http://www.smugbaldy.com It's hard to think when you're not used to it. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This appeared in our local paper this morning: This image from a surveillance video at an adult video store on Airport Boulevard shows a burglar holding an inflatable sex doll after he broke into the business. Let me count the ways this wingnut fails: First - he's on video, so he will likely ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/07/01/stealing-inflatable-doll/ The other day I was thinking how awesome it would be if everything revolved around me. Seriously, if I were the center of the universe, then all problems - worldly and otherworldly - would take a back seat to my own. When I moved, I would move the ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/06/26/geocentric-universes-are-alternate-universes/ The recent murders of an American doctor in his church, and of an American security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC stand out as two examples, although depending on who you listen to, they're seen as examples of different things. One camp says that these are tragic examples of ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/06/15/when-is-it-terrorism/ The Guardian reported the interesting story of self-proclaimed psychic, Patricia Putt, and her attempt to take home 1 million dollars from the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). While many "psychics" have tried to take home the top prize, which would be a scientific stamp of approval to their claims ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/06/03/another-psychic-fails-jref-challenge/ Back during the 2008 election, these t-shirts came out, and lots of people were put in a weird spot. After all, it's generally inappropriate to make fun of unwed pregnant teens, and in political campaigns a candidate's children are usually off limits. But time passed, and the strange ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/05/08/bristol-palin-gop-abstinence-ambassador/ This is pretty funny, here the Onion takes a shot at a long history of preachy, boring Star Trek films. http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/05/06/the-onion-trekkies-bash-new-star-trek-film/ I'm on my way back from Phoenix as I write this and with all the great southwestern fare, it still would have been nice to have had some of this salsa. It's simple to make and the flavor is amazing. Prep Time: 15 minutes, cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients 1 ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/04/10/roasted-chipotle-tomatillo-salsa/ One of the keys to building a successful internet marketing business is finding a niche. Lots of people talk about doing niche marketing, and doing well in your niche, but when I first started learning about this stuff, I wondered what the hell a niche was in the first ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/03/03/finding-your-niche/ I drone on and on sometimes about how important critical thinking skills are, so I thought that I'd try something new this time around. Let's take a look at some common mistakes people make in their thinking, and you decide if I'm holding a mirror up to you. 1. When ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/02/10/common-thinking-mistakes/ OK everyone, putting on my business cap for this one. I had received some eye opening feedback about one of my other sites. The feedback reminded me of how important this one thing is to success on the web, and I was motivated to share it here. ... http://www.smugbaldy.com/2009/02/06/killer-site-secret/