Would You Wear This Shirt?

I've been meaning to throw this up on the blog ever since I discovered this picture online two weeks ago. After attending the greatest concert of my life (Coldplay 2009, Wells Fargo Arena), I went online to view photos of the event. As I looked at photos of the many 20 to 30 somethings enjoying themselves at the concert, I stumbled upon this gem. Here is a picture of two friends of mine, one of which is my roommate who got his concert tickets from me. Since I gave him the tickets, I don't feel too bad about calling him out on this horrendous shirt. But my opinion doesn't mean much. So what do you think of this shirt? I could be wrong, but I don't think any store should be allowed to sell this thing.

The Future of Email

It's not just the future of email, but really the future of how we communicate and share files online. Google Wave is a new program that's been in the works for a couple of years and was recently demonstrated in front of a few thousand developers. It's Google's hope that these developers will get excited about the possibilities of Wave and build apps and programs that will work off of their system. As with most things Google, this will be a free service to use. I must admit I haven't even watched 25% of this video, but what I did see was very impressive. Take a Look for yourselves.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO IS LONG. I SUGGEST SKIPPING TO THE 50 MIN MARK. IT GIVES YOU A VERY BRIEF IDEA OF WHAT GOOGLE WAVE IS CAPABLE OF.

The Nation's Capital also the Nation's Fittest?

So I've been on a health kick lately (hard to believe, I know) and I decided to go for a nice jog on one of our local trails in suburban D.C. It was such a beautiful night and a perfect time of day to go running and it seemed everyone agreed with me because dozens of people were out on the trail as well. While I was running, I was reminded of a report on WJFK, a local talk radio station, that Washington D.C. was recently named the fittest city in America. Can that really be? My experience was telling me it was but from what I have witnessed at times I had my doubts.



In my six months of observation, I have noticed a lot of people who dedicate a lot of time to fitness. Be it yoga, running, biking, lifting, etc. it seems a lot of people make time to work out during their day. On the other hand, I have seen a lot of fatties out roaming the streets too. Maybe all the fatties are tourists, I don't know but it seems to me that in order to be the number one fittest city in the nation, I should be seeing a lot more people out there losing some weight.

Some of the factors included: smoking (we've got a lot of them), obesity (see above), eat five servings daily of fruit and vegetables (how do you calculate that) and a number of local resources. The local resources I can see: Washington has tons of parks, miles of trails for jogging and biking, lots of farmer's markets serving fresh food, and lots of doctors as well. Crime was also a determinant and I'm pretty sure our crime record is less than spectacular.

Taking a look at the rest of the list, I see: Twin Cities (#2), Boston (#4), Virginia Beach (#10), Cincinnati (#14), Pittsburgh (#16), Milwaukee (#17), Buffalo (#18), and Baltimore (#19). Are you kidding me? I have been to all of these cities and fit is not a word that I would use with any of them. What do you think? What cities would you put as the most fit?

Hulu Desktop: Throw your DVR's away

Don't throw away that Tivo just yet, but pay close attention to what's happening in the world of Hulu. Hulu is a website that streams TV shows and movies on demand from many national networks such as NBC, Fox and most recently ABC. Hulu makes it possible to view many hit shows that you may have missed when they were initially aired. The site is funded by brief advertisements within the videos which are a fraction of the commercials you'd see when watching the show during it's original air time.

Hopefully this isn't news to you and you've experienced the awesomeness that is Hulu. One thing you probably haven't heard of yet is Hulu Desktop. It's just like going to the website, but much more user friendly and much easier to navigate. Hulu Desktop is available for both Macs and PC's and is essentially an application you can access via the internet that allows users to browse through the many shows and movies Hulu provides. It is even remote friendly with both Mac and PC remotes.

Hulu comes to my rescue whenever I've missed the latest episode of the Office, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Nip/Tuck, or Rescue Me. There are many other popular titles available on Hulu as well. With the ability to watch all of these previously-aired episodes online, any DVR service you're currently using becomes useless for viewing these programs. However, you may want to hold onto your Tivo for that big Iowa football game you're going to miss due to work.