Quote (Conversation?) of the Day
Eckleburg: Workstudy Student: Does Honey Go Bad? Me: After 3 years, it will start to vote Republican. Workstudy Student: [polite silence]
Archive of posts filed under the mind category.
Another Example of What Happens When We’ve Solved the Problem of Feeding, Clothing and Housing Ourselves
Make up your own story to go with this, or check out Dave’s.
The Roundabouts of Albuquerque: Birthday Edition
So it turns out the Google satellite image is not live, so you’ll have to take my word for it that I saw an elephant down by the Rio Grande on my bike ride today. The Google Mapness is a little bit squirrelly, but I think I’ve got this working: View Larger Map Scroll in …
Continue reading ‘The Roundabouts of Albuquerque: Birthday Edition’ »
begobblement
“begobblement” – the act of being eaten – is not a word. But it should be.
Recommended Reading
I’ve added a new goober over in the far right rail called “recommended reading.” The idea came from my old pal Chuck Taylor, who’s involved in an interesting experiment up in Seattle called “Crosscut“. More on that later (I had an interesting visit with Chuck, and I’m intrigued by what they’re attempting), but the easy …
Potato photography
World potato photography contest launched
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the question of what a “journalist” actually is, and how what I do in print differs from what I do on line, and also how it differs from what others do on line who one might not traditionally think of as journalists, but who are doing things that …
Solar Nirvana
Mark suggests an even greener alternative for my riding mower fetish: Some conversion required.
Today’s Syllogism
I love Belshaw. I love baseball. Therefore, I love Belshaw on baseball. Then from behind us, two rows up, comes this gravelly, hard-core South Side Chicago White Sox voice: “Show me da flag! Show me da flag! Show me da flag! Show me da flag! Show me da flag!”
Paul Wolfowitz Tries to Skip Out on Breakfast Tab
Apropos of nothing: (The signature is not clearly and distinctly “Wolfowitz” but, then, few people’s signatures are clear and distinct. The first part is obviously “P. Wolfo…” and the end looks like a “z”, Which leaves us to fill in the “wit”.)