Archive for October, 2007
Friday, October 26th, 2007
Mmmmmm…free taco!
Upcoming at Taco Bell: Free taco:
Thanks to Jacoby Ellsbury’s stolen base in the World Series last night, Taco Bell will be giving away a free Crunchy Seasoned Beef Taco to each customer on Tuesday, October 30. Drop by between 2 pm and 5 pm local time to pick it up.
No Comments » - Posted in Deals, Dining by Joe White
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The more I read of Michael Yon’s work, the more I like him
Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances:
October 25, 2007
Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances: Pass it Along
I’d known that General Petraeus was once accidentally shot in the chest, but I first heard the full story this summer in Baqubah, from an eyewitness whose account I wrote about in Second Chances.
The story of General [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Beliefs by Joe White
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Congratulations Chris, Antonio, and the whole gang at Catalan
Best New Restaurants – Catalan Food & Wine, Houston – Esquire
Catalan is very special for us. Chris kind of ‘adopted’ my parents when he was the sous chef and later “wine guy” at Brennan’s. His food was always exquisite, and he’d always make sure my mom got her favorite cheese grits. When he teamed [...]
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Free Play-Doh!!!!! (from The Bargainist)
Toys ‘R’ Us – Free Crayola Crayons or Playdoh coupon:
Toys ‘R’ Us – Free Crayola Crayons or Playdoh coupon
Looks like Toys ‘R’ Us is still on their toy give away kick, but you won’t hear us complaining. Take this printable coupon to your neighborhood Toys ‘R’ Us, it’s redeemable for a 24 Pack of Crayola [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Deals by Joe White
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Airport Screen is pretty worthless (from Café Hayek)
False security is worse than no security at all.
Stop Screening
The data are in:
Security screeners at two of the nation’s busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% of tests last year, according to a classified report obtained by USA TODAY.
Screeners at Los Angeles International Airport [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Random News, Thoughts by Joe White
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Joe’s latest gig
No Comments » - Posted in Beliefs, Music by Joe White
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Pre-order Apple 10.5 aka Leopard now
“Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard” (Apple)
“Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard Family Pack” (Apple Computer)
No Comments » - Posted in Deals by Joe White
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
How To Wash Your Hands (via Boing Boing)
Little Mattie Groves?
Making Light: How To Wash Your Hands:
1) Turn on the water and get it to a temperature you like.
2) Lather up using soap. (Soap does not kill germs in the time that the germs are exposed during hand washing. There’s stuff that grows fine on a bar of soap. The surfactant action of [...]
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Maybe I should start a Houston chapter
A night in hog heaven with the Bacon Club – The Boston Globe
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
A new word
daw•dle•work, n. [from dawdle, waste time, + work; coinage 2007 by David Bruce White]
tasks being performed in stead of more pressing matters
“The windows needed cleaning, but it was merely dawdlework instead of doing my taxes, which were due tomorrow.”
