I always thought Wonder Woman was a huge dork.  Her outfit and character never did anything for me.  Then I heard Jessica Biel might be donning the satin shorts, and suddenly I found myself reconsidering. I was actually a bit, ahem, ‘excited’ about the Justice League of America movie.  Sadly, it was not to be.

However, in […]

Cash sent this link out earlier to our small group attending the concert in Denver this week.  Seriously, go see this show.

After Wednesday nights truly mind blowing experience at the Chemical Brothers show (2nd only to Daft Punk in sensory overload) my mind’s been drifting to thoughts of party-centric excursions.
Travel Channel to the rescue then, with 10 recommendations for
the 10 hottest, sexiest and craziest parties in the world

A few favorites from the list:

9. Fetish and Fantasy […]

What would happen if you snorted coke in public?  I’ve never even thought to ask that question, but apparently the folks at rader have things like this occupying their minds.
Last June, the New York Times proclaimed that attitudes toward cocaine were evolving: “You could go into a swanky party in New York and do a […]

I count my blessings daily with regard to my personal happiness as of late.  According to two recent studies, I’m not alone: men are happier than women.

The other analyzed time-use studies over the past four decades to determine how much time men and women spent doing things they found unpleasant. Since the 1960s, men have […]

I had no idea what New Mexican food was till I moved to the neighboring state of Colorado. I had no clue how good it can really be till I vacationed in Albuquerque. The center ingredient of it all is the Hatch green chile.
Named after the small town in southern New Mexico, this […]

Sometimes, inconvenience is the mother of indulgence.  This was certainly the case over the past two nights, when renovations at Casa de Cash (stained concrete floors- oh yeah!) had me seeking refuge in a downtown hotel.  After carefully reviewing my options, I decided on the retro-tastic hospitality of The Curtis.
I’m so glad I did.

The Curtis […]

Part IV
Pages: 179 - 235 (the end)
Characters

Howard Schulz - Meth cook
Wyatt James - Detective
Martin - Initial tweaker narc turning informant
Midget - New narc found at identity theft scene
Amber - Second tweaker narc
Brandy - Howard’s current meth lab host
Porche - Brandy’s 12 year old daughter
Joe - Brandy’s 10 year old son
Suki - Wyatt’s girlfriend
Mike Lawson - […]

Although I couldn’t be happier with my current gig (which for the corporate world is pretty cool indeed), I know a lot of people are ahem, ‘keeping their options open’.  Why waste time with ol skool ‘dumb’ employment sites like Monster? 
Now, there’s a job search engine that may just be smarter than you are.

Trovix has optimized every […]

I’ve been lightly reading David Deida’s Way of the Superior Man in my spare time. A chapter titled, “Be Willing to Change Everything in Your Life,” described fulfilling life’s aspirations in a manner that has stayed with me.
As you open yourself to living at your edge, your deepest purpose will slowly begin to make […]

Although this list has plenty of humorous items; “I won’t try to change you”, “I love to feel a man’s beard on my chin.” one of the things mentioned is just sad:

“I love you”.
Anyone, guy or girl, saying this without genuine sincerity should be prohibited from ever saying it again.
Read the rest here

While I’ve been organizing, prioritizing, and tracking my personal goals, visions and projects, I’ve stumbled upon a bigger question. How much do I really want to accomplish?
The first answer that came to me was that I should aim to complete as much as I can. This seems simple, but it’s wrong. I […]

 
I used to work for a company with a totalitarian lock-down on the internet that made the Chinese government’s attempts at online censorship seem feeble by comparison.
Literally; name a ‘category’ of website and it was likely Surf Controlled.  Everything from shopping to reference (yes, reference) was unavailable.  No banking, educational (forget about checking up on […]

Being a steady pulse in the blogosphere, Urban Monarch attaches itself to most aspects of the social web.  Part of our everyday habits include scouring websites like delicious, digg, and reddit for the coolest things on the web to share with our readers.  Often these websites are even shared and bookmarked by our readers in […]

My recent fascination with better living thru chemistry led me to an assessment of ‘true’ drug dangers in relative terms.  The results should shock the puritanical prohibitionist in all of us.
When it comes to danger, cigarettes and alcohol beat ecstasy, LSD and cannabis, according to a league table of the harm they cause.

The UK Science […]

I’ve known a wide variety of women in my day.  Girlfriends, family, friends, coworkers, bosses, etc. 
Although each girl is unique and delightful in their own way, one thing seems to bind them all together.  It’s a simple way you can accidentally (or I suppose, on purpose) piss them off:

Call them ‘dude’. 
Actually, don’t.  Ever. 
It’s totally insulting.  […]

With a slogan like, “I Whip It Out Whenever I Can,” how could I not feature this video?  Watch till the end for the coverage of Tom Ford’s latest fragrance.

I’ve long been a fan of the french press; especially for making great coffee when I’m not at home.  Today I came across a site that has easy to follow instructions for upgrading your office java by using a french press at work.  If you’ve avoided a french press thinking the brew process is complicated, […]

Making sick amounts of money you don’t want the government to know about? Yeah me neither (wink.)  Wisebread takes us through the hypothetical situation that you do have money to clean.
Money laundering is not a simple concept. It’s two simple concepts, because there are two different–in fact, nearly completely opposite–activities that are called money laundering. […]

After watching the Matrix for the umpteenth time the other night, this gizmo calculating your body’s energy production is equal parts creepy and fascinating.
According to my own specs, I’m:

Your Body is Producing 249 Watts!
You’d make a fantastic battery.
You could light up 2 light bulbs
You could power 62 iPods
You could power 1 Xbox 360
4 of you […]

Organizing my life keeps me on top of my commitments and tracking my time has helped me see where my I’m losing productivity, but the burning question as of late is how much bandwidth I really have to accomplish my goals.  Granted, with only a few hours of maintenance a week I can manage several […]