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Like everyone else at New Years I make resolutions. And like everyone else, I break every last one of them within the first month. Screw that. This year I’m making resolutions I know I can keep.
My New Years Resolutions for 2006
Increase my use of casual swearing, dammit.
Gain weight.
Spend money on frivolous things.
Oversleep at [...]

A new edition of the Dimmer Switch is available. Go read it, now!
2006: No Looking Back

Still enjoying my brief Christmas break, so here’s another link-o-rama for your reading/clicking enjoyment:
Purple rain or bird feces? We Parady an Overly Mocked News Catch Phrase, You Decide.
It’s Y2K6! Scientists are adding a second to the final minute of 2005, which will cause computer failure leading to collapsed economies and nuclear missles [...]

With Christmas just around the corner, here is a list of yule-worthy sites to check out. Enjoy!
XMas Bash - Play as Santa or Frosty. Be sure to watch the trailer as well.
Frosty the Recycled Lightbulb Snowman - When you just can’t make yourself throw those old bulbs away.
Norad Santa Tracker [...]

Anyone else remember the Star Wars Holiday Special? I keep hoping to see this released on DVD or that TV Land will resurrect this dog for repeat viewing, but so far no such luck. You’d think with all the fanfare surrounding the final Star Wars movie (or not, I don’t think it’s certain [...]

Bono, after proving the importance of never being photographed without wearing a pair of wraparound shades and apparently doing something for the poor, shares the Time Person(s) of the Year honor with Bill Gates and his wife Melinda.
After being informed of the honor, Bono is quoted as saying, “In your face, Mohamed El [...]

I added an email feature over at the Dimmer Switch this weekend, which should help to explain why I didn’t post anything here. The e-mail plugin installed fine, but I kept getting errors every time I made an edit to the template or a post. A new Dimmer Switch is available right on [...]

My latest offering of the Dimmer Switch is up for your reading pleasure. This is a landmark event because it is the longest consecutive streak of meeting my self imposed deadline. I’m in uncharted territory now, like Cal Ripken.
Today’s topic deals with the scarcity of the must have gift of this Christmas season. [...]

For your internet viewing pleasure, here is another batch of randomosity including news and other interesting stuff on the web. Click away:
A game of “Got Your Nose” goes terribly wrong.
If he knows when you are sleeping, if he knows when you’re awake, and if he knows if you’ve been bad or good, then Santa [...]

I might have missed the Banana Dance Party, but I’m just in time for Banana Boy’s arrest.

Favorite quote: “Oh my God, don’t shoot the banana”

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