Category: misc

D Magazine has fun with iPhone commercial

From Frontburner (the D Magazine blog):

A neighbor friend of mine was approached yesterday at lunch by woman named Lexi who identified herself as a casting agent. She asked if my neighbor wanted to star in an iPhone commercial. It was an odd question, because my neighbor doesn’t own an iPhone. Lexi said she was staying at the Palomar for a few days as she hunted for iPhone users who had a story to tell about their favorite telephonic gadget.
When I told Eric this story, it got us thinking. Next thing you know, eight D employees were deep into a project yesterday that isn’t exactly going to knock our CFO over with its projected ROI, if you know what I mean. Special thanks to web producer Kyle Kearbey, who edited and scored the video.

Hard to believe

This just in from USA Today:

Study: More fast food means added weight

You may want to sit down for this one. According to the article:

People who eat several fast-food meals a week are significantly heavier than those who don’t eat fast food very often, according to a new study released Monday.

Amazing. Simply amazing what science can reveal these days. After all these years I guess this means my kindergarten teacher was right after all.

‘Pull your pants up’

In case you’ve seen them, or haven’t seen them yet, new billboards are going up around town to support Dallas Deputy Mayor Dwaine Caraway‘s fashion police initiative to encourage everyone to ‘Pull your pants up.’ Dallas rapper Dooney ‘Da Priest has even gotten involved and produced a song and video to help spread the message. Maybe I need to add that to the OrangeNoiseRadio rotation.

From NPR:

Dooney says that most of the boys and young men who are saggin’ don’t know where it really comes from. But another word for saggin’ is jailin’.
“They don’t know why their pants are low … They think it’s a fad, or it’s something to do or it’s cool. And I say, ‘Well, No … it come from behind the bars.'”
Clear Channel has agreed to donate billboard space around town and Dooney designed a billboard showing him with his arms crossed, standing in front of downtown Dallas.
Dallas is not the first city to confront saggin’. Shreveport, La., Atlanta and Stratford, Conn., have discussed passing laws. But Dallas is taking a different approach, trying for the hearts and minds of its young people.
Glad folks in Dallas have time to worry about such things.

Watch the news report from Fox 4 News:

And listen to the report and song by Rapper Dooney Da’ Priest from NPR/KERA.

5ives

I haven’t done one of these in a while so I figured I’d join several together.

5ive things that rock:

5. Having my own Wiki to write about whatever I please
4. Scrubs starts back this week
3. NPR
2. Friends that let me borrow their truck while mine is in the shop
1. Watching candles burn in our new fireplace while my wife and I sit on the couch talking about what color to paint each room of the house

5ive things that suck:

5. The Iraq war
4. Amy and now Neal on The Biggest Loser
3. The Office is only 30 minutes long this week
2. Having my truck in the shop
1. AT&T Internet/DSL service

5ive songs I wish I’d written:

5. Almighty – Wayne Watson
4. One of These Mornings – Moby
3. Everything Glorious – David Crowder
2. Walk On – U2
1. Grace – U2

5ive TV shows I’d love to guest star on:

5. My Name is Earl
4. The Simpsons
3. The West Wing (might be hard since its no longer on TV)
2. Scrubs
1. The Office

5ive things I’d like to do this weekend:

5. Maybe look for a new truck
4. Frisbee Golf
3. Sleep in
2. BBQ with friends
1. Geocache somewhere new

5ive people I’m tagging to follow up with their own version of this list…

5. Thomas
4. Brandi
3. Dollye
2. Delaina
1. Eric

conservativism in 2007

Moby makes some great interesting points on his blog about the current state of the GOP and conservatives in 2007.
As I mentioned earlier, it seems like the “top runners” for the GOP nomination want to argue about who’s more conservative than the other. For some reason it brings to mind, “The first shall be last and the last shall be first.”
But either way, Moby asks, “What does it mean to be a conservative in 2007?” He gave his list and I want to share my thoughts (surprise surprise Rick Reynolds ;-))
I don’t know if my thoughts make me a conservative or not – I’d consider myself more of a moderate – but see what you think and share your thoughts.
Continue reading conservativism in 2007