I don’t use IM much anymore, but I have found myself using Facebook’s built in chat feature. So, I have been very pleased with the Facebook Pidgin plugin.
Category Archives: secondary
Low World Series Viewership
November 1, 2008 – 3:48 pm
The 2008 MLB World Series set a record low for viewership. Like, lowest viewers ever. Even though I declared the season officially over after the Dodgers were knocked out, I actually ended up watching all 5 games, along with like fifteen other people.
He’s Creepin’
October 28, 2008 – 4:19 pm
Two weeks ago, my brother took his stock 1959 Chevy Biscayne up to the Little River Dragway in Temple, Texas for the Day of the Drags. That’s him smokin’ a ‘59 El Camino in second gear.
Aquarena Springs to be Demolished
October 18, 2008 – 9:17 am
What’s left of the old Aquarena Springs amusement park/resort will be demolished, and the park will finally be returned to something that will closer resemble its natural state.
Early Voting
October 18, 2008 – 8:39 am
This was the scene yesterday during early voting at my polling place. The entire line was at least twice this long, and according to the officials it has stayed that way since early voting started.
Annie Leibovitz Lavazza Calendar
October 15, 2008 – 7:46 pm
I’m more of an illy guy, but Lavazza commissioned Annie Leibovitz to shoot a really cool Rome-themed calendar.
New York Cheat Sheets
October 15, 2008 – 2:34 pm
New Yorker’s tricks for navigating life in the city.
The Internet Makes Us Smarter
October 14, 2008 – 9:08 pm
Time spent on the Internet has been shown to increase brain activity in middle aged and older Americans who had previous web surfing experience.
“Our most striking finding was that Internet searching appears to engage a greater extent of neural circuitry that is not activated during reading, but only in those people with prior Internet experience,”
Classical Music as Punishment
October 11, 2008 – 9:52 pm
As punishment for violating the city’s noise ordinance by playing loud rap music in his car, an Urbana man was sentenced to listen to 20 hours of symphonic music or pay a $130 fine. The symphonic selections included Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, DeBussy and other composers. He lasted 15 minutes and chose to instead pay [...]
Richard Serra
October 10, 2008 – 8:52 am
“I don’t give a shit but I care quite a lot.” –Richard Serra