Archive for November, 2007
Cool piece in today’s Chicago Tribune! Vaughn McClure wrote about the elite group of tight ends that have played for the University of Miami football team in the last ten years, including Bubba Franks, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow and Greg Olsen It’s even cooler as I’ll get to watch the Chicago Bears and New York Giants [ READ MORE ]
Okay, so there’s this new viral video, “Chocolate Rain,” starring Tay Zonday: Now check this out. Dr. Pepper turned it into a (semi) real hip-hop video to promote its new flavor, Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper. Take a look: [ READ MORE ]
Still undecided for the presidential primary? YouTube is now hosting video clips of all of the questions answered by candidates in both its sponsored Republican and Democratic debates. Check them out! (Thanks, Todd.) [ READ MORE ]
Here’s a Reuters story that appeared in the Guardian Unlimited last Friday about Madrid’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. [ READ MORE ]
On DanielHonigman.com, I generally take a look at the cooler side of life: cigars, restaurants, Chicago 2016 news, and the occasional bit of booze. But anyone who knows me will tell you I sometimes suffer from, well, bouts of dorkiness. Here goes: Just so you know, I bowled a perfect 300 in Wii bowling [ READ MORE ]
(Note: This review originally appeared on CigarJack.) Brand: Graycliff Line: Professionale Vitola: Pirate (Torpedo) 6 x 52 Origin: Bahamas Wrapper: Indonesian (Java) Binder: Indonesian Filler: Brazilian, Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos Body: Medium-to-full Strength: Medium-to-full Box Price: $374.99 (Box of 25) The nice folks over at Graycliff sent me a couple of cigars for a piece I’m currently working on, but I figured I’d share my reviews [ READ MORE ]
Yup, that’s right. Yesterday, I thanked readers on the Marketing News blog for helping it become so successful. Let’s see: Blog gains 1,000 new subscribers in three months — a 50% increase, by the way. Yours truly is there for three months. Connection? Perhaps. Now, I wish I could get some of that traffic on DanielHonigman.com! [ READ MORE ]
As you may have noticed, I added the Similar Posts Wordpress plug-in on my site. Now, when you read a blog post, you’ll have some links to check out posts on, well, similar topics. Please let me know what you think! (Thanks, Todd, for giving me the 411 on this plug-in!) [ READ MORE ]
Here’s an interesting piece in today’s Chicago Tribune about how the Baku bid for the 2016 Olympics may hinge on the money it can squeeze out of Azeri oil. Evidently, the nation’s National Olympic Committee doesn’t have anything left for its Web site. Take a look for yourself. [ READ MORE ]
You absolutely have to check this site out. FreeRice, a sister of the World Poverty site, is pretty damn cool. On it, you’ll find a Web-based, multiple-choice vocabulary quiz, and for each word you get right, site advertisers donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help fight world hunger. [ READ MORE ]