A week ago, I went with a small group of friends to see Paranormal Activity. The “most talked about” scary movie of the season. The movie that was only released in certain theaters but “by popular demand,” got released in every city with a movie theater in it. I don’t know about you, but I fell for the hype too. I’m not much of a scary movie guy – not that I get scared easily, but they’re just not my thing. And even though I’m not a scary movie buff, …

January 2007, in a promotion titled “Hold your Wee for a Wii” (true story, not making this up), radio station KDND-FM asked contestants to drink a lot of water and not go to the bathroom. The person lasting the longest would win a Nintendo Wii. The ultimate loser in the contest? Jennifer Strange. Not only did Jenny lose out on the Wii, she lost her life. There’s this little thing called “acute water intoxication” that the radio station possibly should have considered before promoting this contest. Due to holding in …