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1. Raises - My supervisor informed me today that I qualify for a percentage increase in my salary versus a one time lump sum payment. I also found out I will receive a one time incentive bonus for my company's performance last year. Direct Deposit tomorrow. Hooray!!!

2. Toyota Recall - My 2010 Pontiac Vibe, which is really a Toyota Matrix, is part of the Toyota recall. There are actually two recalls: the accelerator pedal and the floor mat. The accelerator pedal fix is available now, the floormat fix is not available yet. I have not taken my Vibe to the dealer yet. I have been following this story since it broke. I do not have any faith that the suggested fixes are the real solution. Over 60 consumers reported last week that after the so called fixes were applied, the sudden unintended acceleration problems actually became worse. Apparently, the floor mat fix includes a change to the car's computer software, and this seems to have made things worse. I am mad at Toyota - their actions say cover up. I am mad at NHTSA (sometimes pronounced NITSA) for being Nitwits. I am not sure what to do with my car: drive it, sell it, trade it in, wait for a "real" solution, wait to join a class action lawsuit.

3. BB#7 - You are a great quarterback on the football field. Off the field, you are an IDIOT.

4. Workouts - I can not use snow shoveling as an excuse for not working out. So, this week, I managed two weight lifting sessions.

Just how exactly does one guy keep fighting his way past an army of bad guys? Hit the jump for more...

That Massa is quite zany, and he's the latest example of the problems with commenting on what you read.

The truth is never easy to ascertain. I'm just looking for a good laugh anymore.

The latest Lego crossover, Army Men. Public schools just get crazier and stupider. Who doesn’t like a little fan service? Chicks + camo = Hot! The most awesome game room ever (for a nerd) Girls under glass NSFW The God of Fuck War Terminator #5 How to be a hoarder in 7 easy steps. On Sluts offers quick and easy Ho Side Assistance.

Want to see what happens when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 becomes even more cinematic and movie like? Hit the jump for more...

Iron Man 2 Trailer, featuring more robots, more suits, more S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, more fighting, and much much more awesome! Hit the jump for more

If there is one thing that my TV screen needs, it's more Felicia Day. Hit the jump for more...

Where are all the crazed lay Democrats who were led to hysteria over how Bush strong armed his political opposition?

Did you see this strong armed tactic by the President's right hand man?

I can't be entertained by the politicians anymore, I expect nothing but the worst from them.

The lay people, now they are bad too, but I can laugh aloud at them.

Remember Gogo Yubari, that crazy Japanese chick that gave the bride a run for her money in Kill Bill, who was played by Chiaki Kuriyama? Well, it turns out that in addition to being hot and killing people, she can also sing. Hit the jump for more...

In 1979 nearly 1,000 runnder competed in the annual 10,000 meter race.
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Screw Hurt Locker and Avatar, there is a bigger problem with the Oscars, and Stan Lee is here to tell you just exactly what that problem is. Hit the jump for more...

I'm sure that it has a political message that I am opposed to, however I can't stop laughing long enough to figure out what it is. Hit the jump for more...

The light bulb is dim I realized. Literally, figuratively, and metaphorically.

Early last summer I went to the local hardware store and came across those new compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL). The marketing was such that it moved me to purchase a sizable quantity and replace some of the incandescent bulbs that were in high use in my house.

It wasn't that hard of a sell, I've always considered myself an early adopter, that guy that buys in early on new consumer tech products. I was being increasingly exposed to the inefficiencies of the old light bulb -- mostly heat, little light for all the energy one consumes -- in print and t.v., and like the perfect mark, I bought into it all. The savings were going to be great!

That is until Day Light Savings Time came to an end and I realized I couldn't see as well with these fancy things. And did you know that if one should break, you need to call the local Haz-Mat Team?

Is it only coincidence that advertising for these new bulbs seems to disappear during winter when the deficiencies of the light is inescapable?

Metaphorically speaking, I hope the filters in your life are allowing the dimming of the whole Al Gore/Environmental/Global Warming bulb to be seen in your home.

I'll talk to you later, I just bought a pack of the old Edison bulbs to replace the replacements. I just may break one on purpose, to see that explosion, while I still can.

You ever play Heavy Rain? I haven't, but there seems to be a good reason as to why I should start. That reason? Well, it's the game's heroin, Madison Page completely nude. Hit the jump for more...

Star Trek was a good movie, but it could definitely have ended better. Here is one example of just how that could have happened. Hit the jump for more...

He is Beardfist McFistbeard, he is a motherfucker, and this is his story Hit the jump for more...

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are over and I have to admit I did enjoy watching them. It was a pleasant diversion and there were some very good story lines that came from these games. It was nice to see the different sports. I can not remember the last time sat down and actually watched the Olympics, winter or summer. I am not sure why, but I watched as much as I could this year. So, will I watch the 2012 Summer Games in London? Time will tell.

Back in July, one of the headlight bulbs in my 2003 Vibe burned out. It was the original bulb, and lasted almost 7 years. I decided to replace both bulbs at the same time, and I upgraded to a Sylvania XtraVision bulb. The bulb is supposed to be brighter than their standard bulb, but there is a trade off. The extra brightness means a shorter life span for the bulb. Well, one of the new bulbs burned out today, so it only lasted 7 months. I was extremely disappointed. I still had the working bulb that I removed in July, so I just used it to replace the bad bulb.

Another book by the author that brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, this one featuring out 16th president, doing what presidents do best, kill vampires. Hit the jump for more...

Gene Zarnickhas writtenRecollections of a Childhood in Butler

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