Tag Archives: random finds

C’mon now… maybe they’re just trying to mix it up while being confined in the net-covered aviary, people.  And oh yeah, while being fed varying levels of mercury. Ok, to be fair, I don’t really know how they did the study.  But still.

I’m not exactly sure what algorithm is used for the autocomplete functions in these search engines–most commonly typed?  Most related to the common good?  Most random?  Here’s what came up from a Bing search when I started to type one particular request.  Number three on the list is pretty helpful, I must admit.

At long last, I’ve decided to get a smartphone.  My poor Motorola Razr has been on its last legs for a little while now and with the battery draining out with minimal usage over the course of a day, I figured I might as well have an up-to-date one that similarly drains with a little [...]

Got this in my email inbox today.  Shoot.  As an ethnic, I wonder what kind of conflicts of interest I have to worry about??

Here goes a recent advertisement that I saw for Amazon on the website dealsea.com.  Um… do the kids come with accessories too or are those separate?

Have you seen the Groupon website where it offers certain deals that activate when enough people show interest?  Take a look… I’m thinking that today’s deal with the Beacon Hill Athletic Club punchcard (for 20 visits!) might be just the thing to get a bit revved up and in better shape for summer.

I’m not the greatest fan of American Idol, but that underlying possibility is a good one– to find the unexpected gift, to allow the opportunity for that voice to emerge and just move you.  This audition, from Britain’s Got Talent, wasn’t done recently, but it’s a favorite.