Junk in the Trunk - 3/14 Edition

Junk in the Trunk - 3/14/05

Quote of the Day: Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. -- Emo Phillips

• PSA: New Information on Phishing Scams Related to Banking Websites and a more technical version: Phishers Use Wildcard DNS to Build Convincing Bait URLs. On a related topic, I didn't know that it was available, but FireFox has an extension called SpoofStick that helps identify bogus websites.


• Information Security News: 'Good Guys' Show Just How Easy It Is to Steal IDs


• Beware the Grapple!


• No Journal Left Behind (NoJoLB) - I think this is both hilarious and creepy all at the same time.


• My lost song of the day request belongs to Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes - I've tried to find it legally, but failed. I can't seem to find it at all though. Do any of you know where I can find this gem? I heard it at the doctor's office the other day and can't get it out of my head!!!


• Booble - I can't help but laugh since ALL search engines bring the porn! LOL!!! One thing I really like about Booble is that it has a direct link to search for erotic/porn related blogs. I'm already reading a few good ones, this just made things a little easier to find new ones!


• Those of you on NetFlix - feel free to add me to your friends list. If you aren't and want to be, I can email you a free month of service. Just let me know if you're interested.


• Information on the New Harry Potter Cover


• My new favorite gum: Teaberry!


• The ACME Chocolate Registry - I have now registered.


• Sanrio's What Man Is For You? for the Sanrio fans...and another goodie: Hello Kitty Fortune


• In the I need to remember to specify someone to burn my harddrive when I die category: Study: Used Hard-Drives Full of Juicy Blackmail Material


• Those of you that are into political blogging may want to start keeping an eye on this front.


• *drool* - Starbucks Debuts Coffee-Favored Liqueur


• A Comixpedia Editor is Soliciting Reviews and Interviews.


• Superfriends and...TPS reports?


• Internet-only trailer for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!"


• Procrastination! (I'm forever not getting all of my "stuff done".)


• News on the Quentin Tarantino tip: Friday the 13th Sequel and Tarantino and Tarantino Tackles "CSI". This is exciting!! It also reminded me that Jerry Stahl (Alf creator and subject of the biopic Permanent Midnight) has been writing some episodes of CSI lately.....most recently the one on infantilism. I should have known....


• In case you're not yet reading Oh No They Didn't!, here are some compelling reasons to start: [1], [2] [3] [4] [5]. Now I'm not typically a celebrity chaser and such, but this community is hilarious and the comment threads are fabulous. C'mon. You know you wanna!


• Finally, Boing Boing! recently posted a link with a bunch of Beatles songs mix-mashed. It's groovy!

Free Stuff Section!!!!

• For the preteen moms out there: Free Girl Planner


• Anyone out there ever do Suicide Karaoke?


• For my friends with insomnia and other sleep issues: Sleep Kit


• For the Parents: Free Letter From The Easter Bunny