Tagged: fun

Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Urbain

Independence Day is my favorite holiday, and I intend to have some fun!  Regardless of whether you live in the U.S. or elsewhere, have a great day today.
I’m headed to Sedona to see friends.  Sedona is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.  The video below hardly does it justice … when [...]

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A Bit of Legal Humor

Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by Urbain

Here in the States, we have more lawyers per capita than any other country, with an estimated 1 lawyer per every 265 Americans.
Topping the list is Washington D.C., with 276.7 lawyers per every 10,000 residents. Where are the least laywers? North Dakota. (See table to find out where your state compares.)
In this week’s [...]

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The Sunday Soap Box

Posted on February 15th, 2009 by Urbain

If there’s one type of email that I would have to say I really and truly cannot stand, it’s the one that goes something like this:

Read the “lucky” message in the email.
Forward the email onto 10 friends and receive wonderful blessings, such as a surprise check for $10,000 or whatever.
Do not forward the email and [...]

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What’s Your Site Worth?

Posted on February 4th, 2009 by Urbain

To get a realistic assessment of what your website (or blog) is worth, it is best to get an appraisal from industry professionals.  However, I just stumbled upon a pretty sweet online tool that takes into account:

How long your site has been online;
The popularity of your website;
The “friendliness” of your website, which has to do [...]

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A Useless — But Fun — Post Today.

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Urbain

I think I completely burned myself out with all the “how to” articles of late because they took many, many hours to write. So today, I’m taking a break and posting something useless but fun.
Gigapan has an awesome view of the Obama inauguration. You can zoom in on the crowds and see people’s [...]

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How to Add a Personal Gravatar and Some Fun Stuff

Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Urbain

New to blog commenting?  If so, you’ve probably noticed a “Gravatar” throughout the comments that looks like this:

The Gravatar is a personalized avatar that will follow you around on all of the blogs that have the plug-in enabled.
To get your personal Gravatar, just visit http://www.gravatar.com and you can create one for free.  Sign up with [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 27th, 2008 by Urbain

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, alongside the 4th of July.  Regardless if you’re in the States or not, I hope you have a great day today.
Personally, I have a lot to be grateful for this year.  Great friends, fantastic clients, a comfortable home, and much more is on my list — and I’m [...]

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How Much is Your Blog Worth?

Posted on August 2nd, 2008 by Urbain

If you have a blog, here’s a fun test to find out what it’s worth, at least according to Technorati:

My blog is worth $10,161.72.How much is your blog worth?

The value above is for this blog, notguru.com. Frankly, I was quite surprised at the value assigned. I have some other blogs that are [...]

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Sometimes a Picture Says It All

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Urbain

Take a look at more funny pictures at Tiny Pics!

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How Geek Are You?

Posted on July 13th, 2008 by Urbain

Guess what? If you bite the heads off live snakes — at least in a carnival setting — you’re a geek! And if you’re intellectual but generally disliked because you have no social skills whatsoever, you’re also a geek, at least according to the dictionary.
Of course, if you love computers, the Internet and [...]

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