And We Are Back!

Sorry for the absence.

[insert excuse you don't care about]

Here is a comic to make up for it.

Sunday Comics

Not quite a comic today, but this is my blog and I still found this comical, so deal with it, nerds.

For only $800 you could be the proud owner of a bike that is guaranteed to have hipsters everywhere telling you "I knew of this before you did."

Aside from the initial ridiculous look and about a 80% kill-rate when you hit a pothole, I kind of want one.

Sunday Comics

A little late in the day (9:30 PM is still counted as the daytime, right?), but here is your Sunday Comic!

Sunday Comics

I love Futurama's take on global warming. Enjoy!

Sunday Comics

I figured this comic was appropriate for the political climate that is developing around the EPA and the CAA. I probably won't comment again on it for a while, but this sums up my feelings on the matter.

Saturday Comic: St. Paddy's Day Special

Well, since I missed Sunday's comic last week, I promised that I would post something on Saturday AND Sunday this week, so here we go!

There are few days I enjoy more than celebrating St. Paddy's Day in Chicago, but be safe out there!

Sunday Comics

I didn't have too much luck finding a good comic for today's segment, but I did find this comic that did a good job poking fun at the very searching process I was going through.

Ok, I'll be honest, I found this after 3 minutes of searching and then I stopped because this made me laugh. Enjoy the rest of you weekend!

Sunday Comics

Same method applies to acquiring cleaner air to breathe. Pollution solved!

Now go enjoy your Sunday.

Sunday Comics

Sorry for only two posts this past week, I'll make it up this week by posting 4.

Anyways, here is your Sunday Comic, or as I like to call it, the day traffic spikes on this blog.

I don't think I ever moved past Stage 1... That or I skipped straight to Stage 7.

Sunday Comics

A Sunday Comic dedicated to the insane amount of snow Chicago got blasted with this past week. Now if you will excuse me, I am going to watch the Puppy Bowl.

Sunday Comics

This is how I feel sometimes while researching topics for the blog. Happy Sunday!

Sunday Comics

Solar Power Explained.

Happy Sunday! Go Bears!

Sunday Comics

Meanwhile, Vice President Kermit...

Sunday Comics

Troll Science - (trollscience.com)

I'm pretty late to the party when it comes to the meme that was Troll Science, and while most of it is stupid and repetitive, the infinite zombie power made me laugh.

Sunday Comics

Something to think about when using chemicals on your lawn.
The New Yorker

Welcome to 2011. Be brilliant.

Sunday Comics

This is a cartoon that I have been holding onto for a while.  It doesn't really have anything to do with any single post I have made on this blog, but I do think it is a clever statement that ties multiple issues together.

I'd typically go into a long explanation about how all the energy issues I talk about ultimately tie back into air quality, but it is Sunday, and Sunday's aren't meant for thinking.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Alternative Energy: The Super Friends

So there I was. One last final exam in between me and being done with school forever...and what do I do?

Naturally I spend a solid half hour relating the major forms of alternative energy to the Super Friends.

Procrastination at its finest!

Because alternative energy sources are going to have to work together in order to battle the Legion of Doom coal, I figured that this analogy would actually be relevant, so I'm going to go ahead and run with it.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Batman

• Batman is clearly the strongest candidate for comparison to hydrogen fuel cells. Batman has no real powers and is heavily reliant on advanced technology to get the job done. The same can be said for Hydrogen Fuel Cells, which are heavily reliant on technological breakthroughs to truly make an impact.

Energy Efficiency: Robin

• Robin suffers from being the side-kick to Batman, who is infinitely cooler than Robin could ever be. However, Batman would not have been as successful as he was without Robin. The same can be said for energy efficiency. All of these alternative energy sources are promising, but unless we are more efficient, power supplies will always be an issue.

Solar Energy: Superman

• Obviously Superman is going to be related to solar energy. Without the sun, both Superman as well as solar energy are useless.

Wind: Wonder Woman

• This is a weak comparison, but Wonder Woman had that invisible car, and wind is invisible, so there you go. Also, women are so full of hot air, yappin' on about this and that...am I right fellas?!!!...(*looks around for high-five*)

Tidal: Aquaman

• Tidal is one of the least talked about sources of alternative energy. Probably because it is so boring...like Aquaman. Seriously, what a terrible character.

In any event, this is probably my nerdiest blog post to date, but I've made peace with that because comic book heroes are awesome.  Now if you will excuse me, I am going to go attempt to actually study.

Sunday Comics

It is Sunday, and if you are living in the Midwest of the United States, then congrats on surviving through this winter storm up until this point:

• The Minnesotta Vikings had their stadium's roof collapse under all the snow
• Chicago is certainly living up to its nickname with 40+ MPH winds cruising through the region
• Indiana is still boring

Sidebar for my UK Readers:  You need to suck it up and not shut down your entire transportation system after a few inches of snow falls.

So this Sunday Comics is for you, UK.  Ya'll crazy.

Sunday Comics

I know I have been poaching off of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal a lot lately, but come on - how great are these comics?

Also, I want to thank a reader I'm going to call "Meg" for the following photoshopped picture which is a play on last week's awesome post of a seal photo-bombing a photo.

Have a great Sunday!

Sunday Comics

Sorry for not posting anything yesterday.  Blogger was being a turd and refused to actually upload what I wrote, so I'll just save that post for this week at some point.

To make it up to my thousands of readers (numbers may be skewed to support the author's ego), here is an extra-large serving of Sunday Comics!

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
www.smbc-comics.com/

Also, in relation to my post this past Tuesday about leaf-blowers, I found this following comic posted the following day.  Does this mean that the writer is an avid reader of this blog? Probably not, but I sure am going to act like it!

Savage Chickens
www.savagechickens.com

And finally, for no good reason whatsoever, here is the greatest photobomb ever captured.  Nature is awesome.

Hope the remainder of your weekend goes well! It is a short week (for most of us) this coming week!