On this day
January 8
16 items, across every year
2025 1 year ago
2 posts
- Design flaws in a Mark Zuckerberg’s $900,000 watch
Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checking while wearing $900k watch with randomly aligned screws. The irony is perfect. Chaos in design meets chaos in content.
- X-ray shows a turtle swallowed my Christmas tree
Not your typical baseball card. My 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter #XR-7 card features a turtle X-ray, but the real star is the Christmas tree reflection.
2021 5 years ago
1 post
- What I learned this week for January 8, 2021
To always be learning, and share what you learn with others. If you are always learning and doing something with what you learn, then you are…
2020 6 years ago
2 posts
- The shoes of Chicago by Vickey Tesmer
If you had to pick a pair of shoes that personifies you, what shoes would they be? Artist Vicky Tesmer created a series of fine watercolors…
- Finding phrases that match the syllable stress pattern of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Have you seen this tool that makes any phrase into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo? GEEEEEEEE! Just type any words in, and MAGICALLY your words…
2019 7 years ago
1 post
- Drinking coffee from a giant Ewok head
Ever want to have the unrelentless energy of a hyper Ewok? Those little creatures on the Moon of Endor constantly hop around chitter-chattering a million words…
2018 8 years ago
1 post
- Why I enjoy non-slip stickers for stairs
I’m not sure why, but I’m finding it fascinating doing a Google image search for: stair non-slip stickers. I work at landmark Tribune Tower building in…
2017 9 years ago
1 post
- Unlimited postal mail
Have you ever thought about sending a postal package to someone, and wished you could send it for free? The hassle of having to go to…
2013 13 years ago
1 post
- Critique of Dick Perez’s Grover Alexander painting
Dick Perez. The official Baseball Hall of Fame artist of the 80s and 90s. I grew up collecting the Donruss cards featuring his “Diamond King” paintings…
2009 17 years ago
1 post
- 2009 loses to 2008 in Battle Royale
Image from shutterstock.com Sporting events 2008: Summer Olympics 2009: The second World Baseball Classic, The Women’s Professional Soccer league will debut Winner: 2008. Nothing trumps the…
2008 18 years ago
1 post
- Happy day 8 of 2008!
Hey, guess what? it’s day EIGHT for two-thousand and EIGHT!
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- Soda Pop trends 2004-2006
(The number of times Pepsi, Coke, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mountain Dew were searched on Google) Coke spikes in July 2006 with rumor of secrets being sold. Ok,…
2006 20 years ago
1 post
- mmmmmhmmmmm
mmmmhmmmm looks like a herd of animals, and one of them is sticking its head out to see what’s going on.
2004 22 years ago
1 post
- email confidentiality footers
I’m collecting those confidentiality footers put at the bottom of emails by corporations and organizations. If you have ever received any confidentiality footers, please post it…
2003 23 years ago
2 posts
- more
The 2nd law of thermodynamics states getting a larger fridge at work will mean that people will just jam it with even more food. This is…
- a good pairing
wear cherry chapstick and drink Dr. Pepper