Isn’t Life Strange?

You know, I’m not much a fan of the American Civil Liberties Union, as I believe they too often cherry-pick their causes to fit an agenda that seems counter-intuitive to their name.
However I believe in giving credit when it is well deserved, and under the categories of “even a broken clock is right twice […]

It’s difficult to comprehend the size one trillion dollars.
Take a look here for a mind-blowing visual representation.

The last few weeks have seen quite a few interesting developments and announcements in web technology and gadgetry. Here are a few that have caught my eye.
The Palm Pre is the most significant product designed by Palm since… well, a long, long time ago. Abandoning the years-old Palm OS, Palm’s hail-Mary effort to design […]

Some of you may have already been introduced to this website. I saw it the other day and after watching the video (linked in the right column at the bottom) find it fascinating.
Wolfram Alpha

Take a look at some photos capturing the eruption of a volcano in the South Pacific, six miles from the archipelago of Tonga.

New trailer!

Looking forward to this film. It looks like there will be plenty of eye candy for the special effects aficionado.

Check out this amazing photo of the Helix Nebula.

Making the rounds on the Internet now is the following clip of economist Milton Friedman on the Phil Donahue show from many years back.
I’m not sure Donahue was prepared for such a well-reasoned answer to his touchy-feely question.

Visitors to Walt Disney World have at their disposal several services designed to improve the quality of their vacations. One of these services is called Photopass. Strategically located throughout the parks, Disney photographers stand ready to take photos of visitors’ encounters with Disney characters or at scenic locations in the parks. All of […]

Via Fox News…
Wildlife officials in northern California last week came across one of the biggest Chinook salmon ever found in the state — a monster more than 4 feet long and weighing 85 pounds.
I don’t know why, but monster fish caught in inland waters fascinate me. Read more and see a photo of the […]

In my search for more Moody Blues related videos on YouTube, I stumbled across a cover of a beautiful Moodies’ song, “New Horizons” performed by Paul Sonnenberg, a bossa nova artist living in Austin, Texas. You really can find good music everywhere.
Here’s his nicely performed cover of “New Horizons”

And here’s an original […]

Prior to Hurricane Ike, I occasionally enjoyed visiting the island community of Galveston. Though Galveston didn’t have the nicest beaches or niftiest tourist locations, it was still nice to drive along Seawall Boulevard to people watch and enjoy the view of the Gulf of Mexico. One of my favorite places in Galveston to […]

The Houston Chronicle has an awesome collection of photos of the flood in Galveston and other communities. Check it out.

I’m not certain how long this has been back online, but Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is up again and can be viewed for free. 
I highly recommend seeing it.
 
 
 
 
Here’s a direct link to the video.