There were these things called bathrobes. They even had a belt thing that went around them so you could secure the bathrobe to yourself and walk around.

You know.. a Snuggie looks a LOT like a bathrobe that's just been put on backwards – now THAT is some brilliant thinkerizing and inventering.

How much do you want to bet that the Snuggie was "invented" during a drunken coordination-less attempt to put on a bathrobe?

I know, you're thinking "but a bathrobe won't cover my feet like a Snuggie!". and you're right. Fortunately, life isn't a medieval-combat video game where you're only allowed to wear on piece of clothing that covers your legs – you can double up and put a normal blanket over your feet (or even slippers), giving you the freedom that only a Snuggie commercial seems to be able to offer.

Five month old Samudra plays with a blue ball at the Oregon Zoo.

Not to be confused with the 10th Worst President: Rutherford B. Hayes…

As the 10th person elected to be president of the United States, John Tyler is automatically the worst 10th president of the United States of America. He was also the best 10th president. And according to a C-SPAN survey, our best/worst 10th president was also the 8th worst president of all time as of 2009.

You've seen them advertised on TV. "Get your authentic Barack Obama U.S. Silver Dollar.. blahblahblah. Buy now and get like FOUR of them! For $20!"

Please. PLEASE! Do not trade anyone $20 + shipping and handling for four $1 coins.

These are not collectors items. They are normal one dollar coins (the kind that you can walk into the bank and trade a dollar bill for) with a STICKER on them. They will not increase in value – 20 years from now they will still be a $1 coin, worth $1.

I know that public education has failed many Americans, and left many without basic reasoning skills.. but.. it still saddens me that anyone, no matter how intelligent (or un) can be coerced by a television commercial into agreeing to trade $20+ for $4.

If you really want Obama dollar coins, head to the bank and get a few $1 coins (they'll cost you… $1 each!), buy a pack of Avery stickers for your printer, print off and stick some little Obama heads onto the coins and VOILA, you just saved yourself from getting ripped off!

I ordered some stuff that was shipped via UPS. A normal occurrence in this day and age.
The scheduled delivery date was Monday, Feb 10 – but when I checked the tracking status on Friday the 6th, I saw that it was out for delivery already. "Neat!" I thought. Until I checked later in the afternoon and saw that the status had changed to "THE RECEIVER WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE". Boo to that! So when I got home I took the little UPS sticky note off the door, signed the back stating that it should be left without needing a signature, and I assume all liability, etc. and put it back on the door Monday morning.

Done. Right?

Nope. I check the status later Monday evening and see "THE RECEIVER WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 3RD DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE"! WHAT?! I was upset with UPS, why would they ignore the slip?! When I got home, I realized why – some schmuck in my apartment took the slip off the front door and stuck it on my mailbox. Doh! But I had a plan.

Tuesday came along, and this time my signed slip was on the door along with a post-it note that said:

Please leave this on the front door for UPS.
Do NOT put it inside on my mailbox… again.
UPS doesn't have X-Ray vision and can't see this if it's inside.
Thanks 🙂

Since I'm actually writing this post Tuesday morning.. I'm not sure how things turned out yet. Did I get the package?! Did the slip end up inside again, causing my package to be stored at the closest UPS facility, requiring me to drive an hour round-trip to pick it up? The suspense is killing me!

Have you ever stopped to think what ants might think about humans? To us, ants are pests, something to eliminate from our homes, our picnics.. our lives. But imagine the propaganda and fliers that those little guys must pass around in their little tunnels.

They're just trying to go about their lives – dig tunnels, collect food, other ant stuff – and we attack them. We resort to chemical warfare, commit genocide, and stomp on them. Some humans even burn them with magnifying glasses.

These little guys are troopers, trying incredibly hard not to let the torture and hardships that we inflict upon them break them down. We should all take the time to honor an ant, and maybe even give it a hug and tell it that it's a very important little guy and we're very proud.

It looks like I'm on an ants kick right now. This may or may not be the last ant related post.. this week. 😉

When I was a kid, the idea of having an ant farm always interested me. I think it was partly because I have a bit of a fear of insects, and I liked the idea of being able to watch them safely and to be in control. But that fear was also what kept me from ever getting an ant farm. More specifically, the fear that somehow they would escape and I'd have a roomful of ants.

Fast-forward a bit to today, and there still seems to be a market for ant farms, but they've gotten quite a bit more sophisticated. The most popular brand of ant farms for sale appears to be the AntWorks ant farms. What's neat about the AntWorks ant farms is that they're filled with a nutrient rich gel. Unlike a traditional ant farm, ants in a gel ant farm get everything they need from the gel. There's no need to feed the ants or give them water.

There are several varieties of AntWorks ant farms, but the one that really caught my eye was the AntWorks Tunnel Vision. The Tunnel Vision ant farms can be connected to each other, allowing you to build an ant farm as big as you can imagine! (and afford). Add to those the optional lighting accessory (the Fascinations Antworks Illuminator) and you've got an attractive display that would probably easily rival the interestingness of an aquarium.

One thing that I'm curious about though: if two ant farms with well established ant colonies are connected to each other, will the ants defend their territory? Will there be constant ant battles? Is someone going to test this and get back to me? 🙂