Category Archives: Blog
Utah makes every weekend a 3-day weekend
Two years ago I wrote an essay here called How to make every weekend a three-day weekend. In it, I advocated the radical approach of moving to an 8-day week. Somebody was listening and saw the wisdom of this idea. … Continue reading
Breakfast Slurry!
From the “Ideas Not Ready For Prime Time” Department, we have the latest in food-on-the-go: Breakfast Slurry! Take your favorite breakfast cereal, throw it in the blender with some milk, and blend it to a thick milkshake consistency. Sound delicious? … Continue reading
BBC announces Top Gear America, ruins it instantly
Good news: The BBC series “Top Gear,” a cult-fave here in the US through the magic of YouTube and torrents, but a sensation in Europe, is at last coming to America. Good news: The current “presenters” (or hosts, as we … Continue reading
The incredible saga of the capsized Cougar Ace cargo ship
Some great reading on Wired today. Joshua David recounts the story of the race to save a massive cargo ship capsized at a 60 degree angle in the North Pacific, 230 miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, with over $100 … Continue reading