January 2010
16 posts
I want to write a book.
Sort of a man vs. nature thriller. Here is my idea.
Did you know that one of the largest active volcanoes on earth is pretty much all of Yellowstone national park? It’s true! (Here is the wikipedia entry on super volcanos) This is what causes Yellowstone to be such an amazing place.
Last time it blew, it blanketed everything west of the Mississippi under several FEET of ash. The volcano is...
Fedex
The Fedex guy that just dropped off a package has a speech impediment. He said “H-h-h-h-h-h-h-i. Ih-ih-ih-ih-ih-ih-is th-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-is 24 No-or-or-or-or-orth Ma-in?”
I didn’t pick on him or anything, but now I feel bad because I got impatient waiting for him to finish. It took a REALLY long time.
On American Taxes.
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59....
Trip to Budapest/Vienna
adribradley:
Conclusions:
All pictures were taken with a Nokia 5800, and they came out bad. I need to purchase a good camera or Nokia needs to include a 10 MP camera with its phones.
Budapest is way prettier architecturally than Vienna. Vienna was harder to navigate and had a lot of creepy people at the subway (U). I didn’t feel safe and I didn’t see any police around. But I noticed there are...
My song of the day, Series 2010, Number 2
There are people who will say they knew me so well.
I may not go to heaven, I hope that you go to hell.
St. Robinson in his Cadillac Dream - Counting Crows
And, for old time's sake...
Myles Dancing to “Bye Bye Bye” from Nabil Alanbar on Vimeo.
My song of the day, Series 2010, Number 1
Be my Baby, by The Ronettes.
Alright, folks, what made this song famous?
New Ford Focus →
Beautiful sheet metal, electric and hybrid version, and a six speed dual-clutch.
Ford, you have my attention!
WTF?
I just saw a commercial for the Prius. They called it “the most inspired vehicle ever.” Um, really? How about the Model T, SHO, Testarossa, or GT-40? How about the Hudsons, 8/6/4’s, or the 64.5 Mustang?
IPhone or Nexus One?..I go for Google!! →
(via adribradley)
I would get a Palm Pre. It is better than either, from where I stand.
The most important thing I have ever said.
During times like this, people like to say that the recently deceased are “good.” You hear “He was a good person,” “she was a good person.” My mother was not a good person. She was a GREAT person. My sisters and I stand as a testament to how great she was. We are strong, resourceful, intelligent, compassionate, and are able to stand on our own, as real, honest-to-god people, no matter the...