By now, you’re probably sick of me monologing about the how insane the natural disasters have been around me here in the Washington, D.C. area. I get it. I won’t do it anymore. However, I will tell you that I have bought a poncho and raft for my laptop, so the floods near my place won’t threaten my ability to post. If you were busy sparring with some of your friends in a televised job interview this week, odds are you missed it.
The ‘Future’ is here
We’ve still got another four years before we reach the future that Marty McFly stumbled into in Back to the Future Part II, but we’re seeing some signs of the future already. No, we don’t have dehydrated pizzas, but we do have the Nike Mag shoe, a replica of the ones McFly wore, you know, the self-lacing kind. Sadly, only 1,500 are being made, but they are being auctioned off by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Next up, Barbie hoverboards!
No nuts, just balls
Remember when Saturday Night Live was funny? For reference, I am referring to Dec. 12,1998. That was when Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy shilled his Schweddy Balls on the public airwaves. It only took just under 13 years for the Schweddy empire to expand and eventually partner with Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream for the new Schweddy Balls flavor. Hey, at least it’s not Peepers-related.
Death from above
Heads up, limeys, you’re being bombed! It’s not the Nazis this time, it’s NASA. Strangely, the space agency gave the U.K. advance notice about it, which kind of goes against the rules of war. Regardless, the 7-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is going to be hurtling out of the sky late this month, and it’s got merry old England in its sights. Debris could also reach Asia, North America and South America, just for good measure. Cheers!