People often ask me what the most popular posts on my blog are. Now that the blog is a year old it seems like a good time to sit back and reflect. In general my most popular posts tend to be the ones I write about fashion trends, scientific studies, and famous people. With...
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Now that Easter is over many of us find ourselves with leftover Peeps. It seems like a great idea to buy Peeps when you see them at the store with their bright day-glow colors and fun spring time packaging. But really, eating one Peep is already eating one too many Peeps, and now you...
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Take note people, I am not writing this list because I hate Valentines Day. I actually really like Valentines Day, a lot, and it is always a really great day for me. Plus I am lucky and always get really great gifts on Valentines Day. My son was even born on Valentines Day which...
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5. Harem Pants
One trend that shouldn’t be worn on men or women is harem pants. Call them what you want, they’re MC Hammer pants. A horrible fashion statement at the time and now just a sad look that even makes the stick proportions of a runway model seem a bit too curvy in all...
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5. Christmas Laser Beam Cats
BuzzFeed predicts that this is how the world is going to end, I concur. This video gets points for production value and the creativity.
4. Do You Hear What I Hear? By The Bowen Beer Bottle Band.
And amazing feat of group participation and concentration, not to mention musicality. Let’s hear it...
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5. Pilots Miss Minneapolis On Northwest Flight 188
On October 21, 2009, Northwest Airline flight 188 overshot the destination by over 150 miles. Just as fighter aircraft were being prepared to be scrambled out of fear of foul play, the plane, flying from San Diego to Minneapolis–St. Paul, re-established contact. Its pilots, Timothy Cheney and...
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5. Leather Leggings
Daring and a bit naughty, leather leggings exposed the inner femme fatale, making you look undeniably feminine yet unbelievably edgy. Ensuring stuck-to-you leggings were never confused with your spandex workout gear, leather leggings were essential for the colder seasons to highlight your figure at a time when you tend to hide your...
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5. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
People love this Brooklyn band for many reasons, but above all because they’ve become masters at vocal harmony — and “Two Weeks” demonstrates that fully. The song is simple but doesn’t have simplistic psychedelia, with Ed Droste’s and Daniel Rossen’s voices creating this high/low effect that swirls around...
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