Doug

Doug

Husband & father with youngins; Presbyterian; Will devops for boardgames; Dadjoke Enthusiast; Longtime WordPress user; The failure mode of “clever” is...

Breakfast Preparation Safety Tip #1

When opening the new-fangled orange juce cartons with the plastic pour spout, remember to place said carton on cabinet or table before attempting to open. Do NOT clutch carton to your chest, as this could result in a pressure buildup,…

Aron’s Blog

My good friend Aron Rubin has started his own blog, Rubinium. There’s not a whole lot there at the moment, but head over there and give it a look.

Political Affiliations

As a (near as I can recall) life-long Republican, I’m used to being called homophobic, racist, insensitive, mysogynist and a whole host of other things, so I’ve developed a bit of a thick skin on such issues. This also grants…

Brad’s Gettin’ Hitched

So my best friend Brad proposed to his girlfriend Saturday. He’s the last to go, so head over to his blog and leave a congratulatory comment. And dig that rock on his fiancee’s hand!

Indicators

Here are, in no particular order, the top signs that you’ve been playing too much Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow: When you enter a room, you immediately look for lights to shoot out to give you cover. You’ve Googled East Timor…

Sony QRIO

Please, take a second to download and view the videos posted at the New Scientist of Sony’s QRIO robot and then tell me, tell me that you don’t want one. I’m not entirely sure what I would do with one,…

Celebrity Soundalikes

Has anyone else ever noticed that Arlen Specter sounds a lot like Billy West doing his Richard Nixon impersonation on Futurama? I’m just asking.

And You Thought Engrish.com Was Weird…

If you’re in the mood for some surreal, Lost in Translation-style “wha?” stuff, check out what happens when a bunch of Japanese high school students are given an assignment to remix some Penny Arcade strips. Although, the poor site appears…

Curse You, Jack Black!

Curse you and your infernal School of Rock! For lo, now unto every hearing of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant’s Song am I forced to mentally add a picture of your “Mystery Machine”-esque van flying down the road, smoke billowing in its…

It’s Snowing!

It’s April 5th and it’s snowing. I expected this from Minnesota, but from SE PA? [UPDATE] It’s trickled off. Still..