Category: General

January 5, 2011

Fun Spam Mail of the Day: The FBI Wants to Help Me Launder Money

Filed under: General - 05 Jan 2011

I’ve gotten some unusual e-mails that are part of the Nigerian scam, but this one has to take the cake:
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal bureau of investigation
J. Edgar Hoover building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Ref: …

December 5, 2009

If I Had a Podcast: The Stuff I’ve Found Good Reading

Filed under: General - 05 Dec 2009

Steven Crowder on John Lennon.

Clayton Cramer on an embarassing error by climate “scientists.”

The war on Christmas is out in full force, opposing a fire station having a “Merry Christmas” sign out.

Who exactly is in charge of the …

November 25, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

Filed under: General - 25 Nov 2009

Well, it’s that time again. There’s a point you get to on a Holiday weekend when you know that writing anything is pointless unless you is pointless. Nobdoy will read it.

So, I’ll just wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

This year, we …

September 29, 2009

Old Time Radio: The Way It Wasn’t

Filed under: General - 29 Sep 2009

I’m a huge fan of Old Time Radio. With all the political news going on, it’s been a nice way to relax. I have two old time radio podcasts and am working on a third that will be even better.

Anyway, …

September 20, 2009

Diet Observation: It’s the Things We Don’t Do That Get Us

Filed under: General - 20 Sep 2009

I’m on my second day of the Nutrisystem Diet. I’m being very careful to follow all the directions this time as I’d feel stupid paying the money and then not actually following the diet.

Nutrisystem comes with most of your food …

August 20, 2009

World’s Dumbest Phishing Scammer

Filed under: General - 20 Aug 2009

I’m sure you’ve received Phishing e-mails from scammers pretending to be from major websites and financial institutions. I received an e-mail from someone trying to scam me by saying they were e-mailing about an Ebay item not shipped.

There are two …

August 5, 2009

Godspeed Ada County Sheriff’s Department

Filed under: General - 05 Aug 2009

I was listening to the radio when this press conference happened:
Police say it was no accident. And there remains no evidence that indicates Robert Manwill was abducted by a stranger.

The 8-year-old was last seen outside the apartment where his …

July 31, 2009

America’s Got Talent: The Unkindest Cuts

Filed under: General - 31 Jul 2009

Okay, it’s the weekend. Time for something lighter.

I’ve been watching America’s Got Talent on Hulu, and it was a fun five weeks of auditions. This week marked the Vegas Verdict, where the judges watched the audition tapes and narrowed down more than …

June 5, 2009

Back to a Goatee

Filed under: General - 05 Jun 2009

For the first time in several years, I’m back to a goatee. It all happened as a result of a beard trimming gone bad. My beard on the side had become tangled hopelessly and it was probably time to declare …

May 29, 2009

The Greatest Show on Earth

Filed under: General - 29 May 2009

Britain’s Got Talent Judge Piers Morgan notes on his blog:
This is now officially the biggest talent show on the planet, and whoever does eventually win is going to a global superstar.

Even Simon is slightly shocked by how successful this …

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