Archive for January, 2012

Denso (and others) Plea Guilty To Price Fixing – Coming soon, “Shame on Denso” signs in front of Alcoa Highway Wal-Mart. Has the Higher-Ed Revolution Begun? – I’ll take advantage of the CS courses, but I’d really love to see a business school offer this type of program. We may have to wait all the way until next year for something like that. What’s Wrong With the Teenage Mind? –   Read More ...

There are a few things they could have done to help themselves gain votes with Floridians: Campaigning here in August instead of January. Florida in January is a no-brainer. Who really wants it? Participating in a spelling bee with only Spanish words. Having a first name that isn’t a four-letter word. Having a first name that sounds like a name instead of an inanimate object. Lobbying consulting with the National   Read More ...

If Mitt Romney had been thinking ahead, he could have put an ace in his pocket that he may just need. In rasslin’ terms, this would have been the proverbial foreign object or loaded boot. It may even be sneaky enough to be called an eye gouge. Think about it–the guy’s been running for President pretty much continuously for the last 4 years. How shrewd would it have been to   Read More ...

This is amazingly rich. The federal government has a web site to help Americans with their debt. It’s called “Knee Deep in Debt“. I can’t think of a better place to go for advice when you’re knee deep in debt than an organization that is over its head in debt. It gets better. According to the site, the first step to eliminating debt is to set a budget. From my   Read More ...

I’m happy to say that Michael Silence is blogging once again. For some of us who were (and still are) D-list Z-list bloggers, one of the first major milestones of our endeavors online was getting linked to by Michael. I’ve always appreciated the fact that he was out there bringing attention to the stuff us weeds growing among the tall trees of the internet had to offer to the blogosphere, specifically   Read More ...

I know the general rule for missed short workouts is to just move on without worrying about picking them up. I usually follow this to a fault. I’m rethinking this a little right now though, at least for the swim. I usually don’t place a huge amount of importance on the swim anyway…those are definitely workouts I don’t stress about missing since it’s the shortest leg of the race by   Read More ...

If you aren’t really sure what Pinterest is, I’ll assume you are a male. If you do know what it is and have spent any amount of time on it, you may have noticed the words that show up in the comments section underneath the photos of Stuff-Women-Fantasize-About-When-HGTV-Is-Not-On. On occasion, Pinterest users put these words together to form things that begin to approach sentences. My proposal is that we improve   Read More ...

My name is Scott, and I’m a mileage junkie. The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? It feels good to say it out loud…like a weight off my chest. Now if I can just get some weight off the rest of my body. I’ve been reading “Be Iron Fit”, and while it’s mostly a collection of the same advice and information I’ve read before, I think I’m   Read More ...

Plugin Performance Profiler – HT @mwender. This is a good one! English Pronunciation – The next poem will be on conjugation. California, There It Went – California, Rest In Peace. That could make a catchy tune. Orientation to Android Training – On the late night to-do list 10 Myths about Introverts – INTJs unite! Shakespeare Takes Center Stage In The Digital Age – I once wrote a paper asserting that   Read More ...