Category: Amuse Me

Did you know that Leanord Nimoy sang a catchy little tune about Bilbo Baggins, the greatest hobbit ever known? Yeah, I had no clue about that either. I’m can’t stop giggling. Oh my. [via Elaine]

Really, nothing says Christmas like temperatures in the 60s and 70s. I’m convinced that the Heat Miser is the patron saint of Christmas here in Houston! Come on, you know you want to sing along (there is music here for you)…

I’m Mister Green Christmas
I’m Mister Sun
I’m Mister Heat Blister
I’m Mister Hundred and One
They call me Heat Miser,
What ever I touch
Starts to melt in my clutch
I’m too much!

Gets stuck in your head every time, doesn’t it? Maybe I will have a Heat Miser sing along at the H-Town Bloggers Downtown Lunch today! Wouldn’t that be fun? (In Houston? Near downtown? Want to join us for lunch? Let me know!)

[Dedicated to Jenn and Sam, who needed some Heat Miser this holiday season!]

As we waited in the long line to see Return of the King, Mike asked the big question:

If they were to face off, one-on-one, who would win – Gandalf or Dumbledore? Why? Please discuss…

[Dedicated to Erika, who might just be the biggest Harry Potter fan after all.]

Did you know you can use Google to track your packages? Type in FedEx, followed by your tracking number, and you’ll get results. Type in the UPS number, you’ll get results. I love it! Google rocks! [Via Biz Stone, Google Employee.]

While reading Promo’s recent post about Talk Radio Streams, I was reminded of an odd quirk that I have. I can’t listen to talk radio. At all. I can’t listen to it in the car – it makes me carsick. I can’t listen to it at home – it sounds like the Charlie Brown teachers – “mwuaha mwah mwaaah mwah…” I can’t focus on it, I just don’t get it. It’s actually not just talk radio shows – I mean, I would love to be able to listen to them – but I also can’t listen to baseball games or football games on the radio. Even when I knew who every player was on the Astros and what position they played, I couldn’t handle it.

I’ve discovered over the years that I learn the best when I see things and hear them – if I go to a class where someone lectures and writes on the board at the same time for example. I can also pick up a lot of things from reading. For some reason, I must have a visual aid though – and talk radio just doesn’t work for me.

Is it just me?

(P.S. – Illness update: fever gone, temps normal. Lumps in throat and glands still huge. Doctor’s appointment at 2:00.)