My broken driver-side window forces me to open my door often as a substitute.  Normally this is a hassle every time I need to pay a toll or get drive-thru… But today my broken window scored me a new (new to me at least) bluetooth headset!

While stopped at a stoplight, I opened my door and [...]

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McDonald’s wants to change the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of McJob.  Since 2001, the official definition, as stated on askoxford.com, is “A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low benefit, no-future job in the service sector.”
According to Time.com’s article, McDonald’s is leading a crusade with the objective of changing “the definition of McJob to ‘reflect a job that [...]

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Guest Blargued By: Zach
On my way to work today I filled up at my local 76 station. What could have possibly intrigued and outraged me at the same time other than licorice flavored liquor? My beloved 87 octane gasoline topping the charts at $3.97/gallon. As I stood there pumping my gas and eating my Abba-Zaba, [...]

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Since November 2006, lookpink.com has offered a search option where proceeds go toward a good cause. Their mission is to provide free mammograms to women who cannot afford them.
Helping out costs you the same as every other internet search you’ve done, zero dollars. In addition, its just the same as a regular yahoo [...]

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I live in California, and today is the presidential primaries. I went out and voted, and so should you (if you live in California). I’ve heard it all before — “my vote is worthless,” “it doesn’t matter anyway,” “its so insignificant why do it?” “I don’t have time,” etc. Well, we [...]

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Guest Blargued by: Eva
See the original post at Eco-hacks to comment.
Did you know that bamboo is the one living thing that has witnessed and survived the Hiroshima atomic blast from very close quarters? It also provided the first re-greening of Hiroshima after the bombing. Speaks volumes about how hardy the plant is to have survived [...]

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 Guest Blargued by: Bendever Gerona
I was once reprimanded by my college instructor, who happens to be a Catholic priest, cause I kept addressing him as “sir” while everybody else in the class calls him “father”. He was so furious and accused me of disrespecting his “status” that he threatened to fail me in his class.
In [...]

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