category archive: fun

super-cool googly-eyed octopus kite

Hey, friends and family who like to see our photos once in a while! You know we’ve kept a lot of our pictures on Yahoo Photos for a while now (and Cheris added some more just the other day), but I should point out that for a while now we’re also now keeping many of […]

live-action Simpsons theme

Wow, wow, wow. For anyone who’s spent much time in Springfield, USA, this is a must-see.

what was the #1 song the day you were born?

Just another stupid little thing I love about the Internet: it’s so damn easy to find out the #1 song the day you were born. Mine: “Love’s Theme,” by Love Unlimited Orchestra (iTunes Music Store link—requires iTunes). No wonder I’m such a cheeseball. My wife’s: Clapton’s version of “I Shot the Sheriff”. She didn’t shoot […]

help me help kids in need. by going bowling.

Yep, simply by sending me bowling with a bunch of my co-workers, you can help out needy kids. For the second time, I’ll be joining in on Bowl For Kids’ Sake, a big fundraising event of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas. I—and especially the kids who benefit—would really appreciate your sponsorship: visit my […]

table and chairs to go

I love the mealbox. Besides being a beautful little piece of industrial design, there’s just something very appealing to me about the hyper-literal product description; I think it’s just something about the way Norwegians write in English: Japanese-style dining-table with chairs that can all be packed in a box. Yep, it sure can.

picture this

I’m really, really getting to love Google Video. Here’s a little gem I just found: a very skillful home-brewed version of a TV spot from that cool HP digital photography & printing campaign. Update: and who in their right minds wouldn’t love Matrix Ping Pong?