This one is a half-percenter, but it’s the kind of thing the internet loves, so here we go.
Last week I talked about the trailer for the new documentary Waking Sleeping …

I love mocking Portland “International” Jetport. But it’s friendly mocking.
“Ribbing”, if you will.
I was, however, concerned back in November when it was announced they were losing flights …

This entry has to do with the television show Lost. If you watch the show but you missed last week’s episode, you might want to skip this as I …

I think I’ve linked to this blog before, but quite frankly I’m feeling too lazy right now to check. “Schott’s Vocab” is a blog on the New York Times …

Got an email from a former coworker yesterday telling me about another coworker’s new book.
At the bottom?
“Sent from my iPhone.”
I hate those words.
I was so jealous – not …

Today the Boston Red Sox released details of their new Spring Training Ballpark and Player Development Complex that’ll open in Fort Meyers, Florida in 2012.
Similar to Minor League Sea Dogs’ …

The world’s largest shopping mall (based on total area) is the Dubai Mall at the base of the Burj Dubai, er, Burj Khalifa. Inside the mall is the Dubai …

Apparently this warm spell in mid-February isn’t just confusing people, it’s also confusing maple trees; sap is running about a week and a half early.
Check out this article from the …

While I guess the signs have been changed for some time, today’s the official relaunch of Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex as the ESPN Wide World …

I love architecture. In another life I could have designed buildings. I just read an interesting article in the New York Times about the new United States Embassy …

Is anyone else getting concerned? Last week we were supposed to have 8 inches of snow … then we got a dusting.
Last night we were supposed to …

You might have heard Walt Disney World announced a new Fantasyland back in September.
Back then they released this painting:

The Fantasyland Forest expansion will be complete in 2013 and feature mostly …

In honor of tonight’s episode of Lost, here’s an Los Angeles Times video of showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse discussing how Carlton joined the show:

Article about Dubai and it’s porous border with cross-gulf neighbor Iran: “Dubai Helps Iran Evade Sanctions as Smugglers Ignore U.S. Laws.”
Money quote from a member of Dubai’s Iranian Business Council …

The Boston Globe headline really says it all: “Manny Ramirez says this is his final season in LA.”
Can you imagine spring training has barely begun and he’s already saying stuff …

Stories like this are bad to read at five in the morning: “The New Poor: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs.”
Of course, I never even got unemployment, so that …

Last month I mentioned how the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, where Liz and I went on our honeymoon, has the Apple iPhone but no App Store (see …

Good morning! It’s barely morning now, on the shy-side of 4:30, but I’m awake as can be. Must be because I fell asleep at 9 last night watching …

One of the things that struck me when we lived in Dubai was that everyone called the Persian Gulf by the name “Arabian Gulf”.
Guess it made sense, we were living …

So, as you know by now, I worked for quite some time on The Emperor’s New Groove. Musician Sting, the former Police singer, also worked on the flick.
By my …