Archive for September 2010
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Read MoreThe Google is God
I love the Google. I know there is great consternation about the amount of personal information that the company gathers and potential threats to personal privacy, but I don’t care anymore. Take everything I’ve got, Google Gods. It’s worth it. Case in point: Yesterday, my buddy and I were on the way to the Microsoft…
Read MoreThe good, the bad and the people who should shut up
After day one of Podcamp Boston, a few thoughts: 1. Why didn’t anyone tell me about Podcamp before now? Many, many thanks to AnnbKingman for giving me the heads-up! 2. There are some very smart and engaged people making a living in new media, and they are more than willing to share much of their…
Read MoreDanger. Old people crossing.
I understand this sign. I understand this sign. I even understand this sign. But I saw this one today. Could someone explain the need for caution here? Old people can’t stay within the crosswalk? They can’t see oncoming traffic? Senior citizens are as helpless as ducklings? The elderly are down-right dangerous? No wonder old people…
Read MoreCanine critic
When you have clever and amusing friends babysitting your dog, you get updates like this: Kaleigh had a good night. Hung out with us and watched Glee. She found it a little derivative and melodramatic, but thought the characters were compelling and the story line bold.
Read MoreBring it on
You thought the Super Talon was cool? How about this handy piece of furniture? Admittedly I keep an aluminum baseball bat beside my bed and have plotted escape plans with Elysha in the event of a home invasion, but a table like this might actually cause me to hope for a late night burglar.
Read MoreWorst movie dialogue ever
I recently watched the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. I saw it years ago, but this film is timeless. Sadly, the excellence of the movie is tarnished by one of the cheesiest lines in all of cinematic history. At the close of the movie, Charles and Carrie are standing in the rain, together at…
Read MoreNo murder in my heart
Yesterday, I almost threw away a plastic bag containing labels marked with my daughter’s name. A few days before, I nearly ran a silver knife through the dishwasher. In both cases, Elysha stopped me, telling me that she “would have killed me” had she not prevented these minor disasters. But here’s the thing: I cannot…
Read MoreNo middle ground
The University of Edinburgh released a study that measured the intelligence of adult brothers and sisters and found no significant difference in the average IQ between the sexes. However, they did find that men are twice as likely to be at the top and bottom tiers of the IQ scale. As a man, I’m not…
Read MoreCan you have too much choice?
A new Aldi’s grocery store has opened about a mile from my home. The foundation is being poured this week. I must ask: Do we need a new grocery store? Within fifteen minutes of my home, the following grocery stores are available to me: Stop & Shop Super Stop & Shop Whole Foods Price Chopper…
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