Brilliant a Cappella Geekery

Monday, November 17th, 2008

For all the Lucas/Spielberg/Williams fans out there (and probably most of the critics, as well), I present the best use of YouTube I have seen in a while.
(h/t American Elephants)

Brain Fail

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Source: Serious Eats

Fun Video (Matt Harding)

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Matthew Harding, a former computer programmer, decided a while back to just travel until his money ran out. Eventually, he picked up a sponsor (now, why didn’t I think of this?) and started travelling the world. Fourteen months, forty-two countries, and all seven continents later, Matt has danced, on video, in more countries than most [...]

Lark - er, starling - of a Story

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Simply amazing. Hat tip: Pros and Cons

Priceless Reading

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Sarah discovered - and has gotten me hooked on - The Food Whore, a blog by a Seattle caterer and restaurant owner. If you’ve ever worked in a service industry, I think you’ll find this site hilarious. In particular, be sure to check out the “Tricks” and “The Restaurant” post categories.

Another what coming?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

After my last post, Sarah pointed out to me that she has only ever heard the phrase “another thing coming.” In fact, she thought I must have made a typo. I, on the other hand, had only ever heard “another think coming,” until about a year ago. My take was that it was a play [...]

I Kill Spammers: Crazyremedy (VPXL) Spammers Want To Kill You

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

This guy is awesome, even if he has too much time on his hands. I Kill Spammers: Crazyremedy (VPXL) Spammers Want To Kill You.

Public Service Announcement: Tested Advertising Methods

Friday, December 21st, 2007

After watching a truly horrifying self-produced commercial, I felt compelled to recommend again a book which everyone in business should read. It’s a classic, called Tested Advertising Methods, and it basically tells you all you need to know about advertising (what works and what doesn’t, why, etc.). Do yourself or the business geek(s) in your [...]

Fun Stuff

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

For tracking your poker play.
For sheer amusement.

Just what is KFC selling, anyway?

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

I got the following receipt at a KFC, this past weekend, when I put my meal on a debit card, being completely out of cash:

(click to enlarge)
For obvious reasons, I was a little horrified at first, but nothing actually went wrong, thankfully…