Some Thoughts After Conan’s Departure

Like 7 million other people (literally), I tuned in to watch Conan’s final episode of The Tonight Show last night. I even re-watched it this morning on Hulu because it was that good. If you don’t have the time to watch the full thing, at least watch this clip of his closing speech to fans. [...]

An Open Letter to NBC

Dear NBC, Look, guys, I know you can’t help but screw up, but you’ve pretty much put the icing on the cake now. It’s not very surprising, though. You made Heroes suck for two seasons after a mind-blowing premier and making “save the cheerleader” a popular meme, ABC stole Scrubs right out from under you [...]

100 minutes I will NEVER get back

After putting the kid to bed tonight, The Hubs and I decided to make some caramel corn and rent a movie. Given that we NEVER get to see movies anymore, you’d think the Redbox would be bursting at the seams with awesome movies we’ve yet to watch. And yet… there was nothing. We ended up [...]

Do you have what it takes to balance the federal budget?

American Public Media has put together a nifty little game where you can toy with various spending measures and make your own budget. Go check it out. I managed to drop the debt as a percentage of GDP by over 50%, extend the "bankruptcy" of the federal government beyond 2070 and shrunk government by about [...]

A Brief Thought on the Bailout

More later.

Things I Forgot I Hated About Season 1 of Lost

… until we started watching it again this past weekend at Shauna's insistence. First off, there's Shannon. She's utterly useless (and no, the weak French translations of nonsense don't count) and spends her entire time whining, tanning (she wears at least three different swimsuits before the season is halfway done), and making all kinds of [...]

I am seriously, SO BLESSED…

…to have found this website . If you're not sure why people think it's a BAD THING when they call you a "Utah Mormon"… this site is probably not for you. Otherwise, this may just be the funniest thing you've ever read. A taste: "When I pack his lunch every day I make sure to [...]

A Conversation While Channel-Surfing Tonight

Shauna: "So… wanna watch American Idol?" Me: "No, because I don't want to hear another person talking about David Archuleta." Shauna: "Who's David Archuleta?" Me: "I wish I could say that." 

Even a Non-Drinker and Non-Gambler Can Enjoy Las Vegas

Shauna and I spent the weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate our third anniversary (go us!) and had a blast. We stayed at the Venetian (A++ would stay again), ate at some awesome restaurants and saw these guys: Holy. Crap. Why did we put off seeing this show for so long? I have no earthly [...]

This is the Way We (Rick)Roll

As further proof in the power of the Interweb, online pranksters managed to Rickroll the New York Mets. Don't know what a Rickroll is? The Wiki can tell you more. Or you can go to Youtube and see a Rickroll for yourself.