Your Camel

You have lost your camel, my friend
And all around you people are full of advice
You don't know where your camel is,
But you do know that these casual directions are wrong.

-Rumi

Buy Nothing Day

Yes, for most it's Black Friday, but for others it's buy nothing day.

I missed it, true, but you can make any day a "buy nothing" day. Go check it out.

Construction

I'm still trying to get my sidebar right. I'll be moving stuff around the next couple of days until everything is operational over there again.

Sloppy Sidebar

I'm in the middle of editing my blogroll... I'm considering changing it to sort by time... I'm also gonna delete all the dormant blogs in an effort to clean things up. If any of you who have dormant blogs start blogging again, just email me.

Anyway, it'll be sloppy until I work out the kinks.

Electric Super Car

I've always hated cars... Okay, maybe I don't hate them, but I've never been too interested in them. I view them in purely functional terms. I've never thought a car was "beautiful" or wanted to "take a drive" in a friend's new "baby."

That said, here's one that I find interesting.

Keeping Perspective

After the cyclone in Mynamar and now the earthquake in China, your "quiet boring life" doesn't seem so bad, huh?



You never know when your "quiet boring life" will be turned upside down, so these kind of events should serve as a constant reminder to be thankful for what you have, when you have it. Perspective is all important.

An Extraordinary Place, Dubai...

I found this incredible post about the growth of Dubai. I mean, the pictures were so amazing and the buildings so tall, that halfway through I started to think it was a big sarcastic joke... but it's not.

Dark & Stormy

Okay, so yesterday when I was complaining about my neighbor's dog, Bluedog wrote in and told me to drink a Dark & Stormy and that I'd forget about the dog.

Well I'm on my third Dark & Stormy and that fucking mutt is still out there, barking like a fucking seal. I'm gonna kill it with my bare hands and a log. Ultimate Warrior style...

As for the Dark & Stormy, it's a good drink, but a little sweet for my taste. I mean, that hasn't stopped me from having a few. Still, in the summer, I suggest some Pernod with seltzer.

Food Rationing Hits The US

Here's an interesting article on food rationing...

I told my wife this morning that we're all probably going to die a lot sooner than we ever imagined and she told me I was being a dick. "Why be negative if we are all going to die next week?" she said. "Might as well die happy."

Okay.

Nonetheless, just in case, here's some reading for you survivalists.

Trapped For 41 Hours In An Elevator

Poor guy.


Trapped in an Elevator for 41 Hours - Watch more free videos

Dinosaur Trader's Tupperware Party

Just like IBCs Platinum Party, only with Tupperware, poor people and a couple hundred thousand fewer hits.



Thanks to my first 100,000 visitors!

Backing Up Your Blog

Man, I was checking on Ainkurn earlier and I found out that Akalawoo's blog was hacked and all of his information was lost.

Awful.

So listen, here's an easy free program you can use to back up your blog.

If you don't like that one, there are other options here.

Blog In Disarray

I think I fixed the problem. I believe it was the Buzzfeed widget.

Anyway, now the blog is all wacked. Maybe I'll change the template and style.

But does it appear to be loading faster? It definitely is for me...

Quick Questions

Widgets... does anyone click on those little blue squares next to the stock symbols?

Also, I added a "recent comment" widget so that it's easier to track the conversation.

Just looking for some feedback.

Thanks,

-DT

The Super Bowl Is Gay

That's right.

BONUS SUPERBOWL OBSERVATION: Joe Buck's head is enormously large. Way out of proportion to the rest of his body.

Civics Exam

Here's a good test to take in an election year. It takes about 20 minutes. Don't cheat!

Let us know what you got via the comment section.

I answered 46 out of 60 questions correctly for a somewhat disappointing, 76.67%.

An Oldy But Goody

Man, after reading this post I wrote back in April 2007, I remembered that day perfectly.

Funny.

Meanwhile, the VO will be a little late today as I have to pick my daughter up at 4pm from a friend's house.

It should be up by 5pm. Apologies.

Setting Fire To My Face

I've been hit with a rogue cold.

My nose and eyes, feel like they're on fire. If I could simply harvest and sell my mucus, I'd be a billionaire.

How To Handle A Kitchen Fire

I know, I know... but listen, it's a slow day and with the holidays upon us you may have a fire in your kitchen. Consider this a P.S.A...


Fire In Kitchen - Watch more funny videos here

Incidentally, there's a message here for stock traders. If you have a "fire in your kitchen" (i.e. you're getting smoked) the best thing to do is not panic. There... now it's relevant.

A Wombat Type Of Thanksgiving

Again, this week I will be on "light blogging mode." I just bought a new winter wetsuit, upgraded my computer (coming Wednesday) and basically, will be taking it easy trading.



I look forward to getting back to full-time blogging mode a week from today. Expect a couple of posts this week, but nothing more.

Hope all is going well for you out there. Thanks for your patience as I "chill out."