This Is How My Brain Works...

This is why Zappos ate everybody else's lunch

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:27:10 -0500

This is why Zappos ate everybody else's lunch:

A story of customer service excellence to rival the Nordstrom tire return legend.

I live and breath consumer advocacy. I had heard great things about the company, but never shopped there. I will now buy my shoes from Zappos.

All Day Long. GotEmCoach.com

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:48:50 -0500

All Day Long.

GotEmCoach.com

If for some reason, you’re not already, I beseech you to...

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:45:33 -0500

If for some reason, you’re not already, I beseech you to follow me on my NBA blog - gotemcoach.com.

We’re doing it “real big.”

gotemcoach:

47 points, 14 boards.

I discovered ear wax on my own...

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:01:48 -0500

…I was a kid, and I didn’t tell anyone about it.

Those were scary times. I didn’t know if I was some kind of freak. Thought it could be brains.

That’s a Really Bad Calendar, Part II

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:39:06 -0500

That’s a Really Bad Calendar, Part II

That’s a Really Bad Calendar.

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:37:00 -0500

That’s a Really Bad Calendar.

Just some thoughts while watching Avatar

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:46:00 -0500

What’s the climate on Pandora?

I mean, the vegetation looks pretty lush, so I have to assume it’s some sort of tropic atmospheric character.

So, why isn’t that a big deal in the movie? How come nobody’s sweating profusely? How is temperature acclimation not a part of Neytiri’s Na’vi teaching? How come the Sky People aren’t complaining about how hot it is? How come when the Sky People don’t have terrible trouble with those gas masks? Wouldn’t they be constantly fogging over the inside from sweating and radiating heat? Do they spit inside their masks like goggles in a swimming pool?

Seems like a bit of an oversight, Jim.

I don’t want to say it cost you the Oscar, but I highly doubt the Academy wasn’t pondering these same thoughts…

Best Part? When Jake Sully wins back the entire tribe, despite crossing them all and costing them their land and culture, solely by brain fucking the biggest dragon.

Just a head’s up everyone… This is NOT Kate...

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:11:37 -0500

Just a head’s up everyone…

This is NOT Kate Gosselin. I know. I didn’t believe it either. Wife had to convince me.

Hey Neil! Is fructose really so bad in comparison to sugar?

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:15:00 -0400

Hey Anonymous! Fructose IS sugar. Boo yah!

Listen, I’m a realist. Logic rules my day, and here’s the logic on fructose.

Fructose is in fruits and vegetables. It’s not bad. Everyone is told to eat fruits and vegetables.

I assume you wrote this question to discuss high-fructose corn syrup? Anything in high doses is bad. Broccoli is good for you, but if you’re just pounding brocc all day long, I can assure you there are drawbacks.

The last thing to consider is, and this is the hammer, if you’re trying to get healthier and debating which sugar to eat, you’re shopping in the wrong aisle.

Want to get healthier? Eat half of your meals. Smaller meals, light snacks, and exercise.

That’s this hour’s Science Minute with Neil P.

what do you do when you are married to someone, but love someone else?

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:04:45 -0400

Drugs, I think.

INCEPTION BUTTON

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:25:00 -0400

INCEPTION BUTTON:

You’re welcome.

(H/T pablog)

Hi Neil,

whats your favorite halloween candy? what kind of halloween candy do you give to trick-or-treaters?

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:06:38 -0400

Thanks for the question. My favorite Halloween candy is chocolate candy bars. They’re absolutely delicious. I’m sure you’ve had some before.

Were you to make me choose my favorite amongst that larger classification of Halloween candy, I’d go with this:

Snickers - Great frozen. Great in all states.
Take 5 - Monster bar. If you haven’t, I suggest you try.
Kit Kat - There are 4 of them
Reese’s Fast Break - Softest nougat in the business
Rolos - It’s a childhood thing. You wouldn’t understand.

Disqualified? Godiva chocolate bars. Specialty chocolate, and I feel haughty when I eat them. Also, Twix are eliminated. I’ve recently learned they’re technically a chocolate and caramel covered COOKIE. Believe that?

What do I like to give? Chocolate turtles.

Additional tidbit alert! Worst thing I’ve ever gotten at Halloween? I received a life-size, maroon plastic hand, with the index and middle fingers up in the Peace symbol. True story.

Not 100% certain, but I’d bet a decent amount of cash that...

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:36:10 -0400

Not 100% certain, but I’d bet a decent amount of cash that to become a successful model, ‘tis better to lose America’s Next Top Model than win it.

I’ve never ever seen an ANTM winner modeling anything, but I know a bunch of the losers have gone on to rewarding careers.

How do I know that? The television show tells me. They do reports on successful losers, meanwhile their winners dissolve into reality star obscurity.

You probably don’t care, but I think it’s a potentially interesting phenomenon.

So what do you think of the new look Cavs? I know it's only the pre-season, but these guys are looking way better than I anticipated. Think there's a potential for an 8th seed finish?

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:51:36 -0400

Funny you should ask…

We’re doing some season previews at NBAOffseason, and I CHOSE to write about the Cavs. We’re posting them soon, and I’ll repost on Got ‘Em Coach.

I’ll leave you with this. I agree with you.

TONIGHT, WE’RE ALL CHILEAN MINERS!!! My wife and I...

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:13:00 -0400

TONIGHT, WE’RE ALL CHILEAN MINERS!!!

My wife and I realized the Chilean miners must be burying their poops. 33 miners. 69 days. At a rough 1 poop per day estimate, I’m approximating 2,277 poops in that hole.

And that number’s growing.

(winstonwolfe: baxterp2)

My Wife and I talk sometimes...

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:40:55 -0400

Tonight, my wife was watching television, and I was not.

Wife: Can you imagine being married to more than one of me?
Neil: What?
Wife: I'm watching Sister Wives.
Neil: I don't know what that means.

The Sword - Barael’s Blade My best friend got home, and found...

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:18:52 -0400

The Sword - Barael’s Blade

My best friend got home, and found his wife sitting on the floor, and listening to this song. How lucky am I to have this best friend and this best friend’s wife?

Lyrics:

Forged by the crow-mage from Shards of Darkness,
Honed by the half-breed to vorpal sharpness,

Behold! The Bastard’s Blade…

Bane of the Demon Lord.
Slayer of the spider-priests.
Spiller of the silver blood.

Fragments of bore infused with purest steel,
A warrior’s hand and a wizard’s mind to wield,
Killer of lor avenging those accursed,

Gathering knowledge, quenching deadly thirst.

Behold! The Bastard’s Blade…

Bane of the Demon Lord.
Slayer of the spider-priests.
Spiller of the silver blood.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go edit every home video of me to this song.

Check out a new webseries I’m enjoying called “Tiny...

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:25:00 -0400

Check out a new webseries I’m enjoying called “Tiny Apartment.” Created by the very funny comedians: Jessie Cantrell, Mike O’Gorman & Pat Driscoll.

This is Episode #1, “Sexy Night.” Great stuff right from the start. But Episode #2 is really funny too. #3 has some celebrity power, and I know you TV fans will like #4. Just watched #5, and that’s strong too.

Really, just watch ‘em all, and support good, old-fashioned, slow-roasted comedy

gotemcoach: 2010-2011 Player Profile: Kobe Bryant It’s great to...

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:32:00 -0400

gotemcoach:

2010-2011 Player Profile: Kobe Bryant

It’s great to go “first.” Ask Neil Armstrong. You have no idea who the other astronauts are, because you only know the name Neil Armstrong (save it, space nerds. I’m making a point). “First” gets a lot of publicity. “First” place. “First” to “discover” America. Rambo’s “First” Blood.

Well, in Kobe Bryant’s unending drive to be first on the list of greatest players ever, going second suits him just right.

Read the rest here.

Ya gotz ta go follow me over at Got ‘Em Coach.

In case you were wondering about the plot of the Garbage Pail Kids movie...

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:09:16 -0400

In case you were wondering about the plot of the Garbage Pail Kids movie...:

patdsez:

In the 1987, the good people at MGM made a Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Of course they did. And you know what? It’s so bad. But I’m sure you figured. Of course it was bad. It was a Garbage Pail Kids movie. Made in 1987. Starring Mackenzie Astin and that dead eyed girl from the classroom montage in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

But, man oh man - the plot of this thing. It’s pretty incredible.

If someone where to say to you, “Not having seen it in a hundred years, or even ever what do you think the plot of the Garbage Pail Kids Movie would be?” and you didn’t say, “Mackenzie Astin has a schoolboy crush on a teen rebel who makes and sells her own clothes and when the Garbage Pail Kids show up it turns out they’re really good at making clothes so they help him out by simultaneously sewing clothes together and singing songs about how easy things are to do when you do them together. And then the whole thing culminates at a disastrous fashion show.” well then you’d be wrong. Because that’s the plot of The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Turns out they’re really good at making clothes. Other stuff happens too, but that’s the real crux of the thing.

It’s as if some executive said “I want to make a Garbage Pail Kids movie and I need a script in five minutes” so someone went digging around and found some old script that had nothing to do with Garbage Pail Kids and said “here” and then they made it. Except with Garbage Pail Kids.

Oh and it’s streaming on netflix and I suggest you watch it.

This Is How My Brain Works...

This is why Zappos ate everybody else's lunch

All Day Long. GotEmCoach.com

If for some reason, you’re not already, I beseech you to...

I discovered ear wax on my own...

That’s a Really Bad Calendar, Part II

That’s a Really Bad Calendar.

Just some thoughts while watching Avatar

Just a head’s up everyone… This is NOT Kate...

Hey Neil! Is fructose really so bad in comparison to sugar?

what do you do when you are married to someone, but love someone else?

INCEPTION BUTTON

Hi Neil, whats your favorite halloween candy? what kind of halloween candy do you give to trick-or-treaters?

Not 100% certain, but I’d bet a decent amount of cash that...

So what do you think of the new look Cavs? I know it's only the pre-season, but these guys are looking way better than I anticipated. Think there's a potential for an 8th seed finish?

TONIGHT, WE’RE ALL CHILEAN MINERS!!! My wife and I...

My Wife and I talk sometimes...

The Sword - Barael’s Blade My best friend got home, and found...

Check out a new webseries I’m enjoying called “Tiny...

gotemcoach: 2010-2011 Player Profile: Kobe Bryant It’s great to...

In case you were wondering about the plot of the Garbage Pail Kids movie...

Hi Neil,

whats your favorite halloween candy? what kind of halloween candy do you give to trick-or-treaters?