Archive for April, 2008

Jagged Little Realization

Friday, April 18th, 2008

I have too much Alanis Morissette in my iTunes library. Ever since yesterday's post, I have become hyper-aware of anytime one of her songs plays. I think she is defying the odds and her songs are playing at a higher rate than 2.3% of the time. However, I did just ...

Jagged Little Coincidence

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

I listen to music at work all day long using iTunes. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I'm listening to a SmartPlaylist I created called "Not Played in 10 Days." As the name suggests, this playlist randomly selects songs to play that haven't been played in the last 10 days. I ...

My Friends Get Me

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

A friend of mine sent me this picture after filling up his car at the gas station. Can anyone guess why? Hint: The rising gas prices doesn't have much to do with it.

Fun With Spelling Words

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Every week, my daughter gets a list of 20 spelling words and she has spelling homework every night. Last week, she had a list of homonyms, so the words weren't as difficult, but they had to know how to spell the word by hearing how it's used in a sentence. ...

Seven and Counting

Monday, April 14th, 2008

About a month ago, I visited my cousin in New Jersey and noticed immediately that he looked thinner. He lost 20 lbs. in 2 months by modifying his diet and getting on the treadmill 4 times a week. I was very impressed. Part of my problem is that whenever I ...