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Daily Archives: 26 February 26, 2007
My heart goes out to Gary
Gary is one of my coworkers. He’s in his early 40′s, but lost a leg to cancer when he was 22.  There were 13 guys in the same cancer study group he was in, only three chose amputation, and those three … Continue reading
Christian Right Labors to Find ’08 Candidate
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 — A group of influential Christian conservatives and their allies emerged from a private meeting at a Florida resort this month dissatisfied with the Republican presidential field and uncertain where to turn. The event was a meeting … Continue reading
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The History of Postage Rates
Dates back to 1863, and stays under a nickel for about 100 years. Link
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Compare Old and New MPG Estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun using a new method to estimate fuel economy for 2008 model year vehicles and beyond. The new method is more accurate than the old one because it finally takes into account some real world … Continue reading
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Thomas Edison’s Last Breath
Henry Ford considered Thomas Edison his personal hero and friend. Did his admiration for Edison provoke the admittedly idiosyncratic Ford to request the capture of Edison’s last exhalation when the great inventor died at 3:24 a.m. on October 18, 1931?Acknowledging … Continue reading
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The Barenaked Ladies video for ‘Sound of Your Voice’ staring a number of Youtube celebrities.
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Prisoners of YouTube
Meet the most hilarious people ever to lose their jobs, friends, livelihoods, and their dignity—all for your personal amusement. Link
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I don’t notice anything, someone help me out
“Thought you might appreciate the subtlety of this ad, done by a Brazilian ad agency, for a lubricating gel (K-Y equivalent) targeting the French market. They were trying to come up with an ad that is not offensive or tasteless. … Continue reading
Interesting Connection
NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton didn’t appear to have much in common with the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. Thurmond ran for president in 1948 as a segregationist. Sharpton ran for president in 2004 calling for racial equality. But last … Continue reading
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Beer Launching Fridge
Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, “What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???” Well, that was how I first conceived … Continue reading
The 51 Best* Magazines Ever
*Smartest, Prettiest, Coolest, Funniest, Most Influential, Most Necessary, Most Important, Most Essential, etc. The top three are: Esquire The New Yorker Life Link