Category: wadE
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Need A Bumper Sticker
I just recently read an article that dogs are as smart as children. I\’ve maintained that my dog Luna (that\’s her on the left) is as smart as a five year old. It truly is like living with a small human. So this story comes as no surprise to me… although saying even the smartest…
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Just Throw Me The Damn Swatches
I am currently enjoying a lazy Saturday morning watching some mindless television when I wander past A&E and the on screen display says: \”Keyshawn\”. Um… what? On A&E? So I hit the info button and I get: \”Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design\”. What is even more frightening is that he seems to actually know what he\’s…
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Career \”Advice\”
When I log out of hotmail I am unceremoniously dumped onto MSN.com. Basically that is my excuse for \”accidentally\” reading about Britney Spears or the latest between Rihanna and Chris Brown. But occasionally I will come across a really good article, and usually it\’s from Slate. This is NOT one of those cases.
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Epicurean Delight: Burger King Onion Rings
A few weeks ago Alex posted a picture on his Facebook page from the vending machine at work. I laughed out loud because the same item showed up in our vending machine as well: Burger King Onion Rings (Flavored Snacks)
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The myth of cheap food
Along the lines of a couple of books by Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food & The Omnivore\’s Dilemma) that I\’ve been reading lately, here is a opinion article from the Strib that caught my eye. The myth of cheap food.
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Wiki Degrees of Kevin Bacon
As I was checking something out on Wikipedia today I had a random thought about the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Could I get to Kevin Bacon on Wikipedia from the page I was currently on? Let\’s find out.
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Reflections on Terminator Salvation
WARNING: Spoilers ahead. Turn back if you do not want to know plotlines (or holes in plotlines) from Terminator Salvation. You have been warned.
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Twins Apologists
Actually, I should actually open that title up and call it \”Minnesota Sports Franchise Apologists on Startribune.com\”. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is I was reading a recap of a Twins chat with Joe C in today\’s Strib, and he started getting a little snippy with some of the comments. I\’ve seen the…
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Click-it or Ticket
Minnesota was the latest state to implement a law that allows police officers to pull you over for not wearing your seatbelt. This may seem odd to some as there has been a seatbelt law on the books for several years now.
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Vote wadE in 2012
I hereby announce my intent to form a committee to investigate the feasibility of my candidacy for the office of President of the United States of America in 2012.