I was fairly amused by the irony of receiving a card advertising a $20,000-a-month job in this fashion. I mean, it begs the question if this guy knows how to make this kind of money, what is he doing wasting his time going from car to car instead of making sick money all the time? It just doesn’t make sense.

Ok, so that seems pretty cut and dried, but let’s take this even further. Let’s say that this guy is advertising what is doubtless a real-estate scheme or an MLM and is actually making this kind of money. And let’s say that he just hired some schmoe to pass out his cards. Well, the same question still applies. Why would this guy waste his time teaching someone else how to make that kind of money when he could use his time to make that money himself? Furthermore, what is his card-deliverer doing passing out cards instead of using the system himself?

Thanks but no thanks for the business opportunity buddy.

For the record, Wired X294 had the highest caffeine concentration I could find, with a whopping 294g of caffeine per serving. After pounding 44.11 cans, I’d be a dead man. You have been warned. Happy calculating!

Thanks, Preston.

What I turned up wasn’t really shocking, actually. These androids actually exist! In fact, they can be seen starring in this commercial. But seriously, apparently the marketing firm that BMW had hired placed these false book excerpts in Automobile, Rolling Stone, and other magazines to create a buzz. There were fake websites created to corroborate the story, thus lending credibility to the tale of android Mini Coopers. Ultimately, the hoax was unveiled in the form of toys and a prominent ad in downtown New York. So in the end it was all just a clever marketing ploy, but it was definitely memorable, and somewhat viral. There was definitely a lot of discussion previous to the hoax’s resolution. So that’s the story. There are no giant android-Mini Coopers roaming the Oxford countryside. That’s because they’re in Oregon, hanging out with Bigfoot.

First we have “The Infamous Exploding Whale” page. For those of you unfamiliar with the topic, apparently, the Oregon State Highway Division used 1/2 a ton of dynamite for “whale-removal purposes.” And yes, the site has video. Enjoy.

On a slightly less-related note, I also came across “Little-Known Literary Facts” by David Lubar, in which he claims that the working title for Moby Dick was actually Whaling for Dummies. Other interesting tidbits include the true origins of Finnegan’s Wake and why Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy both wrote such freakin’ long books.

For the first time in MLB history, a team from the great land of Texas is in the World Series. The Houston Astros (woot!) beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 in Game 6 of the NL Championship, securing themselves a spot in the World Series. This is a great moment for me. You see, I spent two years in Houston, Texas as a missionary, and during that time of adopting all things Texas, I also adopted the struggling Astros. I remember the euphoria of victory last year as we slipped into the playoffs on a wild card spot. I remember the agony of defeat as the Cardinals beat us to go on to the NL Championship series. And I remember the hope for better luck next year.

Here we are at next year, in a place we only dared dream we might be. So let me say congratulations to the ‘Stros, best of luck against those dirty White Sox, and thanks for a great ride so far.

Hey, I thought this was hilarious. Frankly, this jives with pretty much everything I assumed about getting tickets. I think that some officers are just compulsive about it. It always seems to beg the question “don’t you have something better to do with your time?”