Natural Evolution

Last year I bought a silver iPod Mini. I chose the iPod over other mp3 players because it looked good, it was easy to use, and it was just cool to have. Also, the iPod was supposed to change the way I listened to music. Well, I gotta tell ya, I still listen to music the same way but now I carry a lot more of it with me than I ever have. I use it at work a lot sitting in front of my computer. I even bought some cheap-o speakers for work for when I don't want to use the headphones (or earbuds or whatever the hell you call them). Now, after a year, in the interest of evolution and Darwinian theory, I've gotten rid of the old iPod Mini and upgraded to the Video iPod. Okay, not exactly Darwinian Evolutionary Theory, but the new video iPod is pretty fucking sweet. I've even started downloading video podcasts. I'm not going to give you a big review on the iPod, I'm just gonna say, if you're gonna get an iPod, screw the Shuffle, screw the Nano. Get the Big One.

3 Simple Rules

I really like crossword puzzles. Call me a nerd, call me a geek, just don't call me while I'm working on my crossword puzzles. There are some simple rules I follow:

1. I use a pen, never a pencil.
2. I never look at the answers while working on a puzzle.
3. I don't like having other people help me unless I ask.

Why all the rules? Working on the puzzle is a challenge and having the option of erasing answers or having the answers nearby or using someone else's brainpower is like cheating.

Things That Make You Go Hmm... Part 2

1. Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of "assteroids"?
2. Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?
3. If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown, too?
4. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?
5. The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
6. I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
7. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
8. If you ate pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?
9. Whose cruel idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have a "S" in it?
10. If God dropped acid, would he see people?
11. If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
12. If you spin an oriental man in a circle three times, does he become disoriented?
13. What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
14. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
15. Is there another word for synonym?
16. What was the best thing before sliced bread?
17. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
18. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
19. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?
20. Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"

After it All...

Who watched the Olympics? Did anyone flip to CBC and watch one event for like, 2 hours? And in that 2 hours, did you become an expert in that sport? I was watching luge once for about 10 minutes and I suddenly became an expert judge and coach. "Ooo, good positioning. Nice and flat on the sled, barely raising his head." During the summer Olympics I'm usually an expert on diving. Especially synchronized diving.