Funny Stuff

The Irony

Thanks to John Chase (via Google+) for this laugh.  I also love the lady(?) in the background image of the package who is using her teeth to open a package that appears to contain a CFL bulb. They contain mercury. Even if she were to be successful in opening that package, I’m not sure the […]

The iPhone Placebo Effect

Kudos to Jimmy Kimmel (of all people) for pointing out our silly obsession with the new. While this may be funny to those of us who don’t have every iDevice (pretty sure that isn’t really a word and I made it up) ever made, this probably isn’t too different from how we react to numerous […]

An Interesting Take on Units

The creator of the famous and popular xkcd webcomic has done a weird analysis on his “What If” blog. The post is based on a reader question about how long you would expect it to take if you laid outdoors until a bird pooped in your mouth. Yep, actual question. The analysis is mildly interesting, but even […]

How Was Your Summer?

I feel like I owe my reader(s) a summer update, since I did accomplish some things this summer. However, there was a lot I had hoped to accomplish that just never got done. Oh well, the semester has started, and it is time to move on. Still, I am thankful my summer was not reflected […]

Groan…

This is especially for Paul Buckley, Heather Martin, and any of my other pun loving friends. Background, Frazz is the janitor at an elementary school. If you haven’t read it before, click the picture and click back through. I think it is worth the read. 🙂

What It Is Like to Live with Me?

You’d have to ask my wife, but a colleague shared this with me. (HT: Gene Chase)

True Love

This is a fun display of love for your craft:

Another Way to Grow Vegetation on a Wall

After learning about the ability to “paint” grass (or clover or ivy) on a wall, comes this: (HT: John Chase)

Not Sure Why You Would Want to …

But apparently, you can now plant seeds on a vertical wall by basically “painting” them on. This is oddly intriguing. HT: John Chase via Google+

TED Talk Tuesday

After a little bit of a lull due to Spring Break here at Messiah College and the ton of backed up grading, I thought I’d return today with a trio of TED Talks that I’ve found interesting. To begin, here is a talk about why you will fail to have a great career. Don’t worry, […]