Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

JS Online reports that “‘The Fonz’ soon might be part of our downtown [Milwaukee] landscape, immortalized in a life-size bronze sculpture that city tourism leaders hope would be a stopping point for visitors.” From the …

Have you ever been bidding on something at Ebay and up until the last few seconds, you think you’ve got it – then someone swoops in at the very end and outbids you? Urgh! This …

Have you ever been bidding on something at Ebay and up until the last few seconds, you think you’ve got it – then someone swoops in at the very end and outbids you? Urgh! This …

Soon NBC will be allow viewers to download many of their most popular programs free to personal computers and other devices for one week immediately after their broadcasts. NBC announced a few weeks ago that …

Having a bad day? You need a little ice cream. Have a really bad day? You need a lot. That’s the premise behind the Dr. Whippy machine which debuted at the Ars Technica festival. According …

Tomorrow (Wed, Sept 12), Walgreens is offering inkjet printer cartridge refills for free. Customers can bring one empty b&w or color cartridge to the Walgreens photo counter and get it filled for free. Pick up …

If you were a book, what book would you be? Answer just six questions to find your exact literary match! My match is To Kill a Mockingbird. Hat tip to my colleague, Mary Jo Koranda.

The Wisconsin History Society has a lot of interesting RSS feeds, including one highlighting old photographs from it’s archives. This photo came around last week. A group of young men is sitting in a darkened, …

Ever wondered how you’d look as a character on the Simpsons? Now you can find out at Simpsonizeme.com. Upload a head shot, check a few preferences, and poof – you’re Simpsonized. That’s me on the …

It’s time to nominate your favorite legal support staffer for the 2nd Annual Unsung Heroes Award. The Wisconsin Law Journal sponsors the award to honor the “‘Unsung Heroes’ whose efforts are essential to helping law …