Jon Levine

Reinventing myself… yet again

It’s all in a (user)name

Posted by JL On January - 20 - 2010

While perusing one of the many dating sites that I am a member of, it occurred to me that I’m a big fan of looking at a person’s username.  I believe that it gives a clue as to their personality type and some are just really clever.
However, your username can also work against you. Include [...]

Yes, I’m a big font nerd

Posted by JL On January - 9 - 2010

As some of my friend’s who will remain nameless (Jenn Mehlman) will tell you, I’m a bit of a font nerd. I believe that a font can make or break a design. A font conveys meaning and idea. It is one of the, if not the most, important things in a creative. [...]

One more year closer

Posted by JL On October - 26 - 2009

Today is my 36th birthday.  I don’t know how to feel about that.  Let me first qualify by saying that I’m sleep deprived right now having travelled cross country last night and, when I am in this mood, tend to be more melodramatic.  It’s only fitting that I would be in this state on a [...]

The last minute cancellation is never believed

Posted by JL On October - 15 - 2009

I was supposed have a date tonight.  We were to meet up at a local lounge for a drink at 7:30.  At 6, she called and told me that she had to go to her sister’s house because her nephew jumped off the bed and landed on his head.  The sister, fearing the worst, was [...]

Me and YouTube, a deadly combo

Posted by JL On October - 11 - 2009

So, what do you get when you cross this windshield mount, the iPhone 3G S, a Mini Cooper convertible, and my bad singing?
This video.

So you know, I bought the mount so that I could use my GPS app.  It occurred to me yesterday that I could also mount the iPhone backwards and film myself while [...]

New and Improved?

Posted by JL On October - 9 - 2009

So, I had a conversation with my best friend Jenn yesterday about how I’m doing, romantically speaking. I told her that while I’m doing OK, I miss the companionship that my previous relationship afforded. I didn’t necessarily miss the person I was in the relationship with, but just having someone around to share [...]

One man’s trash…

Posted by JL On October - 4 - 2009

So I come home Friday after work and grab my dog to take her for a walk, as I normally do.  Leaving through the back of the
building as required when exiting with a pet, I came out of the door nearest the trash.  There, sitting amongst the discarded foodstuffs and mixed recyclables, I spied a [...]

Beware of the falling piano

Posted by JL On October - 3 - 2009

Have you ever had one of those days where everything is going right?  You wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day? Traffic is light and there’s no line at Starbucks?  Your boss, for whatever reason, thinks every idea you have is a good one and sales are up for no reason at [...]

iPhoto – The Neutron Bomb of Past Relationships

Posted by JL On September - 28 - 2009

Jack Welch, the former Chairman and CEO of the GE corporation, was know amongst his industry peers as ‘Neutron Jack’. The reason being, is because when he finished restructuring a company, the only thing left standing was the building. The reference is to that of a neutron bomb, which destroys all biological material [...]

Dear Dane Cook

Posted by JL On September - 25 - 2009

Dane,
My name is Jon Levine. I do a lot of internet dating. A lot of women mention that I look like Dane Cook. I guess they think that’s OK. However, I don’t want to look like Dane Cook, I want to look like Jon Levine.
Bottom line: if you could stop looking [...]

Don’t call it a comeback

Posted by JL On October - 8 - 2008Comments

I’m in the midst of a business trip right now, but felt the need to write a quick post about last night’s debate (if you want to call it that).

Hands down, Obama won.  Even looking at it through the eyes of someone who is not a Barack supporter, there’s no denying that he looked more poised, more in control, and gave more specific details of his plan of action.  McSame, on the other hand, looked flustered and grumpy.  He spoke in mass generalities (just like Palin, what a shocker) and made absurd statements  like, “…fixing Social Security is easy.”  Oh, I see John, you’ve just been waiting for the right time to do it.  Twenty-six years in Congress and you just never got around to it.  Nice work.

After last night’s debate, and along with everything that’s happened in the last few weeks, anyone who can look at McSame and still think he’s the best man for the job is certifiably insane (or a racist).  Which actually brings up an interesting point:  I can actually understand someone not voting for Obama because he’s black better than I can not voting for him because they think McSame is better.   That’s sad.

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The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes have been given out.  For those of you that don’t know: the Ig Nobel Prize is given for research that is done in various areas on subjects that are somewhat irrelevant.  Past winners included the scientific testing of the ‘five-second rule’ and for ‘exploring and explaining why woodpeckers don’t get headaches.’

Some of this year’s winning topics include:

ECONOMICS PRIZE. Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur and Brent Jordan of the University of New Mexico, USA, for discovering that a professional lap dancer’s ovulatory cycle affects her tip earnings.

PEACE PRIZE. The Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) and the citizens of Switzerland for adopting the legal principle that plants have dignity. 

BIOLOGY PRIZE. Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert,, and  Michel Franc of Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse, France for discovering that the fleas that live on a dog can jump higher than the fleas that live on a cat.

You can read all about those prizes and more by going here.

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The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes have been given out.  For those of you that don’t know: the Ig Nobel Prize is given for research that is done in various areas on subjects that are somewhat irrelevant.  Past winners included the scientific testing of the ‘five-second rule’ and for ‘exploring and explaining why woodpeckers don’t get headaches.’

Some of this year’s winning topics include:

ECONOMICS PRIZE. Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur and Brent Jordan of the University of New Mexico, USA, for discovering that a professional lap dancer’s ovulatory cycle affects her tip earnings.

PEACE PRIZE. The Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) and the citizens of Switzerland for adopting the legal principle that plants have dignity. 

BIOLOGY PRIZE. Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert,, and  Michel Franc of Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse, France for discovering that the fleas that live on a dog can jump higher than the fleas that live on a cat.

You can read all about those prizes and more by going here.

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