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the thrill of procrastination

The weekend has flown by once again. Updating these records can be mind-numbing, but it needs to be done. We’re getting close to 4 years of keeping this ship afloat.
I enjoyed Matt’s El Rancho for the first time. I had the Old-Fashioned Tacos: two brisket, one chicken. They were deliciously deep-fried corn tacos with the [...]

the victory of dan pawson

This is my all-time favorite episode of Jeopardy that has ever aired: the final round of the 2009 Tournament of Champions with Dan Pawson vs Larissa Kelly vs Aaron Schroeder. The round took an interesting turn of events during Final Jeopardy that resulted in Dan Pawson winning the tournament. However, Larissa Kelly is the biggest [...]

the hybrid video recorder

I’ve been looking for a USB device or special video card that will allow me to watch and record antenna TV on my computer since the DTV transition. I found this one this weekend on sale. For a little more than forty bucks after the rebate, I can watch high definition digital TV on my [...]

the forward momentum

Wow. The weekend is almost already here again. We’re already nearing the middle of the first month of the new year. Time is not slowing down by any means.
Mondays thru Fridays from 7am to 3pm at my day job that pays the bills, I am a drone that completes the connection. I am a robot [...]

the ketchup for your do(g)

Bud Light is currently running an advertising campaign for the football season that focuses on tailgating. Television and radio commercials can be heard across the country for clever inventions that enhance the tailgating experience.
One radio commercial in particular is extra amusing to me. Check out this Jimmy Football clip:

Tailgate Companion – Bud Light Tailgate Approved
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the clumsy sighting on nbc’s heroes

On the third episode of the sixth season of Heroes, Claire’s new college friend Gretchen is flipping through one of Claire’s books. The front cover isn’t shown, but a glimpse of the back cover can be seen. The book is Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown.
Check out the back of the book that Gretchen is holding in [...]

the jeffrey brown book (clumsy) on tonight’s episode of heroes

I’ll have to watch the playback tomorrow because I only caught a glimpse of the back cover of the book, but I think Jeffrey Brown’s Clumsy made a cameo on the new episode of Heroes tonight.
Claire and her new college friend Gretchen are hanging out in Claire’s dorm room when Claire receives a call from [...]