I spent last night at the Stately Raven book store in Findlay Ohio. The store is an independent bookstore which opened up in a converted church building and recently won an award for the “Best Bookstore in Ohio”. The store has a really cool science fiction room which, unlike most other local places, is [...]
Entries from May 2008
Booksigning at the Stately Raven
May 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Make a watermelon keg for your next party!
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments
I found this cool summer drink dispenser via Serious Eats, a fun food blog that never ceases to amaze me. This use of a watermelon as a keg for Watermelon/Lime Juice mixed with some rum is a wonderful idea. I don’t have a good reason to make one yet I really want to put one [...]
Tags: food
The best Monday themed T-shirt…Evar
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments
I found this cool Kill Mondays t shirt from TheGretest via tcritic and although it is a little pricey for my pecs, the design and message rock.
Tags: Humor
Unlock your laptop with a webcam and more fun apps!
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Adam Pash over at Lifehacker just shared an amazing amount of things you can do with your webcam which range from useful to entertaining and just amusing. My favorite has to be software which lets you unlock your computer using only your face! The software doesn’t work for Vista right now but I may have [...]
Tags: Tech
Weezer - Pork and Beans - Geek Cred
May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI
Weezer released the video for Pork and Beans today and it is a hilarious video which takes a bunch of the hottest youtube videos and the associated stars to make a awesome final product.
If you missed any of the original ones you can check out the videos which made the people in Pork and Beans [...]
Tags: Music
What’s missing from ebook readers!
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments
I love to read, recently I have split my reading between ebooks and paper books mainly since both have advantages. I have been using my windows mobile phone to read ebooks for some time now and while the experience is good a larger screen and some dedicated buttons would be a huge improvement. I have [...]
Video history of the cell phone
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
I found this cool video on GottabeMobile which morphs the cell phone from its inception through the iPhone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQLeE_LYx0
Sorry for the multitude of video posts lately, but I found this to be a fun adventure of “find my past phone” as well as an example of how much phones have changed in the past 20 or [...]
Tags: Phone PDA
How To Give a “Man Hug”
May 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUdWApwbudQ
I found this hilarious instructional video on male hugging at Asylum a new website for men. If you ever wonder how to handle a hug form another dude, then this videe should provide a multitude of pointers in order to avoid embarrassing lingering and head injuries.
Interviewed for Weather.com about carpooling
May 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I had the pleasure of being interviewed for an article appearing on Weather.com right now about carpooling.
People may carpool for different reasons, but financial considerations—fuel costs—are often a driving force. Josh Smith, 25, of Findlay, Ohio, regularly carpools about 20 miles to his job at Bluffton University. He’s the school’s advancement services manager, and in [...]
Tags: Financial
Keystone Cop - Border Patrol Edition
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwCBEUT0Ro
I couldn’t help myself, this is just the pickup I needed today. I think this guy needs backup ASAP. I almost want to say it is staged due to the number of people who appear form the Van but it seems to be genuine.
Tags: Humor






