Thursday, December 30
Don't fuck with Fossilman.
Schopenhauer : The Art of Controversy - I studied this guy, but never this topic. Very Aristotlean in his approach.
"Once charged with giving unvarnished advice about whether political policies remained within the law, the Bush administration's legal counsels have been turned into the sort of cynical corporate lawyers who figure out how to make something illegal seem kosher - or at least how to minimize the danger of being held to account"
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"most Americans believe the United States spends 24 percent of its budget on aid to poor countries; it actually spends well under a quarter of 1 percent."
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"most Americans believe the United States spends 24 percent of its budget on aid to poor countries; it actually spends well under a quarter of 1 percent."
He raised his hand in the direction of the flood and shouted, "I command you in the name of Jesus -- stop!"
Wednesday, December 29
Kate and I watched Citizen Kane last night.
don't get lost in Camden, NJ
Tuesday, December 28
Fake Leafs slumping. Rangers near first. I want to carve the new CBA in Gary Bettman's forehead.
clean yourself up for the new year.
Does anyone know of a correlation between earthquakes and lunar cycles? Does a full moon have an increased gravitational pull on the planet? Linquist, I'm looking at you here.
Monday, December 27
Shot down?...and yes, i know about the lemur's rep...but this is intriguing. From CNN's transcript:
And I think all of us have a sense if we imagine the kind of world we would face if the people who bombed the mess hall in Mosul, or the people who did the bombing in Spain, or the people who attacked the United States in New York, shot down the plane over Pennsylvania and attacked the Pentagon, the people who cut off peoples heads on television to intimidate, to frighten-indeed the word 'terrorized' is just that. Its purpose is to terrorize, to alter behavior, to make people be something other than that which they want to be.
Steve Earle's 'Rich Man's War'
year in pictures - nyt
I got a shirt, a cookbook, a subscription to the NY Times, bug repellent, and some hand sanitizer. The cookbook is nice. And a big thanks to La for the NY Times weekend edition (and the crossword that it brings with it). And there is more to come, from what I gather. Go Jebus! Go Jebus or go to hell!
Sunday, December 26
I got an Ipod for that thing where Jesus did something or other. I've uploaded more than half of my CDs to the Monkeypod, and it's not even close to being a quarter of the way full.
Thank you, Kate! And thank you Jesus! And thank you Tom Brady!
But mostly Kate.
Thank you, Kate! And thank you Jesus! And thank you Tom Brady!
But mostly Kate.
Thursday, December 23
Wednesday, December 22
F/U :: Burt Rutan of SpaceShipOne fame
Top 50 Albums
walking: vid of floating ping pong balls
obligatory snowball game
Tuesday, December 21
Fantastic ideas of flying 'Jetson' cars, a la '50s Popular Mechanics, have bore fruit: "the first and only feasible, personally affordable, personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle" : SKYCAR (complete with flight test video, gallery, etc.)
Monday, December 20
the next step in party facilitatorhood, also known as _Jing : MP3Jing
Funny movie about the Red Sox winning the World Series.
Friday, December 17
Everton, my favorite EPL team continues to amaze. They are currently second in the league, and this after barely staving off relegation a year ago.
The newest Mets.
jetson-esque signage
Be scared, cougars are coming this way. There was a class one confirmation along the PA/NJ border not too long ago.
If attacked, try to "appear large and threatening" (sorry Alan) and "fight back vigorously".
If attacked, try to "appear large and threatening" (sorry Alan) and "fight back vigorously".
Thursday, December 16
now boys and girls, today's installment of the best of soul and funk comes to us from primatesieve.com.
smarter sharks?.....or just hungrier?
Wednesday, December 15
... At the speed of shit. Or something.
Tuesday, December 14
the flybar
smart-ass book for smart-asses
Gary to Union: DIE
Monday, December 13
would be exploding-shoe terrorist, terrorized by remote control...or something.
my brand of sportsnews - twist it into the soap opera it is: the brushback
The Philadelphia Flyers Have A Time Machine: Part II.
Sunday, December 12
"better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy's hand..."
Use the New York Times weblog link generator to avoid registration bullshit when you link to an article on Yokels. It helps us all.
I've always loved the idea of moving to Arizona. These billboards make me think I might not fit in with the rest of the crowd over there, though.
Friday, December 10
Some of us were talking about big wave surfing the other night. Well, here's a cool article from a while back. And some pics.
The Chairman of our company just walked in and handed me $100 bill. He's giving one out to everyone. He must be doped-up or dying or something.
This is the hockey team a dude in my fantasy football league works for. This isn't particularly interesting, but it is hockey. And the Brahmas are tearing it up.
Thursday, December 9
Hey, does anyone have a copy of the emails to "Graham Richardson" from 04/18/2001? They're the Canada v.s U.S. ones. Mike, Nick, and Steve were involved in some way. I have a copy of the replies, but I don't have the original email I sent to Mike.
Also found in the box in my closet
All the people pointed at him as he walked by, and whispered to each other, "Steve is a sad young man because he's fat and ugly." But they whispered loud enough so that Steve could hear, and this made him even sadder. So Steve told them, "I can hear what you are saying, because I have extraordinary powers of hearing."
And then the people told him that his hearing was as poor as his face was grotesque and that they had whispered loud on purpose.
(part of a letter that I never sent while I was doing a semester in India)
All the people pointed at him as he walked by, and whispered to each other, "Steve is a sad young man because he's fat and ugly." But they whispered loud enough so that Steve could hear, and this made him even sadder. So Steve told them, "I can hear what you are saying, because I have extraordinary powers of hearing."
And then the people told him that his hearing was as poor as his face was grotesque and that they had whispered loud on purpose.
(part of a letter that I never sent while I was doing a semester in India)
Ahem... here's some Pubic Haikus:
You came not from me,
thick black curly stowaway.
So get off my soap!
Upstairs and downstairs,
you just don't match, telling me
you're not really blond.
Things I found in my closet
You came not from me,
thick black curly stowaway.
So get off my soap!
Upstairs and downstairs,
you just don't match, telling me
you're not really blond.
Things I found in my closet
Here's an Ikea commercial that Slick Ricco thought y'all would enjoy.
Draper, Kid Rock, Tara Reid - coming to a house party near you!!!!
Life-sized G.I.JOE vehicle
more BALCO stuff....
Wednesday, December 8
Dude \Dude\, n. A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.
(how many of you have discussed this guy's thesis over beers?)
(how many of you have discussed this guy's thesis over beers?)
Tuesday, December 7
"get your own proud national identity, bub!"
Science: Turning phones into sunflowers.
hypocrisy's tactical manifestations
The story of some guy who checked off 'values' as the most important factor is choosing to vote for George W. Bush...what a swell pastor he turned out to be.
strikes and gutters: a year with the coen brothers, pts. I-VI
Monday, December 6
Halo, the movie? Ridley Scott directing? oh baby!!!!
Like any good yokel, I must pay homage to Daisy Duke, goddess of childhood fantasy, in any and all of her wonderous forms. [via G-love's old haunt, filmrot]
Lots of new GIJoe PSAs. Start with the fourth one down on the left hand column. This one's a gem, too.
Modern medicine tackling the world's ills, one micro-penis at a time.
cooter-riffic
Friday, December 3
Foreign-born strippers will no longer find it easy to get temporary-resident permits in Canada. We should carpool up for the protest.
Thursday, December 2
piknic moderne (check those horns), discovered via thinnerism. apparently, the song is named after some annual festival
Video footage of an ape of some sort (I think it's a gibbon) fucking with two young tigers. All pulling their tails and smacking them in the head and shit.
Check out AJ Feeley's injury report.
Google Uncle Sam.
Wednesday, December 1
the crux of the matrix, and somewhat ironically, what I consider to be the major difference between being red or blue in the recent election.
Burt Rutan interview
I know we're supposed to appreciate other cultures and stuff, but this actually made me laugh a few times.
Rangers crush Bruins. Sorta.
"Officers found the cowboy, still hanging upside down, with his pants down to his knees."
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