Nirvana baby turns 16

http://strikerdiary.blogspot.com/2007/06/baby-on-nirvanas-nevermind-album-is-17.html

Silly me, I just use toilet paper...

But, THIS looks interesting, and the advertising definitely had me hooked.

i can't believe i stopped smoking .

Ian Fleming fans, take your mark.

Here is a cool quiz to test how much you know about 007 movies. Super cool. They admitted me into the Q branch because I got 64%. Post your results

why can't i just drive without the church telling me how?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19308664?GT1=10056

Secret Weapon...

Little known fact about this weapon system - the R & D leading to the bomb specs was all based on observations of the interactions between Hayes and Phil at the trial office...

Believe me, Roman traffic is hard to deal with, but this? Talk about seeing the sights first hand...

phil check your email

phil check your email, jenni had the baby last night. i sent you a link to some pictures. jenni is fine and so is little steve spurrier (a.k.a. jack christopher)

Hey, no taksies-backsies!

I have no idea how to use this thing...

...but now I know where Hayes has been disappearing to during LOMO this week. I'm pretty sure he's been off dreaming of more Hasslehoff pics.

For those VT haters out there, don't mess with us, we have maple napalm. We're leaving and taking ourskiis with us.

Oof. That's bound to be a resume killer.

First , thanks to everyone for making this blog a success so far. Keep up the good posting. You guys have a good next few days - I'll be away from the computer, specifically here and here . I'm sure you'll be fine without me.

Oh, and thanks to Derek for his updates to the comment section...it certainly makes things easier to read!

My faith in the justice system has partially been restored . The other part will be restored when there is bloodshed for letting her out in the first place. Suck it long, suck it hard.

I know I am going overboard in # of posts today...

Posted without comment.

Melissa is OK with it, Phil...honest

UPDATED!!!!

Phil,

this is animated .gif I was talking about...

Once again, going to hell for laughing.

I am sure that many of you have already seen this, but it looks friggin' cool.

I'd like to see one on the bathroom tiles...

i have no faith in the u.s. justice system

first o.j. , then michael jackson, now this...

It's been a bad year at the Naval Academy. And it just gets worse.

Uhhh, wow. Talk about a hater. A friend - and, *ahem*, future contributor actually ran accross this site.

I am at work, and very bored. Lets post the funniest youtube videos we've ever seen.
This one made me shart myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90m2Xw_Haj0

And the dream dies again.

Is he right?

Paris' prison diary. Day one was a little rough, but things are getting better.

No Blood for Syrup!

Apparently, some Vermont academic types have drafted the "Green Mountain Manifesto"wherein they explain why Vt should lead the charge and secede from the Union. Some hope that they could convince New Hampshire, Maine (and those other states up there that all seem to blend together) into forming a new country, New Acadia.

For one, I welcome Vermont's vision. They secede and we make Puerto Rico a state. We trade a bunch of sweater-wearing, Ben and Jerry eating, hairy-armpit women for some Latina heat. My hips don't lie.

Who else could we get rid of?

Price check on Vaseline for Mr. Libby

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277838,00.html

Marriage greatly counteracts depression, eh? I'm calling Shenanigans.

Through my extensive research, it is my conclusion that losing count of the number of women I de-flower in any single day, along with a healthy diet of mind-altering drugs that make children frightened of me quells depression nicely. Only thing marriage counteracts is a itchy case of crotch rot.

*Please lavish attention on me*

Protest

I've got some serious concerns about this blog:

1 - I dispute that "many things" run through Phil's head on a daily basis.

2- I dispute that Phil has "friends."

Otherwise I think it is a pretty cool idea.

I love George Will. Weren't some of us just talking about this the other day?

[Note: you may have to sign up for a free login with the Post to read, but everyone needs a login to the Post, right?]

As many of you may have heard, this place is getting ridiculous. These scenes were from a week or more ago...you should see it now...

Mike Tyson, Poet Laureate?

Seriously, Mike Tyson has to be one of the most eloquent and memorable figures of our age.

(Note: Not work safe)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CEDd7lUMECk

Posting 101

Alrighty. Time for another out-of-the norm long post. Looks like I'll do these from time to time to get everyone on the same page. Those of you who are relatively blog-savy should just ignore this, as it is designed for those people who don't really know how to post and is otherwise mind-numbingly boring.

It dawned on me today that probably not everyone knows how to post a message on the main page of the blog . This is probably particularly true for those of you who don't have you're own blog (which is the vast majority). In sum, there's a big difference between posting a comment and posting a main blog entry.

A comment is super easy. You just click on the word "Comment" that appears at the end of a particular post, add text where appropriate, and join the fray. This is clearly where you discuss the finer aspects of a particular blog entry.

The unique thing about this blog is that you all will be able to post main blog entries - not just comments. However, posting entries involves a little more effort. Here's how:

1. On the main page of the blog, click on the "Enter" button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. This takes you to the main page at blogger.com. (Alternatively, you can just go directly to www.blogger.com or if your homepage happens to be Google, just access the "More" drop down menu at the top of their homepage and click on "Blogger.")
2. Once on the main page, log in with your Google username and password (username is typically your e-mail address, password is whatever you set it as.) Once you hit enter, you'll be directed to your "Dashboard" page.
3. Your Dashboard page allows you to administer personal options (everyone, by the way, ought to enter pictures for themselves, whether its actually of you or of something funny..just play along). In addition, in the center of the page, it lists all the blogs you are a member of. One (and maybe your only one) will be our blog. Simply click on the "New Post" link under our blog's listing.
4. Now you'll be redirected to the page where you can fiddle with our blog. For ease of use, the main screen is the one where you can type a main blog entry. This is also where you can add hyperlinks, photos, bold text, etc, with the click of a button. If you'll explore the page a bit, you'll even find ways to go back and edit your previous posts.

Now that we've got that out of the way, one other thing: for ease of use and to increase "readability" I'd prefer that we not title every individual post. You'll always have this option (as you're the ones adding entries), but I'd prefer we not use titles. I used one in this post and the initial post just in order to grab attention.

Alright, back to it. Give it a try!

World of Warcraft litigation?

What kind of damages do you get in a case like this if you win? "We the jury hereby award the plaintiff 1000 HP and -100 Charisma..."

I'm pretty sure I'm going to hell for laughing at this.

An interesting graphic, no matter where you stand on the war. Stolen here.

Welcome, hosers.

Okay. So here's the deal. If you're looking at this page, it means you've been invited to my new blog experiment. It basically goes like this:

1. Over the course of the day, a ton of crap goes through my brain. Whether its current events, movies, tv, video games, or the latest hottie on the cover of SI...whatever - nine times out of ten I can find a web page that relates to it, even if it may not have originated by something I saw on the net.
2. I have friends - or at least I think I do - and I have to assume that they also suffer through random thoughts and musings, or at least find/think of funny things that, if given the opportunity, they might like to share with a larger collective. If forced to do so, they could probably find an internet link or other primer that relates to their thought/issue/idea/find.
3. In many cases one Phillip-friend may not know the next Phillip-friend. That is, a friend I keep up with from high school may have no concept of a friend I've made here in Italy (and otherwise may not even care to know said friend). I think that sucks. You all should know one another, even if its just online, so that I can make fun of you in front of everyone.
4. Finally, I figure that if I think enough of you that I have friends I'd like you to know, maybe - just maybe - you might have friends you'd like me to know.

My solution, as you may have guessed, is this blog. It is not my blog - it is our blog. You each have your own logins, your own passwords, and your own rights to post anything you want on the main page. My only role is who to invite (beginning with you guys, ballooning into whoever else you want me to invite), and a little admin web-upkeep. In terms of topic, I invite you to post anything to it you'd like. ANYTHING. I don't care if it sparks discussion. I don't care if you have a hidden agenda. I pretty much don't care period. Except that it clearly won't work if people don't post something.

So, hopefully you're interested. A few ground rules/points of note to get us started:

• The only people who will be allowed to read the blog will be the contributors (note that I haven't turned this feature on yet, but I will after we get started). I'll post the contributor's list on the side of the page so you can monitor who has access. It won't be open to your grandma or your in-laws, so go ahead and have at it. Of course this means that you'll have to get a blogger.com account if you don't already have one.
• Each post on the main page should be SHORT. I mean it. Short. I thought about instituting like a one-sentence or even a one phrase limit, but that's probably too restrictive. And yes, freaks, I know that this is not a short post, but I'm trying to set it up for pete's sake.
• The bulk of your "point" in the post should be accomplished via a hyperlink connected to a word or phrase in your post. (Go here to see a sample page of what I'm talking about). Blogger makes this easy. When you type something, all you have to do is highlight it, click on a button in their editor, then paste in your hyperlink. Its so easy I think my mom could do it. Well, okay, maybe not my mom.
• Substantive discussion of the post will occur in the comments section of that post. If you have some reaction or something to say about a person's post, say it there. Each post will have its own comments section (note that the sample page above does not enjoy this feature, probably because that guy would have about 10,000 comments a day). The one-sentence rule I layed out above will obviously NOT apply in the comments section. In other words, go ahead and lay-into each other in the comments, but keep the main post screen relatively clean.

These rules are designed to create a quick, easy way to post and view people's thoughts throughout the day, even at work, without spending much time wading through an epistle like this. Bottom line: see the post, read the link, comment if you care. And the comment might even come later, from home.

Oh. And the title? The way I see it is this: 99% of the time, those three words will make up the first word in anyone's reaction to a post. "Anyway...," for those times where you could give a crap about that person or what they just posted; "Yeah," assuming you concur with the contribution; or "Whatever," indicating general disagreement, usually followed by the poster's name, further followed with why the person is a complete idiot. I look forward to seeing lots of "whatever"s in the comment section after my posts.

So there. Come. Post. Enjoy. At the very least, please validate the 90 minutes I spent setting this thing up.