Announcing Blue Pyramid Stories

Tonight, we introduce a new project in the annals of the Blue Pyramid. It’s the first video project undertaken by the BP, and it involves me reading or telling stories, mostly original, but occasionally written by others. Many of them…

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It’s Outrage Time

Something snapped when I saw that bird picture. It looks like my Dad had a similar experience. I bet you did too. The series of heartbreaking photos capturing a generation of pelicans whose deaths are just the opening salvo in…

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Zimmy Wins First BP March Madness Challenge

Congratulations go to Adam “Zimmy” Zimmerman, the grand prize winner of this year’s first-ever Blue Pyramid University Quiz March Madness Challenge. Zimmy wins an Amazon gift certificate and the adulation of hoops bracketeers everywhere. Zim-Zim the Mayonnaise Man News of…

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Become a BP Fan on Facebook!

Despite my concerns with Facebook’s impact on blogging, the time has come for me to recognize that the train is leaving the station and I might as well get on board… The Blue Pyramid on Facebook Click the above to…

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There’s Something About Mockingbirds

Just updated the Book List for the first time since September 2008, including a raft of new submitters and their submissions. The total stats are up to 1,159 books by 795 authors as submitted by 89 individuals with their 25…

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Well This is New

Back when I had a really popular website, I used to get e-mails almost constantly, e-mails that criticized or questioned certain decisions I would make in my quizzes. The epicenter of this feedback crystallized into three key critiques which I…

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The Slog and the Snyeg

Don’t freak out if you’re getting scary-looking red screens from portions of the Blue Pyramid, especially the front page or the currently archived Women World Leaders Quiz. The site was hacked. It was actually hacked via PHP scripts that were…

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Book Quiz II

The Book Quiz II is finally here! Here’s my result: You’re Jane Eyre! by Charlotte Bronte Epic in scope and vision, you like looking at your own complete history. That said, your complete history is pretty much crazy. You seem…

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State Quiz New Image Relaunch!

After working on it on and off for a few weeks, I’m proud to announce the full-scale relaunch of the State Quiz, replete with new images and merchandise. I guess it’s not technically a relaunch if the quiz was never…

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Planned Obsolescence

DOS and Windows 3.1 were great operating systems. DOS was possibly the best, since everything was intuitive and everything was in its place, but if you really require a visual setup, then I guess Windows 3.1 was the answer. It…

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