Monthly Archives April 2014

What Fact Do You Accept Intellectually Even Though It Still Feels “Wrong” To You?

Lots of cool answers in this AskReddit question… There are perfectly nice, reasonable, intelligent people who disagree with my political opinions. You can get from North Korea to Finland by going through one country. That if you don’t have a kid, you’re the first one since your ancestral line started [edit: not just human line […]

Ten Random Thoughts

Not sure if the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day worked for Pace.  He called me a “stupid noob” when I got home then gave me a double shot to the stomach! Time to cut back on the Minecraft I guess… 😉 Talking to people who don’t live in Libraryland often makes me realise that librarians are […]

Why UPS Drivers Won’t Turn Left

I’m not so strident as to never do left turns or try to avoid them at all costs. But I’m not a fan of them generally and, if given the choice, will often do three right turns or go somewhat out of my way to avoid one left turn. I’m glad to hear UPS agrees.

Music Monday – “A monster, a monster/I’ve turned into a monster/A monster, a monster/And it keeps getting stronger”

Continuing with the Wrestlemania XXX theme I started yesterday, here’s a really cool video package about the rise of the underdog, Daniel Bryan, from wrestling in high school gyms and armouries to winning the WWE World Title at the 30th Anniversary Wrestlemania card in front of 80,000 screaming fans… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cezEEPHRXHI “Monster” – Imagine Dragons

Random Thoughts on #WrestlemaniaXXX Tonight #spoilers

Here are some random thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the biggest wrestling pay-per-view of all-time… – *loved* the opening HHH vs. Daniel Bryan match and its placement on the card too after some people speculated that it would be right before the main event Triple Threat match which would’ve been really dumb in my […]

Saturday Snap – Ready for Puddle Jumping…

…just as soon as she figures out how to walk. (She’s definitely mastered “Stand for Indiscriminate Amount of Time Before Plopping Back onto Bum”)…

Friday Fun Link – 43 of the Happiest Little Kids in the World

Okay, 43 plus a couple more…

What Is The Most Important Thing You’ve Learned About Leadership?

Below is the top voted answer, by former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, to the Quora question “What Is The Most Important Thing You’ve Learned About Leadership” (it’s worth clicking through for some of the other answers as well.) 1) Have a grand vision – Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, CTO As a leader, you can inspire […]

The Coteauster

I missed a pretty clever April Fool’s joke yesterday – Coteau Books announces the “Coteauster” which will burn daily excerpts from one of their award winning books onto your morning slice of toast! Lots of comedy gold here… Enter the Coteauster. Wirelessly linking directly to your preferred eBook vendor’s online store, the Coteauster enables you to buy, […]

The Definitive Guide to Every April Fool’s Prank on the Internet Today

Warning: lots of viral ads ahead! Last year, Shea got Pace with the old “bowl of cereal left in the freezer overnight” trick. This year, I got him a couple ways – first, I put peanut butter on both sides of his toast (though I’m not sure he even noticed or cared) and his milk […]