The (Other) End of the Internet

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Ever heard of http://www.leekspin.com/?
It’s a 27-second clip of a gibberish song. The page has a timer at the bottom.
How long can you listen to it?
NOTE: for a real challenge, open a second tab/window/browser with the same page and see how […]

I just learned this from geekyspeaky.com. If you have a word you need defined, just go to google and type define:word. For example, if you need the definition of the word demented, just go to www.google.com and enter the search words define:demented and google will come back with something like:

Definitions of demented on the Web:

[…]

When the oldest kid left for work today she was absolutely convinced that she would be unemployed by the end of the day. We’ve been trying to convince her for the last few days that some people think the only way to motivate people is to threaten to fire them.
I guess we’ll find out in […]

It is hot. Too hot. I don’t see how those poor folks in Las Vegas can stand it. I heard one day not too long ago that they got up to 128 degrees out there. I’m surprised that every last man, woman, and child didn’t book several week-long cruises in the Carribean just to escape […]

After my last post/rant about New York’s newest tax, I got thinking about what a complicated thing it must be to manage a budget for a city that size: city employee payroll, road destruction, various city-funded programs, and who-knows-what else. They must have some impressive budgeting software!
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe […]

According to what I saw on the national news last evening, the state of New York is thinking of taking a cue from London and charging $8 for cars and $21 for trucks entering Manhattan South of 86th street.
That means that some people are going to have to pay a fee every day just to […]

I have a brother-in-law who enjoys playing golf. I have no idea why. I’ve never understood the game, personally. You put a small ball on the ground and you hit it with a big stick, then you go look for it.
Since he has a birthday coming up and, for some unknown reason, he njoys the […]

* The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
Just to be sure of my facts, I checked the definition of the word “hemp”:
hemp: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
hemp n. Cannabis. The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage. Any of various plants similar to cannabis, especially one.
www.answers.com/topic/hemp

Given that definition, […]

We’re into the wee hours of Sunday morning and I’m just now remembering to link to Venomous Kate’s Bite Me post from Friday. I must be more tired tan I realized…
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!