There are eleventy billion articles about why Disneyworld is awesome. Here’s one about the ways in which it blows.
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What Would Christopher Walken Do?
Remember when those WWJD bracelets came out? Those were rad, because I’ll tell you “what Jesus would do.” He’d be groovy. Because Jesus invented groovy. You’ve had a hectic day even though it’s only 10 a.m. You get in the car to go to the park with the toddler and realize you’ve forgotten snacks, so…
10 Versions of “Over the Rainbow”: I Have a Little Obsession
“Over the Rainbow” is one of the most covered songs on the planet, and I’ve spent a good portion of the last two days chasing down its many incarnations on YouTube. Here are 10 versions of “Over the Rainbow” sung by Judy Garland, Norah Jones, The Ramones, the cast of television’s Glee, Ella Fitzgerald, Kylie Minogue, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Webster, Tori Amos, and Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.
Why Am I Here?
Recently, I wrote about my secret dirty love affair with the suburbs. I love the perfect parks with their gorgeously uniform rose bushes. I love the top-rated elementary schools. I love the happy, pretty people. I love my square footage. I know that something is missing: it’s that crazy, joyful buzz and diversity of the city….
Happy Birthday to Message Boards!
Internet message forums turn 34 today. This essentially means that our generation doesn’t know a world without message boards–they have always just been there like the mustard in the back of your fridge, the date of purchase for which you can’t remember. (Dude. It came with the house.) Conceived in a blizzard by two nerds in…
Hold Me Close, Tie Me Down, Sir, Before You Rock the Cash Bar
What do “Come on Phillinois” and “Daisy Dukes, zucchinis on top” have in common? They are the reason I can never be on “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.” It was years before I figured out Quiet Riot wasn’t inviting everyone to a party in their sister state of Illinois, they just wanted me to “Come on…
Winners Automate Windows Maintenance
Do you have a Windows computer? If not, you’re laughing at this post and walking away. If you DO, then you’re wondering to yourself a) What is maintenance? Am I supposed to be doing something? or b) That’s a PITA. There’s somewhere in between, folks, and it’s maintenance automation. Automation is awesome, and even if…
When Things Disappear in My House
Things have a way of completely disappearing in my house. One minute we have ten keys, the next minute they all disappear like they’ve been “beamed up” or something (had to get the Trek reference in, for I am a geek). No matter the object, no matter how small, things come to my house to…
