Author Archives: Kodiak

And The Light Bulb Goes On: Pepsi Cola

A jingle that my grandfather used to always sing popped into my head the other day: Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Twelve full ounces, that’s a lot. Twice as much for a nickle, too. Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you. I recently heard a story—I think it was during some show I was watching on the […]

Awesome Android App of the Day: App 2 SD

Welcome to my new feature, Awesome Android App of the Day, where I will highlight some of the cool, fun, and useful Android apps that I find. Contrary to the name, it will not likely be a daily feature…I’m lucky to write more than one post every three months. Most Android devices have two locations […]

Ironic Photo

The Springfield Republican now uses the slogan “where the news hits home” on the side of their trucks. That’s kind of ironic when the truck dives into someone’s house. Irony number two: out of all the local news papers where this could have happened, it happened to the one I used to deliver. That could […]

Eye of the Tiger

RIT did a lip dub of Survivor’s classic Eye of the Tiger earlier this year. I knew about it when they did it, but I had never seen the video until I came across an old email today.

Subaru, the Original Smart Car?

In 1968, Subaru entered the American market with the 360 mini-sedan. The tiny car, which Subaru marketed as being “cheap and ugly,” cost just $1297 (which would be about $8036 in 2010 dollars). Subaru marketing (see below) boasted that the 360 could go—even places that larger cars wouldn’t fit. With a length roughly equivalent to […]

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