Here is the latest cartoon from Colby Jones. If only life were this convenient… Enjoy!
Free Marvin Gaye MP3 From Amazon.com
February 13, 2009 By 10 Comments
Folks, just until the end of the day tomorrow (Valentine’s Day… you DID remember, didn’t you?) Amazon is giving away Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get it On for free. Yep. I tried it myself, and it worked. So feel free to follow this banner link to get it.
But you really need to do it within the next 36 hours or the jig is up. It took me literally about 10 seconds to download the song and I’m listening to it right now.
This text link should also work for people with ad blocking turned on.
Watch Pandas Live on the Smithsonian’s Panda-Cam!
November 15, 2008 By 6 Comments
I was watching a show on PBS tonight and it was all about the massive Smithsonian Zoo. This is the national Zoo for the US, and they take care of hundreds of species of animals – many of which are endangered and near extinction.
During the show they got to talking about pandas and they mentioned that you can watch the pandas live on the Panda Cam any time you feel like it! They have about 40 different cameras all over the panda habitat, so I figured I would share this little tidbit with you guys.
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Focus on the Positive – Opportunities for Charitable Giving
September 29, 2008 By 2 Comments
Ok, there has been a lot of bad financial news lately, and it can be a real downer and a non-productive waste of time to worry about it. Instead, I would like to focus on some organizations who are using their power for AWESOME and who demonstrate that the power to do good is stronger than the power to do bad. (Keeping in mind that not all charities are good.)
When we focus on what is most important we can make a real difference, so to get us started, here is a little video to put things in perspective. For any of you who have not yet seen it, it starts sad and then makes you truly grateful for what you have by demonstrating the power we really do have over the world around us.
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Congrats to Lorelle, Liz and Cali!
July 11, 2008 By 2 Comments
This is pretty cool. I’ve really got no idea who or what this site is, but there was an article published called “NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers” and three of my friends, Cali Lewis, Liz Strauss and Lorelle VanFossen, were included.
I’m proud of all of them, and would encourage everyone to pay close attention to these ladies – each of which clearly matter far more than me, so what the heck are you doing still reading this?
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Tweet Scan and the Woopra Twitter-Storm
May 17, 2008 By 6 Comments
Someone pointed me in the direction of Tweet Scan, which is a tool that searches the popular micro-blogging site Twitter.
Specifically they wanted me to see the incredible number of Twitter posts going on about Woopra.
I was blown away. Hard to believe that just about every hour of every day someone is talking about Woopra on Twitter. Fantastic!
One Man’s Weekly Links – March 14, 2008
March 14, 2008 By 8 Comments
I’ve got quite a smorgasborg of random links for you guys today. Hope you enjoy!
- I don’t even know how to describe this. Just check out the Hema “product” page.
- Have a dog or cat? Get a Peticure to trim their nails.
- MoreWords.com helps solve crossword puzzles, word games, and generates domain name ideas.
- Clone photos on Flickr are cool. They are photos with the same person in multiple poses.
- Obama leads Clinton 1,611 to 1,480 in total delegate count.
- Barack Obama: On Net Neutrality, which I’ve long advocated!
- Prostitution: A User’s Manual from The Huffington Post
- The universe explained in 4 minutes or less.
One Man’s Weekly Links – March 7, 2008
March 7, 2008 By 1 Comment
It’s been a little while since I’ve dished out my weekly links. Let’s see if I can get back in the habit from here on out…
- Threadless Wall Graphics Shop – Very cool! And Cheap!
- Spade High School’s Last Graduation
- Cool Cars We Miss – #1 My NSX!
- TripIt is a travel assistant that automatically organizes travel plans.
- Bubble Guru is totally cool. But way, way too expensive. Where is the free version?
Human Weapon Kicks Ass!
January 24, 2008 By 8 Comments
My favorite two things to watch on TV are Human Weapon, staring Bill Duff and Jason Chambers, and Ultimate Fighting Championship. Human Weapon is a show where Jason and Bill travel around the world studying all of the various martial arts for a week at a time, and then create a one hour documentary covering the history, techniques and science behind the various styles.
Bill is a former pro football player and wrestler, and Jason is a former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Bill for example is huge. At 6’4″ and 280 lbs when he travels around he’s normally the biggest human in the building. It’s especially challenging for the Asian countries to match his size. However, he’s not as quick as a smaller fighter. Jason is very fast, and technically more proficient. At 170lbs and 5’11″ he’s very close to my size. (After the Marines I weighted in at 176 and 6′.)
Jason and Bill have traveled all over the world and studied everything from Muay Thai to Pankration, to Silat – plus about 13 other styles that you may or may not have ever heard of. The show is just plain bad ass, and luckily you can watch a lot of the clips over on the History Channel site.
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