Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 Posted in TV | 4 Comments »Even though the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series ended in 2003, we're finally getting a glimpse at what happens after Dawn asks that fateful series ending question, "What are we gonna do now?" Creator Joss Whedon is releasing the ...
Serenity Fans Invoice Universal
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing, Movies | 1 Comment »Read this little bit about the fan promotion of the movie Serenity (best movie ever) and how the studio reacted: As the release date neared, fans tried everything to raise the film's profile, from holding bake sales to selling amateur-designed T-shirts. ...
How to Improve Real Estate
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »In the past two weeks we've sold our house and bought a new one. It's kind of a dizzying experience as you literally swap thousands of dollars back and forth with each offer and counter-offer. We did manage to ...
Teaching Your Kids About Money
Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in Children | 6 Comments »A friend linked to an article from the Wall Street Journal a few years ago about how to teach your kids about money. Dave titled his entry 'Smarter Parents Than Mine,' but I think the more apt title might be ...
NASCAR Napping is Back
Sunday, February 25th, 2007 Posted in Sporting | No Comments »The 10-month long NASCAR season started up again last week with the Daytona 500 and once again I can spend my Sunday afternoon sabaths in the horizontal position on the couch, zoning out to the drone of stock cars. I ...
Does Online Banking Work For You?
Friday, February 23rd, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing, Technology | 5 Comments »I'm one of those old fashioned people who still pays most of my bills with checks and stamps. Which is bizarre considering how much I love the web. Mainly it's thanks to inertia--it's just been easier to do it the ...
African International Mall
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 Posted in Twin Cities | No Comments »With my wife teaching in a Somali school I'm more likely to notice things like this African mall in Minneapolis. Sounds like a fun little place to check out. (link via MNSpeak)
What if Google Bought St. Paul’s Ford Plant?
Monday, February 19th, 2007 Posted in Twin Cities | 2 Comments »Now here's a lovely little proposal: Google Should Buy Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant. The Ford plant has cranked out Ranger pickup trucks but is closing in 2008. Ford's departure will open up a huge chunk of real estate in ...
Old Skool Family Pics
Friday, February 16th, 2007 Posted in Personal Pics | No Comments »I just uploaded a ton of family pics to my Flickr account. I ransacked my parents' pictures the last time were back and borrowed a few. Or 80. We did the same thing at Abby's house and I wanted to ...
The New Duck and Cover
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 Posted in Just for Fun | No Comments »Actual U.S. emergency illustrations from the Department of Homeland Security with mocking captions. (link via Dave Hunt)
