Lookie here, Vern. We ain't so backwards after all...

According to a story in InformationWeek, a study done by the Center for Digital Government concluded that Utah Ranked as the Nation's Most Tech-Savvy State.

What's your name again?

Here's a fun little website I ran across awhile back.  You enter your surname in the search box and it tells you where in the world you can expect to find that name and approximately how many people live there with that name.  Probably not totally accurate, but pretty cool nonetheless.  For example, I'm of Japanese descent, and I thought my name was very, very rare.  At least in the U.S., it is.  However, in Japan, there are approximately 3,600 people with my surname -- I guess out of 128,000,000 it is still pretty rare.  In the website's terms, it's 28 fpm (frequency per million).  In comparison, a name like Suzuki, one of the most common, comes out at 12,900 fpm.

Give it a try at publicprofiler.org.

By the way, my surname's frequency in the U.S.?  0.04 (about a dozen of us - most of whom I don't even know)

Brrr...

I was just looking at the extended forecast for my town.  It's going to be cold on Saturday night.

(By the way, the column on the right with "0 Very Poor" all the way down is expected conditions for golfing.  I guess I won't be doing any of that this week!)

Just you, me, and 50 of McCain/Palin's closest associates...

I sure am glad I didn't give out any of my personal information to the McCain campaign.  Oh wait!  I'm not rich/important enough for them to have called!  Well, it's better that way.

IF McCain would've become president, I sure hope he wouldn't have hired these people for Homeland Security.

While you're at the computer, pick up your mouse,...

...look it in the eye/ball (optical/mech) and say -- "Happy Birthday!!"

Yes, the humble computer mouse is 40 years old today.

A stocking stuffer for your son...

...only because I don't know any daughters who would want this.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=13655865&ref=dealnews

and for those not brave enough to click the link -- a picture!

Another new airport

Okay boys and girls, I've added another airport to my list -- Portland International.  Now up to 46 airports in 26 states.  See the complete list here.

Everything I need to know, I learned in kindergarten

We were all taught, nay forced(!), to have a nap in kindergarten.  Well it turns out that having a nap is better for your memory and learning than is caffeine or a placebo (well, duh).

See you in an hour or two... :)