Author Archives: J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Happy Winter Solstice 2013

Later today, at 12:11PM ET, marks the Winter Solstice (if you’re reading this in the Northern Hemisphere), which astronomically marks the beginning of shortening nights and lengthening days. For ancient civilization, the celebrations of Saturnalia and Natalis revolved around the … Continue reading

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Miserable Bookstore Employees

I always thought that, aside from owning my own bookstore, it would be pretty damn cool to work in a bookstore. I’d get to work around books, with people who love books, assist customers who love books and maybe even … Continue reading

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More On Facebook Autoplay Ad Videos

Kimberlee Morrison of Social Times agrees with me that the new intrusion of Facebook Autoplay Ad Videos is a bad idea, but adds a helpful suggestion for Facebook to lessen the alienation that many users are feeling; allow the user … Continue reading

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“Can We Still Be Friends?”

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Facebook Continues To Drive Me Away

I do very little on Facebook these days except to have my blog entries, my Foursquare check-ins, Map My Walk metrics, Goodread books and GetGlue movies or TV shows automatically post on my wall. I comment on family and friends’ … Continue reading

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Poor Spider-Man; Reminders Are Everywhere

You know, there you are minding your own damn Spider-business by taking care of a little grocery shopping because Aunt May doesn’t feel well and suddenly, without warning, a simple box of rice reminds you of your terrible loss. Life … Continue reading

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Weird Sex Laws In The U.S. Mapped Out For You

From the almost benign Iowa law that prevents kissing for more than 5 minutes to the mind-boggling Texas law against owning more than 6 dildos to the “I-don’t-even-want-to-know-WHY-they-had-to-make-THIS-law” in Oklahoma against bar owners allowing simulating animal sex in their bars, … Continue reading

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Martian Santa

If you’ve been following SarcasticRover on Twitter then you’ve seen the amusing tweets about Martian Santa. Here at jmwetheringtonsr.com I’m just tickled to find out that one of the eight tiny Sojourner Rovers that pull his sleigh is named “Jeff”.

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What We “Googled” In 2013

Google, which a huge percentage of the world uses to search the Internet (unless you don’t want your searches tracked, in which case you use DuckDuckGo) has released its list of top searched subjects in 2013. You can see the … Continue reading

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The Downside Of Technology

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