"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today."
Mikhail Gorbachev
I just moved back into school this week, and I love it. I have a nice daily routine which includes probably an hour or so in the morning reading through Google News and haphazardly clicking around the web before I go to my first class...at noon. So every day I take in all of this information, which other than some random small talk here and there is all wasted. Even Katie typically loses interest in what I am saying after one or two stories, so this past week I decided to start keeping track of some of these things in an email draft. Then at the end of the week send it out to some people who may not have the same luxury as me--at least 4 hours of free time every morning to browse the internet. If you find this at all interesting, email me back and maybe I will keep doing it...otherwise, I could lose interest and do something more constructive with my time. Anyways, here goes:
Some things that don't suck:
Snuz N Luz,How would you like an alarm clock that connects to your bank account via WiFi then when you hit snooze, it donates your actual money to organizations that you hate? ...if this wont get you out of bed nothing will.
ex: Lets Obama had a late night Thursday in Iowa, so this morning when he hit snooze on his alarm clock it donated $10 to the GOP
The Ex , Now when I like something I typically talk about it, and I repeat myself sufficiently that if you know me then you have probably heard about this. It is a very modern looking knife holder. Instead of the standard block of wood, this is essentially a stick figure of a man with knives sticking out of him in various places...if you do not want to click the link, then just stop by my house in a year or two and check it out for yourself.
The Ex , Now when I like something I typically talk about it, and I repeat myself sufficiently that if you know me then you have probably heard about this. It is a very modern looking knife holder. Instead of the standard block of wood, this is essentially a stick figure of a man with knives sticking out of him in various places...if you do not want to click the link, then just stop by my house in a year or two and check it out for yourself.
Fridge Monkey -- in terms of practical application, this one should be at the top of the list. This simple device is a rubber mat with some ridges on it that allows you to stack bottles and cans of varying sizes on their sides without worrying that they will roll all over the place in your fridge. Now you can finally put that shelf which is too short for Corona bottles to good use!
Some things that do:
The ISIS, has been called "the most difficult puzzle ever." If you crack the code, there is even a unique ten-digit serial number on the inside which you can use to register for cash prizes...unfortunately this $200 rubix cube on crack has a flaw...the fancy locking mechanism is magnetic, and while working at The Sharper Image this past winter I found out that with one solid whack a table top, the ball bearing lock is released and the thing comes open easier than a can of soda.
Lake Michigan, Now with Less Water, you heard it here first...the great lake that we all know and love is a full 2 feet shallower than its normal December average! I do not really know why and neither does anyone else...but it cant be good.
Kenyan Athletes Under Attack , After a rigged election, rioting broke out amongst the more than 40 usually peaceful tribes of Kenya's Rift Valley--famous for producing nearly 200 world class runners. The violence rose to new levels this past week when 50 people were locked in a church and burned alive...If that wasn't bad enough, one woman struggled to a window to pass her baby to safety--only to witness her infant thrown back into the flames, more here.
Until Next time...if I have time,
-Chance Kelch
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