How to reach any company

Quick 800 line access to hundreds of companies.
Consumerist’s (short) list of company CEO phone numbers.
And the granddaddy of them all: GetHuman.

Introducing Gmail Paper

Gmail Paper! What will those Google guys think of next?

Charlie bit my finger!


Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Those of you born of Irish blood will be unhappy, but I’m posting a link to the secret What’s Your Leprechaun Name? website.

Spy Hunter Pontiac commercial

This commercial for the Pontiac G8 brings back memories of a favorite video game. I can only imagine how many quarters I dropped on Spy Hunter…

Spin the Black Circle

Here’s a challenging puzzle called Spin the Black Circle.

Spitzer for governor TV ad


Scandal + Internet = T-shirts

Now you can be a part of the latest political scandal!

What’s your phobia?

Got a phobia? From various sources:
Bill Bob Thornton fears flying, antique furniture and bright colors.
Robert De Niro is afraid of dentists.
Katie Couric hates heights.
Johnny Depp and Sean Combs dislike clowns.
Alfred Hitchcock hated eggs. The site of the yolk grossed him out.
Scarlett Johannsen is afraid of cockroaches. Probably because she once woke up to find one [...]

The Mary Ann or Ginger debate is over

After hearing this bit of news, the Mary Ann or Ginger debate is over. Busted for marijuana possessions at age 69? Hey, she’s 69 — leave her alone. The rule should be that once you hit 65 you can do whatever you want as long as you’re not harming anyone else.

Hey, clean up that messy office

About 1 in 5 read blogs regularly. 
The world’s worst intersections and traffice jams.
Tree jewelry and tree knitting.
Today is Organize Your Home Office Day.

Some Monday (yawn) links

Trying to (yawn) adjust to Daylight Saving Time. It could take weeks.
Big Mac attack. Not the sandwich, the game.
Windows’ System Restore can save the day. This little program makes creating a restore point easy.
Women in Film.

Thursday clicks

Sad to hear about Patrick Swayze having cancer. He’s best know for Ghost, but my favorite Swayze film is Red Dawn.
It’s called a Hangboard. Someone’s gonna get hurt on this thing.
This was supposed to be I Am Legend’s ending.

Wednesday links to make you thinks

Daylight Saving time begins this weekend. So you know, it costs you money.
A 101-year-old who plans to run the London Marathon.
Life in Champaign-Urbana, in pictures.

Random links

The website of odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things spilled on the road by trucks.
A big list of the best real estate sites.
RiverBrew is a place where believers can come “to worship God through appreciation of his creation” and “to resume the Church’s historical role as making the finest beer in town.”

Random links and things that tickle

The new Obama video is on YouTube…
The movie I’ll be seeing on May 2.
Dan Simmons’ The Terror could be the best book I’ve ever read.
Why do we have a problem with the French? Probably because some of them — including an Oscar winner — think we made up the 9/11 attacks.
Got a dog but hate [...]