I was taking advantage of late mornings at the in-laws’ and watching Spongebob this morning (a guilty pleasure) and I saw a commercial blatantly targeting children. No surprise. However, this commercial wasn’t for magic pens, it was for a joke service. That’s right, all you have to do is send a text saying “Joke 5″ to ###### and you get only the most hilarious jokes delivered right to your phone!

Then, the fine print: By sending the text message, you are enrolling in a joke-a-day program at a flat rate of $9.95/joke. There’s no warning of needing to be 18 (because aren’t they entering into a contract?) or consulting parents before doing it. And with all the goofy parents who give their 8-year-olds cell phones now, I’m sure these guys are just raking it in. How is there not a lawsuit against this company already? Has anyone else seen this?

Though I’ve been written off as a conspiracy theorist for it (sandwich-board signs and protests, here I come!), I really think there may be something behind the proactive suppression of electronic vehicle technology. It’s not that such technology is impossible or does not exist, but it certainly is not being made available on a mainstream scale, even though there are a lot of people out there who would drive one. This is a topic I could go on with for hours, but for time and space’s sake, I’ll just give some good links to chew on.

Plug-In Cars

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Tesla Roadster (my new drool-over car)

Flying into Seattle yesterday morning and the subsequent drive to the in-laws’ house was enough to remind me why I love this place. In spite of a rather crazy winter, it’s still mild as a newborn puppy (Poodle, not Rottweiler) compared to Utah’s harsh, fluctuating weather. Plus, there’s this beautiful feeling of cleaning just good ol’ oxygen. The Seattle area is rank with the stuff as a result of lots of green plants and a near-sea-level altitude. I love breathing good air and the Pacific Northwest has got it!

OK, not really. He’s just a comedian. However, he is the first show I’ve seen where I didn’t feel just a little ripped off for the ticket price. The long and short of it - he’s an amazing act.

I’ve been exposed to a good amount of Brian Regan (the CD, DVD, and anything I could find online), so I was kind of scared I’d hit repeat material. At least 90% of the show was brand new to me and very, very funny.

As an added bonus, my wife and I stuck around afterwards to see if we could get an autograph. He was one of the nicest guys you could ever expect to meet and spent about 20 minutes in the cold to take pictures, sign autographs, answer questions, and shake hands with a group of fans.

Seriously, if you get a chance to go you should. Seriously.

Brian Regan

My Brian Regan Site

I’m not sure if it’s a cure to all my forms of laziness, but Blog Desk has just helped me in finding a cure for at least one. You (singular) may notice that I have not posted in a while. This is mostly because if I don’t have something practically screaming at me to do something, it just doesn’t happen. Plus then I have to go through the inconvenience of typing my URL into my browser, clicking login, trying 3 passwords before I remember which one I use on TheGoont, and so forth. Do I look like I’m made of seconds? I don’t have that kind of time. OK, really, it’s not so much a time issue as a lack of desire. But BlogDesk throws it in my face! I love it! And here ya go, my first BlogDesk post!

If interested, check it out: BlogDesk