Category Archives: Randomness

The Mother of All Lists

I think I post this site every year and once again, Fimoculous is compiling all of the various “Best of” and “Top 10” lists that come out around the end of the year.  It’s a great place to check in on the music, movies, books and other listable items that you may have missed.

“Jason, Do You Have A Half-Baked Theory On Why People Are Religious?” Why, Yes I Do!

I’ve talked to many people over the years about religion and faith and have developed my own personal theory why I think people are religious. I know people will cite all kinds of different reasons for their faith – everything from that feeling of “there has to be something that created this” when you consider […]

AskReddit: What is ONE Thing You Think Everybody Should Try?

Some good answers.

What if the Largest Countries Had the Largest Populations?

A fun graphic which matches the list of “Largest Countries in the World (geography)” against the list of “Largest Countries in the World (population)” So, for example, Russia (largest by geography) would be home to the people of China (largest by population.) Interestingly, a couple countries (including the US which is 4th in the world […]

10 Things I Thought I Might Blog About Today

Just as TV and video games are changing the neural pathways of kids, I think having a blog has had a similar effect on me. Throughout the day, I frequently think “Oh, that witty comment is something I should blog about” or “Hmm, that idea I came across on Huffington Post deserves sharing” or “I […]

The Sriracha Cookbook

I discovered Sriarcha (Rooster) hot sauce when I was first introduced to Vietnamese restaurants.  I still remember the first time I tried it – like so many folks, I suspect the “well, it looks like ketchup, maybe it tastes like ketchup?” thought process was in place.  Of course, that’s not quite true and like the […]

Five Hits

I did this semi-recurring feature a couple times on my old blog but can’t remember what I called it. Five hits? Five Thoughts? Five Things? Anyhew, that’s not important. Here’s your quick hits: Hockey If you haven’t watched Battle of the Blades, you should whether you like hockey or figure skating or both or neither. […]

Fuck The Rain

Seriously.

Dream of Consciousness

Tomorrow's a day off for the working world but for me, it's the first day of a full week off before I begin my new job.  I'm pretty excited to have the week even though I know we'll never get done everything that we want to do.  I mean, our list ranges from easy picks […]

Link Dump

I'm getting so many tabs open in Firefox that it's time for a patented Jason Hammond Link Dump.  (That sounds awful.  I should come up with a better name for it!)Er, here's the accumulated shit…“The Road” tops EW's list of 25 New Book ClassicsSkip the MBA program and get your personal MBA by reading these […]