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Site Invites for Grabs
2007-09-10 07:27:00 I’ve got a bunch of free closed beta invites. These sites are by invite only so you can’t even sign up for it yet. If you want it, let me know in the comments. Invites are on a first come, first served basis. Note: Put your email address (where you want the invite to be sent ... More About: Site , Grab
I have to get ready!
2007-09-09 14:40:00 This is me, I relate to this 100% … “I have to get ready!”. And this too … “Procrastination”. Funny but scarily true. Share This More About: Ready , Get Ready
Watch out when you say ?That?s Hot?
2007-09-08 18:55:00 I just read that Paris Hilton owns the US patent to “That’s Hot” and it was officially registered this year in February. I am not a patent law expert but does that mean that she has the right to sue anyone and everyone who writes and says the phrase? She has already started suing Hallmark ... More About: Watch
Create simple to-do lists online
2007-09-08 12:30:00 Shopgetwhat.com offers an easy to use tool that allows you to create shopping lists, to-do lists, or any other lists online. You can then interactively cross it off, group the items with different headers, save it for later use or print it out. Using this free online tool is as simple as it gets and ... More About: Lists , Online , Simple , Create
iPod buzz
2007-09-07 23:17:00 So the whole buzz this week is the release of the new iPods. They are smaller, thinner and are packed with more technology. The old iPods are also being rebranded with a new name: the iPod Classic. I’m almost tempted to buy one but I already have a mini and J to stop me from ... More About: Ipod , Buzz
CoScripter for Firefox
2007-09-07 19:58:00 CoScripter is a firefox add-on that captures, records and automates tasks that you perform in a web browser. It is intelligent enough to watch what you do and as you perform a task, it will record the instructions/ actions to a script file. For example, it can record the actions of printing online, changing your mailing ... More About: Firefox
Eating myself silly
2007-09-04 22:34:00 Hope everyone’s labor day weekend went well. This past weekend was a good one at the in-laws. However, I ate myself silly with Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Spicy Sausages, Potato & Green Pepper Omelettes, Chocolate with Almonds, Pizza, Spaghetti, Habanero Doritos Chips, Fries and Ice Cream. Not very healthy at all. Can’t believe I didn’t gain ... More About: Silly , Eating
My good deed of the day
2007-08-31 17:53:00 I always have interesting trips to Starbucks. Buying a coffee and banana nut cake there, I decided to change my coffee size from a Grande to Venti. This was after the lady cashier had rung me up and given me $14.50 (change for the $20 bill I gave her). The manager comes over and cancels ... More About: Good , The D
Nervous, are we?
2007-08-29 15:43:00 This question was posed to Miss South Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2007. Question: Why do you think 1/5 of Americans can’t locate the US on the world map? Her answer: “I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so, because, is that some people out there, in our nation, don’t have maps, and ...
Presidential candidate logos and websites
2007-08-28 11:04:00 The logos for next year’s presidential election seem to have two characteristics - most of them opted for a blue background and the American flag theme (red, white and blue). Four have their first name instead of their last name on their logo e.g. Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Dennis Kucinich. Classiest logo: ... More About: Presidential , Websites , Logos , Resident , Candidate
Kid in a candy store
2007-08-25 17:10:00 I am going to be like a kid in a candy store today. That’s because I have a $100 gift card to Sharper Image and there is a big store at a mall on the other site of Cleveland. Actually, it’ll be a gift card spending day with J having a Macy’s and a ... More About: Store , Candy
How ya like me now?
2007-08-24 20:42:00 Blue is my favorite color, especially the blue of this theme. Thanks Yoshi from Hello! Yoshi for giving me the best Robot colored theme yet. I now have 5 different colored themes. How ya like me now? Share This
Getting organized!
2007-08-24 17:29:00 I have finally downsized my Outlook Inbox from a whopping 1125 emails to 105 with only 10 unread emails. I have been meaning to do this email cleanup for about a year now. Since I am in a get your life together mood, here are some useful free life hacking tools to do exactly that: Calendar: ... More About: Organ
Cat fish
2007-08-23 14:08:00 I’ve been an admirer of Janet from A Planet Named Janet ever since I started blogging. Her nick name is Jan Van Gogh, a fitting name for such a talented artist. One of my favorites of Janet is her colorful patterned fishes. At first glance, you’ll see a colorful fish but you’ll soon notice that ... More About: Fish
10 tallest buildings in the world
2007-08-22 12:18:00 This is taken from one of my favorite websites The Skyscraper Page. The site gives you information about all the building and tall structures in the world. Buildings can be searched by the name, date it was built, where it was located and more. It’s a great resource and I can spend hours on this ... More About: World , The World
Fator deserves it
2007-08-22 07:31:00 There was a sigh of relief watching America’s Got Talent yesterday, 14 year old Julienne Irwin did NOT win. It really annoys me that she is a 14 year old trying to act like a 40 year old. Kids need to act their age … they are only that age once. Face it, you are ... More About: Serve
The Muppet Matrix
2007-08-20 14:02:00 “Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure that it was real?” “What if you aren’t able to awake from that dream?” “How would you know the difference between the real world and the dream world?” “The answer is out there… it is the question that drives us …” “What is the Matrix ?” This is a final ... More About: Trix
Printing nightmare at OfficeMax
2007-08-19 19:55:00 I had to print 44 pages of a legal pdf document yesterday. Since there were that many pages, I didn’t want to waste my printer ink. So I decided to take it to OfficeMax to get it printed and bound. Giving it to the sales guy, I returned half and hour later in total disbelief ... More About: Nightmare , Printing
Pownce invites
2007-08-17 13:41:00 I still have 2 Pownce invites to give away. Go to this post to read how you can get it. Share This
Marvel Stamps are out
2007-08-16 20:33:00 The US Postal Service released special edition Marvel stamps a couple of weeks ago. It is a set of 20 stamps (combination of 10 individual portraits and 10 comic book covers) of Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing and Wolverine. Very cool - J bought me ... More About: Stamps , Stam
In case you are wondering ?
2007-08-16 05:31:00 … did someone get fired with this? This happens to be from an exhibit at an AT&T store. Whoever did it deserves the award for the screwup of the year. (Source: The Secret Diaries of Steve Jobs) More About: Case , Erin
How?d you like me now?
2007-08-16 00:39:00 How you like The Foo Logs now with the new theme? Comments welcomed. Please be nice . Also, you may have noticed the “Share” widget at the end of each title. It is a new widget from Madkast that allows you send the particular blog message through IMs, email and mobile phone text messages. Still ...
Tale of two math wizards
2007-08-15 23:54:00 My fascination continues with the caliber of people I meet at the turnpike rest stop. This is what I couldn’t help but overhear in the bathroom. Guy 1: “What is $75 + $25? That is what it cost for those things.” Guy 2: “Ummm — not sure, I don’t have my calculator with me. I ... More About: Math , Tale , Wizard , Wizards
Happy International Left-Handers Day
2007-08-13 18:48:00 Been visiting the in-laws for the past four days so it has been pretty quiet at The Foo Logs. Sorry! Today is International Left -Handers Day. Being a left hander myself, I would like to wish all the left handers out there a Happy International Left-Handers Day… It is our special day! How it all began? An organization ... More About: S Day
Barry Bonds 756 Home Run
2007-08-08 06:49:00 Barry Bonds hit the record 756th home run yesterday. The big question is — how much will that ball be worth? I would probably like to know who caught it too. ESPN wrote an interesting article of what will factor into how much the ball is worth. Whoever caught it is definitely an instant multi ... More About: Barry Bonds , Home , Home Run , Barry
The New Seven Wonders of the World
2007-08-07 22:17:00 The New 7 Wonders of the World were official announced on 7-7-07. Actresses Hilary Swank, Bipasha Basu and actor Ben Kingsley hosted the ceremonies in Lisbon’s Benfica Stadium. They are (in no particular order): 1. Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain ... More About: The World , Wonders of the World , Seven Wonders
Get your Pownce invite
2007-08-07 04:02:00 I was given an invitation to Pownce during the weekend. Pownce happens to be Kevin Rose’s (Founder of Digg) newest project and is currently an invite only online site. What is Pownce? Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know ... More About: Invite
Mooch my books
2007-08-06 16:16:00 I actually wrote about Bookmooch last year and have been meaning to try it out. However, it’s one of those things that didn’t get done. Doing a clean out of the house this summer, we found a lot of things (junk) we’ll either throw out or donate. J and I have several books we have ... More About: Books
Quote of the day
2007-08-03 21:47:00 The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear. – Herbert Agar Pulitzer Prize-winning author More About: Quote Of The Day , Quote , The D
The Smart Lid
More articles from this author:2007-08-02 22:53:00 This is one of those inventions that makes me want to slap myself and say “why didn’t I think of it?” It’s called the Smart lid — it changes colors when the lid is not securely attached to the cup and when the drink is too hot. We might see it in the USA pretty soon. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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