Day: August 1, 2006

I would like to congratulate two people who have made the cut to the right-hand bar blog area.

Jen – whose blog was an enigma for some time but then turned out to be an amusing read for yours truly, especially after getting some inside thoughts on the beast we all know, the hot dog eating man himself, Matt. Check out Come on – it’s simirable!

Troy – Heck, I haven’t even read any of his posts as his first forray into the life of blogging, but I’m sure it will be a good read filled with the things Palmer’s love: music, beer and good times. If the world had a clone of me, it would be Troy. Granted, he’s the older cousin, so I suppose I’m the clone of him. Whatever. Clones are cool. Check out The Palmer Project.

Let’s talk a little about Blog Etiquette. We’re all new to this so here’s a shout out for some advice.

Let’s be honest…some blogs on the right hand sidebar are dead ends. They have nothing new, as in people have dropped off the face of the earth. Seeing that EVERYONE who publishes something on the Net wishes to have it kept clean and tidy (right….), it is rude to remove a blog from your ride hand side bar if they just don’t make the cut anymore? Or is it good to leave it there for archival purposes? Let’s just say Matt’s blog has become close to the cut on many occasions to then jumpt back to life with grandiose posts about sumo wrestling in bubble wrap (bravo, bravo). So if you have any thoughts on this subject, air them out!

In a random news event of great things coming back from the dead – The Hilarious House of Frigtenstein is returning!!! Oh man, this was the greatest show ever! Especially with the disco wolfman. I heard it’s coming to the Space Network this fall.

When we’re on the road for a long trip, Highway Hypotheticals come into play. I can’t recall who coined this term, but I’m sure it was during one of the numerous trips with Carrie and Philipp.

A Highway Hypothetical consists of posing a hypothetical situation to the car inhabitants. The more risqué the better. Controversy is a must during a long car trip.

The trip back down from Kapuskasing was fraught full of Highway Hypotheticals. Some of the faves that came up were:

• Would you sleep with someone for $1M without having the chance to discuss with your partner?
• Would you rather live in the Star Wars universe or the Star Trek universe? (Please note that Vero came up with this geeky question!)
• If you could enhance your body with cybernetic implants, would you?
• Would you place a GPS tracking unit inside the body of your child?

As you can see, fun questions all around! There are always the classics such as:

• What sense would you choose to lose?
• Arm or a leg?
• Blind or deaf?
• Death by drowning or burning? Yes, yes, sometimes we get pretty morbid but it’s interesting to see what people would answer!

The next time you’re on a long roadtrip, implement the Highway Hypothetical game and there is guaranteed fun, as long as there are some people who can actually contribute some good questions!