Sudoku Champ vs. Google

If you like Sudoku, you'll love this!  Amazing what we can do with technology.

A Carrot A Day...

A carrot could hold the key to attractiveness, according to a recent UK study.   (While complete details of the study are not yet available, they will be published in the popular science journals, Evolution and Human Behaviour, sometime this March.)

I love that this particular article calls out the fact that people tend not to eat fruits and vegetables just because they're healthy, but are suddenly more inclined to eat them if they know it'll boost their aesthetic appeal.  I don't know whether to laugh or be appalled over the notion that a culture could value preventing a wrinkle more so than preventing a heart attack.

Having Fun With Snow

It's short, but brilliant.  Star Wars fans, enjoy!


Snowy trench run from Aaron Dabelow on Vimeo.

In The Company of Heroes

It's years old by now, but if you haven't watched HBO's Emmy Award-winning mini-series, Band of Brothers, you're missing out.  It follows the story of Major Dick Winters, a decorated American military officer, who bravely leads his men through D-Day and temporary occupation of the Eagle's Nest,  Hitler's secret retreat in the mountains of Germany.  I highly recommend renting this series through Netflix or what have you.  I guarantee you will laugh, you will cry, and you will likely more fully understand what our men had to endure during World War II.  I know I certainly did.

Sadly, the Washington Post reports today that Major Dick Winters has passed away at the age of 92.

He is and always will be one of America's finest...


(Clip provided by Band of Brothers/YouTube; Major Winters weights in on whether or not he's a hero.)

Future Politician?

At some point during the fifth grade, I'm pretty sure I could recite all of the Presidents of the United States without hesitation, but little Charlotte is only two years old!   Watch as she's quizzed by her father and fires back (most of the time) with complete confidence.

The End Of The Pint?

Cheers!

If British lawmakers have their way, pubs across the UK will soon be serving "schooners" of beer in addition to traditional pint and half-pint sizes.  A schooner is essentially two-thirds the size of a regular pint, or similar to a "grande" in coffee-speak.  The decision to switch things up is apparently based on growing consumer demand, but not everyone is happy about it, particularly wine lovers.

I don't know about you, but "Let's stop for a quick schooner" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "pint."

Read on...

Visual Voices

Capitalizing on the idea that each person's voice is both powerful and unique, VoicePrints has come up with a brilliant way to bring one of a kind pieces of artwork to the masses, all at an affordable price.  Check 'em out!