Even though I've installed several toddler-friendly games on my iPod Touch for him to enjoy, he always seems to stray.
It's always a joy to wipe his grubby fingerprints from the screen after he begrudgingly hands back "Uncle Alan's game." It's even more entertaining to find out what he has managed to discover while my back was turned. I opened up the clock app last night to use the stopwatch. You can imagine my surprise to find that it had been running for over 1400 hours straight. No wonder my battery life sucked.
The latest release of iPhoto from Apple includes facial recognition capabilities. Simply tell the program who is in your pictures with tags (similar to tagging people in your Facebook pictures), and eventually it will automatically recognize you and your friends.
After tagging my brother in a photo, I laughed out loud at iPhoto's guesswork. Take a look:
No matter how many people complain about Walmart, the parking lot is always packed when I go there. I always seem to wait in line at the checkout. Their stores are popping up everywhere. So instead of complaining, I'd like to propose a social experiment.
My wife and I are a big fan of people watching. Not creepy people watching
behind bushes aided by binoculars. It's entertaining to simply be aware of the diversity of humans that we encounter. A prime location for interesting specimens seems to be Walmart. Inspired by a recent tweet of mine that described someone I saw walking into Walmart as I was walking out, I would like to see other people get
involved. Here is my proposal:
For those of you on Twitter, I would like to propose a new hashtag: #wms When you experience a new Walmart Sighting, simply update your status, being sure to add #wms to the end of it. This will ensure that it shows up for others when they
search for it.
For those of you who fancy your feed reader, subscribe to the RSS feed I have created for the above Twitter search. Here's a link. After subscribing, you should begin to receive updates when people tweet with the Walmart Sighting hashtag.
For those of you who cannot restrict your sighting report to a mere 140 characters,
I would like you to call me. As a former Grand Central user, I am now the proud owner of a fancy new Google Voice account. Click the button below to leave me a voicemail describing what you've seen at Walmart. (Upon clicking the button, it will ask you to enter your name and phone number. I won't spam your number. Promise.) The best voicemail messages will be posted on this blog periodically.
So
there you have it. My three-pronged approach to adding a little humor
to the world. Stop being so depressed about the stock market, and
start letting us know about the freak shows that you've spotted at
Walmart.
Amazing physical stamina. Perfectly spaced-apart teeth. The voracity of a elderly nursing home resident on Free Pudding Cup Day. Killer dance moves. Insatiable appetite for egg nog. Succinct. Potent. Good for you. High in fiber. Low in trans fats. The party portion of a mullet. Keen sense of hearing. Lousy sense of smell. Simultaneously timeless and punctual. Your new best friend from way back when.
