Continuing my slow food quest:…

  • Continuing my slow food quest: I am now in the slowest wendy’s known to man. On the plus side, the bathroom was filthy. #
  • OMG American Idol!!!! What a pleasant surprise. Somewhat out of character for me, but I LOVE THIS SHOW. Thank you. #
  • welcome @DrBaher! If I read right, you are in Dubai and probably enjoyed the recent Bush based closing of the streets. Sorry about that. #
  • @farouqtaj welcome; looks like the UAE represents! #
  • @popejephe1 no, don’t worry: your sarcasm detector isn’t broken. I actually DO love American Idol. Why? THAT is a great question. #
  • @ScooterGirl thanks for being THE ONLY person to respond to my quick poll re: Chicago. #
  • i’m kinda loving twittertale. #
  • hey ARGAST yeah you give in already and get your ass on twitter. C’mon. I know you’ve got nothing better to do. #
  • @willpate trivia: where and when did PBR win it’s famed blue ribbon? #
  • ok since nothing is more pathetic than an unanswered trivia question: PBR won it’s famed blue ribbon at the 1893 World Columbian Expo in Chi #
  • i haven’t left the house at all today. #
  • just added a few random twitterers, people i don’t know but whose public twitterings loooooked entertaining. #
  • 新しい日本人のtwitter友達たち:今日は! #

Stonehenge In Your Pocket

I am not making this up: The Stonehenge Pocket Watch.  You probably need it more than you know.

Guess the trend: Death vs. Taxes

Death vs. Taxes

The above chart is death vs taxes. But the question is this: which line is which, and why?

No peeking at the answer. I’ll post the answer tomorrow.

Fascinating: Condiment Search Trends.

Condiment Trends from Google.

  • Blue – Mustard
  • Red – Mayo
  • Green – Relish
  • Yellow – Ketchup

Note the spike is relish searches about mid-way through the fourth quarter.  It has to be Thanksgiving.

I’m in The Gray Lady (re: American Idol)

Hey check it out — I’m mentioned in some other blog about American Idol!  It’s the NY Times’ Decoder.  Yeah, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom.

Whatever.  I’m honored just to be a part of this historic post.