Year: 2007
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPT.
It Could Have Been Geocaching
My first thought when I read about the suspicious objects found in public areas around Boston was that they were geocaches. Geocaching is the pastime of hiding small containers in public places and posting their latitude and longitude on web sites for other people to find. A GPS receiver will get them within a few… Read more
WEIRDNESS DEPT.
How to Promote Your Television Show
This is a breaking story, but apparently Turner Broadcasting wanted to promote their surreal Cartoon Network show Aqua Teen Hunger Force in an unusual way, so they hired New York’s Interference Inc., which describes itself as “A nationwide guerilla and alternative marketing agency,” to drum up some street-level publicity. I guess you could say it… Read more
LIFESTYLE DEPT.
Jumbolair
Via Instapundit, here’s a look at Jumbolair, the fly-in community in Ocala, Florida where John Travolta lives. (He uses his Gulfstream executive jet when he doesn’t feel like taking the big plane.) I think if you enjoy flying, this is the way to live. Read more
WEBSITE REVIEW DEPT.
Sour N Sweet
I just discovered Sour N Sweet, a silly little blog with a bunch of silly little stories. I am sick. The kind of sick that makes the thought of consuming anything other than ginger ale and Jell-O a scary proposition. With our household’s Jell-O supply depleted last week by the previous host to the virus… Read more
MUSIC DEPT.
Performing Like a Professional
You don’t have to be a big-time musician to understand how to show some class. Here’s Robbie Link writing about something that has to sting a bit: It’s a running joke/sad truth amongst musicians about the shows where the band outnumbers the audience. I’ve been there. It doesn’t matter if it’s an eighty piece orchestra… Read more