Gordaen's Blog

Did you hear the great news? Tennessee’s House voted to allow people with “handgun carry permits” to bring their firearms into bars. This is one of those stories that is simultaneously so hilarious and terrible that you wonder if you can really make it any funnier.

I’ve recently discovered that I’ve been spending a lot of time and money on a college degree that I don’t need! You see, nine Washington State Patrol troopers bought fake degrees in order to see pay increases (damn you Gmail for marking economic opportunity as spam!). “The Seattle Times reports the patrol discovered [...]

When I was younger, friends would often ask each other, “What would you do for a million dollars?” Usually the suggestions were gross, disturbing, or at least required some thought (e.g., Would you be willing to lose a leg?). The question was never “Would you spill hot coffee on yourself for millions?” because [...]

Has everyone seen this story? Apparently the Superman Tower of Power is supposed to stop 20ft short of the ground after a long freefall (154 ft). For a 13-year-old girl, she ended the ride 2 feet short.

Sometimes you read a headline and know that the story is going to be perfect blog material; it can be so good that you don’t even have to read the article. The advantage to actually reading it, or at least skimming it, is that you can pick out huge chunks of text to quote [...]