Author: Matt Maldre

Yahoo auctions have RSS feeds… …but only in the japan version. WHAT! Gimme some of that RSS action on the USA version of yahoo auctions. OK, I gotta hand it to yahoo. It’s free to post auctions for 10 days.…

Having images for posts on blogs are very helpful. We like to think that the main meat of a blog is content/text. But it’s hard to skim over a blog with no images. Images serve more than to just illustrate.…

I’m looking to buy some official dodgeballs used in the National Amateur Dodgeball Association (from: http://www.dodgeballusa.com/gear.html) Does anyone want to get one too? They cost $20.00 each with $3.50 to ship an individual ball. But the shipping is only $7.70…

I like hitting the return key It’s like bam! Done! More satisfaction from the return key than the exclamation key! Slam that return with my pinky Or if i really want to punctuate my return hit, i do it with…

Ever wanna have some fun? Do a search yahoo auctions CHINA! WHOA. it’s like a warp zone.

When you change clothes in your work bathroom, do you: A) Change right in the middle of the washroom B) Go inside a stall, but don’t close the door C) Go inside a stall, and close the door A man…

I want this in my backyard: Banzai Falls QuickSet Waterslide. Right next to my trampoline.

Underscorebleach.net had a nice link to graphs of Chicago’s traffic in real time throughout the day. Most sites just have the travel time for that particular time of day. But not only does this site have that, but they show…

Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to buy a bunch of Segways?

Does this thing have any windows? Or are the tulip shapes clear windows?

United States coins have always featured protraits from the side. The new 2006 Jefferson nickel will be the first to have a front-facing portrait. Why have all the previous coins had profiles for the portraits? Here’s some thoughts: A) Coins…

After nearly 100 years of depicting presidents in somber profiles on the nation’s coins, the Mint is trying something different: The new nickel features Thomas Jefferson, facing forward, with the hint of a smile. The forward-looking 2006 nickel front was…

Here is a comparison of the 1800 Rembrandt Peale painting and the 2006 United States nickel. (Here’s a slightly different animation of it with the coin at a lighter opacity: animation 2)

It’s rather incredible that Saturn has a moon made of sponge floating around it. Maybe Saturn is a planet of maids, and one of their sponges got loose.

Do waiters and cashiers get hungry when they see so much food go by them on a regular basis? Or do they just become numb to it?

While riding the CTA, someone was carrying a globe with such indignity. In the same hand was a newspaper and our precious planet. Upside-down the earth was as if it were some handbag. A huge dent in one side from…

Now Johnny Damon has really grown his hair out.

At a train stop in Chicago’s loop was an ad for the peanut: “Energy to help you stay in the Loop.“ I applaude the custom headline geared for Chicagoans. Very cute. However, when you get on the train in the…

Four years ago from yesterday was the first spudart blog post. Happy four years old! 😀 *streamers* The first blog post was Long live long tables. Ah yes the long table Host to family renunions Setting for the Last Supper…

Users of cell phones should be able to program their phone to go into silent mode depending on the location of the phone. When I enter work, my phone should go silent. When I enter church, it should go silent.…

What if you disliked the White Sox so much, that you didn’t own and socks that were white? Oh oh! What if you disliked the White Sox so much, that if they won the World Series, you vowed to dye…

USHRA Monster Jam Showtimes Friday, February 17, 2005: 8:00 PM Saturday, February 18, 2005: 2:00 PM Saturday, February 18, 2005: 8:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2005: 2:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2005: 8:00 PM Anticipated on sale: Sept. 24 at…

Some of the most exciting races in baseball right now are the wild card races. However, almost every single major sports site puts the wild card standings on another page separate from the regular division standings. Ugh. I don’t want…

In order for the White Sox to not make the playoffs, not only do they have to lose their division to the Indians, but the Yankess AND Red Sox need a better record than the Sox. So basically, the Sox…

While waiting for the brown line train to arrive at midnight, I counted the number of spiders waiting in their spider webs with me. 97. And that wasn’t the entire platform, there was about 25% of the area that I…

I was born in 1975, such a nice number–75. Three quarters exactly. However, it’s funny U.S. didn’t make any quarter coins in 1975. The year of three quarters has no quarters.

Egg Muffins are so much better than they are not wrapped in foil and sit. Tribune Tower’s cafeteria lets their egg muffins sit out, so they can breath. Next door, the Equitable Building’s cafeteria puts their egg muffins in foil…

slammer: noun person at the gym who slams the weight equipment after each repetition.

Going to a smokey bar can be quite stinky. It would be nice if we didn’t have to breath in all that smoke. How about smoke filters you stick up your nose?

My book club recently read Devil and the White City. Here’s my review of the book by Erik Larson: 4/10 (take your chances) Many people are fascinated by this book, as they should be. It’s about an absolutely interesting era…

Magic of the White City DVD comes out today. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. Many of the world’s greatest achievements in science, technology and culture are unveiled there. Fairgoers also enjoy camel…