My Take On The Connecticut School Shootings
Yep…that’s right Mr. Shooter. You’re a moron.
I’m going to be honest, here…This is a hot subject for me for a number of reasons. I’m not going to talk about all of those reasons but I am going to talk about the one which is the most inflammatory to me.
Throughout the last several years, we’ve had a number of shootings in very public places. From schools to malls to movie theaters, it seems that the people who commit these cowardly acts are getting more and more bold and trying to beat one another out for the title of “biggest asshole”.
And that, my friends, is the problem.
Mystery Package Sent to Indiana Jones at University of Chicago
Dr. Jones?
I love a good mystery and this one is still unsolved. On Tuesday, the Economics department received a package address to Henry Walton Jones, Jr. They receive wrong mail so often and didn’t think twice about it until another student pointed out that Henry Walton Jones, Jr. was Indiana Jones. So naturally, they opened it. Read the rest of this article…
Sponsored: Windows Phone Returns With New “Meet Your Match” Challenges
Don’t fight. See why now’s the time to switch to the Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 920: Engadget Reader’s Choice Smartphone of the Year. Read the rest of this article…
The $500 Million Powerball: Living The Collective Fantasy
It’s all yours if you want it enough.
Some people call it an idiot tax, others call it escapism, but when the lottery hits record pots, it becomes a collective fantasy. Even if you’re not regularly enlisting your dollars to clean up your parks and improve your state, you’ll whip out a twenty or a debit card to purchase those little strings of numbers that, if your prayers come true, will grant you more power than you could have ever possibly imagined. With Powerball raising the price on tickets this year, these euphoric moments happen far more often, highlighted by the massive Mega Millions draw back in March. These moments just can’t come often enough.
3 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Black Friday
The typical crowds for Black Friday.
CEO’s see Black Friday as the unofficial holiday of money. Employees brand Black Friday as the 9th circle of hell. And rabid shoppers see the day as an opportunity to purchase merchandise for dirt cheap. But is spending the entire day inside of a Wal-Mart worth the effort?
Black Thursday Is An American Tragedy
Is nothing sacred anymore?
I was only sixteen years old on my first Black Friday. We pulled up on that cold November morning in dad’s Jeep and I surveyed the line of people as they waited patiently across the front of the Country Buffet next door. We’d trained long and hard for this day and I was giddy at the opportunity of being almost overwhelmed by customers. “By the afternoon,” my general manager said, “there won’t be a single visible tile on the racetrack”, which was code for the broad aisle that looped around our store. We opened at an incredibly early 6AM and my goal was simple: survive.
Who Else Got A Weird Text Message Yesterday? Is This Facebook Related?
Wow, I totally forgot how high-resolution my screen was.
I was at work the other day when I received the text above. Since they knew my name and I didn’t have them listed in my contacts, I assumed it may have been someone I knew of but hadn’t regularly engaged of. I’m all for meeting new people (except when I’m not) and I was excited! Except, after some slight prodding (also, above) they never returned a reply. Apparently I’m not the only one who got such a weird text.
Need To Write A Novel? NaNoWriMo Is Here For You, Right Now!
Let this be your starting point.
Not only are you officially allowed to stop shaving today (if you’re a man, of course), but today marks the first day of the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. Long-time participant Amy wrote about it last year, and it’s hard to believe it’s already been eleven months since that hurried and intense writing session ended. If you’re unfamiliar, NaNoWriMo participants challenge themselves – and others – to write a 50,000 novel (or novella, in that range). How intense is it? Pretty intense.
Hands Off That Razor, It’s No Shave November/Movember!
Why? Because we can.
It’s that time of month again. You know, the one where men will not let a single blade touch their face for a solid month. That’s right! November is the month where men like to raise awareness of facial hair and November.
Unlock the 007 in You With Coke Zero
And…. GO!
It’s always cool to see clever marketing. It’s cooler to see it when they involve regular people. Coke Zero challenged unsuspecting train passengers to unlock the 007 in them for their chance to win exclusive tickets for the new James Bond movie, Skyfall. However, the tickets weren’t free. People had to go the extra mile and unlock their inner 007 in less than 70 seconds to win. They did this by getting to a different platform in the station but they had to succumb a hot women in red and avoid other obstacles that were in their way. Read the rest of this article…
