Posted in Malarchy, tagged humor, life, treadmills, dancing, Ok Go, Daft Punk, Daft Hands, hand jive, Here It Goes Again on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday’s post about treadmills made me think about this video by the band Ok Go. Speaking as someone who has no rhythm whatsoever, it’s always interesting to see other non-professional-dancer-types simply create their own styles.
Personally I’ve always been more a hand-jive kind of ‘dancer.’ While driving in the car, I usually [...]
Posted in Dasad Adventures, Wanderings, tagged coffee, humor, life, family, tests, games, education, jobs, economy, iced tea, technology, teaching, Masters Degree, Panera Bread, exercise equipment, treadmills, elliptical on April 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Internet deprivation has once again driven me to people-gaze at Panera Bread. Last night with the sound of thunder and a few rogue sparks, our modem fried: circuit boards blackened, wires caramelized. The sequence of events that followed our bandwidth’s demise is akin to the first radio broadcast of Wells’ “War of the Worlds:”
FLASH!
BOOM!
Zap!
Pop!
Fzzzzzz . [...]
Posted in Dasad Adventures, Malarchy, tagged books, bookstores, catholic, gaming, guilt, humor, iced tea, Lent, life, manga, religion, sacraments, sacrifice, sin, sinners, video games on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“What did you give up for Lent?” An honest response to this question typically requires a fair bit of chagrin, a prolonged sigh, and an explanatory tale that often begins with “Well, it’s like this . . . “ Regardless of their beginnings, no two stories are the same even though — more often than [...]
Posted in Malarchy, tagged ads, advertising, calls, economy, family, financial crisis, humor, life, marketing, persistence, phones, strategies, telemarketers on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the economy continues to sink through the cold waters like a mob-informant in cement capris, companies struggle to extort every last dollar from the American public. Mostly it comes down to getting the message out, tantalizing the consumers with promises of low prices, huge savings, and free trips to Guam — Hafa Adai!, if [...]
