Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Fantasy Apprentice?

Are you a fan of The Apprentice on NBC. I watched the first season religiously but got a bit turned off by the second season when they made each episode an advertisement for a major company.

Anyway, see how business savvy you are by playing Fantasy Apprentice (similar to Fantasy Football) online with a bunch of Microsoft brains.

Thursday, January 20, 2005

Embryo adoption?

This is a very interesting article about families who can't conceive a baby naturally and are adopting embryos. I think this is great. It allows people who wouldn't other wise be able to carry a baby in their own womb to experience pregnancy. This is defiantly a glass half full way to look at embryo research.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

JibJab's new Song

From JibJab, the creators of the famous parody "This Land is My Land" comes another funny song, Second Term. Not as funny as the first one but still entertaining. Enjoy.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

New iPod Shuffle

Last week Apple came out with a new smaller iPod called the iPod Shuffle. This new MP3 player is as small as a pack of Trident. There is already a four week waiting list. The new Shuffle is only $99 which is very reasonable for a MP3 player that holds 120 songs.

Monday, January 17, 2005

Embarrassing pictures of Bill Gates in the 80's

What did Bill Gates look like before he was a millionaire. Check out these funny photos of Billy in 1983.

Friday, January 14, 2005

Monday, January 10, 2005

Blogger claims he predicted the earthquake in the Inidan Ocean

Did a blogger predict the major earthquake in the Indian Ocean that occurred on December 26 last September? He may have. I just came across this press release that discusses this strange phenomenon. You can also check out the post on his blog where he predicts the earthquake. It could be a scam but it is kind of interesting.

Thursday, January 06, 2005

Words from a Soldier

My friend's boyfriend is a special forces officer fighting the tough battle in the Middle East. Here is his recent email update:

"It has not been such a good New Year for the good guys thus far. We ended up losing two guys, one on the 2nd of January and another on the 3rd of January.

One soldier got hit in an ambush and caught some rounds in his femeral artery (Big one in the leg) and bled out while getting MEDEVACed out, and another was killed in a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED).

Along with the soldier that was killed by the VBIED (2) other soldiers were wounded including their Captain..Lucky for Jay (my ex-roommate) that he is studying to be a dentist because it was his team that got hit and the Captain that got wounded was the one that replaced him...so again not good news for the home team, but I guess a blessing for Jay.

I havn't written Jay yet, but I figure Shane (his ex-team sergeant), who was with me when I got wounded in the PI, will drop him a note.

Feel really bad for Shane because he worked with Mark and I when we got hit by the VBIED in the PI, and now he lost another soldier, and had two more wounded.

Anyway, on a good note Seahawks managed to beat the Falcons, won the NFC West Division, and play the Rams on Sunday in Seattle, so hopefully they can beat the Rams at their home stadium and continue on to the 2nd round of playoffs.

Hope all of you guys had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year. I will write more when I get the chance."

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

My time in New Jersey

It is always interesting spending time back in New Jersey with the in-laws. I feel like I am in the twilight zone mixed with Desperate House Wife's. I did have a great time and really had a chance to relax, which I desperately needed. For those who have never been to New Jersey just watch the Sopranos on HBO and you will get a feel for the culture of the Garden State.

My sister in-law bought herself a real Burberry Bag for Christmas. For those of you who have never heard of Burberry (everyone from the west coast) it is a designer hand bag with a price point of $300-$500 or more. I know you crazy left coaster are thinking "who would spend $500 on a purse?" The answer is a lot of people. This is normal for New Jersey. I have never seen more designer hand bags in my life than when I was at TGI Friday's bar in New Jersey. It is a different world and I always love visiting the Jersey folk.