http://toweringintellect.com If you can't spell it, you probably shouldn't be here. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:42:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, so maybe hate is a strong word. But (for the most part*) I couldn't care less about the Olympics this year. Here are a few of my reasons: 1.) Hello, Obscurity - Let's think about it. With the Olympics, we have the weird combination of sports that nobody watches until ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/why-i-hate-the-olympics I've been thinking of buying a bike for some time, and lately I've gotten more serious about it. As a result, I've spent a lot more time looking at classified ads. This has proven to be a fairly frustrating method of bike shopping because nothing is ever exactly what you ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/new-member-of-the-family We live in difficult economic times. Soaring gas prices, troubled financial institutions, and spiraling unemployment are creating a devastating impact on our economy. But there another, far more insidious power at work here as well: the do-gooder. This was driven home to me today when, after loading my groceries into my ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/do-it-for-the-economy Living in Provo, UT is quite the experience. And by quite the experience, I mean that there are a lot of times when I absolutely hate it. Take today for instance. Back in February of last year, I wrote this post about how Provo did the worst job of any ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/traffic-lights-redux Given the recent rash of engagements among my friends recently, I feel that the time has come for me to write yet another post on the topic of marriage. Rather than make this a diatribe against what is unquestionably a timeless practice that is credited with maintaining stability and continuity ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/the-utah-valley-marriage-propaganda-machine Me: "But a blog post has to have a good punchline." Brian: "Wenches." http://toweringintellect.com/archives/the-punchline As I was driving home tonight, I passed by something that smelled strongly of donuts. My first instinct was to hit the brakes and look for cops. There weren't any, but my next thought was that my response to the smell had made sense because, after all, one never knows ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/last-son-of-krispy-kreme Over at TheBigBags.com, Nate has posted what is probably one of the most excruciating musical performances I have ever seen in my entire life. As we were discussing this video while carpooling home from work, it reminded me of an experience I had a couple of years ago. Now, I love the ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/the-worst-thing-ever Several months ago, my buddy Ryan told me about an online service called Remember The Milk. "Nice name," I said, "and by nice, I mean retarded. What am I going to do with an online list-making reminder service?" So I ignored it. Until today. See, a month or two ago, I realized ... http://toweringintellect.com/archives/remember-the-milk I would just like to announce to the world that I am a gigantic wuss. That is all. http://toweringintellect.com/archives/wuss