Hulu video player let's you watch just the funny parts of SNL

Hulu is NBC's video player service. It launched about a year and a half ago. I believe I remember reading that it didn't work too well back then.

Now, it works great. It is the best way for someone like me, who doesn't make an effort to watch Saturday Night Live, keep up with the latest political comedy they've been doing so well this season (mainly due to Tina Fey). It is the easiest (and legal) way to watch Sarah Palin be made fun of straight to her face:



Watching the most popular clips helps me keep up with popular culture without having to dedicate as much time. Full episodes of shows are available too, in case your DVR missed them.

Investing in the stock market is fun

I began investing in individual stocks in October 2005. By October 2007, I had doubled my money and felt pretty good about the choices I'd made. Now, less that one year later, I'm right back where I started in 2005.

I do own more total shares of stocks than I did then (due to selling shares at a profit and buying into other companies).

I am in for the long haul, so I'm not overly concerned yet. However, it would be nice to be at the end of this soon. I'm not in a position to buy at this time, but if you are, there are some real deals out there in some very good companies.