Archive for July, 2010
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Nerd Alert!
Continuing the theme from my prior post, I was flipping through an investment book this weekend and caught a glimpse of a chapter heading that I thought said “Introduction to the Millennium Falcon.” For those of you with lives, the Millennium Falcon is Han Solo’s spaceship from Star Wars. That subject seemed out of place [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Whatnot by thenextstopwillbe
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Trahhhn!!!
The original movie blew me away when it came out. This trailer for the new film gave me a nerdgasm.
1 Comment » - Posted in Whatnot by thenextstopwillbe
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Content, Content, Content
Total frowny face. I was doing really good last week, I had thoughtful thoughts lined up a couple of day in advance so blogging was a breeze then I hit the weekend and ran out of juice. Hmmm… I guess I could post a brief summary of my weekend. E and I ran some errands [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Whatnot by thenextstopwillbe
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Swedish Chef + Old Electronica = Awesomeness
This video isn’t as good as The Muppets version of Bohemian Rhapsody but it’s still pretty funny. I think I used to own the 7″ 45 for the song.
1 Comment » - Posted in Whatnot by thenextstopwillbe
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Size Matters
A friend and I went out for lunch the other day and while out, spotted an NYC police officer on a scooter. It occurred to us that there is an inherent degree of respectability for an officer based on the size of their vehicle. Here they are from most to least respectable. I’m pretty sure [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Whatnot by thenextstopwillbe
Friday, July 16th, 2010
In the Style of…
I made a shocking discovery last week when I started listening to Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones. The classic guitar riff in La Grange by ZZ Top is not their own. Bah bah bum…! How did I come to this amazing conclusion? On Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones cover a [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Music by thenextstopwillbe
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Parking Rules, NYC Style
Photo by Lord Biro Sometimes “No Parking” just doesn’t get the message across so the NYC Department of Transportation has to pull out the big guns.
