New England Winter Weather Signs
by Translating winter road conditions into “New England-ish”: from FailBlog: New England Road Sign Win.
Category: Just for Fun
Difference Between Being an Adult and a Parent
One of the differences between being an adult and a being parent: When you are awake in the middle of the night and covered in …
Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day .. pop, pop, pop, pop….
Bubble Wrap was created by two engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, in 1957. They went on to form the Sealed Air Corporation (US) in …
Laser Cats 5
I don’t know how Lorne Michaels got James Cameron to do this movie, but it’s hilarious. Combine Terminator, Aliens and Avatar with Laser Cats. Add …
Top NASA Photos of All Time
For the 50th Anniversary of NASA, the Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine has published the Top NASA Photos of All Time, with 50 indelible images …
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
It’s like the song was written for them.
What is like on top of the Tallest Building in the World?
Judge for yourself. (I got a little shaky just watching it.) Here is a video from the top of the Burj Dubai Spire. That’s 2,684 …
Happy Halloween!
Image is by 3268zauber: Kürbis Fratze.jpg licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
Neil Patrick Harris and Batman
If you’ve seen How I Met Your Mother or Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, then you are probably a Neil Patrick Harris Fan. But you may …
Captain Mal Returns
You will need to be a Firefly fan to get the humor in this clip from last night’s Castle:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Today, like every September the 19th, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Talk Like a Pirate Day became a hit when this column, written …
Boston in the 1920’s
I came across this great video of sites around the Boston. Around the Common, the South End and the Back Bay look untouched. The financial …
Obama Knows Where the Wild Things Are
President Obama did an excellent reading of Where the Wild Things Are as part of the White House Easter Egg Roll. This book is a …
Watching The Tour de France
One of my favorite things about July is the Tour de France. I have been disappointed with the doping scandals over the last few years. …
Happy Patriot’s Day
One of the quirky Massachusetts holidays is Patriot’s Day. It is a state-wide holiday to celebrate the Battles of Lexington and Concord. (For those of …
Legos and Real Estate
I admit that my first exposure to real estate was building houses out of Lego bricks. Today, January 28, 2008, is the 50th anniversary of …
The Minstrel of BU Law School
The Law Blog on WSJ.com posted a story on Mark Pettit at the Boston University School of Law: The Minstrel of BU Law School. I …