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The Hunger Games Book vs. The Movie Preview

02 Jan 2012

I'm in the middle of reading The Hunger Games trilogy. Good stuff. There are some differences between the book and the movie preview, though.

Dulce de Leche Cheerios Review

01 Jan 2012

Can General Mills create a product we love as much as Honey Nut Cheerios? Check out my review of Dulce de Leche Cheerios.

Passwords

30 Dec 2011

This article says IBM predicts in 5 years we'll be using biometrics instead of passwords. I have a laptop from 2008 that has a finger print login, but in my opinion biometrics will eventually be less secure than passwords.

Words to Retire in 2011

29 Dec 2011

2012 is almost upon us. It�s time to retire some words and phrases before I throw up a little in my mouth again.

The Denver Broncos vs. The New England Patriots

17 Dec 2011

Who is going to win the Broncos-Patriots football game on Sunday, December 18th? Tebow and Denver has worked a lot of magic recently, but have required plenty of mistakes from the opposition to do so. I suspect even with New England's horrible track record against Denver that NE and Brady will win by 10+ points.

Class

17 Dec 2011

What do commentators mean when they say a football player has class? That he respects his football opponents? Or that he keeps his extra-marital affair private?

Should there be a distinction between class in the public and private realms? I don't think so. Some sports stars get described with class while others (with possibly more class) don't. And we still haven't even defined "class."

People have made this public-private distinction for selfish gains since times eternal, justifying hypocritical or evil behavior. But now they seem to have a good way to explain it away. Even if you're a total jerk at home, as long as you behave in public, you can be a "real class guy."

Yahoo! Comments

12 Dec 2011

Today I don't see the option to leave comments on Yahoo! articles. This is a sad, sad day in commentary journalism, which can provide such deep insights as, "You call that an article?!" and "What a waste of time!"

Walmart Rollbacks

07 Dec 2011

Equate brand cough drops at Walmart used to come in packs of 100 for about $1.67. Then they reduced the count to 50 and started charging about $0.98. Ug. The other day I saw them for about $0.93 with a rollback sign on them... the rollback being "technically true" but not in the spirit of real reduced prices. (Still cheaper than competition, though.)

The Markets and Sovereign Debt

30 Nov 2011

News regarding country debt has an impact on the stock market. Here's some good stuff to know including info on the Debt-to-GDP ratio.

Lyrics to Flying Steps' "Breakin' It Down"

21 Nov 2011

The Internet has everything. Or so we thought. The lyrics to the best breakdancing video ever are not on the Internet. Help me solve this problem. Check out the video in this article and give me your thoughts.