Month: December 2006

  • New Year’s Eve

    So long 2006. This has been the best and the worst year of my life and it seemed like 10 years worth of events compiled into one. New Years Eve is actually my Dad’s birthday and here’s a video of him playing a coffee shop gig in 1997. He’s covering John Prine’s Be My Friend…

  • Kung Fu Sasha

    Watch out! My daughter can beat up your daughter.

  • Christmas 2006

    Eagles win big over Dallas I watched Deal or No Deal for the first time. Short Review: It sucks. Extended Review: It really sucks. New Arcade Fire track (read review by the BM Rant) RIP James Brown

  • Haagen Australian Lager

    One of my Christmas gifts this year was an eight pack of Beers of the World. I figured I’d write a short review of each beer as I finish it off. The first on the list is Haagen Australian Lager. Info: Brewed by Independant Brewers Australia in Laverton, Victoria, Australia. 5.0% Alcohol Color: Light gold,…

  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas! (pic via boingboing)

  • Basketball + Trampoline + 3 Dumb Kids

    I think ET said it best when he said, “Ouuuuuuuuch.” This is why insurance companies drop you if you own a trampoline.

  • Verizon FIOS Installed

    Yesterday I had Verizon FIOS installed. Check out the speed results so far. It’s advertised as 20Mbps download and 5Mbps upload, so it’s pretty close according to the Speakeasy Speed Test. Actual download speeds have varied for me. It seems most servers cap users at 400 KB/ps. This morning I tried downloading the Microsoft DirectX…

  • SNL Song

    I don’t think SNL will be able to top this for a while. Everyone’s linking to it, but it’s worth it. NBC even posted the uncensored version on YouTube.

  • Survivor: Cook Islands

    Last night was the final episode of Survivor: Cook Islands, the much talked about “race tribes” season. Predictably, they integrated the tribes early on, so race quickly became a non-issue in the show. We saw a few twists, a great comeback, and two opposing victory strategies. Who won and why did they win? Read on.

  • Ton of New Registered Users

    I’m not sure why, but a ton of new people registered on the site this weekend. I figured it was probably a spambot, but the addresses and usernames look real. If anyone registered in the last two days, send me an email and let me know.

  • Google Patent Search

    You’ve always been able to search through patents on the US Patent website, but as usual, Google does it 100 times better. They even feature notable or hilarious patents on the main page. So far my favorite patents: Monkey Doll Underwear Nose Hair Trimmer I also had a good time looking up all the patents…

  • Iverson Leaving Philly

    So I guess Iverson is leaving Philadelphia and even though it’s not finalized it looks like a done deal. It’s a shame, because the guy played every game with everything he had. Even if he wasn’t always at practice.

  • Beer Brewing

    Brewmaster Neil Innes and I are making a batch of IPA in my basement. We started fermenting it last week and this week we moved it into the carboy. It should be ready some time in the next few weeks. Check it out: The recipe kit we used was Munton’s Gold IPA I never really…

  • More on New CYHSY Album

    The album is called Some Loud Thunder, which is also the name of a song they played all over their tour last year. I have a live recording of it, but I can’t find the link online anymore. Of the two new songs, Long Song No. 7 is definitely the tougher one to get into.…

  • New Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    There’s a new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album out on January 30th! They just released a few tracks on their website and you can listen to Satan Said Dance on their myspace page.

  • Went to the game last night

    Jake and I went to the Eagles Panthers game last night and what an event it was. Rocky was in attendance and thankfully, so were the Philadelphia Eagles. The whole team played a stellar game with the exception of the defensive line which has been outplayed since Kearse left for the season. Amazingly if the…