Author - Chris Weagel

Chris Weagel writes about the intersection of technology and parenting for Wired Magazine. No he doesn't. He can't stand that shit.

Nightcap 09/08/12

Lot of debate lately about what to do with the abandoned Burger King. As I recall it was the site of a number of high profile patron illness incidents. It stayed open for several more years, though. Finally closed down when the county outlawed dessert. The restaurant portion is pretty much intact. Burger King corporate took out all the fryers and sink knobs and flipped all the menus inside out, but they're still readable. The playland area in front, though, hasn't held up to the scrappers and barn owls. There's some vinyl-rubber net ladder melted around a fiberglass onion ring and the ball pit puts off a lot of steam when it rains. It's most certainly filled with spiders and ghosts. The whole place is just a mess. The persistent chemical smell has forced the daycares to reroute their rope...

Nightcap 09/06/12

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Nightcap 08/29/12

Time to clear the cobwebs.
Baked goods. Charlie horses. The 5th of December.

It's no use. I still love that lamp.

Nightcap 08/27/12

There are many reasons to force a child to eat a plate of charcoal.

Most of the good ones concern saving the roofing tiles for yourself.

Nightcap 08/26/12

Caller you're on the air:

Yes, I was interested in those prostate tablets you're offering.

Once again, we are not affiliated with that organization, if you'd like to--

My concern is the color of the pills themselves-

Caller we're going to have to move on--

I'm already taking a number of blood thinners.

East of the Rockies, you're on with Kenny Young.

Nightcap 08/25/12

Let me just clear this up:

I really don't have a time machine, nor do I possess the technology to make one.

Nightcap 08/11/12

The kids win their freedom through the power of rap, then celebrate their victory by stealing a pirate ship and crashing it into an ocean liner.