This isn’t news, but I ran across Gary Busey’s TomTom outtakes and I have to hand it to the people at TomTom, this is probably the best 12.95 anyone would ever spend on an “upgrade”.

It almost makes me want to buy a TomTom…

I mean, who doesn’t want to hear a crazy man tell you where to go? My only request would be that it randomize the route every once in a while and have it direct you in circles while Busey tells you that the only way to center your soul is to follow the path laid out before you or something crazy like that.

A simple question.

If we have to beg someone to register to vote and/or beg them to vote, should that person be voting in the first place?

If one is not motivated to vote in the first place, will they bother taking the time to research candidates and issues?

It seems to me that it becomes a case of, who has the most advertising dollars and who can show up on enough funny shows; a popularity contest if you will.

I know there’s nothing particularly earth-shattering about that observation, just thought I’d throw it out there.

Maybe that makes me a pig, but I can’t help it…

(SWE) Nathalie Larsson

Nothing like Fried Chicken and Waffles to cure that hangover… This was on the menu at Grand Lux Cafe at the Palazzo… Other than that, they had a really good Corned Beef Hash and Eggs as well as an excellent Eggs Benedict…

I just saw this at Amazon.com for $3.99 and thought it was a good deal, it would cost over $20 at iTunes. And the download is DRM free MP3 so you can play it on anything. Awesome!

As we all know, Starbucks is closing 600 stores, below is a list of stores reported to be closing in the Tampa Bay area by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. It appears a couple of those being closed have have neighboring stores within a mile or less so there shouldn’t be any major issues. There is one, however, which just opened only a few months ago at 6th Avenue and 6th Street S in Saint Petersburg, just across from Bayfront Medical Center. This kind of stinks because the Joffrey’s at Bayfront Medical Center/Plaza just doesn’t quite take it’s place.

• DeSoto Square, 303 US Highway 301 Blvd. W., Bradenton, Fl
• Countryside Mall II, 27001 US Highway 19 N., Clearwater, Fl
• Kapok Cove and McMullen Booth, 904 N. McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater, Fl
• Lakeland Square Mall, 3800 US Highway 98 N., Lakeland, Fl
• Sarasota Square Mall, 8201 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fl
• 6th Avenue and 6th Street South, 625 6th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, Fl
• Racetrack Road and Hillsborough Avenue, 13811 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, Fl
• University Mall, 2164 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fl
• Citrus Park II, 8021 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, Fl

In preparation for Friday’s iPhone 3G launch, a music video from the original iPhone launch. This is from GeekBrief.TV podcast GBTV #0387.

From GeekBrief.tv:

The release of the iPhone last year was one of the most fun days of my life. We waited in line for ten hours and bonded with the people waiting with us. We’re not expecting the same magic this year, but we still want to make it an unforgettable day.

Friday, July 11, 2008 People are flying and driving in to buy their phones with us at Northpark in Dallas, and then we’ll all have lunch at Buca di Beppo (Park Lane).

The music video is from the launch of the iPhone and the song is Hello, Hello by Geoff Smith. You can buy his latest album, Ones and 0’s, at RingtoneFeeder.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/GeoffSmith.

Via Engadget and CNET:

Members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Uhhh, okay… I guess that’s one way to do it, as long as there are no obstacles in your path, or your Segway doesn’t decide to reverse it’s course out of the blue.

Fireworks in a microwave, what could possibly go wrong!?

Happy 4th of July!