Kelly W.

video-game playing, indie-music-loving, wine-drinking, geeky, gadget-whoring mom.
I gave a girl (25 ish) $20 in the PetSmart parking lot that appeared to be stranded missing everything but a cell phone saying her car was broken into/purse stolen and she needed gas money to get home. She didn't "look" like a bum and I had heard her on her phone earlier on my way in an obvious panic...am I a sucker?
It doesn't matter if you are or aren't you did what you thought was best and that's it. You're a good person. - Steve C, Team Marina
There was a famous story a decade or so ago about someone who was doing research into how the way we present ourselves colors people's response to us. He dressed as a bum and walked around Penn Station in New York, asking for money. Some people gave him a quarter, some ignored him, and some said verbally abusive things. The next day, he showed up clean-cut and clean-shaven, in a polo shirt and slacks, again asking for money. This time, most people engaged him in conversation, and the average amount of money that people gave him was about $1. On the third day, he was impeccably dressed in a designer business suit and tie. People said things like "I know how you must feel--I lost my wallet once." and gave him enough money to buy his train ticket, lunch, etc. She may have been legit, but she could also have been a clever scammer. One possible test would have been to offer to follow her to a gas station so you could put $5 worth of gas for her onto your debit card. If she were a scammer, she would have made some excuse to not take you up on it. - Jeff Bigler
I just don't get it--how many people go out and buy a $200-$300 phone and don't get a case/protection for it? i understand there is an issue that needs to be resolved--but there is way too much crying when the solution is something most ppl will do regardless.
I don't have a case for my iPhone 3GS. Also, it has been replaced three time, but each for free - RAPatton
maybe i'm just paranoid with mine? This is my 3rd iPhone, and I've had InvisiShields and cases on all of them <.> - Kelly W.
DNA Sample from Son Led to Arrest of Accused ‘Grim Sleeper’ | Threat Level | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/threatl...
"When California authorities arrested Lonnie David Franklin Jr. as the suspected “Grim Sleeper” serial killer last week, they based their case in part on a DNA match of crime scene evidence to a sample from his incarcerated son — a relatively new and controversial technique critics say raises ethical and legal questions that need to be examined by legislators." - Kelly W.
Duck Duck Moose: Quality Apps for Kids | GeekDad | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/geekdad...
"What I love about Duck Duck Moose is that they have not tried to churn out the apps and go for quantity, but have focused on developing three or four high quality apps which are priced so well (many props for keeping their iPad apps at a reasonable price)." - Kelly W.
Josiah LOVES these! - Melly #FForever
French lawmakers vote to ban burqa in public | Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/article...
"Muslim women could be fined for wearing full-length veils in public in France under a bill approved overwhelmingly on Tuesday by the lower house of parliament. The legislation, which still has to be vetted by the Constitutional Council, France's highest constitutional authority, and approved by the Senate, could make France the second European country to criminalize wearing the burqa or niqab." - Kelly W.
Huggies Jean Diapers... - Kelly W.
There's something very wrong about this. :) - Steve and 4 other people
Consumer Reports gives thumbs down to iPhone 4 reception woes - USATODAY.com - http://content.usatoday.com/communi...
"Despite its qualms, Consumer Reports still loves the iPhone, saying it has the "sharpest display and best video camera we've seen on any phone," and beats previous models with better battery life. "But Apple needs to come up with a permanent -- and free -- fix for the antenna problem before we can recommend the iPhone 4."" - Kelly W.
first impressions iPhone 4: gorgeous screen, squared off corners feel awkward in my hand, no problems with antenna and need to get invisishield ASAP
21 Things for Kids To Do Before Summer Ends (GeekDad Wayback Machine) | GeekDad | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/geekdad...
"With swim lessons over, summer camps a distant memory and the specter of school still several weeks distant, cries of “There’s nothing to do!” are becoming more and more frequent. We at GeekDad sympathize — that’s why we’ve come up with a list of 21 low/no-cost activities that will engage your kids quicker than they can say “I’m bored!”" - Kelly W.
Family goes happily 'retro' to shake off the TV habit - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/news...
Taylor Kidd, 19, and her family of Mechanicsburg, Pa., did a flashback to the past — trying a half-dozen different retro games and activities every night for a week. The biggest challenge came for her dad, David, 52, who couldn't hula-hoop no matter how hard he tried. So he got creative and used the hoops on his arms. - Kelly W.
That sounds like a ton of fun! - Heather
The smoker is smoking with chicken inside. I'm suspecting dinner will be tasty tonight.
Pumpkin chunking is surprisingly fascinating.
You misspelled chunkin'. - Michael R. Bernstein
Welp, there goes dinner! - Akiva
LEGO Junior Backpack - Skeleton - Carry Gear Solutions LLC - Toys "R" Us - http://www.toysrus.com/product...
ha - RAPatton
More Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl recalled by Johnson & Johnson - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/money...
"Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is expanding a recall of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol and Motrin IB because of a musty or moldy smell. The McNeil Consumer Healthcare business said it is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter drugs sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Fiji, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica. The drugs that are being recalled include Benadryl, Children's Tylenol, Motrin IB, Tylenol Extra Strength, Tylenol Day & Night, and Tylenol PM." - Kelly W.
Gulf's endangered sea turtles' eggs relocated during oil spill - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/news...
"The sea turtle eggs will be moved within a week of hatching from about 600 to 800 nests buried across the Florida Panhandle and Alabama beaches. Wildlife experts plan to gather at dawn Friday on a beach near Panama City, Fla., to gently remove eggs from the first nest. The eggs will be packed in coolers with sand, transported by FedEx in climate-controlled vehicles to a high-security facility at Kennedy Space Center on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, where they'll be monitored until they hatch in about 10 days." - Kelly W.
I am hungry but can't bring myself to eat Cheerios again this morning. It's off to Bagel King for some morning indulgence.
I need 2 overrides for 2 classes and i'm on the wait list for the 3rd--welcome to grad school?
A gay bishop for the Church of England? - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/news...
"The Church of England may be on the verge of promoting a gay priest to bishop, a step that would widen the split over sexuality in the global Anglican Communion." - Kelly W.
Many Americans clueless of how many calories they do or should eat - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/news...
"Most people don't know their own number. That is, they don't know how many calories they should consume in a day to maintain their current weight, a nationally representative online survey of 1,024 people shows. In fact, 63% can't accurately estimate the number, 25% won't even venture a guess and only 12% can nail it" - Kelly W.
"77% don't meet the government's guidelines of 2½ hours of moderate-intensity physical activity a week." - Kelly W.
The Associated Press: Widow lives with corpses of husband, twin - http://www.google.com/hostedn...
he 91-year-old widow lived by herself in a tumbledown house on a desolate country road. But she wasn't alone, not really, not as long as she could visit her husband and twin sister. No matter they were already dead. Jean Stevens simply had their embalmed corpses dug up and stored them at her house — in the case of her late husband, for more than a decade — tending to the remains as best she could until police were finally tipped off last month. - Kelly W.
That's so sad. - Heather
Definitely sad. - DB, Lil LB&#39;s Dad
Blizzard Official Forums Will Demand Use of Real Names « Gadget News and Reviews – gadget.com - http://www.gadget.com/2010...
Blizzard takes a brave step in countering the troubles of anonymity in the Internet (trolling, spamming, etc) by requiring users of their official forums to include their real names along with their in-game character names on it. This change is expected to take effect with the release of StarCraft II on July 27. - Kelly W.
10 Crazy-Looking New Deep-Sea Creatures | Wired Science | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/wiredsc...
"Ten new possible species could change everything about the way we think about deep-sea life in the Atlantic Ocean. 65 diggs digg Most of the creatures are so strange, it is hard to know which direction they swim or where their mouths are. The images were captured by researchers from the University of Aberdeen during more than 300 hours of diving with a remotely operated vehicle between 2,300 feet and 12,000 feet deep along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the largest mountain range on Earth, which runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and Africa on the east and the Americas on the west." - Kelly W.
Thank you chick-a-fil-a for having Diet Dr. Pepper!
A treasure beyond rubies - RAPatton
I started posting to FriendFeed on September 14th, 2008 (659 days ago) - http://whendidyoujoinfriendfeed.com
How to Clean a Dirty Keyboard and Why You Should | LiveScience - http://www.livescience.com/technol...
Which?, a U.K. consumer organization, found in a 2008 study that keyboards can be up to five times dirtier than the average toilet seat. - Kelly W.
Exclusive: How Giro Made Lance Armstrong’s $15,000 Custom Helmet | Playbook - http://www.wired.com/playboo...
"Entering the 2010 cycling season, Armstrong was focused on improving his position in this year’s Tour as he tried to dethrone Alberto Contador, the rival and former teammate who won last year’s race. That commitment filtered down to one of Armstrong’s sponsors, an outfit named Giro Helmets. The Santa Cruz, California, company had recently launched an Advanced Concepts Group to do “real R&D,” according to Chris Bullock, the group’s manager." - Kelly W.
Do dogs and cats really dream? - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/life...
"How many pet owners have gotten a chuckle out of watching their dog sleep while its paws race frenetically in place? Many figured that Rover was romping somewhere in dreamland, and scientists say they were right: Pets do dream while sleeping." - Kelly W.
Maid service in dorms? It's expected at some colleges - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/news...
"This fall, freshmen at George Washington University will have a little work to do that their predecessors did not: cleaning their own bathrooms. The university announced last month that it will eliminate its maid-like housekeeping services (which included vacuuming the rooms and cleaning private bathrooms) in freshman residence halls." - Kelly W.
Porcini mushroom burgers
Decided to make dome porcini mushroom burgers alongside the usual herb ones--is it wrong that they smell so good raw? - Kelly W.
please turn head sideways to view...hehe - Kelly W.
Might want to think about adding it to this post - http://ff.im/n9P9d - Brent - Yes I am
lol--what's wrong with raw meat? :-P - Kelly W.
"Intended Play 2010" MP3s for free - dealmac.com - http://dealmac.com/Matador...
he Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Matador Records' Intended Play 2010 MP3 Album for free. That's the lowest price we could find for this 9-track, DRM-free album. It features songs by Interpol, Cat Power, The New Pornographers, and more. Amazon MP3 downloader is required. - Kelly W.
It's truly amazing what a 5 year old will do for Super Mario gummies.
i know a 42 year old that would do pretty much anything for those - Morgan
iPhone 4 Sells Out Despite Reception Complaints - http://networkedblogs.com/5nsXK
Apple moved 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the first three days of sales to five countries. Steve Jobs called it the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. iPhones ordered online now aren’t scheduled to ship for three weeks. Apple and AT&T stores often receive a small number of new phones each day, but sell out quickly, making the iPhone hard to find anywhere. - Kelly W.