April 2010
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Today's List
Things my father in law wished I had:
An axe
Barring that, a hatchet
A Depression Era sense of thrift
A bow saw (editor’s note: Acquired!)
Pruning shears (editor’s note: Have them, just didn’t tell him)
Some practical knowledge
An old can
Barring that, and old ice cream bucket
Physical stamina
A sanding block
A pick
A job (implied)
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WatchPeople submitted 15 second clips of themselves recreating a scene from Star Wars (if you ask “Which one?” you are not a fan. It is Star Wars) and then they were edited into a whole. Genius.
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A public service announcement
Ladies, if you are going to take sexy pics of yourself in the mirror, would it kill you to clean the mirror first? Ask yourself, Do we want to look through a haze of toothpaste splashes? No, we don’t.
March 2010
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“6. Is the Earth Hour event merely a symbolic act?
Symbolic events can be very...”
– I love how they nimbly ignore the intent of the question. I believe a simple “Yes” would have sufficed.
From here: http://www.myearthhour.org/about/faq
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WatchThis one is for Fink and his well-known love of covers.
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Terrorists can be white!
This country really needs a fundamental shift in what a “terrorist” is. The post-9/11 paranoia of Muslims/brown people has created a false idea of what is “terrorism.” And law enforcement/media are not helping, as the opening paragraphs of the Washington Post story demonstrate:
The California man who calmly opened fire on two police officers at an entrance to the...
February 2010
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A Historie of Groundhogge's Day
Groundhog’s Day today has become a charming February staple of school children and morning network shows. Both constituencies would be shocked to learn the tradition’s more lurid origins.
The practice has it’s roots in a peculiar judicial pact between the Pennsylvania Dutch and the “English” of Western Pennsylvania. With connotations of The Passion, every winter the...
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Me, other places
Have you ever wondered about my thoughts on the future of television, or the future of human genetic manipulation? Sure you have! And so have others, which is why I’ve been interviewed recently on both topics.
For my thoughts on the future of television as a family activity, make with the clicky here: Not Suitable for Family Viewing
For my thoughts on transhumanism, navigate your Internet...
December 2009
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November 2009
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October 2009
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September 2009
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“Many of the residents who braved the streets near the convention center where...”
– Now, now. Let’s be fair to the G-20 security restrictions: 3,000 people at a Pirates game is a healthy number any day.
G-20 Leaders Reach Consensus on Financial Reform - washingtonpost.com
“With cinematic flourish, the masked robbers dropped from a helicopter onto the...”
– Now THAT is a robbery!
Sweden launches manhunt after helicopter heist | World news | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
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“Recent stories in Business Week and the Washington Post ask the question, “Why...”
– My new writing outlet.
Blog: Changeism -
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Music Friday
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“Japan’s new first lady is enlivening the nation’s grey-suited world...”
– Well, this will be a boon to Japan’s space program. Also, Sarkozy has to be happy. Now at G8 meetings, the press will try to get Hatoyama’s wife to say something fun, rather than trying to snap topless pics of Carla Bruni.
Japan’s new first lady ‘flew to Venus with...
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“In the hallway of her modest home south of Alexandria, the 72-year-old...”
– The Washington Post, since the arrival of Dan Snyder, has had a bi-polar relationship with the Redskins. The paper loves the team and hates the management. For the past two days the paper has bravely eviscerated the management for their treatment of fans with regard to tickets. Yesterday was front...
August 2009
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Happy Friday!
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“He’s taking this very very seriously and we are all sooooo excited! People...”
– She’s right! I had no idea he was a good dancer. Mainly because I didn’t care.
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Will Appear on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ - washingtonpost.com
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Apologies
So the irony of the furlough is that I am not required to be in front of a computer for 8-10 hours a day. You would think that all the free time I now have would make me more prolific here, but in fact, not being required to be in front of the computer means I can do other things, like go outside, or read, or clean the house. But I promise that will try to remedy the lack of postings.
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July 2009
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Bay Is Threat to Humans, Too →
I think anyone who has seen his Transformers movies knows this to be true.
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June 2009
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“World hunger ‘hits one billion’”
– Yea! We did it! Oh, wait. Sorry.
BBC NEWS | Europe | World hunger ‘hits one billion’
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WatchGreat piece from Colbert last week. I love the genuine rappport between Colbert and Hanks.
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WatchThis one is for the Doctor from Long Island. Enjoy, my friend.
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“Bush celebrates 85th by skydiving over Maine”
– You know, this story really explains why W felt the need to invade two countries. How else to keep up with his badass father?
Bush celebrates 85th by skydiving over Maine - washingtonpost.com
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Who Hasn't?
Boss: How's it going?
Me: Fine. I may have insulted the Welsh. We'll see!
Boss: "..."
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“Christina Aguilera and Le Tigre to team up The Dirrty singer is set to...”
– Well, this announcement certainly scoops the the forthcoming Britney-led Sleater-Kinney reunion. Britney loses again.
Christina Aguilera and Le Tigre to team up | Music | guardian.co.uk
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“Prince George’s County’s top prosecutor said today that he is not at...”
– Apparently this outrage was committed by the hand of God.
Whether the vicitm did or did not rundown and kill a police officer, we’ll never know, as the jailhouse guards killed him hours afterwards, before he was even charged. The handling of the investigation is as outrageous as his death....