Mr. Wizard Dead at 89

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Don Herbert (aka Mr. Wizard) was one of the biggest influences in my early years as a nerd-in-training being raised by the teevee. His show on Nickelodeon, Mr Wizard’s World, was one of my favorites; it was cool, it was fun, it was smart, it was educational, and it had girls my age on it…
He [...]

Quantum Fetish Mechanics

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Some of my coworkers have toyed around with testing some of the theories of Quantum Fetish Mechanics, they just didn’t have a name for it until now.  Once again, Questionable Content saves the day!

“Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin Dead at 44

Monday, September 4th, 2006

He died yesterday doing what he loved and what we loved him for. I can’t help but think that that his death, due to a stingray striking him through the heart, was probably the way he would have chosen to go. Certainly better than dying in a car wreck, right?
Steve Irwin, dead at [...]

My Very Elegant Mother Just Served Us Nada

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Pluto officially got the boot today. And I never even finished reading that old used book about how Pluto came to be discovered and classed as a planet in the first place…
You’ll always be a planet in my book, Pluto.  I sure don’t plan on editing it.

Damn You, Daylight Savings Time!

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

I don’t know if it is my body’s utter lack of alcohol or the Daylight Savings Time or the combination of both, but today is the 4th day in a row I have gotten up before 7am, turned off my alarm clock, and then killed a couple hours waiting for my ride to work.
Strange times, [...]

“Black Triangles” UFO Sitings Continue

Saturday, November 20th, 2004

In 1994, my girlfriend at the time was driving from Boone to Charlotte to visit her friend Kelly on a Friday night. She saw bright lights over the exit ramp from I-77 to Harris Blvd in Charlotte and at first thought they were football stadium lights. It was a clear night, though, clear [...]

Aint Nuthin Like the Real Thing

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

According to this study, the idea of Coca Cola has more to do with how we think it tastes than the actual taste does.
…the researchers found that the Coke label stimulated a huge increase in activity in parts of the brain associated with cultural knowledge, memory and self-image - so much that the scientists could [...]