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How sweet it is

>Тюмень ландшафт released, an application for my iPhone that allows me to blog from anywhere. I thought it was cool when I could blog from Flicker, but this is way cooler.

It’s All In How You Look At It

I'm sure that you've probably seen those images that different people see different ways. Some people see the image of a vase, and others see the faces of two people looking at each other. There are some cases where people can't see the other image at all. For the last few ...

New Site Announcement

A little bit of news today. I've decided to setup a couple of new sites to handle posts for more specific topics. These topics have proved especially popular here and I thought that warranted special attention. The first site is called Right Pedal Logic. This site will focus on topics related ...

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Six Great Beer Sites

I like beer. Here are some sites for you to read about beer. 1. Why light beer, no matter if you spell it "light" or "lite", is nasty. - Beer Advocate "People who drink light 'beer' don't like the taste of beer; they just like to pee alot." -Capital Brewery, Middleton, ...

How To Remove A Stubborn Lug Nut

If you're trying to remove a stubborn lug nut, maybe your shotgun will get it loose. Most reasonable people would not even think to use a shotgun to remove a seized bolt of any kind. Maybe he saw the episode of The Simpsons where Homer was using a gun for all ...

Worlds Hottest Chili Pepper

If you had a chance to take a bite out of the worlds hottest chili pepper, would you do it? Watch the video.

Best. Commercial. Ever.

Personally, I think this is one of the funniest commercials that I have seen. See the video at YouTube. Enjoy.

This Is My Blog, There Are Many Blogs Like It But This One Is Mine

Some people make money with blogs, others don't. Then there are some that just blog for the sake of blogging. That is what I do. This is my first and last post about blogging. I have had a website of one kind or another for quite some time. You can see ...

A Joke That I Have To Share

I obviously can't take credit for this joke. I have seen it floating around in a couple places on the internet, and I thought it was funny enough to share. A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the Loan officer. She says she's going to ...

Green Means Go, Red Means Stop, Yellow Means Go Very Fast!

Doesn't anyone know how traffic lights work anymore? What is the deal? Let me clear up any confusion that people might have. There are three lights on a traffic control signal. Sometimes they are vertical, sometimes horizontal, but they always have the same meanings. The red light means stop. This ...

HD Sportsters are for Women?

While at a motorcycle rally this weekend that was open to all makes and models of bikes, I overheard someone make the statement that HD Sportsters were for women. I've heard this statement made about various makes and models of motorcycle before, but I have never understood it. Is there really ...

Scared of the Dark

I like to get to the office early. This gives me time to get things done before anyone else comes in and starts to bother me. Sure, sometimes I'm posting stuff, but in general it's a great jump start to the day. One of the side benefits of this is that ...

It’s almost riding season

Not too much longer to wait and the snow and salt will be off the roads and it will be time to get that motorcycle out of hibernation. I can't wait. One of the best things about owning any vehicle is customizing it to make it your own. Anyone can add ...

Let’s replace the MPAA’s ratings board!

I watched a movie last night called "This film is not yet rated". If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you do. It is a documentary about the MPAA's ratings system, the ratings board, and the ratings appeal board. It is all incredibly interesting, and you will be surprised ...

Full of bells and whistles

I'm watching a show on the Discovery channel about cars in the future. It's a fairly good show. Then I hear it, this engineer type says something about the car filling with all the "bells and whistles". So, this gets me thinking. Most little sayings like that come from the past. ...

Is that fur really fake?

An article at The Conservative Voice highlights a problem where fur on coats that is labeled as faux may actually be dog fur. I think this is a bad deal, since you should be getting what is indicated on the label. But that is only one issue that the article ...

Two Clowns Shot

Seems that I am not the only person in the world who thinks that clowns are terrifying and evil. Now if someone could just do something about mimes, of course you would have to use a silencer. CNN has the story.

English as a Second Language

Location - St. Paul, MN USA; drive through (I refuse to use -thru) at a Taco Bell "resteraunt". Order (exactly as I said it) - Number six with a softshell, Mountain Dew, empinada, and Fire sauce. What I received - Number six with a hardshell, Mountain Dew, empinada, and mild sauce. An important ...

The Return of Futurama

There is a great article at TVSquad discussing the comeback of Futurama. I don't know what happened to the show when it was originally on Fox, but I thought the show was excellent right from the first episode. From the article: Groening "loves" the fact that Futurama has landed on Comedy Central, because ...

Naval Disaster Avoided

While stumbling across the interweb, I ran across the story that is supposed to be the actual conversation between 2 Naval vessels. It goes something like this (in this instance, it was supposedly the Canadians and Americans, but that is not consistent): Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the ...

Al Franken - no way!

So according to the article at the Star Tribune, Al Franken is going to run for Senator in Minnesota. Wow... I can't even begin to count the reasons that I would not vote for this guy. Many of the reasons are the same reasons that I would not vote for Rush ...

Floating Dog

Behold - the miracle of the floating dog. I don't even think the dog knew what happened.

Finding new music

It is really hard to find new music these days. When I was younger, there was something called a "record store" that you could go to to buy albums, 45's, cassettes, and eventually CD's. I'm not talking about anything like Best Buy, Walmart, etc. I'm talking about a little hole in ...

Get more secure

If you haven't seen this already, PayPal is offering a more secure way to... secure your account. Seems like a great idea to me. I have already ordered mine, and if you use PayPal you should get one too.

Merging

I know that last time I talked about driving, I said that the next thing I was going to write about was turn signals. While that is a very irritating subject, I have a better one. Merging! Typically you have to merge when you are getting on the freeway. Here are ...

If you’re not offended, you’re not looking hard enough

It seems that even if things aren't as blatant as an exposed breast, people still want to be offended. Apparently, they will do anything they can to find offense. According to this article on Yahoo, people seem to think that there was something suggestive about Prince's guitar as it was ...

My Favorite Super Bowl Ad

Here is my favorite ad from this year.

Get yer ice scraper.

So, what do you do with a mess like this? I don't think I would bother.

Open During Remodeling

Hi All!! You might have noticed that the site looks like something is severly wrong. You would be right. I have decided that there are no themes out there prefabricated by others that look good enough for me to use on my site. So, I am in the process of making ...

Global Warming “very likely” caused by man

According to the story that I read on Fox News, global warming is real, and was caused by a man. Now I'm not a fancy weather scientist or anything, but could one man really cause the global temperature to rise? I remember a while back reading about the blame for global ...

A reminder…

Today I read that someone is claiming that they found a razor blade in their breakfast they bought from McDonald's. Click here for the whole story via Local6.com. So, it seems that now would be a good time to remind you of my advice on how to maximize your financial gain from ...

McDonald’s wins a taste test?

According to this article on NewsMax, Consumer Reports indicates that a survey they conducted indicated that more "trained testers" prefered the taste of McDonald's coffee over Starbucks. Now I'm no trained tester, but I have never had a coffee from a fast food resteraunt, gas station, or any other place that ...

Here we go again!!!

Sponges, sponges, sponges. I don't think sponges have been this popular since Mr. Squarepants made his first appearance. Now it seems that microwaving these little bacteria farms won't kill the germs. At least that is today's story. Stay tuned, I'm sure it will work again tomorrow!! CBS News

Get a bain, morans!

This is awesome. It was just earlier this week that I read a story about the use of microwaves to sterilize sponges, and now it seems that people, in a rush to try this wonderful revelation, are burning up sponges and microwaves. CNN Article People - the sponge must be wet!!!

Tailgating

It seems that here in Minnesota that tailgating is not something that happens once in a while, it's the normal way to drive. It seems that everyone has the feeling that they are more important and have to get to their destination faster than you are going. Or maybe that ...

Why people procrastinate

Here is an interesting article about why people procrastinate. Bookmark it now, and read it later. The Toronto Star

Oldie, but a goodie!

I haven't posted for a while, but this is a great video. If you play MMORPG's, you will get it, it not, oh well.

It’s Election Day - go vote!

Typically I tend to shy away from political discussions. The problem with political discussions is they usually degrade into personal attacks or spouting of the same old rhetoric. It seems the first casualty of politics is the loss of one persons ability to form their own opinions, based on what ...

Guitar Hero II Bonus Songs

Don't click the link if you don't want to see the bonus songs! The Bonus Songs!! spoilers!! - Guitar Hero II Song Lists - GUITAR HERO GAME

Drive Thru Revenge

The other day when I was going through a drive thru, I noticed a sign that said "Please have your money ready before you reach the window". Now I suppose there are plenty of people out there that are surprised when they are asked for money before they get their ...

Krikkit will change the way you look at blogs!

Watching TV last night I was particularly captivated by an ad for Lipton. It seems that they have invented a new tea bag shaped like a pyramid. The big announcement of the ad was that they were going to change the way I looked at tea bags. For some reason ...

Time Lapsed Northern Lights

I have only seen them in person one time that I can remember, and they were not this impressive. Click here for video!

Guitar Hero 2 Confirmed Track List

I don't know about you, but I have my copy of Guitar Hero 2 on pre-order. Click on the Guitar Hero 2 image below to order yours! Here is the track list: 1. Opening Licks * Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil * Danzig - ...

Jelly causes scare in Germany

In the times that we are living in, it is best to be vigilent. Keep an eye open for things that are unusual or out of place. If all of us keep our eyes open, and report the things that we find, we will live in a much safer world. Or, ...

What is your beer personality

Here are my results, the link to the test is at the bottom. You Are Guinness You know beer well, and you'll only drink the best beers in the world. Watered down beers disgust you, as do the people who drink them. When you drink, you tend to become a bit of a know ...

Slashdot | Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th

If you haven't checked out Firefly, now is the time. Actually September 18th is the time. Check it out! Slashdot | Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th

Oil Prices Drop

Oil prices dropped today on news that I was getting pretty crabby about it.

Bad Luck

Now here is an example of the exact opposite of winning the lottery. This is really bad luck. The Sentinel Online : Archives : News

World’s largest Windows error message | NetworkWorld.com Community

World's largest Windows error message | NetworkWorld.com Community

WSJ.com - Coffee’s List of Possible Benefits Gets Another Entry

More good news for those of us who drink a pot of coffee a day, yet another health benefit! WSJ.com - Coffee's List of Possible Benefits Gets Another Entry

Kung fu fan tries to stop train

You have all heard of the Darwin awards - haven't you? If not, check out Wikipedia - Darwin Awards. So this person was found on train tracks with a train approaching. The question you need to ask yourself, if you were the security guard or passerby that pushed this guy off ...

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TiVo Desktop for OS X

It looks like Tivo has finally released software for the Mac. Still no TivoToGo, but at least the photos and pictures can be seen for now. TiVo.com | TiVo Desktop

Rescue Efforts Continue for Trapped Cat

I like cats. But, to spend 2 weeks removing bricks from a building that is 157 years old just to rescue a cat - seems kinda stupid. First of all, the cat is probably terrified from the noise, and trying to get away from it which means it's probably delving deeper ...

NASA to crash space probe into moon

Here we are again with the FB measurement: CNN.com - NASA to crash space probe into moon - Apr 11, 2006 In case you don't know what a FB is: The Laymans Distance Measurement

Vacation 2006 - Puerto Villarta Mexico

So here I am, in the hotel lobby of the Marivel suites and resorts in beautiful Puerto Nuevo Mexico. And, it's boring. Everyday I do the same thing: 1. Have breakfast 2. Sit on the beach and drink beer (Sol, a local beer, maybe). 3. Have lunch 4. Sit on the beach and drink beer 5. ...

iPod Video

Well, it's been over a week since I took delivery of my 60Gb iPod Video. This is not my first use of an iPod, as this one replaces my Mini. The most important thing, the sound quality, is still there so I am very satisfied with it and it's ability to ...

Attention Doctor Who Fans!

In case you don't know already, The SciFi channel will start carrying new (to US viewers) episodes on March 17th. Check your local listings.

Looking for Posters

I am looking for anyone that would like to post to a blog. You can write about anything that you want to, keeping in mind that I like to keep the site fun for most of the family. So, register as a user, leave a comment to this post, and I ...

Cabin Fever

It's really bad this year, cabin fever that is. If you don't know what cabin fever is, you are lucky. It's a condition where you really want to go outside and have fun, but it's too cold. You're sick of sitting inside and looking out at the brown grass, trees without ...

The Layman’s Distance Measurement

Have you ever noticed that shows on the Discovery channel measure disatances with a fairly unique measure? The Discovery channel is not the only place that I have seen or heard this, it's just what caused me to think about it. This universally understood measure of distance is the football ...

Despite Ban, Smoking’s Popularity Remains High

The people who hate smokers have been left confused and annoyed. When they walk into bars and resteraunts that are subject to the recent smoking ban, they find, to their absolute horror, PEOPLE ARE STILL SMOKING!!! How dare they, after all the work the non-smokers put in to get smoking ...

Hunting Accident

It's all over the news, the Vice President had a hunting accident and shot another man. Fact is, this happens fairly frequently. However, like shark bites and other things that the media likes to sensationalize this is somehow a much bigger deal than it has ever been before. The last article ...

The Sun Online - News: Fired staff get 36p crisps

The management of this company is obviously very Mr. Burns like. Not only do the former employees not have a job, they get a slap on the face on the way out the door. I bet the managers were on a closed circuit TV watching the spectacle and maniacly laughing. The Sun ...

Big, Big Computers

Here is a great article: Scientific Computing

The Butterfly Effect

This really happened. Yesterday a friend and I were returning to work from lunch. I stopped to get something out of my truck, and used the keyless entry pad to get in as I didn't have my keys with me. After that we got to talking about what you could do ...

Essay

A university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing these four elements: - religion - royalty - sex - mystery The prize-winning essay read: "My God," said the Queen. "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"

WCCO-TV - Self-Proclaimed ‘Vampyre’ Eyes Gubernatorial Race

This guy is nuts. Does he really think that after Jesse Ventura that Minnesotan's would be so stupid to elect another non-politician into office? Well, never underestimate the power of idiots in large groups. WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports: Self-Proclaimed 'Vampyre' Eyes Gubernatorial Race

Ariz. vision-impaired can see to drive

Framers markets of the world, brace for impact. Ariz. vision-impaired can see to drive

Idaho ponders having prisoners sleep in shifts - Yahoo! News

Hot racking is the solution to all of our prison problems! I thought the problem was stuffing the prisons full of people who had a small quantity of pot on them when they got pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt. What could posssibly go wrong! Idaho ponders having prisoners sleep in ...

Popular bakery raided by feds

Spelt, Kamut, whatever. If you are allergic to wheat it might still kill you. Popular bakery raided by feds

Smoking Bans

It seems that the current trend here in Minnesota, and other parts of the US, is that smoking in public is no longer acceptable behavior. St. Paul just passed legislation that bans smoking in all public places including bars and restaurants. I am an ex-smoker, as the only thing that I ...

“The Simpson’s” - A look behind the scenes

The link below goes to an article at the Seattle Times about some things that are involved in creating an episode of The Simpson's. If you are a fan of the show, it's worth looking at. The Seattle Times: Arts And Entertainment: "The Simpsons": Behind the scenes of an episode

Futurama, will it be revived?

I for one would be really happy to see it on the air again, regardless of what network carries it! Back to the "Futurama"? - Yahoo! News

FORTUNE: Congress botched digital TV

If you can't afford to go to college because the government cut back on your vouchers, at least you will still be able to watch TV. To avoid a consumer revolt, Congress has set aside about $1.5 billion to smooth the transition. Owners of outmoded TV sets will be eligible for ...

Florida Weirdness

It seems that folks in Florida are a bit strange. The whole article is funny, but here are a couple of my favorites: A drunk prosecutor thought it would be funny to streak across a parking lot and hop into a friend's car. The problem was he jumped naked into the ...

Crazy Science Stuff

This list is supposed to be true, but I don't know if I completely believe everything they say, decide for yourself and feel free to comment. The Top 10 Craziest Science Stuff you didn't know.

PCWorld.com - The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4

Turbocharged 16 cylinder (four turbo's) 1001 horsepower 922 Ft. Lb.'s of torque 0-188 in 14 seconds Top speed - 250 mph There are only 100 that will end up in the US, but with a price tag of $1.25 million, there won't be much demand anyway. Still, I would like to drive one at least ...

Site Upgrade

Well, Christmas is over, and it was a great one. The only thing that is bad about this year is that I don't have any time off between Christmas and New Year's Day. The worst part about that is that most people do have it off, so there isn't much ...

Big TV goodness

If you are looking for something to get me for Christmas, here's a hint:

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica season two is now available on DVD!