January 31st, 2008 at 10:19 am by Bob Weber (TV, Laugh Stupid)
This one is for all you bored people out there that have nothing to watch during the writers strike.
A rare find, the original pilot for 24 from 1994. Enjoy
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January 25th, 2008 at 1:09 pm by Bob Weber (Laugh Stupid)
Found this very useful collection of tips for dealing with babies today for all you mommies, daddies, aunts, uncles and grandparents out there.
Enjoy.
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January 21st, 2008 at 12:20 am by Bob Weber (Stupid Global Warming)
If it wasn’t for all this global warming today’s NFC Championship game at Lambeau field probably would have been the coldest ever. Instead it was a measly -3 degrees, wind chill -23.
When is somebody going to get a handle on this problem?
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January 20th, 2008 at 12:12 pm by Bob Weber (Politics)
I thought this was a good addition to my recent post on the 2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues website.
The 2008 Candidate Calculator lets you pick your most important issues, and then see which candidate matches up best. Seems like a good way to pick the right guy (or Hillary).
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January 19th, 2008 at 8:40 pm by Bob Weber (Politics, Laugh Stupid)
Amazing. One of the largest news organizations in the world appearantly doesn’t have any idea how the U.S. Presidential Election process works.
In today’s article on the Nevada caucus CNN published this statement:
In a presidential race that’s increasingly coming down to who has the most delegates, a win helps Romney.
Amazingly enough, the presidential race is ALWAYS about who has the most delegates, that’s how you get the nomination.
Morons shouldn’t have been asleep in civics class.
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January 19th, 2008 at 1:07 am by Bob Weber (Laugh Stupid)
So I’m sure we are all on our New Year’s diets, unless you’ve fallen off the wagon already.
As a bit of inspiration, I thought I would share this link to some fantastic Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974.
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January 18th, 2008 at 12:21 pm by Bob Weber (Toys, Laugh Stupid)
One of my most popular posts of all time has been the How To Kill a Jeep video.
To supplement that, I found this great posting of Jeep Vs. Tree. Appearantly some guy thought his new Wrangler was indistructable and tried to poke a tree limb through it.
Just a 4×4 tip for those uninitiated in the audience. Try to drive over logs the short way, not the long way.
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January 16th, 2008 at 12:22 pm by Bob Weber (business)
If you have viewed any of the links in the margins of this blog, you have probably noticed Greeley Search and Fort Collins Search.
Both of these sites were originally started as website directories for their specific locales. The motivation was to encourage technology use by local businesses and promote spending dollars in the local community rather than on ebay, amazon or any other online retailer.
Lately I’ve been attempting to figure out if there is any value to these sites, and if so, what it is. I haven’t had many local people submit sites to them, it doesn’t seem like my efforts have been appreciated much. My question to you, the reader, is do you think there is any value in sites like these? Do they help organic results in Google? Is there a good way to acquire advertisers? Is there a good, cost effective, way to market them locally?
Let me know what you think.
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January 15th, 2008 at 12:05 pm by Bob Weber (football)
OK, so anyone who read my previous post will understand why I don’t bet on Football. I can’t pick a winner, let alone cover a spread.
To summarize, I was 2-2.
My Packers/Seahawks pick was right on. Even after the Packers spotted them two touchdowns, the Seahawks were still beaten badly. As much as I like Holmgren I think he made a bad decision moving to Seattle, I don’t think he’ll ever win a championship there.
My Cowboys/Giants pick was also correct. The ‘boys peed down their leg and looked pathetic. The Giants, while not stellar, were consistent and held on for a win.
The AFC picks were another matter altogether. Either the Chargers are better than I thought, or other worries clouded the Colts. I can’t help but wonder if all this speculation about Dungy retiring was a bit of a spectre in everyone’s mind. That coupled with Harrisons obviously sub-par performance and lingering injury must have been a hit to the Colts moral. Speculate all you want about the cause, the result was that the Colts just didn’t look like the offensive powerhouse we’ve come to expect. As a result, the Chargers are headed to Foxborough.
The Jacksonville/Patriot pick was also WRONG. I wish the Jacksonville team we saw last week had showed up. Give credit to the best quarterback-protecting offensive line that the NFL has ever seen for this win. Until someone figures out how to pressure Brady, New England is probably unbeatable.
OK, with last week’s analysis done, here are my picks for the AFC and NFC Championship games.
AFC Championship
Chargers travel to Massachusetts and face the mighty Patriots. As much as it pains me, I will be rooting for Norv Turner and the Chargers, but I have no illusions about them winning this game. With LT coming off an injury and Rivers probably out, a banged up Chargers will most likely give a pathetic showing and the Pats will ascend to yet another Super Bowl.
NFC Championship
Favre and the Packers have the Giants right where they want them. New York will be traveling to the great metropolis of Green Bay Wisconsin to play the NFC Championship game on the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field. The Giants could put on a good showing, but this is a year of destiny for the Pack. With mounting pressure from the world for Favre to retire, this might be their last chance to attain a world championship in some time. I expect this to be a good game, potentially close, but at the end of the day I can’t see anyone but the Packers going to the big game.
As always, this is a sad time of year. Next Sunday is really the last weekend of real football for the next 9 months or so. The Super Bowl is played in a nice warm friendly location, and the media coverage is more about the sponsors and unique advertisements than it is about the game itself.
After this weekend’s game watch for part III of my NFL predictions. Oh, and feel free to comment and put a shout out for your favorite team or player.
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January 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pm by Bob Weber (football)
I’m sure everyone’s seen this by now, but thought I would post with my comments.
I have to say Terrell Owens is right. It was a team loss. Say what you want about Romo’s bye week behavior and latest girlfriend. Bottom line is the whole team lost. The responsibility lies on everyone, starting with Wade Phillips. The one thing that I noticed when watching the game was Marion Barber. The one bright spot in a floundering team, Barber is probably the most exciting running back in the league. I can’t help but wonder why Phillips didn’t use him a little more, he did get 27 carries and went over 100 yards, but his effectivness didn’t result in a win.
Bottom line, Eli and the Giants held their composure and never lost faith. They ended up winning the game and advancing to the playoffs.
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