Think Different… is it not 1984, the year the Macintosh was first released? No, it’s 1984… the year of Big Brother.

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Magic | ‘Majik
Noun

The power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.

To say I wasn’t overly impressed when I first watched Steve Jobs debut the iPad, is an understatement. I hated it. I didn’t believe the claims, the hype– I guess I was thinking inside the box as opposed to outside of it. That’s why Steve Jobs is a billionaire and, well I’m not. To be fair, seeing the iPad in a web stream and holding one are two completely different things. Sure it looked nice and all, but I just didn’t see a real need for one. Then I held one. Magic.

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By far, this is what I’ve been doing most on my iPad. What does that say about me? I don’t know, but Plants vs. Zombies is damn addicting!

Get ready to soil your plants in an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap! A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they can reach your front door.

Each zombie has its own special skills, so you’ll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds… as you battle the fun-dead, obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. And with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies! –Developer

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Obama finally got something accomplished– it only took a year and control of all branches of government.

Living in Massachusetts, we already have a form of universal healthcare, so I’m really not excited either way. However, I do love watching and listening to all the right-wing nuts who are calling for repeal, etc. They keep telling me this isn’t what the people wanted. Hello? The people voted Republicans out of office just for this reason. Change! If you listen to some of these whackos, you’d think the apocalypse is near.

Obama won. The Democrats (finally) won. Get over it! You want change, put a Republican back in the White House.

I can honestly say that George W. Bush seems like a statesman when compared to Sarah Palin. Just when I think this woman has reached the lowest point on the “dumb scale,” she puts her head down and burrows far deeper. Not too many people can look like an idiot multiple times, within days. But she can.

I have never seen a public figure with such thin skin. It seems it doesn’t matter how petty or ridiculous a joke or jab may be thrown at her, still she gets her panties in a ball. Whether it’s David Letterman, the “elite” media, the Obama Administration, or now Family Guy, does she really think she can win these silly battles? What’s more, who in their right mind would want to fight them?

At one point it may have worked to play the victim to the big, bad, elite media. Now she just sounds like a real bitch. She has cried wolf a dozen too many times, and now she just serves as fodder for the news media. But I guess this is to be expected. After all, Sarah couldn’t handle the rough and tough Alaska media, so how in the hell are we to think she is capable of functioning in the national spotlight?

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If you were watching the Grammys last night, which I wasn’t, you would have seen Michael Jackson’s children accepting their father’s Lifetime Achievement Award. That’s all fine and dandy, but for me the achievement was Jackson’s ability to have two pure, white children. After all, let’s not forget that before Jackson went white, he was born African-American.

And if you need clarification, yes, those are Michael Jackson’s children in the picture above.

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iPad – Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price. — Apple

On January 27th, Apple finally announced their long anticipated “tablet device” called the iPad. While iSlate, iTablet, or even the rehashed iBook would have been good choices, iPad is fine I guess. I would like to see Apple drop the “i” prefix one of these days however.

As expected, the fit and finish of the device is amazing. In keeping with their recent designs, the iPad sports a unibody aluminum back plate and the front is all glass. I’m sure it really feels great in-hand, and I know the glass surface is going to be super-silky smooth to the touch. For the materials, I give an A+. You can’t get any better in my opinion.

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It’s a new year, and I am using a new online backup solution. This time, it’s CrashPlan. So far, so good… but the year is still young.

I’ve tried a handful of different companies, from Amazon S3, Carbonite, Mozy, JungleDisk, to my MobileMe account via iDisk. So far, CrashPlan is the only one with zero issues. All the others I mentioned had some limitation. CrashPlan is also the most widely available, having versions for use with MacOS, Windows, Linux, and even the Solaris operating system. It’s FREE to try and definitely worth it. It’s only $54.00/year for unlimited storage, which makes it the cheapest service out there.

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I’m thrilled that Brett Favre’s season is over. Nothing against The Vikings, I just hate this guy. I’d probably root against the Patriots if Favre was at the helm. Anyway, let me guess… he’s gonna keep the option of retirement on the table until the start of training camp. At that time, he’ll pull the trigger and call it quits. He’ll say his body this, and his desire that, and he just can’t compete at such a high level. Then training camp will end, and it will be just like magic. He’ll be a brand new Brett Favre, ready to play. Funny how that works.

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This is Dilly… he’s a turtle, painted on a sea stone. It was created by an artist named Debby Lindsley. I saw it in the store-front window of small shop in Wickford, Rhode Island. They have dozens of small shops throughout town that offer an eclectic mix of jewelry, art, and antiques, just to name a few.

The entire stone is painted, with the bottom being a “cream” color and with the artist’s signature– and even the turtle’s tail! The turtle already had his name, and comes with a certificate. I only spotted it in the window for a second, but it was enough time for me to walk in the store and buy it.

I usually only collect things that are blue, but I made an exception here.