Short Takes « Mulberry Jam

Even Hitler Hates the Vuvuzuelas

By Sue Lyn, on June 22nd, 2010%

I couldn’t resist posting this video. It’s another clever entry in the new genre of Hitler-in-the-bunker videos with alternative dialogue. Very well done, and I really sympathize with . . . → Read More: Even Hitler Hates the Vuvuzuelas

Rabbit Ears

By Sue Lyn, on January 21st, 2009%

From one of my guilty pleasures/timewasting . . . → Read More: Rabbit Ears

Flu Season

By Sue Lyn, on November 12th, 2008%

This morning I read about a new site being operated by Google with fascination. Google has studied the volume of searches for flu-related terms like “fever” or “flu”. Over five years they tracked it against CDC reported cases of the flu and found that the searches are actually an excellent leading indicator (since CDC reports lag real time by weeks). Now you can go to a new page and get a look at current trends for the US as a whole or for your state or region. Here’s a graph showing the correlation between searches and flu cases from 2004. (More on full post) . . . → Read More: Flu Season

Ninja Cat

By Sue Lyn, on October 2nd, 2008%

Okay, it’s been a while since I put any funny cat videos in. This one had me guffawing– my little Miss Thing used to be a master at this trick. . . . → Read More: Ninja Cat

An Engineer’s Guide to Cats

By Sue Lyn, on May 13th, 2008%

Thanks to Fritz for this one– another great film about cats. Very important viewing for all my cat-loving engineer friends out there. You know who you are.

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this . . . → Read More: An Engineer’s Guide to Cats

The “Blog” of Unnecessary Quote Marks

By Sue Lyn, on February 11th, 2008%

Wow, this is full of good stuff. Pointless quote marks pointed out for your delectation and amusement. Found this one on the . . . → Read More: The “Blog” of Unnecessary Quote Marks

It’s so hot today…

By Sue Lyn, on August 8th, 2007%

…the birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. (See the post for more like this!) . . . → Read More: It’s so hot today…

Neato, Frito

By Sue Lyn, on May 10th, 2007%

It’s been a busy week, so posts have been scarce I’m afraid. My teacher and mentor at the yoga studio is away for two weeks and I’ve picked up several of her classes as a substitute. I’m having great fun but it has taken away from time at the desk for writing.

So to tide . . . → Read More: Neato, Frito