DIY Flo from Progressive Insurance Costume
My wife and I decided, at my suggestion, to be television commercial characters for Halloween this year. Personally, I think it turned out great. I went as The Most Interesting Man in the World, while...
View Article5 iPhone Apps Better Than The Defaults
Anyone who says that Apple doesn’t pay attention to detail when they’re releasing a built-in application for the iPhone or Mac OS X clearly doesn’t know the company that well (the maps debacle is an...
View ArticleView Your iPhone’s Numeric Signal Strength
Starting way back with iOS 4.1 and continuing through the latest version (6.0.1 at the time of this writing), Apple has enable a hidden “Field Test” mode which allows users to, among other things, see...
View ArticleHanukkah Is The Most American Holiday
Hanukkah is the most American holiday. It’s a celebration of burning oil we don’t have. Source: Hanukkah Is The Most American Holiday
View ArticleNot cool, Bing.
I know it’s illegible at this size, so click the image to see a larger, clearer version. For those of you that don’t know or can’t read Hebrew, that says “Chag Sameach”, which is the traditional...
View ArticleMr. Rogers’ Advice On Talking To Kids About Tragic Events
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of...
View ArticleEvan’s Lazy Chili Recipe
I originally posted this over at Cream City Cuisine, but I love this recipe and now that it’s winter I wanted to share it here, too. Before I get started, let me explain just what makes this chili so...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Has Drymouth
President Obama had some great things to say during the State of the Union last night, but all of it was instantly overshadowed by a single sip of water taken by Marco Rubio during his rebuttal. Also,...
View ArticleThe Scientific Method (Futurama Style)
A friend of mine shared this on Facebook and it was just too awesome to not post here. Any science teachers out there will surely appreciate it. Source: The Scientific Method (Futurama Style)
View Article28 Instructions For Being A Good Parent
Source: 28 Instructions For Being A Good Parent
View ArticleThe Irony. It hurts.
Happy Labor Day! — Governor Walker (@GovWalker) September 2, 2013 His advisors probably should have informed him of the meaning of “Labor Day”. Source: The Irony. It hurts.
View ArticleRepublican Shutdown Demands vs. What They Got
I’d love to think that perhaps they learned their lesson, but if history teaches us anything, they didn’t. Here’s hoping the average voter still remembers this a year from now for the midterm...
View ArticleDoctor Who Timeline: The First 50 Years
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View ArticleRetiring Chai Life
As anyone who follows this blog already knows, I have neglected it for quite some time now. In part, it’s because I’ve been busy in “real” life with my wonderful wife and kids, but it also comes down...
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