Everyone can now file their taxes electronically for free. Great news!
Month: January 2009
Teen Goalie Designs Pads to Trick Shots
Teen goalie designs pads to trick shots. Not sure if his method really works, though from reading this, it sounds like it has some shot hindering abilities. Interesting nonetheless.
Three Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Scandal
Three death sentences in Chinese milk scandal. I am not sure we would ever see such a sentence handed down in the U.S.
On the Verge of a Mexican Collapse
On the verge of a Mexican collapse. With the death toll in Juarez rising, could a collapse of the Mexican government be imminent?
Tracking US Airways Flight 1549
Great New York Times interactive graphic on US Airways flight 1549. I could see the commotion in the Hudson as we landed at Newark International Airport. I had no idea what was going on until I made it inside.
Home From the Road
I arrived back in Houston from Amsterdam last night after one of the longest travel days I have ever experienced. Originally, six of us planned to fly from Brussels to Newark and go our separate ways from there but Continental decided that was not going to happen.
The plane from Newark to Brussels was delayed for a few hours due to mechanical problems and then ran into weather issues at Newark, delaying the arrival of the plane in Brussels for approximately six hours. My friend and I called Continental and had ourselves rebooked through Amsterdam and then on to Houston. The good news is, we all made it home safely.
The trip was fantastic and Belgium is at the top of my list for another visit. The weather did not cooperate nearly as well as I had hoped but I managed to stay warm most of the time.
Brussels is a very interesting city with a very easily spotted contrast in old and new, classic and modern. The beers are some of the best I have ever had and were dirt cheap compared to their cousins here in the States.
I will be posting pictures from the trip later today and this evening and will hopefully do a full recap at some point this evening.
Brussels Here I Come
Today I start a short trip to Paris and Brussels. This trip has been a long time in planning and came together only a few weeks ago. Some friends and I will be meeting up in Brussels and doing a short beer tasting around the city with a side trip to Brugge.
We started planning this in the middle of last year and the fares at the time were completely unreasonable but over time the prices have nose-dived and I was able to find a cheap ticket to Paris and connect to Brussels via the Thalys train.
I will be flying back to the States on Monday, January 19. The flights to and from Paris and Brussels are completely empty. I should have a whole row to sleep in.
Australia Offers ‘Best Job in the World’: Relax in Paradise for $100,000
Australia offers up ‘best job in the world’: Relax in paradise for $100,000. Sounds like some resumes will be going out today. Of course, there is a little work involved, you have to actually write something every week. I think I could handle this assignment.
Fannie Mae’s Patron Saint
Fannie Mae’s Patron Saint. A somewhat damning article about Barney Frank by the Wall Street Journal. Frank has been under fire for his unfettered support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
G Commercials
If you have spent any time watching college football, especially the bowls, then you have seen the commercials that show a panning shot of a host of different athletes and celebrities and ends with a giant “G” showing up on the screen. Don’t know what it is about?
After researching some context clues, I’ve figured it out. At the bottom of the commercial you will notice a copyright for S-VC, which, if I did my homework correctly, stands for Stokely-Van Camp, the owner of the Gatorade brand. My guess is that the commercial is for Gatorade G2.
Just in case that commercial was bugging anyone as much as it does me.