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I don’t want to jinx myself, but here’s another on time offering of the Dimmer Switch. I think I’m getting the hang of this Tuesday/Thursday posting schedule.
Which Way Are We Leaping?
A lot more research went into this one than the usual Dimmer Switch. In most articles that require extensive research I utilize the [...]

First, here is today’s offering of the Dimmer Switch, as promised:
I’ll Take a Big Mac with Extra Chi
This is regarding the news that a McDonalds in California has decided to toss out the standard Mickey D’s decor in favor of a more energy friendly feng shui design.
It got me to thinking though, can [...]

Remember how a few weeks back I mentioned that I’d be writing for another website, only to spend the following weeks vacillating back and forth on whether or not I was going to do it? Yeah, that one. Well, I decided to do it after all. My first post appeared over [...]

Although cream cheese has usurped butter’s title of “Most Likely to Be Spread on a Bagel”, cream cheese isn’t quite the universal butter substitute it would like to be. Case in point, last night I decided to make popcorn just before sitting down to watch Lost (not to get off subject, but I am [...]

Yeah, I’m sorry that I haven’t posted today’s offering of The Dimmer Sw… wait, it’s done? Really? Alrighty let’s have it then:
In the Best Actor Category, The Oscars Made a Prime Mistake
Next week I’ll probably disappear from the internet without warning only to reappear three weeks later with a new Dimmer Switch offering [...]

Yes, I’m officially out of excuses. Truth be told, I’ve just been lazy. It’s no wonder I’ve managed to drive off most of my regular readers as I’m about as dependable as a watch without a minute hand.
Self loathing over? Yes. Moving on then.
So I did post [...]

Yes, this week’s usual version of The Dimmer Switch is up. Hoorays for me for sticking to a schedule!
The names have not been changed to protect the innocent.
Looking back at my posting history here on the blog, it appears that other than manufacturing a cat saddle, all of my posts recently have just been [...]

This week’s extra helping of The Dimmer Switch has been posted for your reading pleasure. It deals with an exclusive event this past weekend to which I was lucky enough to score tickets:
The Giants and Patriots were no match for The Spawn of Cyrus
All kidding aside, I was pleasantly surprised by Ms. Cyrus’s singing [...]

This week’s offering of The Dimmer Switch is up for your reading pleasures:
The Super Bowl - By the Numbers
I won’t go into the backstory as to why it was late… or why I didn’t post anything last week… or the week before… let’s just say my organization and prioritization skills have been lacking as of [...]