(Editor’s Note: The first few paragraphs are a bit of a digression away from the primary purpose of this post. I tend to do that from time to time. If you’ve got time and patience feel free to read it. If you’d rather ignore my ramble but still want to read the post, skip down [...]

Normally email forwards are a huge pain in the butt. Either they’re chain letters that throw the guilt trip on heavy if I don’t pass them on (i.e. “Forward to 1-5 friends and your wish will come true in 1 year. Forward to 6-15 friends and your wish will come true tomorrow.”), or reminders of [...]

Not long ago a friend recommended a new movie ranking website. It’s called Flickchart. He said it was super-addictive and that it was a great way to create a favorite movie list. Being a Beta site, he needed to refer my name before I could join. I recently got an email with a username and [...]

Here’s a hypothetical situation for you… You’re cleaning out an old relative’s basement and come across a strange object, one that words can’t describe. It’s some sort of decoration, and it’s old…very old. You want to know what it is, both to satisfy your own curiosity and to be sure you don’t get rid of [...]