Quick Thoughts

  • OHIO!
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 6th

    I’m in Ohio this week. More updates soon.

    No comments

  • Animals on the Underground
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 3rd

    This is totally awesome.

    Animals, appearing in the Tube maps.

    Enjoy.

    No comments

  • Words I dislike
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 2nd

    Registrar.

    ugh.

    hate it.

    No comments

  • Weird.
    Author: mike d.
    Oct 1st

    In honor of their 10th birthday, Google has allowed you to step back in time and use its search engine as it appeared in January 2001. MikeDiDonato.com doesn’t exist nor does any reference to September 11th or Facebook.

    It’s kind of strange.

    1 Comment

  • A cute game.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 30th

    In love with the moon.

    find all the endings!

    1 Comment

  • Heavy Meddle.
    Author: Irene
    Sep 29th

    80’s hair-metal rockers Twisted Sister announce that they ‘are now going to take it.’

    Check out the inside scoop here.

    No comments

  • Skatecart.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 29th

    Whenever I’m wheeling a cart around the grocery store or the shop floor at work I am hard pressed not to kick off, jump on, and ride that cart for a few meters.

    I hope I never grow out of this desire.

    1 Comment

  • These guys?
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 26th

    They’re awesome.

    Video.

    2 Comments

  • Credit Crisis Explained
    Author: Ryan Schenk
    Sep 25th

    A couple weeks ago, Ben did a great job of explaining Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac to us.

    This episode of This American Life does a great job of explaining the greater “credit crisis” in excellent detail.

    2 Comments

  • One Man AC/DC Cover Band.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    AWESOME.

    2 Comments

  • Paranoia Song.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    Enjoy.

    (video)

    1 Comment

  • Habitat for Humanity
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 24th

    Mandy is doing Habitat for Humanity. If you’d like to help her out with a donation, click here.

    No comments

  • child.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 23rd

    I should name my firstborn son “Norman”

    7 Comments

  • Richard Dawkins
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 22nd

    And his talk on our Queer universe on Ted.

    Enjoy!

    No comments

  • Hungry?
    Author: Irene
    Sep 19th

    Try a 100 lb. (45 kg)  burger.

    Just one item on the list of the World’s Top 10 Largest Things 2008, and where to find them.

    3 Comments

  • Avast Mateys!
    Author: Irene
    Sep 19th

    It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Check out the fun here.

    Been a while since you’ve sailed the seas pillaging for booty?  Check out these fantastic guidelines for how to talk like a pirate!

    1 Comment

  • Batter Blaster.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 17th

    Heck yes.

    from Darcy.

    3 Comments

  • Shop Rite.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 16th

    Huge African American Male at ShopRite with sunglasses: Dude. Your hair is awesome.
    Me: Thanks!
    H.A.A.M.@SR.w/SG: Seriously. You’ve got it goin’ on.

    3 Comments

  • Some Links.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 15th

    1. According to Wikipedia, Brian Cox was in a Rock Band before he decided to study physics.

    2. Food day? Yes please. (from shamus)

    3. The creepy cat. (video)

    1 Comment

  • Brian Cox vs. Sir David King.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 14th

    I roll my eyes at Sir David King’s arguments in this video but perhaps I’m biased because I have a man-crush on Brian Cox.

    3 Comments

  • Reese.
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 11th

    I love this picture and this picture.

    6 Comments

  • National Orienteering Day!
    Author: Patrick
    Sep 11th

    As Mike D’s geography & maps correspondent, I’m here to tell you that this weekend is National Orienteering Day! Get maps, explore the woods, and find checkpoints! Less than $10! Woo!

    And since I know that most of you are in the CT/MA area, here are the two events nearest you! (I can look up other National Orienteering Day events by request, too.)

    9/13 Tarrywile Park, Danbury, CT

    9/14 Great Brook Farm, Carlisle, MA

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  • MSPaint and What the Font?!
    Author: mike d.
    Sep 11th

    With MSPaint and www.WhatTheFont.com I just figured out the fonts of our company logo faster than our administration could find the info.

    I applaud you MSPaint application and WhatTheFont website designers. I applaud you.

    3 Comments

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      May 30th, 2008 by mike d. in Quickthoughts, Humor

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      from Shaun L.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Witty Text Suggestions!

      May 30th, 2008 by mike d. in Features, The Page

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      We’ve been rocking the Witty Text for a few years now. What’s Witty Text you ask? It’s the little changing phrase under the MikeDiDonato.com logo up at the top right of the page. Every time you reload the page, it gives you a different phrase.

      We have such gems as:

      Soy un hombre del queso.
      Recommended by 4 out of 5 adult film actresses.
      Salt is the volume knob of flavor.
      {IF _mikedidonato IS “on”} awesome=lots {ELSE} awesome=0 {/IF}

      and
      We waste water here. A lot of it.

      Right now I have 40 rotating phrases (10 mikedidonato.com points if you can name them all!)

      Typically this little witty text phrase is really appreciated by first time visitors and completely ignored by regular visitors. Well, I think it’s time to revamp the list with some surefire winners. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to post them in the comments. I’ll add the favorites to the list and take out some of the lamer ones that have been stagnating in mediocrity (like Curing boredom since 1981. that’s pretty much the pinnacle of ‘eh’)

      The only rule is that the clever phrase should be less than 75 characters long. Otherwise we could get into formatting issues.

      The Comments are Open!

      Authored by: mike d.

      First Teachings

      May 30th, 2008 by mike d. in KungFu

      currently eating: tasty toast with raspberry jam.

      Last night I had my first night of teaching as a Kung Fu assistant instructor. It was pretty fun. I hope I kept the students engaged and entertained. I definitely need more practice. One of my instructors, who recently received his black belt, saw me walk in with my new satin digs but without the obligatory gray belt. Non-black belt instructors at my academy wear gray belts in order to increase mysticism. That way you never really know how hardcore your teacher is. So, Sihing Matt noticed that I was wearing my red belt and promptly disappeared into the back room. He reappeared and handed me his old gray belt. It was quite an honor. As he handed me his belt…

      Sihing Matt: “wear this one. it’s lucky.”
      Mike D: “because you made it to black?”
      Sihing Matt: “yup. just don’t get the debilitating knee injuries that I got.”

      sweet.

      June is pretty unique this month because there’s a tournament in CT. While I can’t make the actual events, Master Wong (the biggest of the big in our kung fu family) will be coming to town. He’ll be teaching a few classes and I have to try and plan my schedule so that I can make it to as many as possible.

      Authored by: mike d.
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