Richard Smallbone

• My work here is done: I just thought you should know that richardsmallbone.com is the number one search result for “diarrhea madness” on Google. You may now return to enjoying this festive season. (0)

• But each new car comes with a case of maple syrup: Canadians are getting screwed once again. This time it’s in the form of outrageously overpriced cars. (0)

• Merry iTunes TVMas: iTunes TV shows could be coming to Canada, like, today. (0)

• Screw the phone companies and look good doing it: A very stylish VoIP handset and base. I’d buy this, but then I’d have to start smoking cigars. (0)

• And a Happy Boob Year: Merry Titmas, everybody. I don’t find this offensive at all, but then I am a heathen. (0)

• Icelandic Jihad: Who will keep the museums safe from Icelandic Terrorists? (0)

• Sad and Beautiful: Marilyn Monroe getting her hair & make-up done 1962. Photos taken a few months before her death. The choice of music is great. (0)

• They’ll be sure to “thank you”: Get your significant other that “stunning diamond necklace” they’ve always wanted. (0)

• I’ve been good this year…: Use your Nintendo DS as a digital sketchbook. This is very cool. (0)

We’re going to Cuba for a week. Hope to come back relaxed and with lots of new photos.

• Ontario’s perfect little city?: Apparently, I live in the most wonderful place on Earth. (0)

• Maybe it should be called the “Steamium”: Stephen Fry reviews the new Philips Streamium: “…this product is an insult to the buyer and a stain on the reputation of a once noble company.” (0)

• This post written while wearing flip-flops: “People in my office wonder why the web and creative teams get to wear whatever they want. Because we were smart and planned ahead in college.” Great little quip from a comment to Zeldman’s latest post. (0)

• An Appliance Odyssey: The great thing about this dishwasher is that every time you open it, it plays Thus Spake Zarathustra. (0)

• Captain Nutsack exposes balls at Burger King!: Lovely. (0)

• NSFC - Not Safe for Canada: The Smoking Gun has a list of DVDs that are not allowed into Canada for a variety of reasons (ok, just one reason).

  It seems unfair that a movie with a friendly title like “Diarrhea Madness” is prohibited, while “The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle” is allowed in with a wink and a smile. On a side note, please don’t Google “Diarrhea Madness” - there are some things that Canadians and non-Canadians alike don’t need to see. I don’t envy the agents of the Prohibited Importations Unit. (0)

• A good read: A fascinating story of rocket sleds, the origin of Murphy’s Law, and automobile seatbelts. (0)

I was working in my office just now when my son opened the door. He looked up at me with his big blue eyes and, with an angelic smile, asked “Daddy, can we please get a fish?”
How do you say no to such a request? So we’re having halibut for dinner tonight.

• I love you, TurboChef: Is it wrong to want to make love to an oven? (0)

• E-commerce. Now with more ugly.: Paypal has ugly new buttons for you. I hope your site looks good in orange. (0)

• Full body cavity searches for everyone: Tougher TSA bomb tests raise stakes for screeners. They’re going to start using real bombs. Imagine if people’s lives actually depended on you doing your job well. Unlike now, where it’s all just for fun. (0)

• You’re Pretty Good Looking (For a Camera): Limited Edition White Stripes Holga and Diana+ cameras. Best band merch ever. So much cooler than that stupid U2 iPod. (0)

• So I forgot to get milk. You don’t have to crucify me.: bagmata: The red marks you get on the palms of your hands from carrying heavy plastic bags (definition from slangsite.com). I heard this on the CBC this morning while sitting in my car at the cemetery eating a bagel. (0)