Websites You Need to Visit Daily

Over the years there have been a ton of great websites that I’ve run across, but only a few keep me coming back on a regular basis. Today I thought I’d take the time to share a few of my favorites with you.

That’s Yummy Bro (TYB) is usually the first website I hit in the morning. It’s written by Nick Hall a minor league baseball player who was recently signed by the San Diego Padres. It’s not a baseball related site at all, but is full of humor. He has a terrific sense of humor and updates the page with at least one new post each day.

There I Fixed It is a fun site for a quick hit each day. It is updated daily with a few new pictures of the “fixes” that people have made to repair anything from a broken faucet to their radiator. Sometimes ingenious, usually epically stupid.

People of Walmart is americana at it’s best, and just confirms to me all the reasons I rarely set foot inside of a Walmart store. This website just proves that it’s a white trash world, and they all shop at Walmart. Usually they are shopping for supplies to fix things that they can take a picture of to send to There I Fixed It and proudly show off their handywork.

The Clink Room is a terrific website for anyone who is a fan of baseball, or who enjoys being creative. The site is run by Plan B Branding a company that designs logos for major and minor league baseball teams. The site gives you some great insite into the development and creative process, and the guys run some fun design contests on a regular basis that allow you to flex your creative muscle if you feel so inclined.

That’s the daily list, I hope you find something you like.

Happy surfing.

The Courtesy Flush

While in general the dog does not advocate the use of public toilets for, uh hum…number two…there will inevitably be that situation where you just cannot hold it until you return to the safety of your home. When you do find yourself in that situation there are certain rules of etiquette that you need to be sure to follow in order to make the experience as pleasant as possible for yourself and the rest of the public.

First and foremost you need to make sure that you choose the proper stall. If there is more than one stall to choose from, the handicapped stall (or the executive suite as I like to call it) is always your best choice. You have plenty of room to do your business and you have your own sink and paper towels when finished. BAM! There is nothing like the handicapped stall for comfort and style. Now some of you may argue that the handicapped stall should be kept open in case a handicapped person comes in and needs to use it. That is a position that I myself once adhered to, but after months of painstaking research and interviews I determined that though handicapped parking is reserved solely for the handicapped, the handicapped stall falls into a separate category. The stall is open to all, but is specifically designed to accommodate the needs of the handicapped as well as the able bodied.

Now the second and most important rule of etiquette that you need to follow when using a public toilet is the use of the courtesy flush. No one wants to smell your “business” or be forced to try and imagine what the hell it was you had for dinner last night. Use the courtesy flush my friends and keep the odor to a minimum. After your first volley be sure to give a flush and send that shit where it belongs. Don’t let it linger.

Jesus Gomez’ Taco Heaven

Hey gang! Sorry the dog has been napping the past few weeks, but I’ve been spending my creative energy over at the Clink Room instead of on the blog. They have a great contest going over there right now. The guys who run the Clink Room are Casey and Jason of Plan B Branding, a company that designs major and minor league baseball logos. In order to collaborate with other designers they are forming the Taco Shop League and are having a contest for the designers of the best logos. I’ve been working hard on a few entries, and the picture above is one example of my work so far. The deadline for entry into the contest is Monday Oct. 4th, 2009, so if you are feeling creative and know how to use Adobe Illustrator have a look.

Maybe after Monday I’ll be able to get back to blogging my heart out.

Bored to Death – Check it!

My favorite author Jonathan Ames has outdone himself with his new television series Bored to Death on HBO. The series premiered last night on HBO, and if you missed it, you definitely owe it to yourself to check it out. If you don’t have HBO, get it! If you can’t get it, find a friend who gets it! If you don’t have any friends, well …

In case you missed it, the premiere will rerun this Wednesday so you must mark this on your calender. If you want to read a disdussion about the show check out a blog dedicated to that.

Restaurant of the Day

If you ever get the chance to visit NYC I highly recommend that you look this place up. You won’t be sorry.

Redneck of the Day

Seriously? You might be a redneck if you get your vehicle towed by your grandfathers and his hoveround. Actually, I hate to disparage rednecks that way. Your probably just white trash.

A Story About ME?

I was surfing the internet the other day, and in a moment of self agrandisement I googled my own name to see what was out there. Well most of it was stuff that I had written for the various sites that I had collaborated on over the years, but there was this one link that showed up that intrigued me. I clicked on the link and it had pictures of “the baseball room” in my house, a picture of me, and a (very bad) video that I had made about the Clearwater Threshers during the 2008 season.

Well at first I was a bit confused about how the guys that ran the website would have found out about me, and why they would have decided to feature me in one of their posts. Eventually after reading the rest of their website I realized that the owners of the website were Casey and Jason from Plan B advertising a graphics and advertising firm which specializes in creating logos and advertising for MLB and LiLB, including the Clearwater Threshers.

I’m flattered that they featured my exploits, and thought I would share it here.

Rules of the Road: What’s the deal with idiot drivers?

The Dog declares September National “Don’t Drive Like an Idiot Month.” I don’t claim to be the world’s greatest driver, but I do adhere to certain rules of common courtesy while driving that are often ignored by other drivers I see on the road. In an effort to promote better driving and the general well being of the good drivers on the road, I’d like to share some tips with those of you who are idiots. I doubt you already know who you are, but maybe after reading this you will get a clue.

Use your turn signal. While there are many instances where you should use a turn signal, the most irritating non-use of the turn signal is when you are making a right hand turn. If you are turning, give those people sitting at the intersection waiting to go the signal so they can move on with their lives. It is irritating as hell to sit there waiting to enter an intersection while an oncoming car approaches only to be screwed at the last second when you realize that oncoming driver made you waste valuable minutes of your life just sitting there.

Wayback Wednesday: 1980s Movies

Who could forget such 1980s classics as Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and The Breakfast Club? Anyone who is under the age of 50 has seen these movies (or parts of them at least) countless times on Saturday afternoon reruns over the last 25 years, but one great movie from the 1980s that you have probably never seen, but really should is The God’s Must Be Crazy.

The movie was filmed in South Africa in 1980 and not released in the U.S. until 1984. Coming from South Africa the movie was filmed in a style completely different from American movies of the era and became an instant cult classic. I saw the movie a few weeks ago on the IFC channel and it was as quirky and funny as ever. If you ever get the chance to see this movie I highly recommend it. Add it to your Netflix list and you won’t be sorry.

Photo-of-the-Day

Sorry the dog hasn’t had any updates in a few days, but the long holiday weekend had us busy doing some things that involved the outdoors rather than sitting at the computer all day. Now that we’re back at work there is plenty of computer time, so enjoy the photo of the day as a way to ease back into things this week.