MyLife FAIL

If you’re going to run an ad on Facebook (see screenshot to the right …) you should maybe finish high school, or in lieu of that hire someone who can spell.  “See who searched for your [sic] instantly with mylife! So, whoever you are, MyLife (I didn’t click through to find out), consider this your … Read more

Are Trains Slower Now than in the 20s?

Slate has an interesting article about why the trains I’ll be traveling on over the next 31 days are slower than they were 100 years ago. “Weighed in terms of the congestion, carbon emissions, and comfort of other travel modes, it seems time to reach for the way-back machine.”

Fox Show Crossover

I thought this Hulu image for a recent episode of Bones was just server gone bad, but it’s the actual correct image for the episode. Several times during the show Agent Booth hallucinates that Stewie from the Family Guy is talking to him. It’s reasonably humorous, and fits into a longer arc plot line actually. … Read more

Swine Flu

There’s way too much hype over the swine flu (CDC info).  The deaths are in the 100s, and mostly in Mexico.  “Every year in the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and; about 36,000 people die from flu-related causes.” … Read more