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The Correct Way to Hang the Toilet Paper

The correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper

Having recently moved into a new house, expanding the size (and improving the quality) of the household by 100%, this is but one of the many essential decisions that we made. Yes, it’s the quintessential question — what is the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper.  Infographic source: CurrentConfig, who also has a PDF [...]

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April Fools

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I’ve landed in Abu Dhabi, checked in and (for the moment) online! My body is thoroughly confused, and since I need to catch up on much needed sleep (and try to adjust to the 11-hour time change),  for today’s post I’m simply sharing a link to some of the best April Fools Day gags making [...]

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The Secret to Happiness

This simple flow chart shows you the path to happiness.

I grabbed this guide to happiness from Facebook. I couldn’t read the credits, so if you know who created this simple-but-truthful flow chart, please let me know.  

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I Love You So Much…

I love you so much I wouldn't let Google buy you from me.

Happy Valentine’s Day, and a tip of the hat to Chris Messina who shared this in his Flickr photostream and got a geeky kick out of it. It’s an Odopod Valentine. P.S. – Annie, I would never let Google buy you from me.

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Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising

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Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising is a Tumblr-powered collection of cheesy stock photos poking fun at the world of advertising… and advertisers too-often disconnection with reality. It’s a breezy, easy site to scan, in much the same way as the Lolcats at I Can Has Cheezburger. While it’s sure to make you smile, [...]

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Fortune Cookies and the Chinese New Year

Double Fortune

Today is the Chinese New Year (for a few more hours at least, here in California). This year will be the Year of the Rabbit. Naturally I was compelled to commemorate the auspicious occasion with a visit to that quintessential restaurant of Chinese cuisine, Panda Express. Well, maybe not so authentic, but it was quick [...]

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Sharing Something on the Internet: A Flowchart

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A lot of sites have attempted to serve this up with a big heaping helping of irony and skip the linkback. I chose differently.

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What is a Browser?

20 Things I Learned About Browsing and the Web

What is a browser? Ask the typical man (or woman) on the street that question and you’ll get some surprising answers. Back in April 2009, some folks at Google did just that. They took a video camera to the streets of New York City to ask people “What is a browser?” Watch… Clearly there is [...]

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Name That Tune: Playing Games with Midomi

Being the weekend, I’m sharing something a little more recreational in nature. When I first bought my iPhone 3G (same day they came out), the lines were horrendous. But I did have plenty of time to learn about the new apps that were available. The Apple store employees were showing off their favorite apps, one [...]

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Serious Stupidity (and other random thoughts)

Seriousness is stupidity sent to college. – PJ O’Rourke I don’t have any particular reason for sharing this quote, other than it caught my eye while reading today and wanted to capture it. My brain is too full to store it, so I’ll use this little corner of the web to do so.  If you’ve [...]