You’re a loved one

From a Snapfish email: Add fun mystery text and a photo to a puzzle for you’re a loved one (will you marry me? and photo of a ring) This does actually mean something.  At least if you insert a comma after ‘puzzle’.  And some quotation marks.  And maybe a colon.  Just nothing like what they [...] Read more »

McGees sell out

mcgees.org has officially sold old.  Discuss. I actually experimented with Google Adsense for a bit (you may have seen it briefly), but, to be honest, the main reason I’m opting out is all the Christians and New Agers who try to advertise on my atheism posts.  Who needs a free market when you can have, [...] Read more »

Don’t believe what you hear … anywhere?

Bzzagent.  And Tremor.  And others. Word-of-mouth advertisers that allow you to sell your soul for free product samples.  Talk up products on your website, at work, at parties, and earn points to get, say, an iPod.  Free mint samples to turn yourself into a corporate shill.  MetaFilter addresses here and here.  More than a year [...] Read more »

In Praise of Argument

It Figures, from In Praise of Argument.  Jay Heinrichs reveals rhetorical tricks and pitfalls in the news.  I guarantee you’ll love it.  (Quick: What technique is that?) (This edit is to see whether Dave’s host does trackback verification on his posts.) Read more »

Nostalgia Factory

The Nostalgia Factory.  Buy original movie posters and press kits for surprisingly little money and with low shipping charges.  Also, the official provider of poster images to IMDB. Read more »

Living bottled, the tenth generation

New iteration of the unpeated living bottle: 5 mL Glendronach 15 sherry cask 10 mL Aberlour a’bunadh, euro bottling (heavily sherried) 15 mL Glenturret ‘80/’00 (Blackadder) 20 mL Glen Moray 12 Chenin Blanc finish 25 mL Glen Moray 16 30 mL Glen Garioch 8 35 mL Aberlour 100 40 mL Aberlour 10, bourbon casked, Duncan [...] Read more »

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