Archive for January, 2009

Van drives off cliff

There are some amazing pictures of a
man who drove off cliff at Colorado National Monument and landed on rock on the Rocky Mountain News site.

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Obama action figure

If you are really a fan of our new President, maybe you should get your kids an action figure…

Available from Gamu Toys

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More Hurra Torpedo

It’s been almost a year since I posted the Hurra Torpedo videos, and I thought it was time to share another one.
Here is a great video of “All the things she said”

There is also a video of Brittany Spears’ Toxic on You Tube, but the quality is low. If anyone has additional links to [...]

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Windsor High School Marching Band donations

As you’ve probably heard, the Windsor High School Marching Band has be invited to play at President Obama’s inauguration. They have been working hard to raise money for this trip, but according to Fox News last night are still short some $50,000.
I encourage you to donate to this cause, it’s a once in a [...]

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KHAAANNNN!

Actor Ricardo Montalban, known for his roles as Mr. Roarke of Fantasy Island and Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan has died in his Los Angeles home. He was 88 years old.

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Freakiest ads – plane crash

Adweek has a list of the 32 freakiest ads of 2008 on their website. Many of these are disturbing and even NSFW, so be warned.
One I did like though was the video of a plane crashing into the ocean as a travel agency ad. Very cool.

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New Macbook Wheel

Saw this, and it reminded me of the Wii Opera interface…
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

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Pro Con – Drugs in Sports

I’ve written before about some of my thoughts on sports, steroids and drugs. To me, it is one of the most bizzarre issues of our time. We have the technology (chemistry) to safely make both atheletes and common individuals bigger faster and stronger, but we choose not to use them on some shaky [...]

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XKCD – Steve Jobs

I’m sure you heard the Steve Jobs news this week – here is a great take on it.

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Politics and Religion

Seems like politics is full of hot button issues these days that are considered ‘moral’ issues. Abortion, gay marriage, pornography, drinking age, etc..
Sometimes I catch some heat from friends and family members for not being more fanatical about these issues. This quote neatly sums up exactly what I think about any nanny law [...]

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