Jake of the Web Time Wasters And Then Some

Things younger than John McCain

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/

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So, what are some things younger than John McCain?

Bugs Bunny
Mount Rushmore
The Hindenburg
Scrabble
The Lincoln Tunnel

You’re not really bored until you resort to this.

Peeling paint web cam. As much fun as watching paint dry. Or, at least peel.

Peeling Paint

Wilford Brimley and his roving band of cats

Cats that look like Wilford Brimley
Bonus: Do an image search for 'Diabeetus'.

Wilford Brimley Cats

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Walk Score.com: How walkable is your neighborhood?

Rates the walkability of your neighborhood – the proximity to vitals like stores, schools , parks and libraries. It lists all of the nearest in each category. My neighborhood in Taylorville only gets 28 out of 100, while my parents in Sugarhouse get 77 out of 100. The best use of this site is to point out how many amenities are within walking distance from your home – and hopefully you are encouraged to walk or bike to them rather than drive.

A major intersection in Sugarhouse gets a very high Walk Score of 95 out of 100.

Whereas a major intersection in Sandy only gets 62 out of 100.
WalkScore.com

Find your phone by calling it from your computer

Call your own phone when it's lost without having another phone around. Also, set a phone call time to interrupt a meeting or date you expect will suck.

PhoneMyPhone.com

The Fetch Machine

A cute vid of a dachshund playing with a brilliant invention: the dog places a ball in the machine, and it will throw the ball automatically. As any dog owner knows, this is a brilliant invention – plus it's fun to watch the dog having such a good time.

Get nutrition information through text messaging

http://www.diet.com/mobile/

Diet.com has a great service: by texting 'DIET1' (34381) with a restaurant name and menu item, you can get the specific nutrition information for that item. The results are very fast, and accurate.

Hulu for the win

NBC and News Corporation (Fox) have joined forces to bring the world Hulu.com - an unlikely name to stir such feelings of appreciation.
Strange name or no, the site is getting it right. The main shows I use it for are The Office and 30 Rock - all of the new episodes are available the day after they originally air (which happens to work better for my schedule, anyway).
Quality shows, when I want them, for free. The two main things that has taken me away from regular broadcast TV are the strict timeframe and the commercials. Hulu has regular TV beat on both fronts. I don't mind commercials, per se, but the current overabundance of commercials on TV are squeezing out the entertainment like so many weeds choking out my lawn (that last metaphor is all too close to home, sadly). Granted, there is a little bit of advertisement on Hulu, but it is manageable - it almost makes me want to give the advertisers my business.

The risk of not taking risk.

So, I'm still trying to find my niche here. Trying to figure out what this blog should be about: right now it's about whatever the hell I find interesting.
I have become a fan of MarketWatch.com lately, which seems to be the right mix of 'I already know this, thanks for the reinforcement' and 'Wow, now I get it'-type articles. It challenges me without putting me to sleep.
This article explains how "yeah, the stock market sucks right now. People are losing money. But guess what? That's what you signed up for with the stock market."
The question is: can you afford not to take the risk? More risk equals more return. Without that greater return, you are likely just losing ground to inflation. The number of dollars may stay the same; but what you can buy with that money is slowly whittled away.

Mario Brothers Soundboard

http://redruth.greenbean.org/~ben/4CR/smb_super_synth.swf

Or search 'mario brothers synthesizer'

A good looking, fun sound board that contains every song and sound from the original Super Mario Bros. It really took me back.

http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2006/01/28/super-mario-bros-super-synth/

A downloadable version is also available, so you don't always need to be online.