Retarded Sushi

Balloon Boy really Attic Boy!

If you were anywhere near twitter or a TV yesterday afternoon, you heard about young Falcon Heene, the boy who everyone was led to believe was floating above the earth in an experimental balloon his father was making.

You also heard how young Falcon was later discovered (after the balloon had landed mind you) to be hiding in the attic above their garage and not in said balloon.

This story captured the twitterverse and the facebook world as people updated their statuses with links to live video, news articles and jokes about the boy in the balloon. It went on for a while as the air above Denver was cleared of all other aircraft to ensure his safety. After the balloon landed and it was discovered that the 6yr old wasn’t even on board, people feared the worst, worrying that he had fallen out shortly after take off.

Needless to say the whole thing was a hoax and one that the Family might have done as a publicity stunt at that as Falcon commented on CNN last night “You guys said we did this for the show.”

Was it all a stunt?

Balloon Boy

I need a cold glass of the white stuff.

I was sitting there minding my own business trying to decide if Dollhouse was really any good (or at least better then the new Knight Rider) when a family face appeared. Matt Keeslar “The Middleman” of the show of the same name, was playing a psycho path hired to kill echo. Skipping past the Dollhouse I began to wonder when my favorite show from last summer would be appearing again. Only to stumble upon this “The Middleman” Is Dead.

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What are the top two mistakes all investors make (actually tied for number 1)?

1. Holding on to a sinking stock.
2. Not  holding on to a sinking stock.

That’s right. As an investor you hold on to a sinking stock and as in investor you do not hold onto a sinking stock. WTF? You can click on the two reasons to take you to respective articles supporting both. I am not a trained stock trader or broker and I am not advocating any particular stocks. Nor am I telling you to hold, buy or sell what you currently have. I just find it fascinating that the most common mistakes made are contradictory.

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Warning: I like the sound of my own voice. I also have rather strong opinions (at least when I actually have one.)

Today at lunch I had a friendly discussion about the recent developments surrounding a particular famous Olympic athlete and his poorly chosen method of relaxation. It seems the sheriff of the town where the unfavorable picture was taken of Mr. Michael Phelps has decided to pursue an investigation into the people involved with the activities partaken in said picture. I did not comment on the legality of the main issue, ie whether marijuana should be legalized or not, but merely on the fact that people are chiding the sheriff for his actions.

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I love food. I love trying variations on my favorite foods. Recently I had a huge craving for Rice Krispy Treats. Not the store bought kind, which seem to have a bizarre manufactured taste, but the wonderfully messy stickiness of homemade.

The first batch (good old original plain) was just as I imagined, a piece of cereal heaven in my mouth (just like your mom). Then I started thinking, can you make them any better?

So I set out to try some variations. First up is the Chocolate Orange RK. Not sure if they were better but they were definitely damn good eaten

The Recipe:

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