USA Today reports that the hotel that inspired the Shining is planning on digging up and relocating a pet cemetery on the premises to make way for a wedding and corporate retreat pavilion. Fortunately, if you are thinking about staying… Read More ›
Month: September 2013
If Mr. T Was At This Party, Would He Pity Those Without Health Insurance?
The U.S. is staring down a potential government shut down as House Republicans have not passed a budget resolution that the Senate is prepared to approve. As we wrote yesterday, the House and Senate Tea Party Caucuses represent people from… Read More ›
After The Clinton Years Of S Club Parties, You Knew T Club Parties Were Next, Right?
CNBC has published lists of the ten richest and poorest states in America based on median household income in 2012. In other news, Reuters reports that the Republicans of U.S. House of Representatives reject a Senate vote to prevent a… Read More ›
If You Find Any Typos In This Entry, Please Don’t Hit Control-Alt-Delete
Yahoo reports that Bill Gates has called the need to press control-alt-delete simultaneously to restart versions of Windows instead of one button on the keyboard a “mistake.” 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Wait, Microsoft – are you… Read More ›
Furious That Your Baby Sucks At Scratching Records? Now There’s A Baby DJ School That May Help With That.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Baby DJ School has opened in Brooklyn! That’s right, your baby can learn how to spin the best electronic and rap beats. And were sure there’s no shortage of songs with “Baby” in the… Read More ›
Finally A Product For When You Can’t Decide Between A Burger And A Grilled Cheese Sandwich!
Foodbeast reports that Jack In The Box has introduced a cheeseburger with a grilled cheese sandwich on top. 3 Products We’d Like To See Jack In The Box Introduce 1. A Jack In The Box, with a grilled cheese sandwich… Read More ›
Giving Yourself Five Stars Online May Not Be A Five Star Idea!
The New York Times reports that New York regulators have agreed to allow $350,000 in penalties to be paid by companies that wrote fake positive online reviews for products or services. Apparently something called “reputation enhancement firms” write fake reviews,… Read More ›
Maybe It’s Time To Hire The Insomniacs To Be Pilots!
According to the Daily Mail, between 43 and 54 percent of pilots in Sweden, the U.K., and Norway admitted in a survey to “involuntarily” falling asleep while in the cockpit. Also from the article: “A third of these said they… Read More ›
Time To Decide Whether To Watch The Emmys Live To See If “Breaking Bad” Wins Everything Or Just Watch “Breaking Bad.”
Tonight’s Emmy awards on CBS compete in the same time slot as multi-nominated Breaking Bad and the series finale of Dexter. Sure, you may have a fancy DVR to record everything and see if Amy Poehler gets robbed for best… Read More ›
Europe May Send Robotic Snakes Into Space, Yet Can’t Seem To Send Greek Debt There.
The Washington Post reports that the European Space Agency is considering sending robotic snakes into space. Apparently, snake maneuverability may assist snake-bots at accessing difficult-to-reach areas of Mars. Because cleaning mars with traditional mops can be hard on your back,… Read More ›