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Month: August 2007

  • Mr. Bean Movie Don’t Care Who You Are That There’s Funny

    Mr. Bean’s tragic trek across France on his vacation is hilarious, but not that anyone could tell by the box office reception. After opening weekend the film Mr. Bean’s Holiday only came in fourth for the weekend’s box office totals. This is a rather poor showing for a funny man like Rowan Atkins. But then…

  • Pet Food & Treats Being Recalled

    More and more pet foods are being recalled. Almost everyday it seems. The latest recall is for dog food from Mars Petcare. [see FDA press release fo rmore info] Here is identification information on the recalled products: Product: Krasdale Gravy dry dog food Size: Five-pound bag UPC Code: 7513062596 Best By Date: July 16, 2008…

  • Value Meal or McDonalds Rip-Off Scheme

    Consider this a fair warning to always watch what is going on as you place your orders through the McDonald’s drive thru. Tonight I ran through the Mickey D’s drive thru to pick up a quick dinner for myself and a friend. Wanting it to be cheap and/or inexpensive I was specifically ordering from the…

  • New Dew is Spew

    I picked up a case of the new Mountain Dew flavor Game Fuel over the weekend before having tried it. Big mistake! I liked all the other flavors to date, except the energy drinks. The Orange, Cherry and even Grape were all good, but this one is just not right. It comes in a Halo…

  • More Creative Ways of Making Money Off Your Blog

    This is part two of my article on making money from your blog or website. In the first part we focused on writing. And not everyone likes to write or wants to write. For these people their are alternatives to the standard blog. You can try your hand at video blogs. Tape yourself and your…

  • Make Money With Your Site or Blog

    People don’t realize they can make money [or at least try] with their personal sites and blogs. First step is to sign up for quality affiliate programs with companies like Commission Junction, but don’t stop there you’ll find almost any store has an affiliate program if you look hard enough. But CJ.com is a great…

  • LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Videogame

    If Family Adventure Has a Name, It Must Be LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Videogame LucasArts and TT Games Don Their Fedoras for the Next Great LEGO Gaming Experience SAN DIEGO, Calif. — July 27, 2007 — LucasArts and TT Games today announced that LEGO® Indiana Jones®: The Videogame [working title] will whip onto game consoles…

  • Flash Aaaahhh!

    New Flash Gordon series debuts this Friday [August 10th] at 9 on the SCIFI Channel. It is a 90 minute premiere so set your tivo accordingly. Oh and by the way, it is supposed to be a bit on the cheesy side. So take it with a grain of salt so to speak.

  • Ralph McQuarrie R2-D2 / C-3PO in Da House

    I order these puppies last week and they arrived today. These were apparently only available [or originally available] at the Star Wars Celebration IV. If you are familiar with the concept artwork by Ralph McQuarrie for the original Star Wars [A New Hope] then these will look familiar otherwise they look very wrong.  The figures…

  • Dateline’s iPod “Theft” Story

    Dateline did a story on stolen iPods. Problem I am seeing is the iPods in their investigation are not stolen. They were found. There is a difference. If they were taken out of the car or a person’s handbag then they are stolen. But if you place it on a bench and walk away and…

  • Day from Heck

    I knew it wasn’t going to be a very good day when I got up this morning. Guess I am still feeling the affects of the full moon on Monday. My car’s odometer was 66601. I passed 3 trucks hauling burial vaults on my morning commute. Then everything at work seemed to go awry. Slow…