My favorite pair of pants is awesome for several reasons: They’re bondage pants – meaning they have straps and chains that go to various hooks and holes all around the pants, giving me endless configuration options, or the option to remove them completely. They have huge pockets that don’t bulge when I carry stuff. They’re…
Money Money Money Money… MON-AY
Pay day is both happy and sad for me. I got paid on Wednesday this week. Since my paydays only come once a month, you can imagine how anxious it can make me to wait on it when I’m broke. The reason it’s sad is because that’s also the day I usually pay all my…
Hot Date: Olive Garden and Baby Mama
Last night I had a hot date with my girl. I showed up at her place and I was dressed up to try and look good for her, but it was pretty irrelevant next to the sight I saw when she opened the front door. She was gorgeous! She wore this little black dress she…
Google Docs: Safe Enough for Your Business?
I’ve recently been testing out Google Apps for Your Domain to see how well Gmail integrates with my web host and apparently it does the job pretty well. I like Gmail’s interface way better than SquirrelMail (no offense to those of you that swear by SquirrelMail). I came across this blog post about a cross-site…
Consumerist: 7 Confessions of an Apple Store Specialist
Consumer watch-dog website Consumerist has an informative article about things every consumer that shops in an Apple Store should know. My favorite part: 1. If you fill out the survey and rank us 6 or lower, a manager will call you the same day or the next, corporate policy. They usually will ask why you…
SocialSpark Friends: Gator-byte.com
I’ve mentioned previously that I’ve been working towards being a full-time blogger, or at least some sort of an internet technology writer. I was going to go to grad school to get a degree in professional writing. But I decided ultimately that I can already write (even pro writers need an editor for typos and…
Staggering U.S. Waste and Excess as Art
My friend over at The Fate of Tyrlon (and other dubious things) pointed me to an interesting site he stumbled upon with the Stumble Upon toolbar. It’s on Portfolio.com, a web site by Conde’ Nast, and it’s about how Chris Jordan uses staggering facts and figures about waste and excess in the United States and…
Miscellaneous Henchman Guards Need Pants, Too
So if you’re planning on building up your own small army of miscellaneous henchmen guards to protect your fortress that houses your secret headquarters, you’ll need to give them pants. Wimpy jeans or khakis just aren’t going to do the trick. These henchmen may be called into a fierce battle at any moment. Maybe your…
Insurance Checks at Grocery Stores
This Friday, I received a check in the mail from my insurance company that I had been expecting. This weekend, that money would have been particularly useful. But you see, I get my mail after 5pm nearly every day. All the banks around here either close at 4:30pm, 5:00pm, or 5:30pm, so I had no…
Lock Down Your Good Name & Credit
You’ve all seen the commercials on TV where the president of the lifelock company has his real social security number plastered all over the side of a semi truck riding around town, right? Supposedly this company claims their service is so good that they’re willing to risk a $1 million guarantee that no one will…