Headline of the day

Sword Fight Ensues After South Carolina Break-In.

Video game history

This is a complete history of console video games. It's interesting reading some of the behind-the-scenes stuff I was never aware of as a kid.

It's in the details

I can't really do this justice with words. It's artwork created by statistics. Pretty interesting experiement.

Via Coudal Partners.

Ker-sploosh

Here's a collection of the typography from the vintage Batman fight scenes. This will take you back if you grew up watching the 60's Batman TV show.

Note: Yeah, I wasn't alive in the 60's. However, around 1989 when Tim Burton's Batman flick bowed, they began to rerun the original show on TV. My brother and I loved watching it every week.

Via HOW.

Why I hate coupons

So, I'm in line at Wal-Mart, which is probably my least favorite place to be. I've just spent 20 minutes shopping, and another 10 in line is not my idea of fun.

The couple in front of me has just finished checking out $200 worth of groceries. That takes a while.

Just as I see a light at the end of the tunnel, the woman whips out a stack of coupons as thick as the last Harry Potter book. And, of course, as the cashier begins to scan them (after picking her chin up off the floor) most of them have some sort of issue which requires her to punch an elaborate code into the machine. This adds a solid five minutes to the process. I really wish I was kidding.

It saved them a grand total of five dollars. Now, I realize five dollars is a lot of money to some people. In fact, to me it's generally a lot of money. However, at that point I was tempted to offer her five dollars just to leave right then.

There has got to be a better way for stores to handle coupons. It's a pain for the employees, and it's a pain for every customer except the one saving the money.

No computers? Seriously?

March 24th has been declared Shutdown Day. The idea is to shut down everything you have that uses a computer and go 24 hours without it. Seriously? It might be possible, since it's a Saturday, but still, nothing with a computer?

I'm looking around my desk right now. I'd have to do without the following (all of which I use every day): Treo cell phone, Powerbook, PowerMac, regular phone, fire department pager, Xbox 360, camera, and my TV. My beloved TV. That may be going too far.

I may actually give it a shot. It'll be easier if the weather is nice. We can get out with the kids and have some non-technological fun.

If you can still call that fun.

Send the bill to Gucci

This is a great story about a man who designed an ad (featuring himself) and sent it to a Swiss newspaper as a two-page full-color spread. A spread to be billed at $50,000 to Gucci. This is what advertising gets for being such a last-minute business. It makes it possible for things like this to take place.

Via AdFreak.

Fox problems

Fox seems to be having problems with their satelite signal tonight. Because of that, I've missed half of 24. I hope it was a good one.

Kick 'em while they're down

Sony and it's much maligned PS3 seem to be having tons of public relation problems these days. Now everyday folks are even going to a lot of effort to add to their misery. This video is pretty funny.

As promised

Here is the new blog I'll maintain for all the church-related happenings.

Movin' on up

Yesterday at church we had a special service where myself and my friend James Fesser were appointed as associate pastors. This is a big step for each of us and the church. We are the first associate pastors in the short history of the church and I think we each bring things to the table to help the church grow.

I'll be in charge of all children, youth, and college ministries as well as all creative direction and advertising/marketing.

I'll be starting a new blog very soon for all church-related material (I'm expected there to be a lot of it).

Hello

Below is the new Apple commercial for the iPhone. It is absolutely one of the best commercials they could have made. It ran during last night's Oscars broadcast. Perfect ad for the audience they were showing it to.

"She thinks she's a chip!"

Last night we were enjoying some of my wife's great hamburgers off the grill. Our family dinners, as is usually the case, degenerate into the boys making goofy faces while we all eat.

Suddenly, our cat Jinxy got a wild hair and jumped on the cabinet and up into the chip cabinet.

"She thinks she's a chip!" Conner screamed.

Maybe you had to be there, but it was really funny at the time.

"That's what she said."

The Office was great tonight. Just so you know.

"Seven billion dollars?"

This ad agency spoof video is shockingly close to reality. Pretty funny stuff.



Courtesy of Cliff Freeman & Partners.

Back

We made it back from Snyder about eight 'o clock last night and I'm still tired. I've got a lot of thoughts on small-town living and going home that I'll post later.

This week we've got a Business Journal issue to finish up and several other deadlines, along with the release of Crackdown, so posting may be kind of slow.

Going home

This weekend, we'll be traveling to Snyder, Texas. I spent the first decade of my life in Snyder so I'm really excited to go back and see my childhood home. We'll be visiting my aunt and uncle's place for the last time. I thought I'd take the opportunity to take my boys back and show them where I grew up.

It will probably be kind of sad. I'd previously written about it here. I'll let you know how it goes.

Jack Bauer's alarm clock

This has to be what Jack Bauer uses for an alarm clock.

I might just be ordering one of these.

Drugged

I had to take a muscle relaxer today for the nerve flairing up in my shoulder. I'm pretty much done with the medicine thing. I never take drugs, so the few times I do, they knock me on my butt. It's like I'm walking around in a fog, fighting to stay awake.

I even found a few things to write about today, but can't muster the will to do so.

Oh well, no drugs tomorrow.

37Signals at it again

37Signals is set to introduce a new product known as Highrise.

As a user of their Basecamp and Backpack software, I can't wait to see what they've been up to.