Non-Politician Jon Taffer has become the Republican favorite for 2016 Presidential candidate. Why did some lose interest in the other candidate? "He didn't say women love him today, and I started to question myself," one voter said in response to being asked about her change in heart. "I realized The Apprentice is such an outdated show. We need ( Read more... )

This summer, I read two books and then watched the movies because I was curious: I didn't like the books, but the movies were popular. Were the movies better? Both of them were! Read on for book details (because they're not worth reading). No spoilers as to the changes made in the movies (but obviously, some details included).

( The Devil Wears Prada )

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I am just past that point in cleaning before which the place looks exponentially messier the more I clean it. Win! I could stop now...I was hoping to do other things today. But if I keep going, I will have a far more productive week, so there's that to look forward to.

How are you?

I'm in Greece!

Holy shit. My family's doctor back in Wisconsin was hit, while walking his dog, by a driver having a heart attack who hit the gas. Dr. Richter died. The driver died, too. So did the dog. The only news link I could find.

He was a really good doctor. He left behind a wife and teenage children.

*moment of silence*

This is what the residents of Tempe, Arizona got for Christmas.

Girl Scout Cookies on eBay? WTF?

I just installed GIMP on my computer. This new laptop is 64-bit enabled, so I went for the newest (experimental) version. When you install it, you have to checkmark a box, indicating that you agree not to bother the developers if you can't get it to load. It made me laugh.

I never would have guessed that you can buy Bonzai trees on Amazon.com

This comes as a complete surprise.

I kind of want a Chinese Elm now.

People around here are pretty critical of park service when it comes to clearing the roads, but I think that it's pretty justifiable. Rather than plowing when it snows, it seems like they plow when their shift starts. Growing up in a suburb of Milwaukeetropolis, I'm pretty spoiled. It snowed on Friday. Saturday morning, here's what the roads ( Read more... )