Archive for the ‘Whatever’ Category

Tip of My Hat: Fewer Umbrellas On the Street This Season

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Friends of Bogopolis.  I could not help but notice that there were fewer umbrellas on the street this afternoon as the snow fell in Midtown Manhattan.  I cannot help but think that my wisdom is finally being heard.

Umbrellas do not belong on the street during snowy weather.

Snowy weather is why God gave us the brilliant fashion accessory – the scarf!  Resist the temptation to use an umbrella this season.  Instead bundle up and enjoy the snow!

You know one reason why we shouldn’t use umbrellas in snowy weather?  Try catching a snowflake underneath an umbrella!  Pretty hard, isn’t it?

Enjoy the snow, New York
.  It’s a great early Christmas present to all New Yorkers!

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Midwest Things I took for granted

Monday, March 16th, 2009

I’ve lived in New York City for awhile now and there are things that I love to reminisce about and long for that I simply took for granted when I lived back home in Indiana.

• Wal-Mart: say what you want about their labor practices and everything else but there will always be a place in my heart for the wonderful one-stop mega (and cheap) store that is Wal-Mart.
• Sonic Breakfast Burritos: Even though I only ate a few in my lifetime in the midwest I miss them greatly as I watch commercials on TV
• Chick-Fil-A: Yeah, I’m sorry but the one at NYU just doesn’t cut it for me; yeah, I know, I haven’t been, although they don’t screen for student IDs
• Arby’s: there used to be one in the City but, alas, no more horsey sauce for New Yorkers.
• All-You-Can-Eat (Chinese) Buffets: There was one in every town and I miss the variety.
• Free Drink Refills: It’s a blessed treat when you find a restaurant with free refills in the City.

What do you miss from your home-town area that you don’t have where you live now?

Rating 4.33 out of 5

PSA: “I learned it by watching you”

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Hi all – we’re on a PSA kick lately – this is humorous, thought you would enjoy in the middle of the week.

Bogopolis for a Drug-Free America

Tim

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Life changes in the works…

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Hi friends – this is a very ‘catchy’ headline with little substance, unfortunately.

As I’m sure you’ve seen – things have been slow for some time, on Bogopolis.com. There are a lot of things that have been floating through my head for sometime now – I’m working through a lot of life thoughts and feelings…

I’m considering some options right now that have the potential to change a lot of aspects of my life (school, job, location, vocation, etc.) – I’ve been trying to spend time focusing on these things and clear my mind – that’s one reason I flew home to Indiana for an extended weekend.

Bear with me, as I work through the clutter – I’m hoping to be able to come to conclusions in the next month or so and share them with you, but I’d love for you to be praying for me (if praying isn’t your cup of tea, then just knowing that you were thinking about me would be a wonderful thought with me…).

Those of you who read this, are my closest friends and family – knowing that you’re with me is an amazing encouragement.

You all are awesome – stay cool!

Tim.

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Praise the Lord! :: The writer’s strike is almost over!

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

The writer’s strike could be over! Writer’s could return to work as early as Monday – check out LostRemote.com for more info.

Could this mean that Lost can air a full (second-to-last) season.

Rating 3.00 out of 5

It takes a brave man…

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

It takes a brave man to admit the following:

SpongBob SquarePants is sadistically, addictive television program.

I was at the laundromat this morning, dropping off my laundry, as per usual, when I noticed that SpongeBob was on. I’ve always thought SpongeBob was a funny show for kids – I can make that assessment because I’m a kid at heart – but I’ve always considered it a very annoying television show.

My friend Perry, from college, has always considered SpongeBob something of evil – I’m beginning to believe him.

Rating 3.00 out of 5

This year’s cute moment…

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

I promise that this will happen only once a year – bookmark for a smile on a rainy 2008 day.

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Europe is a country. (??)

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Ya gotta see this to believe it.

Rating 3.00 out of 5

How many Starbucks are there in Mahattan alone?

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

171 top be exact. Could one person visit all of them in one day (24 hours)?

Yes he could!

Rating 3.00 out of 5

High Definition Video: Blu-Ray wins

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

This just in: Bogopolis.com declares the Blu-Ray high definition format the winner.

The New York Times is reporting that Warner Brothers will switch their high definition video format to Blu-Ray beginning in June of 2008.

This decision brings the Blue-Ray high definition video format in use by the majority of movie distributors.

Bogopolis.com has previously reported about this new video format – but why should you care?

You should care because of this simple fact: Blu-Ray is now in place to replace the DVD format as the default video format – it will happen slowly, but I say this: 8 year olds in 2010 will not recognize the acronym DVD.

Also, the transition of Warner Brothers to Blu-Ray format means that the remaining studios will eventually follow (it’s only a matter of how they save face).

Most importantly users will benefit with increased content (read: 5 times more space for extras and movie goodness – and higher picture quality.

Don’t buy that player, yet, though. The early adopters always get screwed.

Marketshare of Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Via Wikipedia)

Rating 3.00 out of 5