A Fastball to the Face Has to Hurt

Every winter, baseball fans around the country count down the days until spring training. This year I was particularly excited when teams broke camp in Florida and Arizona and finally headed back to their home cities for opening day. With an economic crisis, rampant piracy and a terrifying outbreak of swine flu dominating the news, baseball’s ability to entertain and unite is important.

Crazy Old Pokewoman Gotta Catch Em All?

I found these images yesterday while I was searching the depths of my hard drive for a new Facebook profile photo. I took them during the summer of 2007 in a fresh foods market in St. Petersburg, Russia (yay for family vacations). I really don’t know what to tell you other than the fact that two years later, these pictures still confuse me. I guess she had to catch em all?

Stuff So Expensive, It Makes my Head Hurt

Right now the economy looks like roadkill. It isn’t getting up anytime soon. As jobs are shed and people cut back on spending in an effort to weather the storm, the ultra wealthy and their lavish purchases become even more shocking, excessive and fascinating. Bailout recipient Citibank was quick to cancel the delivery of a new 50 million dollar jet despite multi million dollar penalties (that most likely would have made it less expensive to just take delivery of the aircraft) and a government effort to avoid a public relations nightmare.

Microsoft Arcade Fail

I just found these images on my old external hard drive and frankly, I still want my dollar back.

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Surprisingly, American Companies Can Make A Good Car

The use of TARP money to temporarily bailout the American auto industry has stirred up a lot of strong emotions while brand reputation has taken quite a hit from all the years of bad management and the firestorm of negative press brought on by union disputes. However, the biggest accusation against Detroit has been its inability to build high quality fuel efficient cars that people actually want to buy.

Reasons to be a Proud American no Matter Who Wins the Election

To say that there is a politically charged atmosphere here in the United States right now would be an understatement, and living in Washington DC, I am literally in the heart of it. The thing is though, what started out as constructive debate has spiraled out of control. I find that everybody is convinced that if the candidate they support is not elected, the world is going to end. To be honest, I am sick of this “my candidate or we all die” attitude.

How to Ruin the Internet in 5 Easy Steps

You are disgusted by the very idea of conflicting opinions and intelligent discussion. You even find great joy in disregarding facts and blatantly ignoring social norms. You are an Internet Troll and it is your mission in life to take joy from others in any and every way you can. It is for you that I have written this guide so I may aid you in making the Internet experience as annoying as humanly possible.

The Many Uses of Adobe Photoshop

One of my absolute favorite pieces of software is Adobe Photoshop. It is incredibly useful and powerful, but for the average person, its extensive features and hefty price tag can be a bit much. For non-professionals, there are much cheaper and even free alternatives that are also great tools for working with images. Regardless of this fact, I still own a copy, and I am not even a graphic designer.

Automatic Transmissions are for Sissies

I have spent the past week driving around a rental car. The car, a 2006 Chevy Cobalt is without a doubt in my mind the worst vehicle I have ever driven. Although it is made entirely out of plastic, the Cobalt itself isn’t really a bad car. It’s reasonably fuel efficient and comfortable, and despite the fact that the particular example I lived with for a week was falling apart after two years of abuse in a rental fleet, I would guess that its fairly reliable as well.

What then makes this car even worse than my previous worst car ever driven, the 1985 Subaru Justy stationwagon with no doors and no drivers seat?

A Ricer’s Guide to Driving

It’s the day you have been waiting for your entire life. A few weeks ago you passed your driving test, and purchased your first car. In that time, you have slaved over your new baby, slowly transforming it from a front-wheel drive hatchback into a certified street racer. You have installed a body kit, new racing gauges, a new exaust, and more stickers than you can count. Today however it is finally finished. You just bolted on the rear wing. Now that your car with its 4 speed automatic gearbox and tire-melting 96 horsepower is finished, it’s time to get really good at driving it.