Just Overheard
May 10, 2008 by mudpuppy“Mom, for Mother’s Day I’m going to give you some flowers and a card. They’re going to be in my bedroom and it’s a secret.”
oy vey.
Have You Met Stan?
May 9, 2008 by mudpuppySadly I was pretty late getting into the Neil Greathouse game. You know, the one that produced those excellent and educational videos on diabetes (or as he effectionatly calls them, the ‘betes’).
Well, late or not, I just had to introduce you to another creation of Neil’s that Jason and I discovered yesterday on his YouTube channel.
Please let me introduce you to Stan Kasnowski.
Here’s another clip of Stan reminding us of all the greatest hits of the 90’s.
And Neil is quick to appreciate mothers with a tribute their special day.
You Might Die Trying
May 9, 2008 by mudpuppyYou Might Die Trying — Dave Matthews Band
To change the world,
Start with one step.
However small,
The first step is hardest of all.Once you get your gate,
You will walk in tall.
You said you never did,
Cause you might die trying,
Cause you might die trying.
Cause you—If you close your eyes,
Cause the house is on fire.
And think you couldn’t move,
Until the fire dies.
The things you never did,
Oh, cause you might die trying,
Cause you might die trying.
You’d be as good as dead,
Cause you might die trying,
Cause you might die trying.If you give, you, you begin to live.
If you give, you begin to live.
You begin, you get the world.
If you give, you begin to give
You get the world, you get the world.
If you give, you begin to live.You might die trying.
Oh, you might die trying.
Yeah, you might die trying.The things you never did,
Cause you might die trying;
You’d be as good as dead.
You never did.
Random Links
May 8, 2008 by mudpuppy
I usually like to save up random links for a post such as this. Most of the time others blog on the topics before I get a chance to gather enough to make a full post. Some times I just get bored of the topic. Today, however, was a rare instance where I landed on enough cool random links in a single day that I just couldn’t pass it up. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.
The Chris Farley Show — The Chris Farley Show is the official, authorized biography of the late actor and comedian Chris Farley. Fans knew Chris as Saturday Night Live’s sweaty, swaggering, motivational speaker; as the irresistible Chippendales stripper; and as Tommy Callahan, the underdog hero of Tommy Boy. His family knew him as sensitive and passionate, deeply religious, and devoted to bringing laughter into others’ lives.
How I Spent My Stimulus — In January, Congress approved $152 billion in economic stimulus checks for millions of American households, intended to boost the economy and avert a recession. Just how this money will be spent remains to be seen. We hope this website helps shed some light on where the stimulus money is going.
Free Dunkin Donuts Coffee — Dunkin’ Donuts is celebrating Free Iced Coffee Day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. next Thursday, May 15. Customers can walk into any participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant throughout the country and receive a free 16 oz. cup of Dunkin’ Donuts’ premium regular, Berry Berry Iced Coffee, which combines the seasonal tastes of blueberry and raspberry with Dunkin’ Donuts’ award-winning coffee, or many other delicious flavors.
First Look at Oliver Stones ‘W’ — Entertainment Weekly goes inside the director’s dark, comic, and already controversial movie about George W. Bush’s rise to power, starring Josh Brolin.
Britain’s War On Chewing Gum — Every year, 935 million packs of gum are chewed by 28 million Britons, leaving millions of sticky, inconvenient lumps in their wake. The globs can only be removed with high pressure steam hoses, expensive freezing machines, or corrosive, environmentally unfriendly chemicals, costing taxpayers £150 ($300) million per year. The desperate state of affairs has attracted millions of dollars of research into non-stick chewing gum, but the country is desperate for a quicker solution.
Barack Obama Podcast — Barack’s greatest hits and most significant policy speeches on iTunes in both video and audio-only formats.
23-6 — 236.com is a co-production between the gigantic, vaguely Death Star-like IAC, and The Huffington Post, a progressive news hub where outraged people go in order to get more outraged before going to have dinner at Nobu.
Marblehead Blog — Marblehead, a marketing and design company that my buddy works for, created this blog to show off their work, share their opinions, and pass on industry news.
Radiohead, MTV & Child Trafficking
May 8, 2008 by mudpuppyMTV and Radiohead have teamed to address the exploitation and slavery of children around the world. As part of MTV’s EXIT (End eXploitation and Trafficking) campaign, an effort to combat the horrendous practices of selling children into the sex or enforced labor industries, the following Radiohead video can now be seen on MTV.
It sure helps put a face to an issue that most of us don’t give much thought to as we go throughout our day.
The first step is awareness.
The second step is doing something about it.
Coasters and Cholesterol
May 8, 2008 by mudpuppy
A quick glance at my calendar just revealed that I’m about to reach the top of my Summer roller coaster. Beginning tomorrow it’s going to be full speed ahead—chock full with winding and upside-down turns all along the way. I officially have something going on every weekend from now until the middle of July.
That just ain’t right.
On an unrelated note, is anyone else out there dying to get their hands on Burger Kings new Loaded Steakhouse Burger, with all its 970 calories of glory?
My Mom Is Cooler Than Your Mom
May 7, 2008 by mudpuppySo I asked my mom if she’d make me a batch of her special chicken salad sandwiches last week. She called me Monday and told me she bought some chicken and to stop by for dinner Tuesday night before my men’s group.
It was great as usual. Then she packed up a bunch of it for me to take home. Because I wasn’t going to be around a refrigeration device for a few hours, she bundled it up in an oversized cooler with a baggy full of ice.
Does my mom rock or what?
Don’t forget to appreciate your mom all year long and not just this Sunday!
Women Bloggers
May 7, 2008 by mudpuppy
I have only 9 female bloggers on my extremely long blogroll. Why the discrepancy? Are there really more men blogging than women? Or is it that I can relate more to the male bloggers? Is it the same reason I read Men’s Health and not Good Housekeeping?
Who knows. I do know some of these blogs are in my Top 10 list. And I’ll tell you another thing, I would do next to anything to get my wife to start a blog. That woman is crazy funny and has stories coming out of her ears.
Here are the women bloggers on my roll:
» 3×5
» Abs of Steel
» Extraordinarily Ordinary
» Fischerbowl
» Flowerdust
» inProgress
» Mandy Thompson
» Skunny Droppings
» Whittaker Woman
Know of any that I need to have added to this list?
Bad Math
May 7, 2008 by mudpuppy
Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7½ cents.
Is this story funny or sad?
Conspiracy Theories
May 6, 2008 by mudpuppy
I was chatting with a good friend the other day about conspiracy theories. Specifically the moon landings. Lately during midnight dog walks when the sky is clear I stare at the moon and wonder why we’ve never been back. Technology has certainly advanced tremendously in 30 years. Which naturally leads one to wonder if it ever happened right? Am I alone in this?
Do you think we ever actually landed on the moon?
How about these other famous conspiracy theories…
» The US government was behind 9/11
» JFK wasn’t shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
» Princess Diana was murdered
» Extraterrestrials are being hidden by our government
» Church’s fried chicken sterilizes black men
» Tupac, Biggie Smalls, and Elvis all live on an island somewhere
