======================================================= Only 11 days until The BBook of Geek is on the shelves. You can preorder it at Amazon today, and be one of the first to have it. http://www.amazon.com/BBook-Geek-Brian-Briggs/dp/0806530022/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209152344&sr=8-3 ======================================================= NEW STUFF Features: Top 11 signs you're the biggest geek at the class reunion . . . http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/top-11-geek-class-reunion.html What's inside the BBspot Mailbag? http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/mailbag-20081022.html US plans on selling states to stay solvent . . . http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/us-selling-states.html More geek thoughts from CoCo Tandy . . . http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/geek_thoughts_15.html BBloopers: Speed of light . . . http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2008/10/3572.php Your career . . . http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2008/10/3573.php Comics: Poopy head . . . http://www.bbspot.com/comics/PC-Weenies/2008/10/3571.php ------------------------------ SITE NEWS - An in-depth look at the making of The BBook of Geek with pics in this week's BBlog . . . (http://www.bbspot.com/Log/index.html) - If you'd like to learn more about The BBook of Geek, I've set up a Web site that I've started updating. It has an RSS feed if you want to subscribe to the updates there as well: (http://www.thebbookofgeek.com) - Follow me on Twitter for my thoughts in 140 characters or less: (http://www.twitter.com/briggsb) or be my friend on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian_Briggs/518065852) - This week you get to vote on your choice for the best book ever. Vote on that in this week's poll: (http://www.bbspot.com/polls/index.php) See the results of last week's cell phone smackdown (http://www.bbspot.com/polls/2008/24-October-2008.html) ------------------------------ QUOTE OF THE WEEK Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. -Edward R. Murrow (while speaking of bloggers from the great newsroom in the sky) ------------------------------ LINKS OF THE WEEK Here are my favorite 5 links from the BBspot Daily Spot section (updated M-F) in case you missed them during the week. All the links during the week can be found here: http://www.bbspot.com/archives_links.html If for some reason you venture outside and get lost in the woods. It could happen! Here are some survival myths debunked... http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Survival_Myths.htm Build a bridge to nowhere in this game . . . http://www.kongregate.com/games/Remivision/wooden-path Can you match these pumpkin carving skills? http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5874/predatoruy6.jpg Are you an evil genius looking for a new headquarters? Check this out . . . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7672341.stm Don't send a dog into space, he might be driven crazy by the smell of steak . . . http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C24510523-13762%2C00.html ------------------------------ Do not reply to this e-mail. If you have any questions please direct them to briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe To unsubscribe at any time to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe OR Use the convenient form on http://www.bbspot.com OR If you have problems with any of these methods, please e-mail me at briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx Brian Briggs Stay Geeky! http://www.bbspot.com http://www.thebbookofgeek.com
