20 Rules Of Halloween Etiquette

Fernando over at Picando Codigo and I were going to attempt another joint "20 Things I Learned" list for Halloween. While we both were willing, it seems we were a little shy on items. Actually Fernando had 5 and I had none. So... I thought I'd try a different approach. If you going to go trick-or-treating you need to have a costumeIf you can drive to my house, you can't have any of my candyAs

Hoisting The Jolly Roger

Upon reading the title of todays post, you might be asking yourself one of two questions:"Why more pirates Peter?"or"How in the world did I get to this stupid page?"As for the later, I cannot begin to understand the inner workings of search engine algorithms, let me instead take a stab at the former.I imagine it's because they live rather short and exciting lives. Out of the reach of the law,

Inventing Potato Chips

There are few things as aggravating as losing. Especially when losing means winning. To pour into a task all of your hostility, animosity and general disgust only to have it come out for good is about a poor an outcome as you could hope for. To have your spite washed away by happiness and joy, you lost the battle but won the war.George Crum was a cook at the Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga Springs,

20 Signs You're Addicted To Caffeine

You get a headache if you don't have caffeine every dayYou've never skipped a day to find outYou have a 23 second attention spanYou have a monogrammed coffee scooperYou never speak in complete sentencesYou sleep 3 hours every night, whether you need it our notYou have a Mt. Dew tattooYou run everywhereWalking makes you nervousActually, everything makes you nervousYou have more coffee mugs than

Memory Foam Mattress

I saw an ad for a memory foam mattress last night. Something about it struck me funny. I'm not even sure why, but the idea of the foam being like, "He's coming home tonight! I have to tell you nightstand I'm not looking forward to it." "Why?""Why?! Because some idiot scientist got the crazed idea to give me a memory! Why? So I can recall the crushing feeling of his tossing and turning all night!?

Gesticulation

Why do people gesticulate when talking on the phone? It's not like anyone can see them doing it? Who does it benefit? To me it seems like a very unusual habit. Which is why I can't understand why I seem unable to stop myself from doing it.Even as I type, I will at times pause and point at the screen with one finger to sort of get my baring and make sure I know what's going on. If I don't do this,

20 Reasons Why Coffee Is Better Than A Dog

Coffee doesn't poop.Coffee will wake you up when you want, not the other way around.You can bring coffee into any hotel room without extra charge.Coffee doesn't shed on the furniture.Coffee won't chase cats. Though you might if you've had too much coffee.You never have to scold your coffee.If you get some coffee on your pants, you won't be outcast for the rest of the day.The best cup of coffee

20 Signs You're An RPG Addict

Countless hours of your life have been absorbed by conversations with NPC'sYou named your favorite pen "Foe Slayer"When you put on your shoes each morning you upgrade your AC by 2.During introductions you give your class. "Hello, I'm Peter, level 15 monk."Some days, you wish you'd brought a broadsword.When people ask you about your background you say, "I was raised by wolves. +2 DX, +1 CN, -3 IN.

Gravity

So as I sat there in my living room, Isaw an ant on the wall. And I was impressed because I realized that it was walking upside down. It probably had no clue that it was doing this. To that ant my ceiling was the ground, and my ground was the ceiling. How awesome! How interesting it would be to have no perspective on gravity. As I sat marveling at the ant and it's usual freedom, another thought

Current Life Tracks

Recently I've been listening to a lot of music to get me through my days here. I figured I try something new and share some of those with you. Somewhere between Rock and Pop is usually where my taste in tunes lay. As long as I can hear the lyrics.Enjoy...Thousand Foot Krutch - Breathe You InThe Afters - Beautiful LoveCollective Soul - Better NowKeane - Crystal Ball Some days I'll play this track

20 Things I Learned From My Manager

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, manage.Numbers don't reflect reality, they create it.Overlord Boss: Micromanaging you to an early grave!When in doubt, call a meeting.The only thing that would make life better is another pie chart.It might be the best idea on Earth, but if you can't make me understand it, it's worthless.I'll never get it.The only constant is

The Passing Of Gnats

Yesterday, for no reason at all, a good gnat died. It died in the most useless and senseless way possible. It suffocated to death in my nose. Additionally it died thinking that I was the enemy.As I was standing outside, contemplating torching my place of business to the ground, just to see it burn, a gnat flew up. It must have sensed my rather unpleasant thoughts because it started to flutter