New Blog Template!

May 26th. Got a new blog template that I envision to be the be-all and end-all of blog design, but there will be a gradual phasing in of links and whatnot. I could have done all this offline and popped it in when perfected, but I already accidentally burned that bridge (long story) It will be quite cool when done, but of course that will exceed my attention span several times over, so bear with me.

Obligatory links to our novelty store

The Restless Mouse Company is a mom & pop dealer of retail and wholesale novelties and pop culture artifacts. See us at ThatRestlessMouse.com and our new reseller's site; NoveltyTradingPost.com

California Thinkin’

There was a fire at Universal Studios over the weekend, could they just put it out and move on? No, your tax dollars go further than that….


Concerns for air quality due to the acrid smoke prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to send a chemist to take air samples at the scene, said spokesman Sam Atwood. Results were expected Monday morning.

I’m no gubment chemist but I would say the air samples will have SOOT in them and show conclusively that THE FIRE SHOULD BE PUT OUT to improve air quality. Sheesh

Who is looking at the ad?

I was considering advertising in blogs via the “HA Blog Ads Humor Network” but it’s pay per time period rather than pay per click… I’m concerned that no one will even see our ads, due to the usual “ad blindness” people have plus the content is so darn riveting on some of these blogs.

Take, for instance, “Small Town Misfit” - it’s one of those “Police Blotter” blogs. A recent post was from around here, in Mukilteo, WA.;

Officers responded for a vehicle driving on the running track. The officers located the vehicle leaving the school. The officers saw no obvious damage to the track (but it was dark and covered in snow). The driver was cited for violating his intermediate license restrictions and his father came and picked him up.”

… (By the way, the snow we get around here is white like everyone else’s.) I see no problem with what the kid was doing. There are always joggers in the road, it only seems fair that people should be able to drive on the track.

If laughter is the best medicine…

I was just reading this Study on the health benefits of Laughter… Makes me wonder… If laughter is the best medicine, what is sarcasm? Are there health benefits to smirking? Or does it have to be a belly laugh? Does it work better on fat people then? There are many unanswered questions.

Free Divorce? We can do that too

trial divorceI just read that a radio station in WV is giving away a free divorce in a valentine’s day drawing, but that’s kind of permanent. Tell you what, anybody who orders one of our handy Temporary Divorce Certificates, while supplies last, get a $1.00 CASH refund to get the party started. You might say we will PAY YOU to try the divorce thing out; most people just need to see that the grass on the single side of the fence is full of nettles.

NOT A COUPON: Just put the phrase “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE” in the comments section when you order at ThatRestlessMouse.com (The orange site that the link above takes you to)

UPDATE 2/23/08 - Only 3 Divorce Certs left! Speak now or forever hold your peas. Whatever THAT means.

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