Really silly ego

So, this is really silly, but I just got super excited when I googled myself. Ewww!! No, it's not that gross. Just type your name into Google and see what happens. If you don't have a common name you might find yourself right away. If you're a John Smith, goodluck finding yourself. Now, my name "Benton Miller" is not really that common. There are lots of Miller's and Benton can be a first or last name, and is also the name of several towns in the US. But, in the grand scheme of things it's not that common. When I first googled myself a couple years ago, I didn't show up until about page 4 of the search results. I barely registered.  Well, guess who's in the number one spot now?  Hurray for me!  That's right, if you google me, you will find me.  Unless you don't know how to put search phrases in quotes.  Then you'll find a bunch of lame product reviews that I did on Amazon.  Still me.  Just lamer.  Now if only that website had a purpose.

Check it out:  Google "Benton Miller"

Tis the season

This has been the season of friends and family and it's been wonderful. Learning to ski with Marc, Art, Kate, Susie, Bret, Anthony, Mike and Cheryl. Getting tips on skiing from Sam and Lorissa. Attempting to squeeze a 12 mike hike and half hour hot tub soak into less than 4 hours on New Years (it was a wonderful attempt and we'll make it next time). Sam and Lorissa also turned me on to Architecture in Helsinki, which is a great band. While I was home I read this webcomic in its entirety. Not very funny, but for some reason really engaging. I also just stumbled across this video on how to make a match shooter. Which is part of this website Instructables dot com. Which I recently discovered and love. It inspired me to make a 4 foot by 8 foot whiteboard from tile-board with a steel core so that I can attach magnets to it. It didn't come out that great, but it is big and it does work. It just looks sloppy. Oh well.

Today it's snowing and blowing like crazy. I've got a ski pass for the day, but the mountain, and the road to it, are both closed. Maybe the road will open in an hour or two. Maybe.

Tidbits 2

Hey Folks, Just a quick update:

If you've spent time on message boards and the internet you might find this video from College Humor hilarious: Internet Commentator Business Meeting.

I also came across this amazing 9-10 minute BMX video. Unreal. This is the most ridiculous stuff I've seen done on a bike. Movie on PinkBike.

Enjoy!