Thrill Of A Lifetime
Posted on May 13th, 2011 by Todd W
What a video. Had me grinning like a fool. Imagine how she must have felt.
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Hijacking Language
Posted on March 15th, 2009 by Todd W
Jeff Goldstein has a wonderful post up here about the resignification of language and the dangers thereof. Yeah, it is a bit long, but what else do you have to do on a Sunday?
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Speaking of Sparta
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by Todd W
The History Channel, as expected, is airing a 2 hour show on Thermopylae. It actually aired this week and I missed it, but the repeat is on the 30th.
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can’t wait!
Posted on March 8th, 2007 by Todd W
I’ve been walking around muttering “THIS IS SPARTA!!!” for about a week now. Uncut preview here. (Some brief nudity, so be warned).
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getting organized
Posted on March 8th, 2007 by Todd W
I’ve always had an organization problem. It’s starting to become a problem with all the stuff I have going on right now. Between my main job at Pfizer, the Papa Johns thing, working on AudioMonk, helping a friend with a web project, blogging, and remodeling a basement, the strain is showing. My brother mentioned [...]
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Smart Kid
Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Todd W
I’m delivering a pizza last night. The total comes to something like $19.80. I knock on the door, and an eleven-year-old kid answers and yells, “Mom!”. He vanishes for a second and I hear a woman say, “Give him this and get the pizza.” By the sound of it, she has her hands full with [...]
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Blogging Again
Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Todd W
My brother is blogging again. I hope he is okay with me posting this link.
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Speaking of Heinlein…
Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Todd W
I opened up the latest mailing from the Science Fiction Book Club and saw they are offering all of the Heinlein Juveniles in a four volume hardbound set for around $50. For all twelve novels, plus Starship Troopers, it isn’t really a bad deal. I’ve been a member of the Club for nearly 15 years [...]
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Awkward Moment While Folding Boxes At The Pizza Joint
Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Todd W
“You’re from Toledo?” “Yeah.” “I’m thinking about going to Grad School there.” “Oh? U of T is a good school. What’s your degree in?” “Dual major. Philosophy and Literature.” “…” “…” “How long have you been working here?” “Since 1996.” “…” “…” “…” “I’m going to go wash some dishes.”
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Got Mocha?
Posted on March 2nd, 2007 by Todd W
Is you are a Starbucks fiend, take note.
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bargain acquisitions
Posted on February 25th, 2007 by Todd W
I spent some time today at the local Barnes and Noble and grabbed a few items from the bargain bin. Occasionally I find some really good deals. Anyone know anything about these books? From the Amazon page – In the distant future, a starfaring Neanderthal woman sits on a dock on the planet No-Moon, [...]
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A New Venture
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Todd W
Keep an eye on AudioMonk. Right now it is a basic placeholder website, but coming soon, I’ll be launching the full-fledged business with a new, polished site. Exciting times.
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buy stuff from me
Posted on February 14th, 2007 by Todd W
I’ve opened my own store through Zlio. You can find it here (RSS feed is here). I’ll be ‘selling’ stuff that I review and find worthwhile, so if anything strikes your fancy, buy through the store. I think I’m looking at a 4-5% kickback on transactions, so maybe it’ll be enough to occasionally pay the [...]
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Inexplicably Famous Woman Dies
Posted on February 9th, 2007 by Todd W
Anna Nicole Smith is dead. If you don’t already know that, you can’t possibly be reading this blog. At this point, I think Osama knows about it up in his cave. Certainly I am sensitive to the fact that a relatively young woman led an appallingly tragic life and died in early reports suggest is [...]
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Guh
Posted on February 6th, 2007 by Todd W
It’s cold. Man-killing cold. An angry, vengeful cold that refuses to observe modern conveniences, like coats and gloves. And that’s actually warmer than it was about a half-hour ago, when it said -2 and -17. Sunday night, I worked the pizza gig in this weather. As if the cold wasn’t enough, add in a few [...]
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Transformers
Posted on February 6th, 2007 by Todd W
My brother is six years younger than me. Growing up together, I wasn’t quite too old not to enjoy some of the things he was into, but of course I had to maintain a proper ‘older brother aloofness’ at all times, to preserve any vestigial coolness that comes with the position. Mark was a big [...]
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Hail To The Losers
Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Todd W
The Buffalo Bills – Super Bowl Champions from 1991-1994. Or so goes history in remote parts of Africa.
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Tiger Tackle
Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Todd W
Have you seen the commercial? Man steals Tiger’s golf bag, and Tiger runs him down and tackles him. My first thought seeing it? “Holy crap. Why is he risking his career on a commercial? Who wrote this?” Turns out, the whole thing was unscripted. Cool, but if you’re Woods’s agent, you probably should have a [...]
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eBay Tool
Posted on February 4th, 2007 by Todd W
I haven’t been using eBay all that much lately, but I thought I’d pass this on. WipBox enables sellers to create better, richer listings through deeper knowledge gathering and better preparation. Users can learn which categories and for how much they should list items based on each product’s basic info. WipBox shows high, low and [...]
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German Gigantism
Posted on January 29th, 2007 by Todd W
The Nazis loved big things. Big tanks, big guns and big planes, but fortunately for the Allies, their industrial base wasn’t up to the job in the late war. Most of these things never got beyond the planning stage. Behold, the Landkreuzer. While it is of dubious military value in an increasingly mobile war, you [...]
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