Gourmet food for an awesome bday celebration:

It is really no big secret that I love Judge Judy.  For some reason, I find her show so captivating.  It is almost like watching a train wreck…. before it happens.   The anticipation of knowing the folks going on the show, especially the defendants, are about to get annihilated.    It’s not all fun and games though, as you can actually learn a lot from her antics!   Below are the top 5 things I have learned from Judge Judy:

Sorry for those 5 readers of you

A couple of years ago i invented a little game that is placed in lines at amusement parks to entertain guests while they are bored.

This is from a ride at Disney:

Here is the parody.

Like most people, my eyes were glued to the screen for the debate. To be frank, I was unimpressed with both sides. I was expecting more punches and aggression. Both candidates seemed too repetitive and indirect. I was hoping McCain was going to cream Obama on Iran, Iraq, and foreign policy due to his inexperience. And Obama to come back extremely strong with attacks on McCains recent ignorant economy statements.

I am really excited about the VP debate, hopefully it will be more entertaining.

If you are like me and spend a bazillion hours online each day, then you start looking for cool ways to aggregate content. I personally am a big fan of political, funny, and odd videos online, but it’s always hard finding the good ones.

Viral Video Chart is a cool little utility that not only displays the top 100 videos, but also breaks down their key metrics.

My favorite tool is called “right now“, it basically lists what videos people are embedding into their blogs at that very moment. This gives you a sense of current conversations across the blogOsphere.

Not sure who is behind the site, but from what I gather they charge advertisers a fee to try and make their videos go viral.

If you follow any of the A-list blogs like TechCrunch or Valleywag, then you probably have been reading about all the new Microsoft ads. They just wrapped up a deal with Seinfeld and recently hired Pharrell (rapper) and Rashad Evans (fighter) as pitchmen. When discussing the ads, most people are rather critical. Mentioning that they are odd, irrelevant, and inadequate compared to Apple.

Microsoft’s agency is Crispin Porter located in Miami. They have a reputation for almost crossing the line. They came up with the “Man Law” ads for Miller back in the 90’s, but lost the account. Now they handle Ask.com and Burger King. I am not too fond of the folks there, as I met with them personally earlier this year.

The ads must be working to a degree as everyone seems to be talking about them. Do you think it is true that there is no such thing as bad press?

Hard economic times…. maybe.