Wednesday, December 13, 2006
I noticed a change in The Weather Channel’s website. There are new icons for the different types of weather on the forecasts.
I suppose they were attempting to be more stylish; certainly not more realistic - the new icons are still somewhat cartoon suns and clouds.
What bothers me is that the new icons are actually [...]
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Imagine you had a Starburst candy. You unwrap it and are greeted by the faint aroma of strawberry, so you toss the chewy morsel ‘twixt your choppers and start gnawing.
Then you remember that it’s not Starburst, but Zicam, masquerading as strawberry candy until the fifth stroke of your jaw, whereupon you realize that the [...]
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
I think it’s time for my annual malady, and it appears to be striking me around the same time as last year - in that precious home stretch before my 10 day Christmas break.
Thankfully, I’ve started hitting the Zicam much earlier this time, so my hope is the illness will depart soon. Last year [...]
Sunday, December 10, 2006
I just have to report that one of my best friends, and indeed one of the two best men in my wedding, Dave - proposed to his girlfriend last night atop Libbie Hill Park. Naturally, she said yes
I’m not sure exactly when they’ll be getting married, but I believe it will be [...]
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hey there hi there shut up.
Wait, don’t. Ask away. It’s Ask Dan #5, and being the season of Advent, I figured I’d add an extra layer of cheesiness to my weekly feature be suggesting a topical round of questions.
So here it is, as I’m sure you’ve guessed: make your questions Christmas or Advent [...]
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Just a quick note before I head out to a party…
Val and I got our Christmas tree today, and it’s all decorated now! It really feels like home!
Now we have to decorate the rest of the house!
Q: How does a Thermos work?
A: You know, everybody asked relatively mundane questions this week - even Jake, though asked in a goofy tone. Unless I were to make up patently ridiculous answers, it’s pretty difficult to make any response humorous. So I chose the question that I recklessly assumed my half-dozen readers [...]
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Man, I’ve been hooked on Heroes since the first episode. But now I have to wait until the vaguely-defined period of “until the new year” before another new episode.
I still feel like it’s a total rip-off of the X-Men concept. I still think half of the acting is cheesy.
I still think the show [...]
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
I have to link to this hilarious post on my friend Alexis’ site…SO funny.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Here’s a ripe ol’ commercial from 80s land: