A Cry for Help

Do you ever remember hearing about how, per unit area, spider silk is stronger than steel? I can’t measure tensile strength here at home, but I was just powerwashing outside and this spideweb took the full blast of the pressurized water… multiple times. The washer stripped the paint off of shingles, but couldn’t take out [...]

Is George W. Bush really an idiot? It’s debateable, of course. There’s all those great Bushisms, but then I recently read that his IQ is above average.
Jon Stewart has said he doesn’t think Bush is dumb at all. The president went to Yale and Harvard B-school, though he rode his family’s name right through the [...]

Did you find yourself skimming, then eventually ignoring, this overly verbose Cry for Help about our trip to the Pats game? Does the sight of more than three paragraphs make you close your browser window faster than [something fast]?
Well then you’re in luck, as Em has illustrated our experience in visually pleasing drawings with a [...]

I was feeling ready for a little change, so A Cry for Help has gone green. What do you think?
I’ll probably make one of those “Change the stylesheet” links soon, that way you can pick your color scheme if you’re so inclined. Don’t hold your breath, though, I get to these things when I get [...]

The Democratic Republic of Embilia has been having a bit of an environmental problem, as it’s been known for its barren, inhospitible landscapes for quite some time now. Our national animal, the ring-tailed lemur, teetered on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Luckily, we in Embilia’s enormous government have turned things around and our [...]

Wow did last night suck.
So en route to the Pats game, via the train from Providence, we had a slight change of plans. After a series of poor decisions, traffic-wise, Em and I were really pushing the clock to get a bite to eat and make the 6:20 train. We hit up the Union [...]

Is it football season already? Wow. The Patriots begin their Championship defense season with an exhibition game tonight. And I’m going.
Unexpectedly, a pair of tickets came my way via my old boss, so Em and I are heading up to Gilette Stadium in Foxboro tonight for the game. I’m suped, I’ve never been there before, [...]

A couple choice quotes from today’s ProJo about the aforementioned casino debate.
Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas: “The people really want to vote on this issue, and to deny the people the right to vote on this issue that has been in the forefront for 14 years would be the crime of the millennium. It would [...]

Is it dead yet?
Rhode Island has been grappling with the issue of whether to allow Harrah’s and the Narragansett Indians to build a resort style casino in the state. This has been going on, in various incarnations, for years, but this year was especially notable.
The Narragansett Indians, fresh off of an ugly confrontation with the [...]

When I was younger, my Nana lived in South Providence off of Narragansett Boulevard and on Saturdays the whole family would get together there. My Papa (grandfather) owned a bar near Rhode Island hospital, and Nana would make sandwiches and meatballs for the bar, which would have to be delivered before lunch time. I always [...]

Oh Daily Show, why?! WHY?!
I understand little Rhode Island is an easy target, but, contrary to your assertion in the segment on Nader’s ballot aspirations, we have FOUR electoral votes, not three. What do you think we are, Wyoming?!
What’s that? Not watching the Daily Show?! Why do you hate America?

Erynne IMs me from her island hideaway with a couple good links:

Erynne: wow did you hear the one about the 600lb sofa woman?
Bil: is this a joke?
Erynne: nope
Then there’s this one, too. I love when friends send these weird stories along, I never seem to include the odd news in my browsing. Thanks, E!
UPDATE: from [...]