Eight or nine years ago I was really into a show called The Wire. My girlfriend at the time discovered the series through her sister, and we got the DVDs from Netflix, often sending them back to Netflix the next day for more episodes. While my girlfriend and I would simply watch and discuss the … Read more
I don’t have any strong college sports allegiances, but I follow March Madness and NCAA football. One of my favorite things is when a student-athlete decides to stay in school for another year. I’m not exactly sure why. Part of it is school spirit–I think it’s near when a student-athlete wants to come back and … Read more
Last week my mom posted a heartwarming video about a 24-year old college student who lives in a retirement community. Her music school brokered a deal with the community to allow a few students to live there rent-free if they performed for the residents once a month. Brief aside about the website that hosts the … Read more
I have a problem and a solution. Have you ever wanted to send someone a message with a friend or colleague’s e-mail address in the body text, and you typed that person’s name into the To or CC section of the e-mail before copying and pasting their contact info into the message? And then you … Read more
I had a random thought today while reviewing my personal budget that I’d like to explore here: Why do subscription prices go up for loyal customers? Shouldn’t they go down? Not as a gimmick or something that a few companies do, but across the board? Here’s the status quo: For the vast majority of things … Read more
I tuned in and out of the Denver Bronco’s victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, but I noticed one consistency every time Denver had the ball: Peyton Manning kept shouting “Omaha” as part of his pre-snap routine. The command may have meant something, or it may have just been said to get the … Read more
Last week I went to the grocery store to buy ingredients for my ramen burger (which I’ve now eaten three times, and it gets better every time). I went shopping directly from work, so all I had was the grocery list on my phone as a reference. Without that list, I end up wandering around … Read more
Last year I did a video review of a service called Trunk Club on my blog. Trunk Club sends you a big box of high-quality clothing catered to your tastes. It’s free to get the box, and you only pay for what you keep. As noted in the video, one of the pairs of jeans … Read more
Before you get all excited/up in arms about vending machines that dispense kittens and puppies (which, although unethical, would be awesome), let me explain my idea: I read somewhere that pet food is essentially recession-proof. No matter how tough times are, the vast majority of people who have pets want to treat them well. In … Read more
A few years ago, I wrote a blog entry called “The Future of Bookstores,” in which I talked about how one key to the future success of bookstores is that they should become the best places to read books. Today I’m going to expand upon that comment in reference to a slightly different (but not … Read more