I saw this alarming ad on the bus the other day: I was frightened. I read that sign as “And you thought two hours at the gym was good for your heart.” Emphasis on the “thought.” I guess what they meant to say was “And you thought two hours at the gym was good for… Continue reading Is Going to the Gym Bad for Your Health?
Tag: MBTA
You’d Better Bring Your Wetsuit
From Kenmore Station, an MBTA T stop, in Boston: Do you see that rather large chunk of blue? That is a river, you cannot walk in it. Okay, fine, drawing a circle is easier than drawing 70% of a circle and cutting it off at certain points but not that much easier. If someone is… Continue reading You’d Better Bring Your Wetsuit
Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 2)
I have a smartphone (more specifically an HTC Aria running Android Froyo). The auto-correct feature for typing is pretty good and it allows you to add words to its dictionary that it might not otherwise have. It turns out, as of this morning, I have 217 words that I added to my dictionary and most… Continue reading Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 2)
Save the Haddock
I’ll admit it, you got me good Legal Sea Foods. I snapped this picture of an ad on the subway this morning: I don’t like it when corporate America screws people over, but what I do like is when I see ads that are most certainly a big middle finger towards something. I also like… Continue reading Save the Haddock