Jesse: I do the same thing. Bomb… flag… bomb… number.
mike d: you play minesweeper?
Jesse: yeah.
mike d: are you pretty good?
Jesse: yeah. what’s your best time?
mike d: well, what size do you play?
Jesse: you know… all of them.
mike d: I play intermediate.
Jesse: What’s your best time?
mike d: hold on….

goes to computer

Jesse: you have a screenshot don’t you.
mike d: you bet.

time passes.

mike d: 28 seconds… but that’s actually not my best. my best is 27.

mike d: what’s your best time for intermediate?
Jesse: I have no idea. I don’t keep track. you big loser.

35 minutes later

Jesse: seriously, what’s your best beginner score?
mike d: I’m not sure. maybe 4 seconds or so. I really think that the beginner map is based almost entirely on chance, less on skill. what’s yours?
Jesse laughs to himself proudly: heh heh I got him again. what a dork.

I’m proud to report that I am now #3 on all google searches for “mike d” or “mike d.”

It looks like The House of Rock will soon be five members strong!

mike d
Jesse
Mark
Liz
Tom

Awhile ago, Jesse grabbed my attention as I walked past his bedroom at the House of Rock.

Jesse: Hey Mike, do you have a second. (very seriously)
mike d: of course, what’s up?
Jesse: I just wanted to let you know… since we own this house together, if something ever happens to me… you need to know what to do. So it’s really important that you know about this.

At which point he opens his closet.

Jesse: If something bad happens to me, go inside my closet, on the left, behind these clothes

He reaches behind the clothes and pulls out something.

Jesse: And you’ll find my lucky thimble. I just wanted to make sure you knew just where to find it if I die.

The Question

Jocelyn asks:

Ok with the Olympics here, I have a question. Why is it that Pro Figure Skaters are no longer allowed to compete, but Pro Basketball players can? What are the rules??

The Answer

Well, I was tempted to not answer this question until the next Olympics came around, in an effort to not show how long it’s taken to get to this one…but alas, I cannot resist the call of duty.

It seems to me that the Olympics now allow professional competitors in all sports but 2 - boxing, and men’s football (soccer to us Americans). All other sports are open to amateurs and professionals alike, including figure skating. The reason for this is that some competitors were working full-time on their sport (just as if they were professionals) but they were employed by the government (generally in Communist states). To even the playing field, professionals were allowed in.

In any case, I hope this provides a satisfactory answer. And it’s less than a year late! Woo!