Richard's Blog

In addition to my bum knee, I now have another excuse not to run. For my 38th birthday, Jenni got me an Xbox360 . So far, I've got Gears of War , Call of Duty 2 , and Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy . The last one is by far the most addictive game I've played. I've got just enough of the OCD gene that I can't get through a level on that game without finding every stud, mini kit, and secret gold brick. I predict many sleepless nights in my future (at least until I finish this game).

On Tuesday, PETA sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream asking them to dump dairy and go with human milk instead . So while Ben & Jerry figure out what they're going to do with all those cows (not to mention where they're going to get enough lactating women), I thought we could help them out by coming up with some names for their new creation. Here are a few of my ideas: " Mother's Finest " - The finest chocolate and vanilla ice creams harmoniously blended together. "Bosom Buddies" - What else, but two great tastes that taste great together. A generous portion of Reece’s Pieces paired with a marvelous milk chocolate ice cream. "Double D Delight" - A cookies 'n cream variation that uses Double Stuf Oreos. All of these would be available in a celebrity branded whole or skim breast milk variety according to the matrix below: You can head over to Ben & Jerry's suggestion form t

Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less is a new bumper sticker campaign from http://www.americansolutions.com/ . I saw this bumper sticker on the way to work today. While I agree that we should use the natural resources found within our own borders, I still think it's funny to see this bumper sticker on a Ford Expedition that's speeding from traffic light to traffic light with only the occupant being driver. How about "Increase Efficiency, Consume Less, Pay Less" as a bumper sticker? Rather than trying to increase supply, wouldn't working towards decreasing demand have the same effect on price? Just an idea.

In response to Brett's viral video that I posted in the Lunchbox Follow Up" Post , Robert K (aka RoKo) found this article in the paper.

In a follow up post to Brett's High School Musical Lunchbox , I've discovered Brett's secret crush. Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! UPDATE: In the spirit of full disclosure, Bryan & Cory made a JibJab video of me & John. Here's the link - http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/gvTT8Bb8TLwvfSu0#/view/XPon4nGzVfvwV0wb

Cory, one of coworkers, threw down a challenge that I couldn't run a hundred miles in the month of August. Well August has come and gone and here are the results. As a reward, Cory has to grill me up a rack of ribs.