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September 30, 2005
Neiman-Marcus Christmas book
Neiman-Marcus has released their 2005 Christmas book, and they always manage to find some nifty stuff. Start saving your spare change.
Posted by John at 08:05 AM | Comments (0)
September 29, 2005
Good one
Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an accident."
"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"
His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the president sits, head in hands, choking back tears. Finally, the President looks up and asks...
"How many is a brazillion?"
[props to Johnny P]
Posted by John at 04:37 PM | Comments (0)
September 12, 2005
God Tower
You're not that smart.
No, really, you're not.
If you were, maybe you could climb the 96 levels of the God Tower. Maybe. Hint for Level 1: use a mirror. I'm currently stuck on level 13 (shown over to left there, and if anybody has any ideas LET ME KNOW!! ARGH.)
Posted by John at 06:31 AM | Comments (6)
September 10, 2005
Visual Learning
I think it was the debut of Carl Sagan's Cosmos on TV that first really drove home for me the fact that different modes of learning exist. It certainly wasn't the point of the show, which had its own agenda, but the graphic depiction of a black hole as a gravity well was very powerful and led to some new understanding for me.
Well, if you're tackling linear algebra, quantum physics, vector calculus or thermodynamics, you might be able to use some visualization tools, too. Well, here they are, all compiled in one directory for your education and enjoyment!
Posted by John at 08:23 AM | Comments (0)
September 06, 2005
Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts
From the Saturday Night Live skit, all the comments and insights that Jack Handy has gifted us with through the years, all gathered together in one location for your reading and laughing pleasure.
NOTE: The black & white background makes this site headache-inducing, but it's easier to read if you use your mouse to highlight the text first.
Posted by John at 11:19 PM | Comments (0)
Lifehacker
Lifehacker - as in tips, tricks, cheat codes and shortcuts for life - has been around awhile and is starting to get some good press as the content library builds up. If you use an RSS reader, Lifehacker is a good one to tune in. They have separate RSS feeds for channels you might be interested in, with a great categorization system that covers everything from iPods, spyware cleaners, and vodcasting to career tips, sleep, and weight loss.
Posted by John at 10:34 PM | Comments (0)
September 05, 2005
Hero Saves Six Babies in New Orleans
The articles starts out: "In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out." The babies were put on an evacuation helicopter by their mothers; there was not room for everyone to get aboard. Who is this brave young man who shepherded the six toddlers, keeping them together in the helicopter ride from the evacuation point in New Orleans, the ambulance ride to the Baton Rouge rescue operations headquarters to end up in a shelter at what used to be Causeway Boulevard?
"Deamonte volunteered his vital statistics. He said his father was tall and his mother was short. He gave his address, his phone number and the name of his elementary school."
Posted by John at 09:27 PM | Comments (0)
September 02, 2005
Bookmark
Note - bookmark this site: PDF Creator
PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.
Posted by John at 09:48 AM | Comments (0)
September 01, 2005
Another creepy day in the news
A British guy hears a rustling noise behind the TV and finds a 9-inch venomous South American centipede hiding there. And a 12 year old Fresno, California boy wakes up to find a 4 foot ball python chewing on his arm.
Either one of these is sufficient fodder for a few nightmares. After the last few days of video footage from New Orleans, I did NOT need this.
It does make me wonder when and if we'll see some freaky behavior from the animal population in the flooded areas of the golf coast. Perhaps once the people stop acting like animals... It's often said that crisis brings out the best and the worst in people, and what we're seeing right now is true character revealed, all the artifice and window dressing stripped away.
Posted by John at 05:48 PM | Comments (0)
