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Day 964: An Engineer’s Guide To Cats

Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under funny, science & technology | 2 Comments

As geek, Aunty Maitri to a dozen cats and Torturer Who Plays Us Like We’re Rented Bagpipes to a few others, I find this video terribly enjoyable as well as scientifically accurate. (Thanks, Julie!)

Day 961: A Decade Of Thunder The Ferret

Posted on April 15, 2008 - Filed Under funny | 1 Comment

It has been 10 years since one of the fiercest and funniest Community Voices graced the pages of The Onion for the first and last time. When, back in 1998, the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison was invaded by trust-a-farians armed with plastic didjeridus and poorly-aimed hacky sacks, all seemed lost. I’ve […]

Day 945: Richard Dawkins Rap!

Posted on March 30, 2008 - Filed Under funny, science & technology | 1 Comment

Thanks to Julie who says, “Dancing Darwin is my entire reason for being right now.”

Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under blurbs, computing & internet, funny, media | Leave a Comment

Mainstream media finally states that sharing is caring (thanks, D, for the tip). All because some punk kid said, “If the news is that important, it will find me.” Wait for the NYTimes sidebar Twitter nightmare.

Day 942: And You Were Worried About Red Light Cameras

Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under computing & internet, funny, mapping, new orleans | 4 Comments

On first seeing it, I thought the map referred to the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans. It turns out to be a possible drug deal going down in the Southside of Chicago as captured by the Google Maps “Street View” camera. Silly me, New Orleans has no street views.
I go back and forth between pondering […]

Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under blurbs, funny, the game of life | 1 Comment

I was afraid of this: “If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style.” — Quentin Crisp

Day 930: Happy π Day!

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under funny, pictures | Leave a Comment

Posted on March 9, 2008 - Filed Under WTF, blurbs, computing & internet, funny | 5 Comments

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Day 907: Gonzo

Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under books, funny, travel | 2 Comments

Without fail, on every drive from IAH to the west suburbs of Houston, I miss the same three exits and have to backtrack. Why can’t I simply remember that the signs for Beltway 8 and the I-10 are going to sneak up on me right after the onset of a comfortable highway hypnosis, and that […]