Catching Up

I know, I know; I haven't updated anyone with my story about how my brother breached the sanctity of family relations to rope me into a pyramid scheme or how my uncle's funeral was besieged by Elvis. That's because my OTHER brother was in the hospital with what doctors suspect is a cancerous tumor on his kidney(s). Jesus, I can't keep up.

Basically, my brother went to the hospital last week because of pain. The docs x-rays revealed that he's got a big tumor on his kidney. They went in to do a biopsy. That's all I know for now. My mom doesn't trust the hospital he was admitted to, because she hasn't known one person that has come out of there alive. I'm pretty sure every city has "that hospital." You know, the one where people disappear from, never to return? How come there hasn't been a horror movie about that? Maybe there has...regardless, there should be more of those movies.

To my brother: If you're out there reading this, get better bro. I'm praying for you. Just don't ask me for any organs. I don't just pass those things out to anyone, you know.

I Was a Lover

Um, I know it's a little late (because I'm a douchebag) but I wanted to put in my 2 cents for best album of 2006. It has to go to T.V. on the Radio for Return to Cookie Mountain. Trust me. Go out and buy it. Consider it a valentine from me to you.

Who Killed OPEC?

It might be GM. The general unveiled its new plug-in electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, at the Detroit Auto Show. The Volt sports a 1L turbo gasoline engine to augment its electric drive motor. How does a 640 mile range @ 150 miles per gallon grab you? BOOM! Looks like the general heard the public outcry after it pulled the plug on the EV-1. On the GM website, you can vote for the Volt to be put into production. Looks like close to a half-million people want one built. I voted today. Here is the count so far.

Are American automakers starting to turn the corner? I'm not sure, but this is a good start. Bravo to GM. But let's not forget who started this movement. Many thanks to Chris Paine for making "Who Killed the Electric Car?" and Plug-In America for demanding a smart, pragmatic solution to our energy needs. What, you haven't seen the movie yet? Rent it. Right now.

The Volt should see the light of day in three years, according to GM.

The Art of the Nap

The Ririan Project has hopped on board the power nap train, extolling the restorative benefits of a 20-minute snooz. Somehow, it benefits your brain, repairing neurons and ganglia and what-not. MMMmmmmm—nap gooood. If it helps your brain, I'm all about it. Cause I need brain.

Can we get those kindergarten mats out @ work? George Costanza was on to something when he built that bed under his desk.

I feel...

We Feel Fine is one of the coolest sites I have encountered recently. The program provides insight into what others across the world are feeling. Powerful and sometimes touching, this site is brilliant. The interface, design and navigation are also first-rate. I'm lucky I found it.

Ah, the Spirograph

I re-discovered the Spirograph a couple of days ago thanks to Isaac. Later, I found this sweet app online. You can even paste the code for the applet in your homepage HTML. I plan on painting some of the designs on the side of my van.

Oh Google, You're So Incorrigible, You!

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