Funny And Interesting Finds [opinion]

Are you a fan of the British version of The Office, or of the HBO/BBC series Extras like I am? If you answered Yes, then you're a fan of Ricky Gervais too. When you get him together with his writing and directing partner Stephen Merchant, and their friend Karl Pilkington, you get a lot of silly banter . . . that's sure to make you laugh. Oh, and there's monkey news! What more can you ask for? You can download the audio from the web site or you can get it from iTunes as a free podcast. As of this post, only episodes 7 through 10 are available, with two more to come. I tuned-in late and missed episodes 1 through 6. Catch it before they're all gone!

It's only a few more weeks until The Sopranos is back on HBO. If you're like me (and fortunate to have digital cable with HBO On Demand) you've been watching all of the previous seasons, getting back up to speed with the characters and plotlines. But maybe you don't have HBO On Demand, or you want more, or you want a taste of the real thing, then you'll enjoy the site put together by the folks behind TheSmokingGun.com. At the Frank & Fritzy Show site you can listen to real mobsters just shootin' the shit. As the sites says, "It's Seinfeld meets The Sopranos: a series about nuttin'." I find it strangely entertaining.

Waiter Rant is interesting Blog I happened upon. It was nominated for this year's Bloggies, and offers good writing and interesting insights. Particularly good is his February 6th, 2006 entry, "Heaven & Hell." I look forward to checking out both past and future entries.

A couple sites I learned about some time ago on NPR are PostSecret and Found Magazine. These are two eclectic sites that offer different types of looks at what it is to be a human being. Sometimes funny; sometimes sad; always interesting.