcher her name. Well this would happen enough (not so much any more) such that I came to enjoy quite calmly telling the caller to try again. It's a German name and not at all difficult to...
  5. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    That is simply the best thing about cats. The stupidest, most embarassing thing could happen to them and they walk away owning the moment as if it were planned or didn't happen at all. I suppose we could all learn from that. But you want embarrassing - My dad was particulary, um..., gassy...
  7. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    I assume you're referring to Lost Chords? I'll have to look into that. My knowledge and appreciation of Whiteman and his role in the early development of jazz is from period sources and references.
  8. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Yes indeed he was, but be careful who you say that to. There are certain histories you just don't mess with and for most jazz is one of them.
  9. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Could you just be overly sensitive about it? Smoking certainly was part of the culture back then. How did that line go in Now Voyager - "Shall we smoke a cigarette on it?" Never smoked myself and can't even remotely stand cigarette smoke (maybe odd as I worked in tobacco as a kid? - but a...
  10. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    That price is our local Aldi's. Usually under a dollar, but many times considerably lower. We switched to Aldi's a couple of years ago and haven't looked back, only going to the other store for certain things. Prices were simply getting out of hand. But alas even Aldi's have increased their...
  11. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Maybe zay vere "Eva Braun" eggs.... [you had to hear me say it to have gotten the full effect]
  13. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Yes I do indeed agree, I was just surprised to find it there. I'd also be surprised if there are many others who know it's there or even notice it. Frankly I don't see it's inclusion on the inside of the egg carton as being meant for me, or at least I don't take it that way. I'm just there for...
  14. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I just noticed the other day that the carton of eggs in my fridge has scripture written inside the cover. Been getting those eggs for years and just noticed it. I'm not sure how I feel about that...
  15. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    Thus far the Feigle book (I'm not so far in, I keep getting distracted) is following Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn as they accompany the troops (and snipe between themselves) into Germany in the final months of the war. I haven't really started the other one yet but it's quite thick...
  16. Hercule

    What Are You Reading

    I've got a few in various stages of being read: Among the headhunters : an extraordinary World War II story of survival in the Burmese jungle / Robert Lyman. America's deadliest twister : the tri-state tornado of 1925 / Geoff Partlow The bitter taste of victory : life, love, and art in the...
  17. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Simple reply: You eat YOUR steak YOUR way and I'll eat MY steak MY way PERIOD, END of subject! Now GO AWAY! I understand the arguments about destroying the taste and all, but it's all so personal and after all who's eating it? You or the person cooking it? All my life I've been a...
  19. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Re Corn o' cob It seems that any more corn varieties are getting sweeter and sweeter. I remember visiting my folks in CT a few years back and they served the latest local fad variety, something called "candy corn," and it was ridiculously sweet. I simply couldn't eat it. As a kid and growing up...
  20. Hercule

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    Sadly, I wouldn't know on that point. Fortunately, considerable positive reinforcement has come from other quarters. But once you get over the the initial self consciousness you're home free. Damn the torpedoes I say!
  21. Hercule

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    That's always the first hurdle.
  22. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Ahh, but it makes one hell of a milkshake!
  23. Hercule

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    As would I and, IMO, any other reasonable person. Depends where I was in relation to the other driver. In some instances it is better to speed up and let the other car pass behind me, but yes, generally slow down and let them in. The whole point of this discussion is that the prevailing...

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