This is a video that lists some amazing statistics and predictions based on the current rate of change in the world. I first saw the video at Marketing Pilgrim, and a quick browse through the comments there will find you this link to the originating website, where you can download the original PowerPoint slides if you’re so inclined. There are also references to most of the claims made in the video in subsequent updates to the original post.

Karl Fisch is the original author of the “Did You Know” presentation, and he has chosen to license it using the least-restrictive Creative Commons license available, which I believe allows you to republish his work as is, or even use it as part of another creative work, with no attribution necessary. (I could be wrong about that last part).

Anyway, take five minutes to expand your mind without the use of a mind-altering substance, other than knowledge. Okay, that was ridiculously cheesy - but the video is worth it.

Tags: Did You Know, Karl Fisch, PowerPoint, statistics, predictions

If you have a sense of humour, you need to watch this clip from last night’s episode of Scrubs.

Tags: Scrubs, Guy Love, Scrubs the Musical

This is something I haven’t ever had the pleasure of doing in Vancouver before, play ice hockey outside! As we were headed to Science World on Sunday morning, we happened to drive past a field near our house and noticed that there were a bunch of people skating on a large patch of ice there. It turns out that the field had flooded just before we had a cold snap, and the resulting ice is both perfect for skating on, and totally safe, since it’s only about two inches off the ground.

So we decided to turn right around, bundle up, and head out on the ice. We had a blast passing a hockey ball around, taking Milo for quick zooms around in the stroller, and otherwise just enjoying each other’s company under a clear sky on ice! Thanks to Fran for having the foresight to bring the camera and capture the moment for us to remember. It was so much fun that yesterday I cut out of work at 4pm and headed home to get Josh, and we went back and spent another hour and a half on the ice. I felt like a kid again, playing until forced to go home due to the encroaching darkness.

Today we’re getting slushy snow and rain, so I fear our spontaneous ice rink’s time is already up. I’m really glad to have had the opportunity to lace them up outside though - I’m sure Josh is too young to appreciate how special that is in these here parts.

Note, click on the thumbnails to see full-sized images.

Tags: hockey, ice hockey, ice skating, Vancouver, outoor skating, frozen field

I liked to think that when I played acoustic bass with the Molestics, I was pretty animated on stage. Of course, I wish I’d seen this video clip - it sets a whole new standard for the term “animated bass player”. Plus, what’s not to like about an all female marimba band?

[Via A Welsh View]

Tags: acoustic bass, bass, upright bass, bass player

So, guess what happens when one spouse (say, me) leaves a dish full of one part dish soap, one part water mixture in the sink with all the other dishes - without telling the other spouse (Fran)? Well, she decides to do the dishes, which I of course can’t complain about, and doesn’t notice the fluid in the dish in question as it’s put in the dishwasher.

This post is just in case anyone else finds themselves in the same situation, with soap suds creeping out of the dishwasher at an alarming rate. (And so I have it archived somewhere, in case, you know… I need it again):

Here’s the fix:

• Dump all of your ice cubes into the bottom of the dishwasher to cool the water.
• Sprinkle salt on the suds.
• Pour some vinegar into the suds.
• Scoop out as many of the suds as you can.
• Turn your dishwasher’s knob (if it’s the old-school kind that has one) to the end of the last part of the cycle. It should be fairly straightforward to find the point where it actually starts draining the water. Usually this is right after the rinse cycle.
• Once it’s empty, turn it all the way around to the rinse cycle, and let it rinse then drain 3 or 4 times. The first time or two, monitor things so that the suds don’t get out of control. If you did the vinegar and salt thing, it shouldn’t be a problem.
• After about the 4th mini-cycle, you’re probably safe to do a regular load again to clean the dishes that are coated in dish soap. Again, monitor things, since the residue of dish soap on the dishes could cause a flare up of bubbles.
• If you noticed dish soap bubbles, yet one more cycle might be in order to get the dishes clean.

What fun!

Tags: dish soap, dishsoap, dishwasher, dishes, vinegar, salt, regular dish soap, suds, bubbles

I just happened across a page that every Calvin & Hobbes fan should read all the way through. Trust me.

Tags: Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin & Hobbes, Calvin, Hobbes, Bill Watterson, Watterson, comics

I don’t know why I found this clip so funny, but I can’t help but post it. James Lipton, the somewhat pompous guy from Inside the Actor’s Studio on Bravo, comes on Conan and shotguns a beer.

I kid you not.

For anyone that either works from home fairly often or knows people who do, this survey from SonicWALL might be worth a read. I’ll give you the juicy part:

All respondents were relaxed about their personal habits when working remotely. While about 39% of respondents of both sexes said they wear sweats while working from home, 12% of males and 7% of females wear nothing at all.

Just think about that next time you’re on the phone with someone who’s working at home that day…

Tags: working nude, working naked, working from home, telecommuting 

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. The Parents Television Council, which is an organization that is against sex and explicit scenes on TV, have taken it upon themselves to host a page of the week’s best oops, I mean “worst” clips from television. So wait, let me get this straight: Kids don’t have to actually watch entire shows anymore, hoping for a nipple peek here or some heavy panting there, they can just check out a synopsis on the Parents Television Council’s website? How cool is that!

You, like me, may never have realized how many voices on The Simpsons are done by two guys. Everyone knows Homer’s voice (done by Dan Castellaneta), but did you know he also does Grandpa Simpson, Crusty the Clown, Mayor Quimby and Groundskeeper Willy? Or that the Mr. Burns and Smithers are done by the same guy (Harry Shearer), amongst various others? Check out this clip from Conan O’Brien.

FARK Contest: Areas Google Could Infiltrate

I don’t usually post FARK Photoshop contests - in fact, I rarely even look at them. This one had me in stitches though, and I had to share.