I love all the commercials for various and sundry patented prescriptions that show regularly on TV. My favorite is “You should stop taking [X] if you have suicidal thoughts or actions.” I can get behind that – I don’t want you to have suicidal thoughts or actions.
I’m just waiting for the warning about homicidal thoughts and actions. You should really stop taking that pill too.… Read more
Yesterday I railed against what seemed like an oddly inappropriate choice of stock photo for a Facebook ad promoting grants and scholarships for dads wanting to go back to school. It would seem that my concerns have been heard, and the photo has been replaced by…
…the GEICO caveman?!? I’m expecting a stock photo of Verne Troyer next.… Read more
If you’re not a Doctor Who fan, you may as well skip this entry – it’ll only make you crazy. Or it might make you a fan. Which may or may not be the same thing. … Read more
For some reason, the Firefox plugin I have that has so successfully hidden Facebook ads has suddenly stopped working. So I’m getting the sidebar ads again. No real biggie, I’m sure someone will figure out how to defeat them again. But in the meantime, I’m somewhere between chuckling and going “WTF?!?” at this sidebar ad that’s popped up a few times over the weekend:
Okay, Facebook. WTF? Are the ads just pulling random images across the board? Or is this the advertiser’s idea of what dad is really going back to college for?… Read more
An itemized list, for your enjoyment:
Surely I’m not the only father ever to say these things.… Read more
…not that anybody was listening as we all sat there at a dead standstill, but hey, it’s the thought that counts. And here is that thought. … Read more
Sometime back I threw together a fun little video mash-up celebrating the entire history of a certain long-lived, apparently-indestructible sci-fi series in the space of 35 minutes. I briefly posted it to the web and a few folks seemed to really enjoy it. Now I just happen to be working on a new version, completely from scratch. … Read more
Tonight Evan asked me to refill his cup of water. While I was getting the pitcher of filtered water out of the fridge, he asked “Dad, where does water come from?”
It’s easy to get a blank stare from a toddler who finds that he’s suddenly getting a simplified explanation of the hydrological cycle.
Later, he spotted my wife’s watch and said “Mom’s clock!” I told him that if someone is wearing a clock, it’s a watch, unless the person happens to be Flavor Flav, in which case it’s still a clock.
I can tell that this first real inquisitive phase is going to be a lot of fun for us all!… Read more
If there was an infomercial for mass-produced kilts, would that be considered plaid programming?… Read more
The date for this spring’s Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo has been announced, and it’s Saturday, April 10th in, as always, Oklahoma City. I’m already trying to see about being there. … Read more