Archive for May, 2008

My Face

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: I’m going to be telling this story about ten dozen times in the days and weeks ahead, so let me get it out of the way now.  It’s not like 99% of people reading this will see me in real life, but it’s a “funny” story.
This evening, I raced my niece in her backyard and won!  She’s only five, so it’s not a particularly great accomplishment.
The problem came when she stopped at the “finish line” and Uncle Augie lost his balance and came to a violent stop by planting his face into the brick wall that is the back of his sister’s house.
My glasses broke and cut a small bit next to my eye.  There’s a huge abrasion on my right cheek.  The palm of my left hand has some skin scraped off of it.
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Original post by Augie De Blieck Jr.

Toshiba unveils another Blu-ray ‘killer’

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: vnunet: Toshiba is working on an extension to the DVD format which will offer video quality comparable to that produced by Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs, according to Japanese media reports.
The company…

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HD Guru’s tips on getting the best price on a new HDTV

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Crave: The HD Guru has had a long career in the consumer electronics business, including 30 years as VP for a chain of consumer electronics stores. The good news for you is that he’s willing to…

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How the iPod killed the car stereo business

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Brandweek: The collateral damage from Apple’s iPod and iPhone has extended into the car audio aftermarket category. Sales for in-dash units are down 21% for the first four months of the year,…

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Mercedes Benz calls nuvi760 StreetPilot III and custom mounts it

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: NaviGadget: Garmin yesterday announced Mercedes-Benz Accessories will continue its relationship with Garmin by selecting the nüvi 760 as their latest portable after market navigation solution. The…

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Apple to launch UK movie downloads

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: The Register: Apple is rumoured to be on the cusp of launching a movie downloads service through iTunes right here in the UK.
According to a report by The Times newspaper, “studio sources” have said…

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The old portion control trick

Friday, May 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Edy’s Ice Cream is trying to pull the typical fast one now.  I love their sugar free ice cream.  It’s the brand I’ve always endorsed.  Or, at least, I would endorse it here on this blog officially if they wanted to sponsor it.  (And, again, I’ll still entertain buy-out offers for this blog.  The $2 million price tag is negotiable, people!  Meantime, Project Wonderful ads can be had for pennies a day.)
In any case, I noticed the container I picked up at the store this past week was shorter than usual.  Sure enough, they’ve knocked a quarter of quart out of their package, but still charge the same price. This is nothing new, by a long shot.  Companies do this all the time, and sometimes people notice and protest and the companies change their packaging back.  (I think it was a tampon company that got in trouble for this once, […] Hope you Enjoyed this HDTV informationrmation Blurb

Original post by Augie De Blieck Jr.

My mind can’t handle this, either

Friday, May 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: Clay Aiken Impregnates Someone! - TMZ.com
TMZ has learned Clay Aiken is going to be a daddy. […]
Here’s what we know. Multiple sources tell us the mother is Jaymes Foster, a record producer and Clay’s best friend. He lives at her home when he’s in L.A.
We’re told 50-year-old Foster, who produced several Aiken CDs, is due in August. […] She divorced a few years back and has no kids. […]
We’re told Foster was artificially inseminated. But Clay […] will have an active role in raising the child.

Click through for more amazing details that I edited out before having to pay TMZ for borrowing so much material. . .
The whole thing sounds like a gag from SPAMALOT, really, if the Python troop had written it in 2008. .  .
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Zoo Week - Day Five - Llama

Friday, May 30th, 2008

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I wish he was standing another six inches to the right to separate him out from that metal bit on the side of the barn, but I like him, overall.
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iPod speaker ’satisfies the ears’

Friday, May 30th, 2008

This is one of my top posts ive read today! Read about it: CNN: JBL Audio has been churning out iPod speakers since the first ones hit the market years ago, and this experience shows.
he company’s latest offering, the JBL On Stage 200iD iPod speaker,…

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