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MOON PIES
This could be the greatest thing I’ve ever read in the news.

“Homeless man allegedly attacks man with Moon Pies"
Posted: May. 27, 2008

GALESBURG, Ill. — Police in Galesburg said a homeless man was arrested for allegedly attacking an 84-year-old man with a box of Moon Pies.

The elderly man told police he was on his way out of a dollar store on Friday when he felt something striking him repeatedly in the back. He said he turned around and saw that 53-year-old Michael Farquer was hitting him with something inside a yellow plastic bag.

The victim went back inside the store, and Farquer followed him, whereupon the staff called police. Officers determined that the weapon was a one-dollar box of Moon Pies, which they confiscated as evidence before taking Farquer to the Knox County Jail on a battery charge.”

SCIENCE

I wasn’t going to blog about this until after the event took place – in the hope that they would post some video – but Kelly insisted that I would be doing a great service to those of you in NYC who may not already know.

The event is the World Science Festival in New York from May 28-June 1. SHOCKINGLY, Kelly Helder will not be attending. What’s even more shocking? Disney is going to be exhibiting a 21-FOOT ROBOT DINOSAUR!!!! Kelly’s head would explode.

“G-Force simulators, elephants with GPS, turning audience members into video game controllers, sounds coming out of your head, and things that go "boom" — its all part of the science behind the "make believe" at Walt Disney Imagineering. No one leaves empty-handed with all the fun giveaways! Did we mention walking dinosaurs, talking turtles, and more surprise guests?”

Sadly, she’ll be out of town that day.

What happens later that same day??? One of the exhibits is all about MAGIC and illusions of the mind.

“Eric Haseltine, neuroscientist and contributor to Discover Magazine, is paired with a prominent magician, in a mind-boggling demonstration of magic, brainpower and illusion. Watch things appear from thin air and disappear before our eyes! Is it magic or is it all in your brain?”

I wish I had waited two weeks to go to NY because this festival sounds amazing.

YOU FAIL AT LIFE

If you’re having just one of those days when nothing’s going right for you and you feel like a dumbass… hey, it could be worse. You could be someone in one of these pictures.

PLAY ME A SONG, CLOWN!!

So I really like music. FineTune is another music site I’ve “stumbled upon.” Musicovery got old after a while. Like Pandora, if you listened to it long enough, it would loop the same songs over and over again in the shuffle.

FineTune lets you search artists and listen to their entire albums, similar to Deezer. You can save your playlists, HOWEVER you have to have at least 45 songs on each playlist with a maximum of 3 songs per artist. Dumb, right? But they have an “I’m Lazy” button that fills in the gaps with related artists. But you can also post your playlist on your blog for everyone to listen to (Kelly?).

Since I brought it up already, Deezer’s pretty amazing. Just like FineTune, you can search artists and create your own playlists. The thing that makes Deezer stand out (other than not having playlist rules and limitations) is the option to upload and save your iTunes music in your playlists. The only downside is that Deezer is a French web site so the artists who aren’t as popular across the pond might not have music available at Deezer. Boo.

One day I shall find greatness.

IMPORTANT DATE: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 4 premieres on FX September 18th!!!!!!