The history of religion in 90 seconds

This is really cool.

Another toy recall out of China

Twitter me

I know, I know, I said I wasn’t going to do it.  So I lied.  Twitter me, if you haven’t done so already.

Five

Not much else going tonight, thought I’d pick up the end of this meme from John.  Here goes:

Name five things in your purse, laptop bag, PDA case laptop bag:  Camera, misc. cords, pens, a granola bar wrapper, and some bills.  Oh, there’s a computer in there somewhere, too.

Name five things you need to do today tomorrow:  Get on the phone with Charter to find out why they haven’t fixed my bill yet, pay a bill, get the oil changed in my pick-up, get ready for in-service on Friday, figure out what to wear.

Name five TV shows you love to watch:  Dog the Bounty Hunter, college football, and that’s about it.  Oh, apparently my new TV night is going to be on Thursdays starting tomorrow.  Details later.

Five stores you love to shop at:  Amazon, iTunes, Musician’s Friend, NewEgg, GoDaddy.

Five favorite meals:  Authentic mexican, sushi, my homemade pizza, any grilled beef/chicken,

 

There you go.  Your turn.

Clockwise, or counter-clockwise?

You decide.

Putting it off

I woke up this morning and felt a cold coming on.  You know the drill:  Back of the throat just a little itchy, one sinus a little less open than the other one, a faint, dull throb emanating from the top of my skull.  I’ve downed three Cold-Eeze’s already, and I’m going to hit the Airborne at lunch time today.

Is it possible to postpone a cold?  If this thing is going to hit me, it really needs to happen after Tuesday.  All I’m asking for is two days grace here.  Who do I talk to about getting this done?

Nike unveils first shoe designed for Native Americans – OregonLive.com

Nike has produced an athletic shoe specifically designed for Native Americans, according to this Oregonian article.  Apparently, it is built more specifically to the Native American foot and sports a culturally appealing design.  The shoe will be used to promote fitness and health among Native Americans and will only be made available to Native American organizations.   the shoe will then be distributed to members from there.  It looks like the wholesale price will be $42.80.

Nike unveils first shoe designed for Native Americans – OregonLive.com: Breaking News Updates

Who blocks the (ad) blockers? | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone

Apparently, I’m a thief.  Like hundreds thousands millions gazillions of other users out there, I use the Ad-Block Plus extension for Firefox.  It effectively removes all advertising images and links from any website I go to.  Turns out that the web companies that receive income from these ads don’t like you to not be able to see the links they paid so much for. 

I’m not real media-savvy, but isn’t that a risk they run when paying for ads?  That a certain percentage of their intended audience won’t see them?  When I sit down to watch Dog the Bounty Hunter on A&E, and it’s time for  a commercial, I can take my trusty remote and flip to ESPN where, hopefully, they aren’t showing any commercials.  When I think that a sufficient time has passed and Dog is back on, I can flip back to it and watch him catch some bad guys.  Isn’t there some choice involved in what I view?  How is that any different than ads on websites? 

Turnabout is fair play, I suppose.  Now there’s a guy who is blocking Firefox users because Mozilla allows ad-blockers to be used with that browser.  Is this what is meant by “browser wars?”

Who blocks the (ad) blockers? | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone

Cool trick with the Gimp

I’ve been experimenting with a cool open-source graphics editor called The Gimp, and I came across this cool hand-colored effect from Gimp Guru.  It’s a cliche, I know, having a black-and-white background with a color subject, but I thought this shot during our summer portrait session turned out really cool.  In this case, it’s a sepia-effect for the background, which makes the stark mid-Columbia river terrain look like an authentic old photo.  Click on the thumbnail to see the real thing: