The Lewis Show

Also appearing, Janine and Mike. And friends. We think.

This is a two bird one stone post. Well, three actually, but I'm too tired to count that high: I wanted to post something for today, I wanted to plug a site worthy of an RSS subscription, and I wanted to send out some congratulations to the writer. We've all at least thought of doing it... The Oatmeal  is a web comic and updated by Matthew Inman. His hilarious take on life's annoyances won me over long ago. Today Tumblr (which I've mentioned recently) agreed to take one of his comics and use it for their 503 page. So if (or when) Tumblr goes down, people will see one of his drawings. So kudos and long live The Oatmeal..... ......by subscribing, and checking out his book which comes out soon. Linkage: The Oatmeal Wikipedia The Oatmeal

I know I've posted this picture before. Probably when talking about my forever saga moving leaves every fall. There's something in this picture though that is missing now. Want to take any guesses? I woke up this morning, got up and headed out. While backing up, I looked over my shoulder to see where the trash bin was located. I put it on the street for pick up the other night. It wasn't freaking there! Some ghetto, redneck, knuckle dragging, slacker dipstick targeted my dumpster. It's possible it was lifted because it had less garbage in it then the rest of the cans on my street. My first thought was maybe the county claimed it for a late bill or my can was getting replaced, but it's a pretty new can. So I called and ordered a replacement, but what a stitch. Here's my tweet which will will assuredly afflict these thieves with various skin and body disorders. I will have justice! Bahhahaha! To the redneck who stole our trash bin this morning, may...

It is award season and this is as close as I'll ever get to posting anything about celebrities. I remember posting a couple years ago on Pownce a short list of actors that I'd like to portrait yours truly if my life was ever made into a movie. Outside of that being one of the worst potential movies ever made it would need some serious acting power to make my life pop. Here is my updated short list from least likely to most, but anyone would agree this is a formidable list.  I do not insist they look like me, at all, as you'll see, it's mannerisms, style, humor, intensity that landed these five poor saps below: Why Macy, Mike? Well, that's an easy one.  He fits into any role and blends into the background perfectly. Sean Astin has played parts as an effeminate hobbit and big hearted linebacker. I added Astin after watching his short stint on 24. His drive for organization along with the  occasional careless mistake ultimatel...

I mulled for years moving my blog to platforms such as Wordpress. After some testing, I decided to stay with Blogger. Part of it is laziness, yes, but it's the features that keep me here. I could always make things simpler with a Tumblr blog or stick with my Posterous, but this is too rich and full of a blogging platform to leave. Another reason I stick around is their recent addition for mobile support.  Blogger in Draft  posted last month the addition for mobile templates. Now when looking at my blog online, it has a snazzy new look. I'm sure it will become more customizable with time, but the default template looks great. Do check it out and let me know how it looks. This is original by no means, but it helps complete this experience for me. I feel all high tech. There's even a QR code for my site which I still find utterly fascinating.

This has to have been one of the most intense weeks of my working life. I needed a good laugh so I dug through into my subscriptions and found something that's been around for a while. Garfield - Garfield is a clever strip which simply removes Garfield the cat out of his own comic. What's left is Jon Arbuckle, occasionally Odie, and hilarity. Lasagna! Link: Garfield Minus Garfield

My inbox was stacked pretty high today! Actually we're doing some necessary hardware upgrades. A run on milk? There must be flurries a'coming! This slow cooker full of pulled pork barbecue will get me through! The welcoming party did not have to get up. Must be tough...