Who Benefits From You Feeling That Way?

Americans laughed at, or pitied condition of, the North Koreans who cried on cue for the cameras at the death of Kim Jong Il.  However, the media manipulates the emotions of the public on a regular basis on a host of issues--including the decision to go to war.  Americans aren't much different--they just have different gods.

Monday of the First Five Day Week I've Had This Year

I loved the Garbage Pail Kids when I was little...these cards grossed my mom out, which was more than half the fun.

CWP holder stops armed robber.

New Year's Eve Eve!

Hungarians defend their sovereignty from the EU and Hillary Clinton.

From the several corners of reality...

Multivitamin pills ineffective?

Resume buzzwords to avoid.

Legislating handwriting.

How to survive a revolution.

Economy remains vulnerable.

Shift Work Might Lead to Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity.

Controversial Blue Peacocks.

America's Dirtiest Cities: New Orleans #1, Philly #2, LA #3.

Traditional MBA skill set isn't enough.

Post-Christmas Clean-Up

If you didn't like the gifts you received, here's what to do to return them.

The Last Pseudo-Monday of 2011

I'm pleased that we've made it to the last pseudo-Monday of 2011 (that being my first day back to work on a Tuesday).

The Benefits of Video Games.

A fruitcake from 1941 still makes the rounds.

Christmas Eve Eve Roundup

Lowest Gas Prices In SC: "The average for Greenville and Spartanburg is $3.00 per gallon."

Earthquake Near Charleston: Magnitude 2.6.

Judge Blocks Portions of SC Immigration Reform Bill

Running out of Saturdays in 2011...

Now magnets are a threat to "the children" - ubiquitous warnings.

Learned a new word here: plasmonics.

Frogs tinier than a penny discovered.

Seems the richest Americans donate the most to left-wing causes!

Reading fiction makes you a better investor.

Lucky to be able to say I'm proud of my Congressman

I'm proud that the Congressman for my district, Trey Gowdy, has filed legislation to dissolve the NLRB.

What I'm Reading - 7/12/2011

Tea party proves to be no flash in the pan

Justin Bieber is against texting and driving? Then I'm doing it more.

Overzealous safety crusaders or something more?

Why the war on green lasers?

Tidbits for Pseudo-Monday

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman. 'Ghostbusters 3' Script Is Ready. Got nitrogen in your tires? They call it the Arab 1848. Magnetic North is shifting.

Virtual Oval Office

Sit at JFK's desk.

Yogurt and Frogs are a Good Mix

Publix's Cherry Pomegranate yogurt is very good.

Where did all our frogs go?

Alligator Alley FTW

Tried a 16 oz. Alligator Alley at Liquid Highway today. It's an orange juice based drink, blended ice...it's really good. Now we just need somewhere in the Upstate that serves an Orange Julius.

Fun links for today....Where's the tomato? How Egypt turned off the Internet. Check out the NOAA map of the snowstorm that covered the Northern World. To be safer on the road, speed. Here's a book vending machine.

Slot filled for new things learned every day...

Fast facts and fun knowledge: "The charge 'corrupt on earth' has been levelled at political dissidents in the past and carries the death penalty in Iran." "No monarch lives long enough to make a round trip from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico." "Any area seaward of the mean high waterline in navigable waters is in the jurisdiction of the Army Corps." "Global data storage calculated at 295 exabytes."

Highlights: October 23

Iron Man 3 is releasing May 3, 2013. A student hides the lyrics to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in a paper. Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District harassed by the feds. I remember feeding sheep and such (through the fence along the road) that they kept on the premises when I was little. Teenagers banned from trick-or-treating.

Watermelon Sherbet, Where Art Thou?

I wish watermelon sherbet were more available in my area. None of the local supermarkets seem to have it. I remember when I lived in Massachusetts that it was available at Friendly's Restaurant, but now the nearest Friendly's is 191 miles away from me.

Another of my favorites--pistachio ice cream--also seems hard to come by in my area. I can find it, but it's not as plentiful as say, butter pecan.

Who Knew?

Eating snake eggs can kill you.

Blast from the Past

The diary of Nathan Bryceson is online.

Monday Madness

Made it through Monday. It's way colder out than I'd like, though.

Bees build a hive in a jar. 52 cows zapped by lightning. Aftermath of hitting a bird at 120 mph.

Vatican Secret Archives Revealed

More items revealed from the Vatican secret archives. Check out the Mischief Maker's Manual.

It's New Year's Eve Eve Eve

Assemble an emergency car kit. Solutions to weak cellular coverage. Another of my blogs commenting on Sherlock Holmes.

Today's Roundup

The Air Force has a stealth drone called the RQ-170. Fly higher than any other aircraft in a MiG-31 for $22,000. Mom called the cops on her son for playing too much GTA. Pepsi decided to re-release its Throwback product. The French are eating less horsemeat.

Eggo Shortage?

I'm wondering why Wal-Mart in Travelers Rest, SC has signs up in the frozen food section stating there is a "national product shortage" of Eggo products.

Always Use a Fresh Mango

Nothing beats a mango-banana smoothie that's made with an actual mango. I've used frozen mango before, from the frozen food section, but it just doesn't taste the same.

Irish spice burgers

Never had an Irish spice burger before, but it sounds good.

Mass Return to New Orleans

New Orleans is apparently the fastest growing city. I moved out prior to Hurricane Katrina, but that event does give me pause when I mull the idea of returning to live there. Apparently the flood of new residents into the city indicates that a lot of people have shorter memories.

Dr. Pepper and EA team up next year

Get ready for lots of gaming goodies when Dr. Pepper and EA team up next year.

Hitman 2 Coming

Looks like they're going to come out with a sequel to the first Hitman movie.

Wolverine X-Men Origins

I'd have expected Wolverine to fight for the Confederate rather than the Union Army. And the concept of a gun that shoots adamantine bullets is cool!

Pepsi Throwback Sold at Publix!

Publix sells Pepsi Throwback -- I picked up a 12 pack there today for $5.39. It was the last one on the shelf. I'm hoping it sells so well that Pepsi decides to just permanently use cane sugar again going forward.

Greenville Reflections