Monthly Archives: February 2009

99 things you should have seen on the internet already. Sure to be a 2009 Darwin nominee Amazing animation: voodoo doll martyr Firefighter inhales cat Wow. Robotic chair reassembles itself Lawyer of class action suit paid in gift cards. Fitting, … Continue reading →

Some days you play everything right and still lose. That’s how it goes. I had stolen pots, I had limped in and gotten sets, I had made tough folds, I had played tight, I read the odds and the hands, … Continue reading →

If you haven’t already, check out the hilarious video resume by Barney Stinson (from how I met your mother). Thanks to a facebook link from Matt, the boy and I watched it again together. Click here. Pay special attention to … Continue reading →

One of my favorite Simpsons bits starts off in the board room of a greeting card company. Manager: Okay, people. We need to cook up a new holiday for the summer. Something with, eh, gifts, cards, assorted gougeables. Woman: How … Continue reading →

3 big hands: On one of the very first hands of the night I have K-Q spades. I raise. I’m re-raised, I call. Flop is As-x-x. He puts in another huge bet (we’re at 25-50, he puts in 500). I … Continue reading →

(slightly edited from the version I posted on Facebook) 1. I never wear a watch. Everyone else around me always has one and there are clocks everywhere you go. What do I need one for? Besides, they irritate my wrist. … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s just as awesome as advertised. In fact, I’m going to go in right now. Probably just as well – I asked a semi-rhetorical semi-negative question about our CEO in a presentation that was being taped for podcasting to … Continue reading →

A very good outing. I misplayed one hand badly, everything else was at least good. I started off with lots of blind stealing. There were a couple players that showed weakness, I jumped on them everytime. Things were going good. … Continue reading →

When I got glasses a couple years ago I went to Pearle Vision and Lenscrafters. I ended up buying glasses at Visionworks. They were much cheaper for the exact same product. One of the lenses fell out recently. I went … Continue reading →

A hilarious Superbowl ad that wasn’t aired. Scale Pepsi covers My Generation. Not half bad. Giraffe fight. Never seen one of those. Sarcasm Tough Guy Challenge: Shaming triatheletes 7-year old hopped up on dental drugs. And the animated version. “Is … Continue reading →

The bug wasn’t in the car, it was in the service manual. My car tells you how much oil life is left. When it gets down to 15%, a message is activated. This message displays every time the car is … Continue reading →

One of the sad parts about living in the endless sprawl of Atlanta is the light pollution. I am a low-grade astronomy buff, but you just can’t see very much here. Our children know Polaris, the Big Dipper, Venus, and … Continue reading →

I’m not a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. He’s overrated. I want to like him more. I like his story, I like his attitude, I like his subject matter, hell I like him. He’s a charismatic likable guy. But I just … Continue reading →

(I just found this in my drafts folder. Somehow I never hit publish. Believe as you will.) Steelers by 13. I am not a believer in Arizona.

I’m turning 40 next month. To mark this blessed/cursed occasion, I have chosen to celebrate/mourn in Las Vegas. If you’re reading this the odds are good that you are also right around that age, or fellow gambling addicts, or just … Continue reading →