I’m going to attempt to not sound crass or cold about this, but I swear there’s an affirming quote to come. Nearly 30 elementary school children in the Philippines have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor, a local official told CNN. [Ed. I added the link.] … Cassava is a starchy, […]
I crossed 10,000 words tonight on my quest to 50,000. And that’s with almost 4 days blown on a trip (I didn’t get to write much on the plane). I’m also such a nerd that I started a spreadsheet (complete with formulas) to track my progress. I am not, however, the biggest nerd in the […]
I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fanboy or anything, but is it weird that I think Bruce Willis having a semi-public website is a cool idea? The cynic in me still has doubts that Bruce has anything substantive to do with this site, but the concept is interesting: stars communicating directly with their fans. If […]
I really don’t do a lot with BitTorrent. I know it’s the new, big way to get downloads (musics, movies, etc.) but I just don’t have that big of an appetite for that kind of thing. Well, music maybe, but finding a)trustworthy links that are b) free can be a challenge, and who has that […]
Not like they care, but Bloglines is a great web-based news reader. (Sidenote: Bloglines was recently acquired by AskJeeves; yeah, I didn’t know AJ was still around either.) I’m not getting anything for recommending Bloglines, either (is it weird I feel compelled to say that?), but I’m recommending it to a few of you who […]
Yes, eating instant lunches is Teh Bad, but every once in a while, something warm and delicious is needed at work. If that dish can be had in under 5 minutes, all the better. It’s not like I get to eat lunch with regularity most of the time. Enter Thai Kitchen Spring Onion Rice Noodle […]
If anyone wants a Gmail account, I have a ton of invites. Just email me at ryan@youknowwhatpart.com
I am back in Michigan, but I’m zonked. Posting may be light this weekend as I’m way behind on the writing thing. It’s good to be home, though.
Who knew it was so easy? Link