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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
12/3/08
• Here's something new and fun to check out. Austin, Texas-based Soundcheck Magazine has launched its 20th issue in a digital, interactive format. It's not your average online music mag, and this issue is chock-full of good features. Have a read, and let me know what you think. Feedback is much appreciated. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
8/20/08
* Art Linkletter introduced the original Mouseketeers when Disneyland in California opened in 1955.
* There is a basketball court in the top third of the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
* The tunnels under Disney World in Florida allow actors to come up in the appropriate themed areas of the park, but they aren't really underground. The utility corridors ("utilidors") were built on ground level, and the park was built on top of them.
* Walt Disney kept an apartment above the fire station on Main Street USA in Disneyland. His favorite snack was grilled cheese.
* There is a basketball court in the top third of the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
* The tunnels under Disney World in Florida allow actors to come up in the appropriate themed areas of the park, but they aren't really underground. The utility corridors ("utilidors") were built on ground level, and the park was built on top of them.
* Walt Disney kept an apartment above the fire station on Main Street USA in Disneyland. His favorite snack was grilled cheese.
Friday, August 1, 2008
8/01/08
* Concrete to build Hoover Dam was laid in 6-inch sheets. There's enough of it to build a highway from New York City to San Francisco.
* The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey waters, but an agreement in 1834 made anything below the water property of New Jersey and anything above the water property of New York. So it's technically still on New York City soil. Her mailing address is New Jersey, but taxes on anything bought in the gift shop are paid to New York. The island is patrolled by the federal government.
Travel Channel. Can't ... stop ... watching ...
* The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey waters, but an agreement in 1834 made anything below the water property of New Jersey and anything above the water property of New York. So it's technically still on New York City soil. Her mailing address is New Jersey, but taxes on anything bought in the gift shop are paid to New York. The island is patrolled by the federal government.
Travel Channel. Can't ... stop ... watching ...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
4/17/08
Still chuggin' along. Here we go ...
* Blueberries were originally grown in America, artichoke is part of the thistle family, and garlic is a vegetable. (It's hard not to develop a thing for Alton Brown and "Good Eats" on the Food Network.)
* The Beatles are pretty cool. And not in that generic, everyone-loves-The-Beatles sort of way. I'm 6/8 (that's 3/4 if you're a math whiz) into The Beatles Anthology, and I'm surprised at how many "firsts" they can claim and how much influence I never knew they had. So if you have eight hours to kill some weekend, I'd recommend checking it out at least once. If you can find a music geek to give you live commentary, that makes it even better ... even though I still think John and George were sort of lame.
* It's nice to recognize a sense of humor where you didn't expect it. It helps remind you not to take things too seriously.
* There are 28 bones in the human foot.
* I think it's easier to be happy with things when you can show them off -- that's not to say brag about them. But I've noticed this more and more lately ... like today at the vet when I started to think maybe I liked my cat a little more when the receptionist was fawning all over him. When you can talk about things and share things you're proud of with people, it makes it that much more enjoyable. Likewise, when you feel stifled by circumstance and like you're hiding part of your life that makes you happy, it's harder to believe that you're really happy. You start questioning things because we're taught from a young age that only bad things are hidden. So if it has to be hidden, it has to be bad, right? So the point is that I love my cat more when other people can see him, right? Of course not; it's just that sometimes it's nice to be able to take in other people's perceptions and be publicly happy about something. (I'll give you a minute to get that mess of dripping analogy off your shirt.)
* Sometimes the 14-hour drive is worth the six-hour dinner.
* Having the windows open makes me feel more productive.
* Hanging out with new people makes me feel more productive.
* Really, anything but being stuck in a rut and/or having to curl up in a ball to avoid freezing makes me feel more productive.
* Blueberries were originally grown in America, artichoke is part of the thistle family, and garlic is a vegetable. (It's hard not to develop a thing for Alton Brown and "Good Eats" on the Food Network.)
* The Beatles are pretty cool. And not in that generic, everyone-loves-The-Beatles sort of way. I'm 6/8 (that's 3/4 if you're a math whiz) into The Beatles Anthology, and I'm surprised at how many "firsts" they can claim and how much influence I never knew they had. So if you have eight hours to kill some weekend, I'd recommend checking it out at least once. If you can find a music geek to give you live commentary, that makes it even better ... even though I still think John and George were sort of lame.
* It's nice to recognize a sense of humor where you didn't expect it. It helps remind you not to take things too seriously.
* There are 28 bones in the human foot.
* I think it's easier to be happy with things when you can show them off -- that's not to say brag about them. But I've noticed this more and more lately ... like today at the vet when I started to think maybe I liked my cat a little more when the receptionist was fawning all over him. When you can talk about things and share things you're proud of with people, it makes it that much more enjoyable. Likewise, when you feel stifled by circumstance and like you're hiding part of your life that makes you happy, it's harder to believe that you're really happy. You start questioning things because we're taught from a young age that only bad things are hidden. So if it has to be hidden, it has to be bad, right? So the point is that I love my cat more when other people can see him, right? Of course not; it's just that sometimes it's nice to be able to take in other people's perceptions and be publicly happy about something. (I'll give you a minute to get that mess of dripping analogy off your shirt.)
* Sometimes the 14-hour drive is worth the six-hour dinner.
* Having the windows open makes me feel more productive.
* Hanging out with new people makes me feel more productive.
* Really, anything but being stuck in a rut and/or having to curl up in a ball to avoid freezing makes me feel more productive.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
3/13/08
* People will inevitably "support" you right up to the point that you decide to do something they don't agree with. It's infuriating, and I don't think that's support at all.
* I've yet to find anything good about self-deprecation. It comes across as fishing. It makes people feel awkward. And it's just annoying. So knock it off.
* Sometimes thinking about the future is a waste of time.
* I've never wanted a vacation so badly in my life.
* I've yet to find anything good about self-deprecation. It comes across as fishing. It makes people feel awkward. And it's just annoying. So knock it off.
* Sometimes thinking about the future is a waste of time.
* I've never wanted a vacation so badly in my life.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
2/28/08
* In a relationship? Wish you were? (Wish you weren't?) Check out these articles. Think they're onto something?
> 4 Fights that Men Fear
> 5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman
> How to Fight
* I'm pretty sure it's ok to just need a hug sometimes.
> 4 Fights that Men Fear
> 5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman
> How to Fight
* I'm pretty sure it's ok to just need a hug sometimes.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
2/27/08
* Happy birthday, Daddy!!!
* Dear rude neighbor: If you're going to be so inconsiderate as to swipe MY DOORMAT (see previous post if you're confused), please at least do me a small favor and don't chuck it back up against the door at 9 a.m. Some of us don't work what you call "normal" hours. You don't hear me vacuuming at 4 a.m., do you? Hugs and kisses.
* Dear rude neighbor: If you're going to be so inconsiderate as to swipe MY DOORMAT (see previous post if you're confused), please at least do me a small favor and don't chuck it back up against the door at 9 a.m. Some of us don't work what you call "normal" hours. You don't hear me vacuuming at 4 a.m., do you? Hugs and kisses.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
2/23/08
Ok, I have some catching up to do...
* Just because it's not your dream doesn't mean its not someone else's. Don't judge.
* Alkaline Trio is in the studio, and I'm crazy excited.
* Anything can go on a resume if you know how to phrase it right.
* Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges.
* Ben Kweller is a lot cooler than I gave him credit for junior year of high school. (Thank you, Mr. Burry.)
* The double standard is alive and well, my friends.
* This next concept is pretty complex, so I'll understand if you have to read it a few times. I'll even try to break it down for you:
a) If it's wedge-shaped (that means like a 3-D triangle), made of wood or a brown rubbery material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doorstop.
b) If it's flat, square or rectangular or round, made of a carpetlike or fake-grassish material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doormat.
c) If it's flat, square, and sitting in front of MY DOOR, it's MY DOORMAT. NOT your doorstop.
Got it?
* Just because it's not your dream doesn't mean its not someone else's. Don't judge.
* Alkaline Trio is in the studio, and I'm crazy excited.
* Anything can go on a resume if you know how to phrase it right.
* Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges.
* Ben Kweller is a lot cooler than I gave him credit for junior year of high school. (Thank you, Mr. Burry.)
* The double standard is alive and well, my friends.
* This next concept is pretty complex, so I'll understand if you have to read it a few times. I'll even try to break it down for you:
a) If it's wedge-shaped (that means like a 3-D triangle), made of wood or a brown rubbery material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doorstop.
b) If it's flat, square or rectangular or round, made of a carpetlike or fake-grassish material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doormat.
c) If it's flat, square, and sitting in front of MY DOOR, it's MY DOORMAT. NOT your doorstop.
Got it?
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
2/19/08
* Consumers ranked Wal-Mart last in a customer-service satisfaction survey of discount and department stores. Target ranked second to last. Nordstrom ranked first.
* Check out this screen cleaner.
* The State Department nicknamed Chiang Kai Shek "Peanut" because of his closely shaven head.
* "We'll work through it" could be the best response a person could give.
* Thailand is the only country in southeast Asia that has never fallen under foreign rule.
* The green Swedish Fish are pineapple-flavored.
* Check out this screen cleaner.
* The State Department nicknamed Chiang Kai Shek "Peanut" because of his closely shaven head.
* "We'll work through it" could be the best response a person could give.
* Thailand is the only country in southeast Asia that has never fallen under foreign rule.
* The green Swedish Fish are pineapple-flavored.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
2/18/08
* Forget the need to know the future.
* It's hard to know amazing people who do amazing things and not be able to share that. At least not yet.
* I think jumping in with both feet could do wonders for a lot of different aspects of life.
* After several years of several experiences and several conversations with several different people about love and being in love, I'm clueless. (What I do know is that there's a difference.) What's your take on it?
* My cat prefers my nail file to any of the cool toys he has. He just hid it under the couch.
* It's hard to know amazing people who do amazing things and not be able to share that. At least not yet.
* I think jumping in with both feet could do wonders for a lot of different aspects of life.
* After several years of several experiences and several conversations with several different people about love and being in love, I'm clueless. (What I do know is that there's a difference.) What's your take on it?
* My cat prefers my nail file to any of the cool toys he has. He just hid it under the couch.
Monday, February 18, 2008
2/17/08
* Busy week!
* Set two alarms. Sometimes they don't work. And sometimes you're too tired to set them right.
* Looking for free e-cards? Check Yahoo. Hassle-free as they get.
* I'm thinking of five couples who make me extremely happy. In an observing-from-the-outside sort of way. Do you know who you are? Do you know that watching the way you interact with your significant other makes me hopeful?
* I'm stoked to try out my new headphones.
* I'm starting to think that part of the key to being happy is to achieve a simultaneous feeling of contentment. All the sensations of happy without the rushed feeling. Without the need for an immediate payoff. Knowing that it will come. And really enjoying the meantime. That's not to say complacent. Complacent is bad. But content... there's a concept.
* Set two alarms. Sometimes they don't work. And sometimes you're too tired to set them right.
* Looking for free e-cards? Check Yahoo. Hassle-free as they get.
* I'm thinking of five couples who make me extremely happy. In an observing-from-the-outside sort of way. Do you know who you are? Do you know that watching the way you interact with your significant other makes me hopeful?
* I'm stoked to try out my new headphones.
* I'm starting to think that part of the key to being happy is to achieve a simultaneous feeling of contentment. All the sensations of happy without the rushed feeling. Without the need for an immediate payoff. Knowing that it will come. And really enjoying the meantime. That's not to say complacent. Complacent is bad. But content... there's a concept.
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