If trends continue, we’ll all be fat in 40 years
I guess I need to put down the cheeseburger and Chinese food and start eating tofu and bean sprouts.
If trends continue, we’ll all be fat in 40 years - Diet and nutrition- msnbc.com
August 7, 2008
August 6, 2008
9 Smart Money Tips To Help You Quit Your Job
I want to quit my job and spend my time doing the things I love which do not including a day job. I already do a couple of these things but I need to incorporate the rest of them in my life. I am already divorced so I am too late for item number 7 but I can work on the rest.
The Goonies 2: Will it be Funny
The Goonies was part of the 80s generation’s defining movies. Hollywood has been on the remake/sequel kick for a while and it is just a money grab. History says that the sequel will miss the point of the first movie and fail to impress the people it is aimed at.
The Goonies 2: Will it be Funny to See a Fully-Grown Man Truffle Shuffling? | Hecklerspray
July 29, 2008
Just Write
I want to be a freelance writer and have had a few articles published but I suffer from two maladies- laziness and fear of rejection. Laziness has to be the one I can effect most directly since I just need to get off my ass and write. The second is a little more difficult and I am trying to learn not to be afraid of publishers rejecting my work. Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: TNG, is a writer and his advice during an interview is to “not be afraid to suck”. I have to learn that is OK not to be great during the first effort and realize that I can fix the words on the page until it is good.
June 25, 2008
20 Must-Read Blogs For Freelance Writers
I am an occasionally published writer but I want to make a living at it so I can eventually not have a day job. I know I need to be more prolific in my writing but balancing it and the day job are not easy. This list of freelance writing resources is a treasure trove of information on making it as a freelance writer.
June 18, 2008
Gore guzzles energy
So Al Gore’s home uses more electricity in a month than the average home does in a YEAR. And this is after he made the big “green” renovations to his home. He has won awards on the phony global warming kick he has been on and he uses almost twice as much energy in a month than the average person does in a year. The man is a fake and a fraud, he is in the global warming game for the money.
June 17, 2008
Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D
I knew the Romans had some coolness but this takes the cake. Could this be for an early version of D&D?
Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D | Geekdad from Wired.com
Special-Effects Pioneer Stan Winston Dies at 62
Stan Winston was an amazing special effects man and was responsible for some of the most well known visual effects in movies including the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, and Aliens. The world of movies will miss this extremely talented man.
Special-Effects Pioneer Stan Winston Dies at 62 | The Underwire from Wired.com
June 12, 2008
Size 12 woman told she was too big by model agencies will compete for Miss England title
I can’t stand to see bone thin models….it makes me want to feed them. But the modeling agencies that hire them encourage the gaunt, bony look apparently. I am glad to see that a “normal” looking woman is succeeding after being turned down by the model agencies.
June 11, 2008
Worst Male-Bashing Ads
This is a good list of commercials that a man-bashing ads at their worst. It is infuriating when commercials portray men as complete idiots who have to be lead around by women. The truth is that many of us actually vacuum, do dishes, and help our kids with schoolwork and do other activities with our family. You wouldn’t know it by watching commercials that compare us to jackasses, bumbling morons, or inept at any but the most basic tasks. Complete crap!
