This pretty much comes naturally to me, but in case you need some tips, the Boston Globe printed up a neat chart on how to nap.
Facebook Pidgin Plugin
Entry posted on November 1, 2008 at 8:00 pm
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. 
Low World Series Viewership
Entry posted on November 1, 2008 at 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’
Entry posted on October 28, 2008 at 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
Entry posted on October 18, 2008 at 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
Entry posted on October 18, 2008 at 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.
Our Rooms and Our Politics
Entry posted on October 16, 2008 at 8:53 am
Researchers think that the condition of our offices and bedrooms says a lot about our political philosophies. Their findings show that people with messy rooms tend to lean left, and conservatives are often neat freaks.
According to a controversial new study, set to be published in The Journal of Political Psychology, the bedrooms and offices of liberals, who are generally thought of as open, tend to be colorful and awash in books about travel, ethnicity, feminism and music, along with music CDs covering folk, classic and modern rock, as well as art supplies, movie tickets and travel memorabilia.
Conservatives, on the other hand, tend to surround themselves with calendars, postage stamps, laundry baskets, irons and sewing materials in their personal spaces, according to the study. Their bedrooms and offices are well-lighted and decorated with sports paraphernalia and flags—especially American ones.
Annie Leibovitz Lavazza Calendar
Entry posted on October 15, 2008 at 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
Entry posted on October 15, 2008 at 2:34 pm
The Internet Makes Us Smarter
Entry posted on October 14, 2008 at 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,”