Stumbled across my new favorite band… The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, whilst browsing the Best Of News Blog.
“The Ukulele Orchestra is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, who use instruments bought with loose change, and who believe that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on […]

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Big news in the online world this week, as Photoshop launched their Photoshop Express online photo editing tool.  It’s free, and allows you to do basic photo editing and sharing all via pretty much any web browser on pretty much any computer.
Pros:

 Works on variety of browsers (Safari, Firefox & IE)
Cross-platform (Mac & Windows)
Easy to use
Tools […]

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Denver’s major sports arena is the 19,000+ seat Pepsi Center.  Came across an interesting article from the Rocky Mountain News that points out that the tenant with the largest attendance at the center is not the Denver Nuggets of the NBA (17,099 avg. attendance), nor is it the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL (16,728)… but […]

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On March 21 YouTube released their 2007 video awards in several categories. Voting was done by YouTube visitors. Check out the big winners, including “Chocolate Rain,” “LonelyGirl15 is Dead!” and “The Original Human Tetris.”
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Well, March 19, 2008 marks 5 years of American involvement in the war in Iraq.  Some points to ponder about the Iraq War:
- The American Civil War lasted 4 years, ending on April 9, 1865.
- World War I lasted 4 years and just under 5 months.
- The U.S. role in World War II started in […]

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I mentioned last week that Candy Raisins, a treat from my childhood growing up in the Milwaukee area, are in danger of going the way of the dinosaur.
Please visit the site I’ve whipped up - www.SaveTheCandyRaisins.com - and sign the petition in hopes that we can keep these confectionary delights around for generations to come.
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So wrong, yet so funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-u8oyZAgeY

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The actor in the center of this photo is starring with Jack Black (the blonde guy) and Ben Stiller (on the right).  The film is called “Tropic Thunder.”  You might be surprised to learn who it is and why there’s a bit of controversy over him in this role.
Click here for the rest of the […]

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They actually had the gall to call the new Anna Nicole Smith biopic “the most anticipated motion picture of the year.” If by “anticipated” you mean, will cause me to stick rusty ten-penny nails in my eyeballs if forced to watch it, then yea, I guess they’re right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEon9IGYabM

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As a kid growing up in the Milwaukee area in the 70s there were several things that were icons of my childhood - JicJac Soda, Leon’s custard and candy raisins are three that jump to mind.  Leon’s is still hanging in there, but JicJac is gone and now, candy raisins are threatened with extinction.
Background - […]

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My Puppies
No, I’m not talking about the Led Zeppelin song. Actual black dogs.
There’s a phenomenon in the animal shelter / humane society biz called “Black Dog Syndrome” where the black (and usually larger) varieties are often overlooked by potential adopters. It’s kinda sad.
So, as an owner of a spectacular black Great Dane, I’m […]

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The man, the myth, the legend - god among geeks - E. Gary Gygax has passed away Tuesday at the age of 69.  The Wisconsin native is best known for co-inventing Dungeons & Dragons in 1974.  This is like the death of Elvis or John Lennon for a lot of us nerds.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]

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The copper-headed stepchild of the currency world is at the center of a dustup in Readington Township, NJ. A group of 29 eighth graders played a prank disguised as civil disobedience by paying for their lunch all in pennies. After the fact, they said it was to protest a shortened lunch period.
I guess […]

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I guess you could argue that the less he’s actually in the White House , the less damage he can do… but it’s official, GW has spent 452 days on vacation so far during his presidency.  According to the SNAFU-ed blog (by way of CBS radio) George Bush ’s trip to Crawford, TX […]

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If you haven’t already seen this little viral exchange, do yourself a favor and check it out now. It’s freakin’ high-larious. Here’s the background…
Every night Jimmy Kimmel ends his show by apologizing to Matt Damon because he supposedly ran out of time and will not be able to fit him in on the […]

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