Learning for the day: Oblong

During Christmas dinner, I re-learned the meaning of the word "oblong."

This came up in the context of describing our dining room table.

Bye Zuma, Hello Sims 2

It's been just one day, but I think my fiancée is addicted to The Sims 2: Castaway.

Goodbye Sonics, I will miss you

I loved this team.

When I moved out East, I bought a Seattle Sonics themed checkbook because this was my favorite team and league. I am too upset to use these any further.



Goodbye to the NBA as well. You won't get another dime from me.

David Stern: you've lost yet another fan.

Clay Bennett: http://www.killclaybennett.com/index.html

ABC HD Feed during the NBA Finals

Looks like ABC's HD feed is broken. The image is hurting my eyes.

Screw you ABC. Screw you Comcast.

Happy Father's Day, from the United States Postal Service

I'm not alone in thinking the USPS Forever Stamps are hideous. While at the local post office, I purchased a pack of beautiful comic stamps and have been saving Spiderman for a special occasion, such as Father's Day.

I picked up a simple card from Target and a 1 cent stamp from the post office (yeah, the Forever stamps would've saved me a trip). The card had a decoration of similar thickness to a shirt button on the front.

A few days ago I received a friendly reminder that a "non-standard thickness" would have a 48% markup over normal price.

Happy Father's day, from the USPS!

Wii Age: 24

After taking a couple quick tests, Wii Fit told me my age was 24 (-2 from reality).

I'm busy polishing off my second beer of the night. I think my BMI is changing the wrong way.

Gifts to "Jumpstart" Grads

Semi-interesting article from msn.com, about 12 gift ideas for new grads:

1. A sharp new look
2. File drawers
3. A start on retirement
4. Student loan relief
5. A financial education
6. Health and wealth
7. Entertainment or travel
8. Luggage
9. An investor starter kit
10. A laptop computer
11. Furniture
12. Cash

My grad gift was #12, which then went exclusively to #7 (Europe: UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Asia: Vietnam). It didn't even cover the plane ticket to Heathrow :).