My kingdom for the (vegetarian) equivalent of a horse

Posted 2 May 2012

Daily Life, Food, Language | 10 Comments 

It’s 11:00 am an otherwise ordinary day, the time when a young man’s thoughts turn naturally to lunch. Your stomach gives a rumble and you think “Man, I could eat a horse”. Then you stop as the gravity of that thought sinks in. You’re a vegetarian. You wouldn’t eat a horse. And yet there’s no vegetarian equivalent – if you’re a vegetarian, not only are you limited in your dietary options, but you have no way of demonstrating to people just how hungry you are.

This is a double whammy. Something must be done. We need a vegetarian representative of a horse. Let’s hear your thoughts.

A Deer in the Headlights Day

Posted 1 May 2012

Daily Life, The Little Things | 6 Comments 

Ever had one of those days where you felt like you were a deer constantly being caught in the headlights of a car filled with gun-toting hunters?

Name that tool

Posted 27 Apr 2012

Commuting, Daily Life, Places | 3 Comments 

During a recent road-trip, I saw what could only be described as a home-made cleaning tool. If you look at the photo below, you’ll see a red broom-handle with a tennis ball attached to the foot of the handle. Close inspection of the tennis ball shows that it is dark and worn from use. (Admittedly, the picture doesn’t do a great job of showing the wear-n-tear, but trust us, it’s there.)

So, today’s post then is a trivia game: For what purpose could this tennis-ball broom actually be used?

The Depths of The Electronic Galaxy

Posted 23 Apr 2012

Daily Life, Design, Weird | 3 Comments 

It turns out that connecting to view your own screen over the internet (here I used the site join.me) is a quick and easy way to get a glimpse into the infinite expanse of the digital galaxy!

Feel free to click on the picture for an enlarged view, but be careful not to get sucked in!

Run until …

Posted 20 Apr 2012

Daily Life, Events, Signs | 3 Comments 

What an amazing idea!? I love the idea of a big group of people getting organized enough to race but NOT focusing on a set distance.

How can you train for this? Is it really random distance? Who ultimately decides the distance that will constitute a complete run? Is it a different distance for each runner? What is up with the mutant carnivorous dice chasing the runner?

This is the chicken, monkey, and dog tipping our hats to the genius(es?) around the Carnegie Mellon campus who thought this up. Bravo on the idea and on the sign that piqued my curiosity so well!

Any other questions you’d be curious to find out about this run?