Archive for July, 2008

Britney… Paris… and Obama?
July 31, 2008

If you haven’t seen the latest commercial coming from the McCain campaign then you would have missed the new comparison.  Apparently the people over at McCain’s side believe that a way to market to voters is to compare Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and claim that Obama is just merely another celebrity.  
This [...]

Scrabulous Awesomeous (no points, not a real word)
July 31, 2008

For millions of Facebook users across the country, the unthinkable has happened: the application Scrabulous has been canned.
The response was instant and uproarious. And hilarious.
As of Tuesday the 29th of July, the application (worth 20 points) had been hacked and removed.  For some, this comes at no surprise.  The Hasbro company began a lawsuit against Facebook.com [...]

Anti-Shark Week, but not Anti-Shark
July 29, 2008

Okay. Here’s the truth. I am terrified of sharks. I always pride myself in being practical, logical, and even-minded. I use common sense. I don’t freak out over “girly” things. But there is something about those frightening, fast, smart, underwater creatures that scare the living daylights out of me.
I don’t remember when it started. I’ve [...]

A Maryland college does their part to save the environment!
July 28, 2008

        I was reading the News 4 website today and stumbled across a story about how Towson University is selling discounted parking permits to student and faculty members that drive hybrids.  What a great idea!  The 50 percent discount gives students and staff an incentive to be more environmentally conscious.  According to the article posted [...]

OBAMA-RAMA
July 24, 2008

Barack Obama: Politician. Celebrity. Rock Star?
Sure seems like it these days with a Rolling Stones-type world tour.
In a current world tour that includes some of the Middle East and Europe, tens of thousands of fans have been flocking to see and hear the presumptive candidate Barack Obama. There’s been a speech in Germany and a stop in Israel so [...]