Unusual Stuff

The first initial public offering of Groupon stock was expected to be somewhere between $16 and $18 dollars, but it turns out that deal was a bit low.  Groupon’s actual IPO was $20 a share, a price increase for the discount website that will give Groupon a staggering $12.76 billion dollar valuation on the open market […]

Go to Google.com.  In the search box, type in the phrase “do a barrel roll.”  I’ll wait.  If you’re using a modern browser, or the most recent updated version of a browser, your world should have turned upside down.  Google has built in a fun Easter egg, “do a barrel roll.” What’s it for?  Well, it’s […]

Did you buy a Powerball ticket for last night’s drawing?  Did you buy it in Connecticut?  Did you pick the numbers 12-14-34-39-46 with the Powerball 36?  If that’s you, then congratulations!  You just won $245 million dollars.  One winning Powerball ticket was sold in Connecticut, netting some lucky person $245 million dollars in cash.  Hopefully they […]

Once upon a time, Jeremy Mayfield had a bright future.  He was a driver on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, making good money, and seemingly on the road to stardom, or at least a steady career as a professional race car driver.  Then in 2009, NASCAR suspended Mayfield after he tested positive for methamphetamines.  Mayfield […]

Is Justin Bieber the father of a Baby, Baby, Baby, Oh?  Well, according to 20-year-old Mariah Yeater, the 17-year-old Canadian pop singer is the father of her three-month-old baby boy.  Bieber’s reps are denying everything, of course, but Yeater has filed a lawsuit in California saying that Justin Bieber fathered her baby backstage at Bieber’s […]

It took a lot longer than expected, but Bank of America has finally seen the light.  The troubled nationwide banking firm announced a $5 fee for debit card use at the end of September.  Well, it’s the beginning of November, and it looks like that fee won’t be happening.  Bank of America has called off […]

Before October was over, I’d seen my first Christmas commercial.  On Halloween weekend, I saw my first Christmas decorations.  Every year, the holiday rush towards Christmas gets faster and faster, and nothing moves quite as fast as the online world.  Amazon has already debuted its combined Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals website, and the deals have […]

You’d think they were the perfect pair.  Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, and Zooey Deschanel, the twee indie film darling turned honey-throated 60’s style pop star as the lead singer of She and Him.  Their careers are going well; Death Cab dropped their seventh album this year and Zooey’s got a […]

Siberia is a harsh, cruel land.  It’s a dark, cold, lonely place, and it’s home to some of the most isolated places and communities in the world.  It’s no wonder that Siberia has some interesting genetic oddities among its population.  For example, ancient cavemen.  Traces of DNA from the proto-human Denisovan Neanderthals have been found […]

There’s a new member of the exclusive space club.  While China launched its first rocket into orbit in 2003, there’s one thing the country hasn’t been able to accomplish, and that’s actually docking a space ship with something in orbit.  Well, China already has the Tiangong 1 space module in orbit around planet Earth, and […]

When it comes to the current scientific community, bigger is better.  More powerful, more awe-inspiring, more expensive… that’s just how science is there days, and there will be no project more ambition than the £1-billion-pound laser said to be the largest in the world.  The Extreme Light Infrastructure Ultra-High Field Facility is a laser so powerful […]

October 31 is just around the corner and the Halloween celebration is in full swing. The last Saturday night before All Hallow’s Eve is often an intense night of partying for those 21 and over. Guinea pigs aren’t the  only ones dressed up in costumes, whether the disguises are well or poorly thought out, involve […]

It’s that time of year when people think it’s super hilarious to cross dress. Halloween brings out the drag in lots of folks, but especially professional athletes. You might think that’s creepy comedian Carrot Top up there, but it’s actually pro snow boarder Shaun White. Yes Mr. Winter X Games and Olympics medal winner is […]

The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off an improbable comeback – three times –  in Game 6 to keep their World Series hopes alive while dashing those of the Texas Rangers and their fans. Game 6 can bring so many momentum swings. Just ask Bill Buckner and Red Sox fans. Down to their last strike in […]

Whether it’s the stinkiest sneakers on the planet or a pair of shoes banned by the NBA, footwear can bring you recognition. Shoes can be a fashion statement or a functional tool, and now high-tech footwear can be a potential lifesaver. I’m not talking about Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone here. GTX Corp. offers a pair […]