Apple’s Economic Influence Infographic
From Time magazine. I love the infographic’s design and stats on how Apple’s products have a definite economic impact. The full article and infographic are behind Time’s paywall.
Dark and Dirty… and Dehydrated
Maybe it’s the heat outside, but I think the dark and dirty Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks has something to do with my dehydration today. Is it the caffeine, is it the salt, or is it both that’s causing my dehydration? Drank lots of water this morning, and I still feel thirsty. I’m almost out of water that I bring to work daily, and the day’s still young.
The “Dark and Dirty” of September
“Dark and dirty” is what suffused through my senses after initially tasting Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha. There’s the dark chocolatey mocha taste with a tangibility of chocolate bits or salt particles leaving your palate felling dirty. But in all, the overall effect is pure deliciousness.
Along with Salted Caramel Mocha, coffee drinkers are reintroduced to the Pumpkin Spice Latte but sadly, the onset of September brings to close the Starbucks Treat Receipt deals.
Finishing the Mortal Instruments #3
Let’s do this and finish off the City of Glass.
sparks that painted the clouds overhead as they fell, one by one, in streaking lines of golden fire, like angels falling from the sky.
Completing “21”
Adele’s simple yet powerful performance at MTV’s Music Video Awards 2011 is what compelled me to purchase her latest release, 21.
I already owned Rumour Has It and a few versions of Rolling in the Deep so why not complete the entire album? Thanks to Jeremy for pointing out this awesome performance.
Rolling Thunder
I don’t know what rolling thunder sounds like. But I imagine this train convoy of tanks comes close to epitomizing rolling thunder.
Ready to Run
Loving my Zappos-bought Nike Zoom Structure Triax+, the 14th edition of this stability running shoe. I’ve owned and run in a few Triax over the years so my feet were accustomed to the shoes’ shape and feel. Right out of the box, I could comfortably run in them without needing a break in period.
This 14th version adds FlyWire to provide additional stiffness and support without adding weight or bulk to the shoe. And for running shoes, these actually look pretty good, especially with the high contrast white and grey laces.
Looking for Pink Headlights?
I’m guessing pink headlights in cars are perfectly legal (though still irritating to oncoming drivers) since you can readily purchase kits to customize your ride. Even good old Amazon sells these kits at an affordable price.
Focusing on Pulp Stability
After another rash of stability issues with Pulpconnection, I hopefully made some changes for the better. First, I deleted unused and deactivated plugins. Then I installed more plugins that address WordPress performance issues. I know, I know, installing more plugins…
Here’s what I added:
- WP Widget Cache. Seemed harmless enough to eek out some improvements in the sidebar area.
- Revision Control. To reduce the number of drafts WP saves for each post and thereby reducing database bloat.
- WP DBManager. An easy interface to the underlying mySQL database behind WordPress. Allows for database backups and optimizations.
- Hypercache. I was content with Quick Cache, but it was difficult to tell if it was working. So I’m trying out Hypercache.
I also bumped up the RAM allocation to my virtual server by just a tad and increased the memory allocated to WP to 96 MB. Hope this brings some stability and better site performance.
One Day, You’ll Need This
Don’t laugh. Â One day, you too will realize you need this product. And when you do, just know that Target sells Urine Gone.
Nasty Candy Bar!
This candy bar is downright vile and nasty! Paid $0.90 for it from a vending machine at work. Can you believe I was even contemplating biting into this grossness? Can you even guess what candy bar this was???
Rad Rider… in Heels!
I definitely did a double take when I saw this motorcycle rider on the road. The rider is a she who’s wearing high heels!!
What are those red coverings on her toes? Are they to help keep her heels on? Are they to protect her feet? Whatevers but I do like the red and white color coordination going on with the overall look.