Atlanta Braves fan Bryan Mapes is in the top 52 fans to be a part of the 2013 MLB Fan Cave. You can help him out by going to the MLB Fan Cave link and voting for him. This is a vote all you want type of deal, so here is my suggestion, if you’re …
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Nuclear History and Bureaucratic Chivvying
The wonderful What If blog by Randall Munroe put me back onto a blog that I’d found last year called Nuclear Secrecy. I’d originally been introduced to this blog through the web application NUKEMAP, whereby you can choose a location and then blow it up with the nuclear weapon of your choice. The map shows …
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More Jukebox the Ghost!
The aforementioned Ticketmaster purchase was for tickets to see Jukebox the Ghost perform here in Atlanta next month. We saw them in November, but they were the opener so we didn’t get the full experience. This time, they’re headlining, and I can’t wait. These guys are two of my favorite things in bands: Excellent musicians …
Psychology and Selling
I imagine someone spoke with a psychologist before selling this clever (and evil) marketing technique. If you can’t see the image, it’s a CAPTCHA for Ticketmaster that is an advertisement for Dish Network. In order to correctly fill out the CAPTCHA, you are required to type “Get DISH Now”. Like I said, clever and evil. …
Comcast Nibbling
I recently had occasion to call Comcast to fix something on my monthly bill. While on the phone I said (paraphrasing) “My service is expensive. What can I do to make it less expensive?” I was presented with the COMCAST TRIPLE PLAY (imagine dynamic music in the background). It seemed like a good deal: Go …
Aren’t you Glad you’re Not Climbing Mt. Washington?
I certainly am glad I’m not. -22 degrees Farenheit and -67 windchill? That’s a bit nippy for me. weather panel; see home or weather pages for text display
The Snake Story
Yesterday I had a spider incident. In the text of that post, I mentioned a snake incident. This particular snake incident will probably top all other pest-related stories in my lifetime (it has so far) so in order for you to enjoy it, I went and found the email that I sent to friends on …
Worst Thing Ever
The worst thing in the history of the world happened to me today. I’m talking worse than the Nazis and worse than asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. It was a thing of such epic ickiness that I’m having difficulty not stripping off and taking a shower right now. Here’s what happened: I’m driving to work. …
Coming up on 10 Years
Jenn and I will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary this coming July. As we happened to be in the area, we stopped to take some pictures on the actual spot of our nuptials. Literally where we are standing in the picture. It seemed to be a weekend of recreating photos. Thanks to mom for taking …
Detroit Airport Fountain
There’s a fountain in Terminal A of the Detroit Airport. It’s pretty cool. If you ever have the opportunity, wander over and watch it for a while. There are a few more images at flickr.