In the Shadow of the Moon

I am looking forward to seeing this documentary. This is going to be a must have in the collection. Between 1968 and 1972, 12 men walked upon the surface of the moon. All of the surviving crew from the Apollo…

The Top PCs of 1982

Popular Mechanics was definitely ahead of the curve when it came recognizing the fact that copy protection can stifle innovation: It used to be that programs were easy to copy and change. But manufacturers began to lose money as many…

Telecom Tax Imposed in 1898 Fades Away

This tax has generated over $6 billion every year! That is a lot of pennies. Gee how nice that we all can get a refund, but just only for the last three years. Something is better than nothing. I wonder…

World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Summerfest

This is just cool! Can you imagine you can see all sorts of cool things from classic cars to the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. And of course oddles and oddles of catsup! 8th Annual Catsup Bottle Summerfest The World’s Largest Catsup…

Race for the Cure!

Today I got up early and met my girlfriend and sister for the Race for the Cure in downtown St. Louis. I first heard about this good cause from an email at work. Edward Jones is a big sponsor and…

99 Red Balloons

Just recently on March 26, 2006, VH1 aired the music video for Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” continuously from 2pm EST to 3pm EST. The song, originally recorded in 1983 as a Cold War protest by German pop singer Nena, tells…

The Story of Ctrl Alt Delete

This is a great video and we learn the true story of CTRL ALT DEL — I mean wait to see Bill Gates in this one.