So, I'm thinking of compiling my own list of "Books You Should Read". It will likely be as skewed towards my own reading habits as the so-called BBC Book Meme is towards the reading habits of whoever compiled that list. But I'm taking nominations for my list of the 100-ish Books You Should Read. I'd prefer …

Here's my entry on the book meme that's been running around. Books in bold are ones I've read. Looks like 35 of the 100. But I have a hard time believing this list came from the BBC. There's too much Cannon mixed with pop fiction and way to damn much Austen to represent anything like a …

From Defective Yeti. I got 75 out of 100. How about you?

A guest post, by my dad, in response to: On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places. There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about …

If Your Life Were a Movie, What Would the Soundtrack Be? So, here's how it works: 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every question, type the song that's playing 5. When you go to a new question, press the next button 6.…

For the flickr photo pools What's in your Bag? and What's in your Wallet?

From Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge NBA OR NFL? 36 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71, repeat, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit …