Once again I am probably several months behind on this one, but everyone knows I’m a sucker for a good meme. And it’s not my fault, I swear! I’ve just been working triple-time for the last few months. Anyway …
Here is my “blog family tree” from BlogTree.com. Look at all those siblings I have! Now, I know I have at least five other children … c’mon kiddies. Gimme some cred.

This was never intended to be a “real” post. This was only a test.

Simply incredible: If you do a Google search for You Never Give Me Your Money - without even putting it in quotes! - the number one result is a page right here at DavidGagne.Net™! I wonder if Paul is upset about that … One of these days, Mr. Google, I’m going to learn what it is that makes you tick.

I’m also the #1 result if you search for Bathroom Master, which is slightly annoying.

I took a break from hacking out code and building insanely unsexy stored procedures tonight and happened upon what truly is the best Me-Fi thread ever. I must now seriously evaluate all of my previous notions concerning Portugal.

Probably the most fascinating piece of spam I’ve ever received:

Aupu Bathroom Master combines heating, exhaust fan and illumination all in one to bring you comfort while bath. With either warm wind blow or infrared heat lamp, our bathroom master provides instant and well-distributed heat. Powerful exhaust fan effectively removes steam and fumes. Standard bathroom illumination is thoughtfully included in some models. The Jim-Dandy series is newly designed with anion function to improve air quality in your bathroom.

Mock funerals are another practice that happen more often than you would imagine. This is where a service is held for family and friends and then when it’s over the cemetery buries the casket wherever it wants. Horrific, but it does happen. Make sure you receive everything in writing and appoint someone to check if it has all been carried out correctly.

This month in Maxim magazine there is a special Anti-Terrorism section. One page details several excellent gadgets you can buy to protect yourself from … well … bad guys.

Check out some of the crazy stuff you can buy:

• SpySite: a ton of cool toys
• portableelectricgenerators.com: the URL says it all …
• Approved Gas Masks.com: Gas masks galore!
• Delta Scientific Corporation: Destroy a 15,000 lb truck at 50 mph!
• Sensar-Stellar: Put an invisible sense-field around your house!
• Pedsco Canada Ltd., makers of the Bomb-Disposal Robot
• SecurityPlanet.com, for all your stun-gun needs …

The Popcorn Fork™ will be the 4th commonly used eating utensil in the home (especially when the dishwasher hasn’t been emptied.)

Now you, too, can say good-bye to greasy fingers and paper napkins. With new finger foods coming to market almost daily, the least I can do is help clean up this delicious mess!

Sweet blueberry turnovers! All of a sudden I’m getting thousands - yes, thousands! - of hits from the Kansas State Fan Message Boards. I cannot imagine why. I can’t find any link to me there either. So. If you’re a Kansas State fan, please explain.

Here is a short list of web sites that I really wish would ping weblogs.com so I could properly use Dan Sanderson’s blogtracker to follow their antics:
Romenesko’s Obscure Store and Reading Room, Davezilla, Lines and Splines, dooce, fishrush, Wil, microcontentnews, Fiendish Thingy, What’s New, Pussycat?, ljonn.com, dan, and bry

I have met this blogger in person. Do you know the SprintPCS commercials with the guy in the trench coat? “Talking over the static.” That guy?

I don’t wanna freak you out or anything, but check it: same guy. I’m not kidding. Billy is the SprintPCS guy.

Well, I haven’t jumped on one of these bandwagons in a while. Here is my Friday Five, all about television:

1. What’s your favorite TV show and why?
   Not including football? I’d say Law & Order or Law & Order: SVU. Law & Order: CI is decent, but I’ve only caught it once. I just started watching L&O a month or so ago and it’s excellent. There are a decade or so of re-runs that are all “new to me”, so I dig it. I don’t mean to sound like one of the herd, but I’ll add that West Wing, The Sopranos, and Six Feet Under are all absolutely incredible.
2. Who is your favorite television star?
   … <blinks> … I don’t really know. I used to think George Clooney was cool on ER. Does that count?
3. What was your favorite TV show as a child?
   I’d guess SuperFriends, G.I. Joe, or anything with Wile E. Coyote.
4. What show do you think should have been cancelled by now?
   I’m amazed that ER and Friends are still alive, but I don’t think either should have been canceled. Frasier, though. That would be my choice. I just don’t think it’s funny any more.
5. What new show do you hope escapes the axe this season?
   I really can’t say. I don’t think I watch any “new” shows.

GumPals are circular, 3″ dry waxed tissues, made specifically for the disposal of chewing gum. The tissues come in 4 different dispenser models, and can be purchased in a variety of combinations. Refillable dispensers come with a supply of approximately 200 tissue refills.

I’m really digging wander-lust.com. The design is groovy, the spider is spidery, and the links are extra juicy. I’ve found some terrific sites there and I really like the way their syndication operates. Check ‘em out.

If you have a few minutes to spare this morning, take a look at this mind-boggling Flash artwork. It’s hypnotizing and beautiful and entirely captivating. Move the mouse. Try not to fall into the monitor. (Flash required, obviously.)

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