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Sblounskched!

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Sblounskched! The Newest Chocolate Rage is All Up Ons!

Ah, my favorite guilty pleasure. Homestar Runner.

So it doesn’t have much to do with the church, or my family, or politics. Oh well. That stuff would be worth very little if you had to sacrifice all joy and pleasure for it, now wouldn’t it?

Do yourself a favor and have a good laugh at the expense of American (un)culture; check out The Brothers Chaps’ latest, lampooning just about every single candy promotion over the past twenty years in their debut of “Sblounskched!” — the newest chocolate bar to hit the shelves… like a brick.

You’ve got the munch, />the crisp and the crunch, />livin’ in the gutter with grandma…

When coach puts you in, />you gotta go for the win. />Y2K turned out all riiiight!

SBLOUNSKCHED! You can do it! />SBLOUNSKCHED! Crunchy chew it! />Who’s got the money?!?

You got… SBLOUNSKCHED!

Sblounskched!

IconBuffet: Free Icons?!

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IconBuffet: Cute Duck

Ooh, these are so neat!

IconBuffet has this nifty new service called Free Delivery. Think of it like those tables in grocery stores where food samples get handed out, only it’s icons that you’re getting, and you’re allowed to pass the icons you get on to five other people (provided they sign up, too).

Yep, it’s a promotional tool to get your e-mail address on their mailing list. Oh, well.

Now, at the risk of losing major points in manliness, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for cutesy icon art like this. Back in my message board admin days, I was the guy who constantly added more and more emoticons. The current default smilies here are a thorn in my side, and eventually I’ll begin tweaking them. In fact, IconBuffet may be just the inspiration I need to do that…

Oh, and I’ve got Tower Grove Promenade if anyone’s interested. ;)

techtrack.gov Redux: the Feds Need Google Tutorials

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Checking out my SiteMeter stats, I found a funny little entry. Please feel free to check it out for yourself. Apparently, my previous “techtrack.gov” post has caught someone’s attention (and made it to the #1 slot in Google’s results for the string).

A note to my visitor(s) from 65.125.25.# (GRAY HAWK SYSTEMS/DOJ-FBI): The proper way to run a site-specific search on Google would be to enter “site:techtrack.gov” (without the spaces). You’ll be happy to find Google hasn’t indexed your precious classified site. As you found from your botched search, though, quite a few server logs have made note of your visits.

Yep, “Big Brother is watching you.” That is, once he finds his glasses.

Compare Local Gas Prices

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''Jonah and the Vine'' (Historiae celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus representatae, 1712. Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive)

Like the plant that served as Jonah’s shade, MyWikiMap (formerly CheapGas) was up this morning, but has shriveled in the scorching heat, leaving so many desperate commuters gnashing their teeth in anger.

It’s got a lot of potential, though, so keep the site bookmarked. It cross-references geographic data with Google Maps, giving you a wonderful graphic representation of the search results.

Other sites of a similar vein that I’ve found so far:

  • GasBuddy: okay, but mainly a mega-site that refers you to more local sites.
  • GasPriceWatch: Ugly. Map links go to Google maps, though, so that’s a plus.

Image: “Jonah and the Vine” (Historiae celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus representatae, 1712. Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive)

Actual Reality: Where are they now?

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Back in the high school days, I went to Littlestown Chapel and was really involved (we’re talking student leadership involved) with their Sr. High ministry, Actual Reality.

That was a few years ago, and I’ve lost touch with most of the gang. So the other day, I started Googling them, and here’s my “reunion list” so far:

If anyone can add to the list, please do!