Archive for January, 2009
inauguration, is it here yet?
as we get closer to the hour, take a look at this great collection of photos of the preparations that have gone into the big moment. from the official tickets to the thousands of seats on the capitol grounds to those who participated in the rehearsal ceremony, many have been hard at work these past [...]
obama should’ve trademarked it
you probably thought you were cool because you have the obama t-shirt, hat, poster, collectible plate and coin but do you have the mi-obama phone? released by mi-fone, the mi-obama phone has the term “yes we can” printed on the back and is available only available in africa. fully aware that obama prefers the blackberry, mi-fone felt [...]
week in review: january 12-18
no matter what your plans are for the inauguration, there will no doubt be some downtime as you’re waiting (for the ceremony, for the parade, for the drinks, etc) . review the stories from last week so you can initiate some intelligent small talk.
it’s no surprise coffee is a hallucinogen but if you’re in beirut, you might want [...]
well, senor valdez is from colombia…
in a study of 219 students at durham university in the united kingdom, researchers found that those that consumed more than 330 milligrams of coffee (a venti at starbucks) each day were three times as likely to have hallucinations compared to people that drank less than 10 of them. this is the first research project [...]
a vast caffeinated conspiracy
protestors in beirut, lebanon are speaking out against starbucks and urging citizens to boycott the company based on the (unverified) claim that the company’s c.e.o. howard schultz donates money to israel’s military. during the protests that actually shut down one of the branches, demonstrators hung banners on a store’s window, used white tape to paste [...]
tracy morgan wasn’t kidding*
oh the times they are a changing.
former florida state univesity safety myron rolle did the unthinkable and decided to get his mind kicked next year instead of his butt. rather than enter the 2009 n.f.l. draft with some of his fellow classmmates, rolle confirmed today that he has decided to head to england’s oxford university [...]
something for nothing
january is the time to settle down and get serious about the things you have vowed to get serious about (your weight, your education, your finances). if you want to get serious about your finances, but you don’t want to spend money on a financial advisor, you can get a copy of suze orman’s [...]
