Archive for February, 2005
Gouge out the eye to save the body
Closed Published by Jake Allen February 9th, 2005 in UncategorizedWal-Mart closes Canadian store to prevent unionization. Unions are going to lose. They should get used to it. It’s not the 19th century, and retail is not the coal industry, or even the auto industry.
And seriously . . .
Canada?
Madness.
As many of you know, my job takes me to Ohio at least once per week. Therefore XM radio has really been a boon to me since receiving the receiver (ah, English) for Christmas. After the initial investment (which is significant) the $10 per month subscription has been very worth it.
Two pieces of […]
I am attempting to switch everyone from all my other email addresses (they are many) to my gmail account. The username on the account is “jakeallen”. The interface and spam filtering is so much better than anything I have used before, and the space and features surpass expectations.
Further I wish to recommend […]
Sometimes I have a lot to say, but can’t say it because of false propriety. Am I culpable for my silence?
2 Comments Published by Jake Allen February 11th, 2005 in UncategorizedMadness.
“But you don’t have to go to college to learn how to change a diaper.”
Madness?
As of today, I save $400 a year in car insurance
6 Comments Published by Jake Allen February 15th, 2005 in UncategorizedIt’s true. My car insurance went down by $400 per year.
Yesterday, I set up an investment.
I’m old.
Happy Birthday to me.
Of course, despite having lived a quarter-century, I am still not an adult according to fundamentalist Christians. This is because I am single, and therefore sinning each day I selfishly delay marraige. […]
Go read Dilbert. Scott Adams has a lot to teach us. I read him everyday. He is sort of like a modern day Buddha, only instead of meditation and self-enlightenment, he teaches us to be anxious, depressed, lazy, apathetic, and yet creative, egotistic, and manipulative at the same time. When […]
Baby Got Book, deja vu version
3 Comments Published by Jake Allen February 16th, 2005 in UncategorizedMy Baby Got Book post has turned out to be extremely popular, both in search engine hits and in word of mouth. It’s a video remake of a popular song from 1992. (13 yrs ago?? Am I an adult?)
I am reposting because someone told me they went to my site to find it, but […]
Achievement is so often disappointing, it’s no wonder why so many people don’t even try.
2 Comments Published by Jake Allen February 16th, 2005 in UncategorizedMadness.
Kramer explains to Jerry why marriage is a man-made prison.
(UPDATE: here’s a low-bandwith version (324k)
Teaching Math In 1950 …..
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price.
What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1960 …..
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price, or $80.
What is his profit?
Teaching Math In […]
Childhood gone: will you mis it?
2 Comments Published by Jake Allen February 18th, 2005 in UncategorizedNew WB show updates Bugs Bunny and crew for a new generation, burns timeless 20th century kitch art. You have to buy new merchandise now.
Madness.
Here is a guy trapped in a box.
Madness.