From the Indiana Chronicle 2014 Valentine's Day Gift Guide: The Big Boy XXL Bean Bag is wonderful. A big fella like me can easily fit on it, with my wife. And the kids love it as well. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill twenty dollar bean bag chair. The build of it is far more substantial, and the material is more durable. And did I mention that it is BIG?! I placed this on … [Read more...] about Big Boy XXL Bean Bag
Acer C720 Chromebook
From the Indiana Chronicle 2014 Valentine's Day Gift Guide: I’m a tech junkie, so I’m always intrigued by the latest gadgets to hit the market. When Chromebooks hit the market a while back, they caught my eye, as the Netbook as we knew it was on the way out. I loved Netbooks for the simplicity of it, yet having a “real” and familiar OS (Windows). So here we are in 2014 … [Read more...] about Acer C720 Chromebook
Pissing off the Potheads (a DDoS attack)
On December 11th I posted my thoughts on the feared Colorado Weed Shortage, and I have a hunch that may have pissed off the script kiddie pothead "hackers". On December 14th an influx of traffic started pouring in which was pretty hard to miss. Most blogs would love to have ten thousand or more visitors in AN ENTIRE MONTH. Eighty thousand in ONE DAY and you'd be running with … [Read more...] about Pissing off the Potheads (a DDoS attack)
Colorado Weed Shortage?
"Sales of recreational marijuana begin in three weeks, and lawmakers fear that demand will dwarf supply." ~ via Time I find this a bit amusing. Colorado worries that they don't have enough pot to go around and it's going to be chaos on January 1st when they make it legal to fire up a fatty. Everyone and their brother is going to be camping out with a big wad of cash in … [Read more...] about Colorado Weed Shortage?
UPS and the Hazardous Material Irregularity
UPS and FedEx display some odd notices on occasion via their tracking system. Things such as "missed the train" or "we didn't unload the trailer because too many of you people placed orders on Black Friday & Cyber Monday and we're swamped, so you'll get it a day late" (paraphrasing of course). That said, today I logged in and saw: "A hazardous material irregularity has … [Read more...] about UPS and the Hazardous Material Irregularity
This Is Why Halloween Is Postponed
The kids are quite bummed that Halloween has been postponed (which equates to being canceled in their minds), but do you really want to go out in this? Heck, you can barely make out Indiana in this screenshot. So we shall have Trick-or-Treating on FRIDAY, November 1, 2013. That works for me. We can watch for the Great Pumpkin AND get sacks of candy this year. Plus we … [Read more...] about This Is Why Halloween Is Postponed
The 700 Club Halloween Special
Tonight on ABC Family: Monster House, Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, 700 Club & Coraline. The placement of The 700 Club within this block strikes me as very odd. But on the other hand, much of what comes out of Pat Robertson's mouth these days is downright frightening, so maybe it isn't so odd after all. Which one of the above is your favorite? How many of them … [Read more...] about The 700 Club Halloween Special
3 Horror Anthologies To Keep You Up At Night
If you're anything like me, you probably enjoy a good tale of terror now and then, but don't always have the time to sit down and read the latest Stephen King or Dean Koontz novel. For this very reason I am quite fond of the horror anthology genre. In the past few months Skyhorse Publishing has released three such titles, all of which I've had the opportunity to take in and … [Read more...] about 3 Horror Anthologies To Keep You Up At Night
8 Halloween Picture Books
Skeleton Cat After nine lives, Skeleton Cat is back for his tenth. And he has big dreams: to be a drummer. So he rattles and shakes his way through town to find the perfect band. And this phantom cat cause quite a hilarious scene. Kristyn Crow’s punchy beat, rollicking action, and clever rhyme paired with Dan Krall’s ghoulishly charming art makes Skeleton Cat a perfect, … [Read more...] about 8 Halloween Picture Books