Pretty good Google doodle up right now

Pony Express game for the 155th anniversary. My kid is loving it.

 

Some of those letters are down right impossible to get. But it was very well done. A perfect work distraction.

 

I got 55 my first time through, but probably missed a dozen or so easy ones. There's a choice of two routes in the middle section, one with a bunch of letters and one without, and I took the one without both times.

 

77 on my second time through, once I kinda figured out what the hell I was doing.

 

82 / 100, only hit one tree.

 

Is it assholish point out that Google Reader might still exist if Google didn't spend money on frivolities like this?

 

I don't know if it's assholish, but do you think Google Reader went away so the company could make sure to earn $16 billion last year instead of $15.995 billion?

 

You can also play Pac man on Google Maps. (Not sure if it's still up or not, but it was a couple days ago).

You basically run Pac man around city streets around you (or anywhere).

 

First thing I thought of when I saw it: Today is also the 150th anniversary of the day Lincoln was shot, and they aren't doing a memorial doodle. Just struck me as a little odd.

 

They took it down already, but that sure was fun.

Maybe they'll have something tomorrow.

 

Yeah, his kids must be pissed.