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Twitter Glitter :: Small Bursts of July 4th Goodness
Friday July 4th, 2008 by Chad Norman

I just got back from the fireworks store where I found this “Twitter Glitter” fountain by TNT fireworks. I couldn’t pass up this explosive which shares a name with the popular microblogging service. What are the odds it goes Fail Whale on me tonight and ends up a dud?

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Posted in Humor, Photography, Pop Culture


Dr. Seuss Collection Organized by Spectrum
Friday February 22nd, 2008 by Chad Norman

While searching for a particular Dr. Seuss book the other day, I noticed there was a wide range of colors on the bindings. Inspired by chotda’s rainbow bookshelves, I quickly threw the Seussian volumes into their proper ROYGBV order (I left all the white ones on the right). Not a mind-blowing display, but Coop liked it!

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Posted in Art, Design, Humor, Parenting, Pop Culture


Mount Pleasant Speedbump Slows Stopping
Thursday December 27th, 2007 by Chad Norman

You gotta wonder if this is progressive design or incompetent urban planning…or maybe you don’t. Either way, I bet this speedbump has a chronic case of braking envy. I mean, a speedbump next to a stop sign is like a Taser being followed by a bullet, right? Mount Pleasant location.

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Posted in Humor, Photography


LORD 2.0
Saturday December 15th, 2007 by Chad Norman

Driving north on I-75, the tundra of Western Ohio is pretty bleak. Rows of harvested corn fight off sticky snow, and the sky already has that gray winter glaze. This is why so many Ohioans move to SC…can you blame them?

Somewhere south of Dayton, a giant red logo caught my eye. LORD. Not just any lord, but LORD in big red uppercase techno typography. I drove on, slightly tickled and more than curious. Turns out to be innocuous, but you always have to keep an eye out…

BTW - how cool is it that they own LORD.COM? Swank.

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Posted in Geeking Out, Humor, Pop Culture, Travel


Blog Count
Thursday September 27th, 2007 by Chad Norman

I gave a division-wide presentation on blogging a couple weeks ago, and my coworkers kept a running tally of how many times I used the word “blog”. 114! Not bad for 35 minutes. I’m speaking to a group of librarians tomorrow on blogging, and it’s a full hour! I put the over/under at 210.

blog count

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Posted in Blogging, Humor


Taking the Stairs
Tuesday August 14th, 2007 by Chad Norman

Had I not been taking the stairs, I would have missed this hilarious opportunity to ingest some irony.

Stairclimber

Stairclimber

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Posted in Geeking Out, Humor


Confusing Bumper Sticker
Monday July 30th, 2007 by Chad Norman

So, my wife has been rocking a “Cheney/Voldemort ‘08″ bumber sticker for a while now, and it’s recieved mixed reviews. She thought everyone would get it, but clearly not that many people actually know who Voldemort is. I’m not sure how this is possible.

A lot of people sheepishly ask her who Voldemort is, instead of asking what is really on their mind - “Do you actually support Dick Cheney?” The fact that people would need to ask this kind of scares me. Clearly he isn’t running, and who doesn’t know this?

But the craziest comment came a couple weeks ago. Jen was at a stop sign waiting to exit out of our neighborhood. A huge pickup pulls up to the left, blocking her view. She’s not shy, so she sarcastically says, “Thanks man!” The driver leans over, and yells, “Shutup you stupid republican bitch!” Wow, just wow.

Cheney

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Posted in Humor, Politics


You Gotta Love Wrong Number Voicemails
Wednesday July 18th, 2007 by Chad Norman

This message was left on my voicemail about a year ago, but I’ve never posted it here. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t who she was looking for. It’s short…enjoy!

Here’s the .mp3

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Posted in Humor, Pop Culture


Gropin’ Granny
Monday June 11th, 2007 by Chad Norman

Ha! I just rediscovered this shot while going through my Relay for Life stock. This couple was great. The shot might seem mundane, but there was definitely some flirting and occasional patting going on.

Groping



Three Year Old Googler
Thursday May 3rd, 2007 by Chad Norman

I was going through my browser history trying to find something, when I ran across a Google entry with my son’s name on it. When I opened the page, it became clear what had happened. Apparently he’s taken up egosurfing, and was googling his own name!

Cooper Google

OK, so he entered a little more than just his name, but still - what a clown.

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Posted in Humor, Parenting, Pop Culture