Archive for January, 2010

Celebrity Endorsed Trivia »

Celebrities work hard to entertain us; the least we can do is buy the stuff they’re shilling.
Here’s a round of trivia based on celebrity endorsements. It’s pretty self-explanatory, including the part about not Google cheating.
 

(This round of trivia is being brought to you by the good people at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., home of [...]

Steroids are just vitamins on steroids »

Nothing makes my mind go numb faster than hearing the words "steroids" and "baseball" in the same sentence. It’s the sports topic that will not die, despite countless attempts to beat it to death. Yet it’s obviously a subject of interest to many and I do find myself holding an opinion on the matter, which [...]

I just wrote in my blog a little bit. »

Lake Superior State University, which sounds made-up but apparently is not, releases an annual list of 15 words or phrases that should be retired from popular use. Some of them I agree with (chillaxin, teachable moment – unless used mockingly), while others seem too practical to discard (app as an abbreviation for application.)
Still it’s a [...]