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Are all grasshoppers inept flyers?

At Lassen, a grasshopper flew into my head on Saturday. Bonk! Another one flew into my head on Monday. Bonk again! Here’s bonker number two after the incident.

I had thought perhaps there was something wrong with Lassen grasshoppers, or maybe my head. But just now, I encountered a grasshopper out in the courtyard at work. It took off and flew straight into my leg. Bonk! Then it hit a handrail. Bonk! Then the side of the building. Bonk! Then another side of the building. Bonk! It did this several more times before landing where it started.

Bonk! Bonk bonk bonk!

Do you prefer “we’re not” or “we aren’t”, and why?

I can see using the former to emphasize “not”, or the latter to emphasize “we”, but what about when no emphasis is needed?

I’m torn about it. I might stop using contractions in this case altogether.

I fret about really important stuff, don’t I?

What do taste buds taste like?

I wonder because of this:

ilsescully: ema [...] ordered a tongue burrito and they chopped it right in front of us and i could see all the taste buds

Hrm, maybe I should ask Ema.

What’s the point of sending a password through snail mail when the front of the envelope advertises the fact that its contents are PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL, and therefore worth stealing if you’re the type of person who’s after that kind of stuff?

It’s a lot more likely that something will happen to my password in physical transit than in electronic transit, no?

Reasons I can think of that justify sending passwords through snail mail:

- It’s fun to make users wait a week for access.
- Trees are evil and we must kill more of them.
- The USPS needs our support so we should send more unnecessary mail.
- The printer doesn’t get enough exercise.
- Bob’s only talent is folding envelopes and we don’t have the heart to fire him.
- Bob is annoying and we make him fold the envelopes so we can laugh when he gets paper cuts.
- Why am I picking on Bob?
- Who is Bob?
- I don’t know. I think I’ll stop now.

Have you ever been on hold for so long that when someone finally answers the phone you can’t remember why you were calling in the first place?

What? Huh? Who are you again? Ack, let me find my notes.

Ever sneeze so violently and rapidly that on the inhale between sneezes you suck fluid down your windpipe?

Glad I wasn’t drinking Coke or anything like that when it happened.

Why do they call it a “funny bone” when (1) it’s not a bone and (2) it’s absolutely not funny when you hit it?

It hurts, dammit!

Why do public bathrooms echo so much?

It’s highly disturbing.