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Faith and Begorrah! A term I've heard used a few times in my life, such as Futurama. But what a strange combination of words. What's a Begorrah? Why is it always paired with faith. It is with these burning questions in mind that I ventured to Dictionary.com. begorrah exclamation   old-fashioned   informal   Irish English   ( also   begorra ) Fair enough. One issue down. Though the usage examples don't help much: "They've never heard anyone say "Begorrah"." Well done. That surely puts it into context. Following this massive discovery, I decided to Yahoo the term and ask why? This is what I discovered on the website Shunspirit: "The first recorded use of "begorrah" was in 1839, in the novel "The Kellys and the O’Kellys: Landlords and Tenants" by English novelist Anthony Trollope." ""Arrah" is an expression of disbelief. It is often used alongside "begorrah", which is a euphemism for the phrase ...

These days there is a lot around about having a cheaper lifestyle. With the economy what it is you always need to save a bit of money. The three R's are always a good start. Maybe you can use that glass jar to hold tiny screws. Or maybe you can use that glass jar to hold big screws. Heck, you could even use that glass jar to hold medium screws! All those ideas are free for the taking, by the way. But, there are so many more ideas out there that I think we are missing. So, today I've decided to list off some ideas for everyone in hopes of making the world a better place. Butter: That foil wrapper around butter can be used for another block of butter if you are careful not to tear or crumple it. That's a penny or two saved on each stick! Save on energy by not cooking your chicken! Just eat it raw. You'll be fine once the salmonella passes. This works for other cookables as well. Here's one suggested by regular reader, Pilot, about 15 years ago and he probably doesn...

I like music. I don't generally try to hide this. When there are bands or people I like, often I will look into their history a little bit. I usually don't do a deep dive but when a video about Boston comes on YouTube, I'll bite. I never knew it, but the first Boston album, and their best, was started by one guy in his basement putting electronics together in his spare time. All he cared about was quality. He wanted everything to sound grand like a big concert. Once a few people heard the start of what he was putting together he got a contract and the rest of the band together. They tried to make him go into a studio but he refused. And that was a good choice. I've actually come upon a few lately that surprised me. A few years ago I found out that ZZ Top started out touring the USA pretending to be a British one hit wonder. Once they were discovered, they just played their own music. Or more recently, I watched a video about how the guys from CCR are still suing each ot...

This past Tuesday, Pilot had a late night post about not really knowing what he wanted to post about. In order to not copy him exactly, I am making sure this post comes out nice and early. Though I am not sure what it will be about at this point. I suppose I will just keep vomiting on the page and see what happens. I was watching some Roller Derby this past weekend on the old YouTube. Belle might have been playing in the game if they needed a sub but it turned out they didn't. In any case, the game ended up getting called off shortly after half time due to one of the players breaking an ankle. Basically didn't want to move them off the track until an ambulance came (fair enough). The Roller Derby reaction to injuries is so much different than any other sport though. Anything else would of had replays and everyone watching. In Derby, they stand in front of the player so nobody can see them, pan the camera off them and put some sort of graphic on the screen. In this case they eve...

By now, most of the internet connected world has seen the campaign put on over on Pilot's World to elect my father, Denis , to the position of Pope of the Catholic Church. It's been all anyone has been talking about and he has been the much anticipated shoo-in....shoe-in? Shoe-end? for the position. The cardinals have been making us wait, just to keep people wondering. Don't want to make things too easy for him! But, what most of the waking world probably hasn't seen, is that a new pope has been chosen. And it is not the great and wise Denis. This is a god damn outrage! I try not to get into religion too much but it is obvious in this case that money changed hands. Or maybe power. So, anyways, big week in the Pilon-Khoei household this week. Well, at least for me. I don't know about the other denizens of the mighty tower. I got myself some new headphones and a new computer. The headphones were a pain as I've been SUPER happy with JBL headphones. Sadly, they are...

As previously reported on this very blog, I have recently started a new job. The place I'm at is pretty good. It's a small company with some very smart people and they kinda just let you do whatever you want to get the work done. That made it a little difficult to figure things out at first but now that I have, I can do stuff in the best way possible. The work itself is also interesting. I've managed a couple site visits and there's more architectural work than I'm used to. A lot of what I am doing I also haven't done in years so it's nice to stretch some of my basic drafting muscles again. So, it's more than a little frustrating that I basically walked in the first day and wanted to walk right out. It's nothing to do with the company or people. My previous work just burnt me out and I honestly don't even want to be an Engineering Technologist anymore. But, unless I want to take a substantial hit in how much money I make, I'm stuck here for n...

Philosophy is one of those weird things in history to me. Like, how do you make a living just spouting random shit? Don't get me wrong, I think philosophy is an important part of the human experience. It leads us to questioning and wondering, a key feature of the human experience. In the old days, I get having a philosopher. They were like the scientists of their age, just trying to solve the mysteries of the universe. But these days we have science but still people that call themselves philosophers. I guess the main difference is that they can't make a living just doing that these days. They have to make something to go along with it. Like a book or a YouTube video. If I was hanging out with some of the greats, just philosiphising and whatnot, I'd probably have been stabbed at some point. I'm far too sarcastic for it. "Yeah, you can't reach a destination because it takes an infinite number of steps. But that's only cause your momma's so fat that she ca...