Category Archives: Fun

On having “The Least Stressful” Job of 2013

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Steve Krause

Making its rounds on the intertubes yesterday was this article/blog post/something by Susan Adams at Forbes, “The Least Stressful Jobs of 2013.” The winner? University professor, of course! The article is so factually inaccurate in so many different ways that there’s … Continue reading →

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WIDE-EMU 2012: A Few Misc. Thoughts

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Steve Krause

WIDE-EMU 2012 (or is it WIDE-EMU 2?) happened Saturday at Michigan State and it all seemed to go off without a hitch, more or less.  There might be more later, but I thought I’d  write a down a few thoughts … Continue reading →

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Radiohead v. Red Hot Chili Peppers

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Steve Krause

Annette and Will and I went and saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers on June 1 and then Annette and I saw Radiohead just this past Monday.  Besides putting me way WAY over my usual “one big arena rock show … Continue reading →

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Well, at least a bird didn’t poop in your mouth– oh, wait…

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Steve Krause

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Why is Hello Kitty flipping me off?

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Steve Krause

Take a look at this Hello Kitty stress test; seriously, doesn’t it kind of stress you out that the kitty is giving me the bird? Jeesh. Via Hello Kitty Hell. Tweet

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Finally, I discover the purpose of the Internet

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Steve Krause

The SpongeBob Squarepants Wiki, which I stumbled across while trying to write up an assignment on wikis for a grad class. Perhaps I’ll include this one…. Tweet

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“May your Luau be fragrant and filled with Unicorns”

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Steve Krause

Eeriely, this holiday greeting generated from the fun Worktank Holiday-o-matic seemed like an event I would really enjoy. Via Alex Halavais’ blog. Tweet

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Snow-globe Envy

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Steve Krause

I haven’t bought a lot of snow-globes lately, though I did get one for Christmas from Will, one that is also a game that challenges you to get a golf ball into a hole. Cute. But if I was in … Continue reading →

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After X-Mas in Florida

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Steve Krause

Normally, Christmas is an “every other year” thing with different sets of parents: one year we go to Iowa, the next year we go to Florida. But because of the way the holiday fell this year, because we decided to … Continue reading →

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Snow day sledding

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Steve Krause

Today was a snow day for pretty much every school in Southeast Michigan following the biggest snowstorm we’ve had around here in a number of years. Frankly, I thought the snow day thing was very unnecessary, at least in Ypsilanti. … Continue reading →

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