Beating Weather.com!

Came across this site the other day: http://www.ebrueggeman.com/weather - One man is attempting to do the impossible, to dethrone Weather.com from its lofty seat of weather prediction prestige. What does this mean exactly? He is going to attempt to predict the weather better than Weather.com for his home area of New York City. He has no meteorology experience, and is instead going to rely on a pseudo-statistical prediction based on past weather! Who ordered something complicated with a side of ridiculous? I have to say that weather.com is ALWAYS WRONG, and though this sounds complicated, I think he has Indra all hot and bothered.

Mmmm Cactus Candy

I couldn't go another day without writing about this. I first found this stuff back in high school on a backpacking trip to the southwest. It's freaking good, and I have resorted to buying it on eBay. For about $18 including shipping you can get 2 boxes.

If you're wondering what cactus candy takes like, it probably tastes different than you think. It is a sweet berry / limey taste that is damn good and surprisingly wide in its appeal. The product also gets points for its scarcity and nifty packaging.