Drive-Bys

Wow! I'm adding this to my Christmas list. Doesn't that look like fun?
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Elizabeth notes that this checks out on Snopes.com:

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem.

When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial 1-800-FREE-411, or 1-800-373-3411 without incurring any charge at all!

This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends. This works on your home telephone as well!
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Your Superhero Identity For Today Is:

Name: Green Wolf
Secret Identity: Omnibus Driver
Special Power: Somatic Spear
Transportation: Nuclear Train
Weapon: Flame Whip
Costume: Bulletproof Skin
Sidekick: Hop-a-long Cassie
Nemesis: John the Riddler
Tragic Flaw: Addicted to email
Favorite Food: Clam Chowder (see How Massachusetts are you, below!)

Get your Super Hero Identifier here.

(A tip of the cap to the blogger formerly known as P'Nut.)
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You Are 72% Massachusetts

You're pretty Massachusetts, but you're starting to slip. Go eat a bulky roll and flip off a New Yorker.

How Massachusetts Are You?

(Who'da thunk I'd be more Massachusetts than Jay? Guess you can't take the Beantown out of the girl, no matter how long it's been since she's lived there!)
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At last, well written, non-judgmental, matter-of-fact fashion advice for nerds.

(As non-judgmental as you can be when you label someone a "nerd," anyway. I probably would have chosen the phrase "fashion-impaired" instead.)

(A tip of the cap to the Dynamist.)
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For Laurence Simon and anyone else in the tech support biz -- Medieval Tech Support. I suspect you all have days like this!
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The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died. Men worldwide shed a tear and share a moment of silence.
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Shark-fighting zombies? Yeesh! (Don't tell you-know-who!)
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Hungry? The Carnival of the Recipes is up at Technogypsy. Loads of yummy goodness! See?