Whoa. That’s all I have to say. Google is taking over the world, or at least mapping it very well with Google Earth (the site’s a bit slow right now, but give it time to load — it’s worth it). I’ve mirrored his page (minus the full-sized linked images and his stylesheet) here, just in case, as you can still tell a lot by the thumbnails.
Month: May 2005
Deep Throat Identity Confirmed
Wow. I never thought we’d hear the confirmed identity of arguably the most famous of anonymous sources out there. There have been various theories about who it was, especially after the release of the reporter’s notes, but the identity has now been confirmed.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Washington Post said Tuesday that a former FBI official, W. Mark Felt, was the confidential source known as “Deep Throat” who provided the newspaper information that led to President Nixon’s impeachment and eventual resignation.
The paper made its announcement on its Web site after Felt, 91 and living in California, talked to a lawyer who wrote a magazine article for Vanity Fair.
The Washington Post has a great deal of coverage on this as well (and here’s their confirmation).
My Wife Will Kill Me For This
Leave it up to Google to take something totally out of context.
I Need This Tie
I think, however, I prefer a little more subtle humor than this tie would provide.
I have a tie at home that is actually a very elegant tie with what looks like Chinese (or some other sort of Asian) characters on the front of it. If you flip the tie over on the back side, it shows the translation: Dry Clean Only. Wish I could find that tie online somewhere.
Thanks Barney for the cartoon.
How To Impress The Ladies
You never know when the ability to tear a phone book in half, smash a rock with your fist, bend a steel spike with your hands, or being able to lift somebody over your head with one hand will come in handy.
I’ve Been Mentioned In A Book
UtterlyBoring.com (along with my name) was mentioned in a book entitled Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies. The author of the books asked my permission months ago to put a screen shot of this site in her book in a section talking about BlogAds. I completely forgot about signing the permission form until I was digging through my e-mail and saw the email conversation I had with the author a few months, and decided to look to see if the book has been published. It has, so I emailed the author to see if I could get a copy of the book (not holding my breath). You can search the contents of the book to see the screen shot of my site.
If anybody decides to purchase the book, let me know how it is.
Business Checking Accounts
I’m looking to setup a checking account for my on the side business. It’s a one-man shop (me), and it’s stuff that I do whenever I have free time, so I need something that doesn’t have any monthly fees (as there won’t be a ton of money in the account) and I’d like online access and debit card access. Anybody have any recommendations for banks (the best I could find was through Liberty Bank), or any other tips on how to handle expenses and such for an on-the-side business? I’m basically just trying to keep the stuff out of our personal checking account so it doesn’t screw with things there.