Trying something new and randomly going to post about bars/restaurants that I either really love or really hate. Oddly enough, I’m not putting these in the “hate-love” category. I figured it best to have one section dedicated to nourishment. First … Continue reading →

I think I’m finally catching up with the rest of the geek world… I’ve been running Windows XP on my media center (not media center, 32 bit edition on a 64 bit system… yeah, I know) because I already owned the license and I didn’t know if I’d really stick with the concept. However, we’re using it more and more and we’d like to add functionality. So tomorrow night I should be installing Windows 7 Professional. That’s step one. Continue reading →

First off, I realize I’m late here. But, I had to make some mention of the last South Park episode. I don’t watch the Jersey Shore. During the first season, I felt compelled to see what it was all about, recorded an episode, got about 10 minutes in before giving up. It was painful, the cast members should all be euthanized and very little actually happened. However, I feel like I know everything about the show thanks to Bill Simmons’ obsession and the general media adoration of this group of Jersey freaks. Continue reading →

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I have a 3G and 6 months left on my contract. I upgraded to IOS4 and now my phone is unusable. Maps? Takes forever to load, crashes frequently. SMS? Same. iCal? Ditto. Not even going to get into 3rd party apps. Continue reading →

The search engine Google, paying homage to the city Topeka, which changed its name to Google, is now called Topeka (at least for today). Continue reading →

Call it what you will, “co-sleeping” (as the local major media would say) or “drunken baby squashing” (as the conservative radio hosts call it).  Regardless, babies dying from sleeping with their parents is the story that local media is currently … Continue reading →

For years now, we’ve been inundated with the eerie statements of Jose Canseco.  Steroids are rampant in baseball and over the last 10-20 years, virtually all of our favorite players were using needles, pills or cream to recover from injuries, … Continue reading →