Fimoculous.com - nyc - Lip Dub
The first time you saw the video, you probably also felt the pang of cool — a jealousy of all those pretty young thangs bouncing and boozing at their successful dot-com. Maybe it’s a recession, or maybe those particular hot cool kids have expired, but a year later don’t […]
Today, I figured I’d had the time to execute on a couple of desired purchases: I needed an iPod Shuffle for workout purposes, and I needed a Flip Ultra camera for video experimentation. (Both are modestly-priced items for their respective gadget categories, and I’m on a budget, so I really had to think about it) […]
Men Create More Housework for Women - Yahoo! News
Hah. Sure. This is breakfast table fodder for idiots. The short take is, cooperative living creates efficiencies when both (or all) adults act reasonably. And in the typical post-war suburban setup, men will resent the media for unappreciation of their breadwinner role and the implications that they […]
Man turns out to have been arrested for nothing - Yahoo! News
I was originally disinclined to ever defend an idiot who packs explosive devices in his luggage, or even the parts necessary to do so, but… umm, he didn’t actually pack a working bomb, the luggage couldn’t explode (according to Air Jamaica, the airline), and […]
Many years ago, I worked briefly with a rather infamous direct sales company whose primary line of business was cutlery. I don’t really work well as a cold-calling knife salesman but the experience wasn’t entirely useless. Among other useful tactics learned as a salesman (and I did move some product, though I had problems pulling […]
As often as several times a week… okay, let’s not lie, seven times… I bounce around to different social events greeting people and trying to pick brains. I sometimes horribly fail at this… let’s get into that in a second… but at least I try, and try often. My track record is excellent. However, it’s […]
Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes (NYTimes.com)
Since the Depression, American government policy has encouraged homeownership as an absolute good. It protects people from increases in rent and allows them to build equity as they pay off their mortgages. And it creates stability in communities, because owners are invested in their neighbors.
But […]
Last evening I had the opportunity to watch the 20th Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I don’t watch these sort of things often - the last time I saw one in this election cycle, there were more people at podiums than on a basketball court, which means the weak hadn’t been […]
I have a great concern about today’s constant media barrage. And that is the business of death reporting.
Ever hear of the saying, “Things happen in threes?” And how that was often applied to the deaths of famous people, no matter how nonsensical that is? The deaths of famous people happened so rarely that one could […]
NJ changes policy on illegal immigrants (Yahoo!/AP)
This is one instance where a couple of dead college students in the news actually causes some positive kneejerk change.
After many conversations with people about the topic of illegal immigration, pleading with people that there is no good in allowing a class of marginalized sub-citizens to exist among […]