Merry Christmas!

And the Chocolate Rain guys sings a Christmas classic:

A Week+ later...

...and it's still funny.

I just don't get this new fangled interbox machine.

I consider myself pretty hip and cool on the interwebs. I know about the youtubes and the viral videos and such.

But I do not get twitter.

And yes, I'm in advertising. I've attended quite a few forums and presentations on how twitter and other micro-blogging can help a brand. You want to know my take? It's extremely overhyped. Unless you're product fills a very specific, heretofore empty niche market, it isn't that helpful.

And that's just businesses.

For normal people, WTF? It's even worse than a facebook status message, because facebook lets you use more than 160 characters (and gives you an excuse to write in the third person). No, I'll tell you what twitter is. But I'll give you a couple hints first.

"eating breakfast."

"I'm mowing my lawn."

"Brother just set the couch on fire. brb."

Guessed it yet? This one will do it for you.

"I'm away from my computer right now."

That's right! Twitter has been around for a long time, in the form of an AIM away message.

BUT MIKE TWITTER LETS YOU BROADCAST TO THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!?!!1

Yes, and if you're an Iranian getting the crap beat out of you by your government, that's great. But for the rest of you, have fun with your away messages.

This is how awesome my little sister is.

She just showed me these videos on youtube.

I'm too lazy to embed them, so just click the links.

Karate.

Beautiful Doctor.

This one is my favorite.

Watch out, he says a bad word.

All you need to know about my time in Vegas

In one picture.

Happy Memorial Day

America's last living veteran of "the war to end all wars".

Thank you.

Cheneykus

Dick Cheney gave a speech this morning that was very critical of President Obama. This is the speech he gave in Haiku form. Regardless of your political leanings, it's pretty funny.