This game hits the mark

… wah wah waaaaaaahhh…

Actually, skimming through the site that hosts the aforementioned Truck game, I came across a real gem in Eagle Eye.  For those old-schoolers who know the significance of the phrase GORILLA.BAS, this will bring back a flood of memories!  The skillful challenge and silky-smooth graphics only make the experience that much more enjoyable.

I’ve made it to the "pumpkin level" so far…

Funky Truck Arizona

Another great example of the mastery of Flash…

What a fun game — Funky Truck Arizona.  The physics in this game are just great.  The goal?  Basically, make it through each stage while sustaining the minimal amount of damage to your truck.

However, part of the fun lies is making the truck bounce & flip!

Sunday Distractions

This chap Andy Foulds has some fun Flash distractions for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

The democrats & anti-Blair Brits among you should enjoy many of the (especially latter) "Amusements".

Check out the last red button for some topical, NRA-approved fun! 

Google Finance

Google has done it again.

They’ve taken a concept which has been done a dozen times, that currently has a clear market leader… and trumped them all.

If you do any kind of investing, and haven’t seen Google Finance yet, go there now.
(I’ll wait…)

Much of the magic is in the interactive charting.  Click and drag to see past data.  Switch from 5d to 3m to 1yr views instantly.  Also, click on the letter annotations to see related news events. (Why did the stock move like that?)  Even see photos of the management. (GOOG, e.g.)

As Mapquest has become an also-ran thanks to Google Maps, Yahoo’s long-venerable Finance site looks like it has met its match as well.

Get your music for a song

Why pay 99¢ a song if you can get an entire album for pennies more?
Therein lies the joy of allofmp3.com.

DRM-free music goodness for about eleven cents a song.  Albums average a buck and a quarter.  The service is based in Russia ("In Russia, songs listen to you!"), but I’ve seen hundreds of reviews from customers who’ve never had a problem.

Fill up that iPod on the cheap!

Free Shick Quattro Razor

Just fill out this form to get a free 4-blade Shick Quattro razor.  Be sure to use a disposable e-mail address.

Sure, it’s your classic "give you the razor to sell you the blades"… but it’s worth filling out the form just to see the humour involved when they present what might happen to you when you start using this razor.  I actually laughed out loud at one point… at a marketing pitch!

UPDATE: They’re giving away Quattros for the ladies too!

UPDATE II: Ladies’ razors are all gone. (Thanks, Mom)   Unfortunately you have to act quickly on many of these deals, especially the free ones.

Boggle your mind

If you enjoy(ed) playing Boggle, you’ll like the live online multiplayer WEBBoggle!

Games are running 24/7 and you can test your skills against some pretty good players (I think they’re using some anagram generator I’m not aware of!).  I consider myself to be a pretty fair wordsmithy-type, and yet I haven’t placed higher than 49th in a game.

Lindsay’s Funniest Home Videos!

Papa didn’t know he was in for quite a surprise while just taking some "cute" footage of his new baby girl!  It sure didn’t look like she was about to…

NOTE: This is the original footage from 02/18/06 (she’s 2 1/2 weeks old here).
Nothing has been added.

The finest footwear you’ll find

It’s hard to get excited about shoes, but this deal makes it easy.

Use this coupon for 50% off your entire purchase at the Rockport store (in King of Prussia mall near the Apple Store for the local yokels).

Of all the shoes I’ve owned in my life, the three pairs of Rockports — all purchased using this rare coupon — are some of my favorites (next to the classic Bo Jackson cross trainers ).  They’ve got it all: style, durability… and they’re the most comfortable pair of shoes I’ve bought.

These deals come up just twice a year, and are just too good to pass up.  My wife and I usually plan a special trip to KoP just for these shoes!

Yes, they’re that good.

Coupon good through Sunday.  Use some of your found cash from the PA Treasury

She’s got it made, got it made…

Things are certainly looking up for Debra "Hot for Teacher" LaFave, the the 25-year-old Tampa teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student.

Not only were charges against her were dropped by prosecutors in Marion County, Florida today… but it looks like she’s also engaged to be married.  Again.  This time, to her "high school sweetheart".

Now… is that her sweetheart from high school? In high school?  I’m confused!

Unclaimed cash from the government?

If you live in Pennsylvania, you might have money owed to you right now and not even know it.

The Pennsylvania Treasury Department has a section of their web site open from now until Thursday where you can enter in your name and see if there’s free money waiting for you!

I’ve found $0 and you can too! 
Hey, it’s worth 30 seconds to check!

UPDATE: I checked again, removing the apostrophe from my name (biased computers ignoring ethnic punctuation LOL) and found a Land’s End gift certificate!