Don Xml's Grok This

I'm going to be out of town on July 21st, but you know as soon as I get back I'll be heading off to the local movie theater to see this movie.  When Jay & Sient Bob Strikes Back came out, I made the first showing (11:30AM) an event for my develeopment team (that was one great group of guys), and we were just about the only people ...

I live in north-western Morris County, NJ, and it is bear country.  When I tell folks from out of state this, they look at me like I’m crazy.  Our schools have bear drills along with fire drills (the kids need to know not to run away from the bear when they see one on the playgorund).  At our softball and baseball games we ...

If you haven’t had the chance to read Freakonomics, I’d suggest that you add it to your shortlist of ready reading material (there is even a matching blog).  What the author does is tie seemingly unrelated events to their effects (exposing hidden incentives behind all sorts of behavior).  There are lots of examples out there, just ...

If you are reading this blog entry, it is obvious that you don’t already subscribe to Kevin Smith’s blog (My Boring Ass Life), otherwise you would already know this little tid bit of info.  Kevin has released a 2 minute teaser for Clerks 2.  Don’t worry, there isn’t any spoilers in the teaser, so just go ahead and ...

EZPass is a toll collection system (for toll roads and bridges/tunnels) that is prominent in the northeastern United States, which I believe is just another way for Big Government to watch the average person.  It sounds pretty harmless, and pitched as a time saver.  Instead of having to stop to pay a toll, you can zoom on thru and pay ...

I scored a 84% on the ''how f***** JERSEY are you?'' Quizie! What about you? Some of the questions are pretty lame, but, hey, it is a Jersey thing.

This has to be one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen it a while.  Pope John XIII Regional High School in Sparta , NJ told their students to “dismantle their Myspace.com accounts or similar sites with personal profiles and blogs. Defy the order and face suspension”.  Seems as though the Rev. Kieran ...

Bowhunter outruns bear in Chester Twp. The opening day of bow season turned terrifying Saturday afternoon when a hunter --chased through the woods by a 300-pound black bear -- momentarily became the hunted. The unidentified hunter was approaching his tree stand in the Black River Wildlife Management Area shortly after noon Saturday, ...

It seems as though the housing market in New Jersey has finally peeked, and is on its way down.  Well, that is if you think that recent run on St. Joseph statues in the Garden State is a leading indicator on the housing market (see the recent Star Ledger article).  There is a very old Catholic custom/superstition which states the if you ...

I’m a hockey fan (NJ Devils), and I was frustrated by the lockout, and I’m really upset about the crazy stuff they put into the new CBA (the salary cap is a joke).  I don’t think that this new CBA will solve the problems of the NHL, and I want to express my dissatisfaction to the owners and the players.  I’m not ...