By Michael, on July 31st, 2009%
I had the strangest dream last night. I dreamed that I was at a job I held a few years ago. I was late and I was scrambling to get to a meeting. When I got to the conference room everyone was there except my old boss. At the head of the conference table . . . → Read More: Colonel Potter
By Michael, on July 29th, 2009%
Finally! Here is something I actually agree with what Congress is doing! Nothing makes blood shoot out of my eyes faster than when I am in traffic and I see an idiot texting while steering with his knees!
Senate Introduces Bill to Ban Texting While Driving — A bill introduced today in the Senate . . . → Read More: Congress to Ban txting whl drvng
By Michael, on July 28th, 2009%
I remember seeing Tron at the movies back in 1982! Man I am old! That was 28 years ago! The special effects back then were amazing! I don’t the movie itself was a big hit, but I loved it.
Originally titled ‘Tron 2.0′ Disney’s sequel to the original Tron is now Tron Legacy. Personally, . . . → Read More: Tron Legacy Trailer
By Michael, on July 27th, 2009%
Okay, I saw this post on Ms. Donna’s site and it reminded me of a similar video I watched a while ago for A-Ha’s Take on Me.
By Michael, on July 24th, 2009%
A few weeks ago, I posted this Glenn Beck presentation on how much a trillion dollars is.
I don’t think people realize how big a trillion is. It’s HUGE! Here is another visual representation that will help put this into perspective.
By the way, one trillion SECONDS ago, Neanderthals walked the earth. . . . → Read More: How much is a TRILLION dollars? Part II
By Michael, on July 24th, 2009%
I took the kids to McDonald’s this afternoon and guess who stopped in to say ‘hello’? Ronald McDonald! I’ve never met Ronald before. He didn’t sound like the guy on TV though.
I started thinking about how many folks have portrayed Ronald McDonald. I knew that Willard Scott created the Ronald McDonald character. . . . → Read More: Ronald McDonald
By Michael, on July 23rd, 2009%
This site plots the regional variations within the United States in the use of the various terms to describe carbonated soft drinks.
Here in Rhode Island, we call it “soda”. In the Midwest they refer to it as “pop”. Pop I can understand but in the south they call everything “Coke”. It doesn’t . . . → Read More: Soda versus Pop
By Michael, on July 22nd, 2009%
Well it finally stopped raining today. The forecast is calling for thunderstorms the rest of the week. So I had decide which outdoor job to do today — cut the grass or sanding the rails on the deck.
Cutting and trimming my lawn takes about three hours depending on how many times I have . . . → Read More: Working around the house
By Michael, on July 21st, 2009%
Check this out! For your next Halloween Party a self-propelled broom!
Broomba Self-propelled Broom Create a moving Halloween experience with our Broomba Self-propelled Broom. This life-size broom is sound-activated, so partygoers will be aghast as it starts moving around the room while playing spooky music and emitting frightful cackling sounds.
Broom automatically changes . . . → Read More: Broomba Self-propelled Broom
By Michael, on July 19th, 2009%
Little Jake, my brother’s dog, passed away yesterday. He was 13.
My brother will be the first to tell you that most days Jake was a real pain in the… Jake would constantly bark for no apparent reason other than to hear his own voice and he was always begging for table scraps. Near . . . → Read More: So Long Jake