Teen Jeopardy is a fascinating look into just how lousy our public schools have become. It is a sad, sad indicator of personal insecurities if you feel validated by knowing the answers on Teen Jeopardy. Not that I’m speaking from…
In a stunning announcement today, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has offered any and all potential “peaceful protestors” at the Republican convention buttons that will gain them access to discounts at a series of NYC restaurants, stores and museums.…
I came across an interesting summary of the state of things in the blogosphere, at least in relation to the tools used by bloggers. Executive summary: Blogger holds the current lead with ~30% of bloggers using its tools, whileLive Journal…
We just got a new Flavia hot beverage machine installed at work and, for the record, while idle, it makes a sound almost identical to the one made by that freaky Zoltar fortune telling machine in Big. I’m almost too…
Just heard this on the radio – N.J. Governor McGreevey To Resign. Whoa. </Neo voice> UPDATE: Hannity confirmed it on air and KYW (Philly) is reporting that the resignation stems from an ongoing “civil suit,” rather than corruption charges or…
Bill Hobbs links to some impressive photo galleries from soldiers in Iraq that are well worth checking out. I particularly like the first one he linked to, as it shows quite a bit of personality and humor on the part…
As an unofficial F/FITC (Family/Friends IT Consultant), I am often forced to diagnose problems over the phone, but at least I don’t have to diagnose them from 10k lightyears away. If the clock on your VCR blinks “12:00” you may…
This comes as welcome news. For those not in the know, there was a move afoot (lead by the American Bar Association) a few months ago to try to force Catholic hospitals to discuss (and maybe even perform) procedures abhorrent…
My wife and I went to see The Bourne Supremacy two weekends ago and I’m just now getting a chance to jot down my thoughts on the movie. I heartily enjoyed it and, as a genre film, it succeeds fairly…
Thanks go out to Aron and Heather for pointing me to the Watercooler. It’s a cool collection of random/nifty links that’s updated fairly often and has already yielded (for me, at least) breakdancing Transformers, insane jumps ala Jackie Chan, and…
