09/07/07 3:50PM

Dogs don't have thumbs.
  • engelishgentleman
    I hereby officially murmur against you! Murmur murmur. Grump grump grump!
    by engelishgentleman at 09/22/07 7:23PM
  • sirtarin
    I summon forth the Great Wakkoroti to illustriously belch the Star Wars song "Dual of the Fates" in your general direction!
    by sirtarin at 09/22/07 11:13PM
  • sirtorin
    He's bored out of his mind! (But in his mind is an emtirely different matter) :P
    (Excerpt from a conversation between my brothers and I.)
    by sirtorin at 09/22/07 11:30PM
  • engelishgentleman
    He used the term "preacherism"; just so you know. :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 09/24/07 12:30AM
  • engelishgentleman
    It doesn't look like you've checked your blog recently...eh?
    by engelishgentleman at 09/24/07 12:30AM
  • engelishgentleman
    Aha! Beware of death lasers!
    by engelishgentleman at 09/24/07 12:31AM
  • engelishgentleman
    RAH-tha. I say, old chap. Tally ho, Glaucon! Don't that just beat all?
    by engelishgentleman at 09/24/07 10:49AM
  • engelishgentleman
    Ah, Mucius Kibbers, we meet again at last!
    by engelishgentleman at 09/25/07 10:57PM
  • ominie
    hey, I've seen your face this week--and outside of chapel! :-)
    by ominie at 09/26/07 6:20PM
  • ominie
    that's pretty nifty.
    by ominie at 09/26/07 6:21PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Ye ole smarmy Kibbers...what you doin, eh?
    by engelishgentleman at 09/29/07 9:27PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Thank you! And regarding the card..."it takes one to be one." :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 10/03/07 4:18PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Kibbers was plunged into disarray!
    by engelishgentleman at 10/04/07 12:16PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Kibbers rocked the house!
    by engelishgentleman at 10/04/07 12:16PM
  • engelishgentleman
    There's no kibbers like show kibbers!
    by engelishgentleman at 10/04/07 12:16PM
  • engelishgentleman
    An a partridge in a pear treeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
    by engelishgentleman at 10/04/07 12:17PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Roll, Kibbers, roll!
    by engelishgentleman at 10/04/07 12:17PM
  • celticgirl1787
    Hello, Moat Monster :).
    by celticgirl1787 at 10/04/07 11:33PM
  • engelishgentleman
    The ol' Kibbers posted a comment. And then he returned to his lair. Ribbit.
    by engelishgentleman at 10/06/07 12:13AM
  • celticgirl1787
    Jonathan, I didn't know u had an affinity for frogs.
    by celticgirl1787 at 10/26/07 1:21PM

09/03/07 9:59AM

I'm a dog.

Most people don't understand that.

  • engelishgentleman
    :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 09/03/07 12:21PM
  • waynardferguson
    Your face looks like a dog
    by waynardferguson at 09/03/07 5:59PM
  • sirtarin
    Okay, doggy! :)
    by sirtarin at 09/03/07 7:10PM
  • ominie
    most people don't understand you, period. :-)
    by ominie at 09/03/07 10:50PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Amen! :-) I do understand that you have thumbs, however. :-P
    by engelishgentleman at 09/04/07 12:53PM
  • alexthecellist
    you're right, i don't.
    by alexthecellist at 09/04/07 2:48PM
  • sirtorin
    Awww! Iza wittle puppy doggy!
    by sirtorin at 09/04/07 4:32PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Way to go with your rainforest destruction policy tonight. :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 09/04/07 11:51PM
  • herebedragons
    Shhh! People aren't supposed to know about the rainforest destruction!
    by herebedragons at 09/07/07 3:48PM

Suiteness!

Since my brother has already made known to the entire world of Pleonast that I have "exciting" news, I suppose I'll just have to share it with you. ;)

Rene Anderson called today. He said that because of the shortage in guys dorm rooms that they were opening a single suite in Sutton. He said I was welcome to be one of the eight individuals to stay there.
I of course, accepted. :)

He told me to call the rest of the people in the original suite I to be in and let them know of the offer as well. However, I only had numbers for four of my potential suite mates. Rene said that he didn't have the numbers for the others. I don't know if they will all accept or not. I'm not sure what Rene's plans are if they don't.
In any case, I think it's cool. :)

Kevin Engel with your six o'clock news, signing out.

"Now, I'm the kind of man who wouldn't harm a mouse, but if I catch somebody breakin' in my house, I've got a twelve gauge shotgun waitin' on the other side..." - Simple Man by Charlie Daniels

The Ohio legislature is currently discussing a law similar to the "Castle Doctrine" that has been adopted in Florida. It would allow one to use force (including deadly force) on someone who has unlawfully broken into their home, business, or vehicle. As the law says now, you would have to run to some other part of the house (like a bedroom) and hide. If the criminal breaks into that part of the house too, only then you could defend yourself (this is the case in most states).

They are also looking at revising the "duty to retreat" law. If someone pulls a gun or some other weapon in a public area with the apparent intent to harm an innocent person and you are not directly threatened with death then you have to run away (even if someone else is threatened). Right now they are trying to revise the law so that anyone can lawfully intervene.

Further, the legislature is attempting to pass laws that protect citizens from criminals taking them to court for injuries or other damage casued to them.

I hope the laws are passed. :)

On a different note, my last day of work is Saturdy (Yay!).
I think that the plan is to go night fishing with David and a guy from work. It should be fun.

I'm looking forward to going back to FC like nearly everyone else. I'm really hoping I'll enjoy my classes more this semester. I should, but I'll have to wait and see.

In any case, I didn't actually write this entry to tell you about my life, I wrote it to tell you about Ohio self-defense laws. I know your all extremely excited about it this, try to restrain yourselves.


If someone smokes Camel Lights, does that mean they're watching their calories?
  • ominie
    All day long (not really), I have been trying to wrap my mind around this idea of guys in Sutton. Will y'all do fire drills with us? Will you not be allowed into Sutton Lobby until the "appropriate" hours? You do realize, that after curfew you'll be able to hear girls squeeling and giggling and gossiping about boys, right?
    by ominie at 08/11/07 12:56AM
  • ominie
    do you REALLY think you can handle that???
    by ominie at 08/11/07 12:57AM
  • ominie
    :-D
    by ominie at 08/11/07 12:57AM
  • ominie
    :) Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... I'm Emily Craig! Do you REALLY think that the sound of blood spattering on the walls is REALLY going to bother me?
    by ominie at 08/11/07 8:20PM
  • ominie
    Oh... What's in a name??
    by ominie at 08/12/07 1:38AM
  • engelishgentleman
    Help! Crusaders are attacking our trade routes!
    by engelishgentleman at 08/12/07 10:11PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Heehee. You're not here right now and I'm jabbering on your blog! :-P
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:43PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Did you know that bananas grow on trees?
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:43PM
  • engelishgentleman
    How can you defeat someone who TEN TIMES YOUR SIZE?
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:44PM
  • engelishgentleman
    It's the old man?!
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:44PM
  • engelishgentleman
    It is wha' it is, mates.
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:44PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Don't. Drink. The water.
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:45PM
  • engelishgentleman
    We gotta BUY MORE TIME! ...Gotta buy more time...gotta buy more time...
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 4:46PM
  • sirtarin
    Wow. You actually quoted one of the lines from the Age Of Empires II Saracen Campaign for no reason.
    by sirtarin at 08/13/07 5:47PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Yes. And YOU knew where it came from! :-P
    by engelishgentleman at 08/13/07 6:26PM
  • sirtarin
    Yes and he knew it too. :P
    by sirtarin at 08/13/07 6:37PM
  • celticgirl1787
    Hey, Kevin. Happy travels to Florida and congrats on entering Sutton :).
    by celticgirl1787 at 08/17/07 12:56AM
  • ominie
    trespasser
    by ominie at 08/19/07 8:13PM
  • engelishgentleman
    You should update, Kibbers ol' lad. :-P
    by engelishgentleman at 09/03/07 12:10AM
  • engelishgentleman
    Even if all you do is tell people that you're a dog, it would be worthwhile (because most people don't understand that). :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 09/03/07 12:11AM

Tah-dah!

That was an impressive disappearing trick wasn't it? One day I'm making entries and the next day - gone! You probably never even noticed I disappeared. I was that fast. Even if you did notice, I'll bet you didn't know were I disappeared too. The fact is though; I didn't go anywhere! Isn't that amazing? I was right here this entire time, but you couldn't see me. How about that?
Unlike most magicians though, I'll give away my secret. I broke our Internet modem; actually it broke itself, that simple. However, I seriously discourage anyone from trying this dangerous stunt at home; leave it to the professionals.

I’ve had an interesting week of landscaping. It was better though than past weeks, the person I disliked the most quit/was fired. He wasn’t mean or grumpy or anything like that, he just has a deplorable work ethic. The last few weeks I’ve had to work with him on a big job and I’ve felt bad because I didn’t feel like the job was being done well. Every time the homeowners would come out to look at how things were going I felt like we were standing around not doing anything important. However, besides the fact that the employee with objectionable work ethics quit this week, the homeowners also said that they are extremely pleased with how hard we have been working and that they will definitely recommend the company. This is good. I thought there was some other positive thing that happened this week at work, but I forget.

On another landscaping note, one my fellow employees told me I’m the biggest smart mouth he knows (in a good, humorous way). I’m sure that shocks many of you.

I found out who my mystery roommate is today (Maybe some other suite mates will be interested). It will be Nathan Scott Shropshire (or Scott Nathan, I can’t remember). He is the grandson of the preacher in Hawai’i (whom I have much respect for). I can’t recall if I have ever met him, I believe that one of his grandsons visited while we lived there, but I don’t know whom. I thought it was an interesting coincidence nonetheless.

I still think there was more to say, but apparently none of it was important enough for me to remember to tell you. ;)

Fare thee well
  • celticgirl1787
    Kevin, I changed my profile picture description :).
    by celticgirl1787 at 07/31/07 1:23AM
  • celticgirl1787
    Have a good day at work.
    by celticgirl1787 at 07/31/07 1:37AM
  • ominie
    yay back!
    by ominie at 07/31/07 3:01AM
  • jjorangeswirl
    Hey Kevin, i just realized you were not on my friends list even though i added you. I have 100 names already on it and unless i upgrade to gold, I can't have more. :(
    by jjorangeswirl at 07/31/07 11:47AM
  • jjorangeswirl
    When will you be making the trek down to FL? If you are still in OH on the 16th of august than i can visit you since your residence is on the way for me.
    by jjorangeswirl at 07/31/07 11:48AM
  • jjorangeswirl
    I will be passing through your area noonish or earlier on the 16th so I don't know if we could eat lunch or something.
    by jjorangeswirl at 07/31/07 11:28PM
  • ominie
    thanks for the call, but sorry I missed it!
    by ominie at 07/31/07 11:32PM
  • engelishgentleman
    I've been struggling to find a good name for you (other than Kibbers) since you got a blog, and I finally found one I think I can be happy with. :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 08/01/07 5:08PM
  • jjorangeswirl
    I guess I'll have to be on the look out for Emily!
    by jjorangeswirl at 08/01/07 11:30PM
  • sirtarin
    Smart mouth?! You?! Never!! ;)
    by sirtarin at 08/02/07 12:57PM
  • beunsung
    That is good news to finally find out who our last suitemate is. He might be a little wierded out when first thing, his suitemates shave another one of his suitemates legs... maybe we could turn this into a prank and tell him that all incoming freshman to C-Dorm have to get their legs shaved, or something.
    by beunsung at 08/03/07 2:12PM
  • beunsung
    Heh, smart mouth, you?
    by beunsung at 08/03/07 2:13PM
  • ominie
    Smart Mouth is his middle name. He just TELLS everyone it's William.
    by ominie at 08/03/07 3:23PM
  • celticgirl1787
    Hey, Emily, I think ur mistaken... Smart Mouth is Kevin's real first name... "Kevin" is just his covername.
    by celticgirl1787 at 08/03/07 6:21PM
  • ominie
    On a kinder note--I've been meaning to call you back for the past couple of days, but something always comes up, preventing me from doing so. If I don't get to talk to you soon, I suppose I'll see you... next weekend?
    by ominie at 08/07/07 1:28AM
  • engelishgentleman
    Oo-ta Goo-ta, Solo?
    by engelishgentleman at 08/07/07 11:20PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Jabba's through with you! :-P
    by engelishgentleman at 08/08/07 5:17PM
  • engelishgentleman
    That's the idea.
    by engelishgentleman at 08/08/07 5:24PM
  • engelishgentleman
    Jumping th gun there a bit, aren't you, Han ol' boy? You're supposed to wait to shoot until I say "I've been looking forward to this." :-)
    by engelishgentleman at 08/08/07 6:09PM