As far as candy choices go, Skittles are a pretty safe bet on average, right? Fruity, chewy, colorful, with that advertising that, if not exactly funny, is at least weird enough to liven up a two minute commercial break. Not so for the latest edition to the Skittles product lineup: Fizzl’d Fruits.


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So, it’s the middle of the day and you find yourself sitting alone in your car outside McDonald’s, having just ordered and eaten everything with a picture on the drive-through menu in a misguided attempt to cope with the emptiness and unfulfillment that accompanies the end of the Holidays. What’s next after reaching this low point in your day? Why ( Read more... )

I participated in Hourly Comic Day for this first time yesterday.

If you don't know about Hourly Comic Day, it is a great thing started by John Campbell several years ago. You can find out more about it on this website. But if you don't like informative links, basically, on February 1st lots of people draw a comic every hour they're awake about ( Read more... )

The second, and most important, thing to remember is that under no circumstances should you attempt to eat, handle, or even look at your pie without letting it cool down first. For some it takes second-degree burns and a trip to Urgent Care to learn this lesson - you shouldn’t have to be one of them. If you can imagine a small portion of the Earth’ ( Read more... )

Delighted to discover the bag of sweet apricot kernels I bought at Trader Joe’s the other day are not only fun to throw at my sister when she wont leave the kitchen but also could be poisonous if consumed in large quantities.

So that’s what that bitter almond flavor is.

Though, in actuality, the roasting and processing they’ve undergone probably ( Read more... )

I just had an accident which, I believe, in this modern age will more than likely happen to at least half the population at some point or another:  I dropped my cell phone in the toilet.

Now before you assume the worst (no doubt you already have) it was an empty toilet.  Because, believe be, if it were anything else I certainly wouldn’t be posting ( Read more... )

Instant message goodnights reminded me that Inspector Gadget exists.  Not that I needed much reminding -- for the longest time growing up the only way my parents could help me understand the incremental passage of time was to use Inspector Gadget episodes as a reference.  Which led to countless conversations along these lines:
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So Oswald had his window broken and stereo stolen (again).  This means I get to spend my Friday filing a police report, calling the insurance company, and finding a place that will replace my window sometime sooner than Monday afternoon.  Oh, and I guess I need a new radio, too, since this time I don't have a really nice friend with an extra in- ( Read more... )

Today was the day we made fun of my Mother for looking like Han Solo.


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Friday never comes soon enough.