Helpful: Never Eat Alone

Read this book! Review to come Friday.

Never Eat Alone (and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time)

Interesting: Paper Robots!

Paper Robot´s Paper Robots!

Tragic: The Story of Jonathan Schulze

Even if we could end the war, it wouldn't be enough.

Helpful: Dont Be That Guy

You hear me, Indigo Steve? Dont Be That Guy!

Helpful: iConcertCal

Did you resolve to see more live music this year? I did, and iConcertCal is going to help me. The iTunes plug-in scans your music library and automatically creates a calendar of upcoming concerts by those artists, in your city. Fantastic. Free program, for Mac OS X 10.3 or higher.

Interesting: Built Chicago

Built Chicago is a new website about Chicago architecture, planning and real estate. Not bad.

Interersting: Sundance for Free

In an encouraging trend for short films--and independent films in general--the Sundance Film Festival is streaming dozens of movies from the upcoming festival for free on their website. Sadly, you will not find my new favorite short film, Static.

From Very Short List.

Helpful: Amazon Wish List

Did you make a resolution to read more this year? Do yourself a favor and set up a Wish List on Amazon right now. That way, when you hear about cool books or movies that you might want to buy later or receive for your birthday, you'll remember what they are. Of course, if you have a blog, you can also post the wish list in the right sidebar and hope that people out there get the hint...ahem.

Interesting: Obama is in. Kinda.

Here we go.



A Message From Barack

Helpful: TXT 2 PIC

All of your sign generator needs, all in one place.

TXT 2 PIC

Helpful: A weight watcher's guide to booze

Apparently, pale ales and stouts have the most calories, and a four-ounce glass of red wine has only 70 calories. So let's do the math from the New Years Eve party - how many calories are in 14 bottles of wine and 2 bottles of bourbon?

Caloric Values of Alcoholic Beverages, Alcohol calories

Helpful: Relevancy and Cash

Cody's got a multi-part series on search engine optimization working over at Yahoo! Publisher Network. Using his advice, I hope to improve my blog income from the $3.14 I accrued in 2006. Wish me luck!

Bleak: Iraq

'The jihad now is against the Shias, not the Americans' | Iraq | Guardian Unlimited

Interesting: John Edwards

Being a Democrat in Illinois, I get a lot of questions about Barack Obama. I'm a big fan, and I'm excited to hear if he announces a run for president this week. That said, I am very encouraged by John Edwards and his campaign strategy. Edwards has often been criticized for a lack of leadership experience, so he has turned his presidential campaign into a nationwide community service organization. Rallies and marches just don't cut it anymore. Improving this country takes work, and the more hands helping, the better.

Interesting: Mexico

Mexico 2006
Originally uploaded by kuzmatt9.

Here are some pics from our trip to Mexico last month. Indigo Steve joined us, and is shown enjoying a popular Mexican treat, Bubu Lubu.

Not Helpful: CTA Construction

Budget twice the time to get home each night? This is gonna be great.

Helpful: Don't Fear

It's for the birds.