Old, Grizzled Third-Party Candidate May Steal Support From McCain
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Ticking Time Bomb Explodes, Public Is Shocked
An interesting article on the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac disaster and other looming troubles – Click here
Extreme Ironing!
I stumbled upon this most excellent site: Extreme Ironing!
Welcome to the home of extreme ironing – the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
In case you haven’t seen it before, you should check out the commencement speech that Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in 2005.
Adventures With Laundry
Sadly, this isn’t the kind of adventure where you go in a sewer and laundry attacks you but you kill it with your flashlight.
When I got this apartment in Athens, it came with a washing machine in it which I assumed would make it easier for laundry. Unfortunately for me, all the buttons and switches [...]
Culture shock at the ATM
I had a minor amount of culture shock when I went to an ATM in Switzerland today. In the US, if you go to an ATM the default amounts to withdraw are $20, $40, etc up to $200 or so. When I went to the ATM here, the default amounts to withdraw in CHF were [...]
70s retro disco night
Last night the Padres had a retro 70s disco night, which meant they wore their old yellow and brown uniforms from the 70s and the fans were supposed to come dressed in disco outfits. Of course this sounded like a lot of fun, but it presented two major challenges:
1. I didn’t actually know what 70s [...]
Another random fact
For anyone who doesn’t already know, I collect shotglasses! I’ve got quite a few now, and I’m always on the lookout for more. If you go somewhere cool, bring me back a shotglass! That is all.
Sony Christmas Party
We just had the Sony Christmas party last weekend. We rented out Petco Park (home of the San Diego Padres) and had a massive amount of free food, free alcohol, games, other forms of entertainment, and giveaways. Unfortunately I didn’t win a huge TV, but inbetween hitting up the open bars, taking advantage of the [...]
Breaking the radio silence
Of course, as soon as I setup the new site with the intention of updating it more often, I neglect to update it.
I finally moved to a new apartment in Pacific Beach, which actually has running sand-free water, windows that you can open, a dishwasher, and a bathroom that doesn’t have a Leaning Tower of [...]