Archive for February, 2009

identity theft

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Remember those Citibank commercials from a couple of years ago with the identity theft victims?
Recently, that scenario happened to my dad. Picture a big, burly, 60-year-old guy in flannel ordering hundreds of dollars in Hydroderm products. Only, the chick who stole my dad’s identity? She neglected to send the products to herself.
Imagine his surprise when [...]

twin leprechauns

Monday, February 9th, 2009

So is it just me or does the cover of Jason Mraz’s album look an awful lot like the Alabama Leprechaun?
Behold…

I think Mr. Mraz might owe that leprechaun a cut of his album sales.
P.S. For those who are not familiar with the Alabama Leprechaun, here you go.

cheesetastic

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

So apparently a lot of salespeople at work like the same Sirius stations, because there have been a lot of repeats lately. If I hear Van Halen’s “Panama” one more time, I might throw myself out a window. So to avoid what could be a nasty clean-up job, I just listen to Pandora instead.
For those [...]

ice queen

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

So you may have heard that Dallas got quite the ice storm last week. I know northerners think we’re all a bunch of pansies when it comes to winter. And you’re right - at least in my case. If my 3,000 lb car has the potential to become a giant hockey puck, I don’t want [...]