[warning: since most of what follows was originally posted to slashdot, this entry is going to get a bit geeky, so if you have an aversion to geekitude, you might want to skip on down to the last post about television or to some of those photos to the left. thanks.] I’ve been in the …
yeah, it has been awhile, but as today is the first low-impact workday in a few weeks, let’s celebrate with a little friday five action. 1. What was the last TV show you watched?You know, that is a funny question for this week (See Question 2), but the last TV show I watched was Tuesday …
while we’re talking radio politics and dixie chicks, it only seems fit to draw your attention to the cover of next week’s entertainment weekly. good idea? bad move? discuss. and one more thing… this piece of proposed legislature is creeping its way through the south carolina general assembly.
if you listen to NPR during your waking hours, while you brush your teeth or drive to work, you know his voice. it is a smooth and low thing, sincere with a hint of wit. he probably has a great laugh, held in check by a calm demeanor or a substantial professionalism. you can hear …
meet your new amorphous overlords, the boohbahs. [courtesy of MeFi]
In the dark,It’s just you and I.Not a sound.There’s not one sigh.Just the beat of my poor heart,In the dark. – Nina Simone (1933-2003)
it looks like i made it. admittedly, i don’t have rock-solid records since day one, but i kept track this time and i can honestly say that i kept this year’s lenten promise. 46 days without a single ordered pizza, taken-out box of chinese food or purchased compact disc. no newly bought DVDs either. the …
sometimes the internet amuses. often the internet informs. usually the internet annoys. and it has been too long since the internet has truly entertained. but this morning, i’ve been led to a fantastic source of hilarity. michael kelly’s page of misery is chock full of goodness. in an alternate universe, eddie izzard decided against being …
Following a review of intelligence and an assessment of threats by the intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Homeland Security Council, has made the decision to lower the threat advisory level to an elevated risk of terrorist attack, or “yellow level.” yellow. elevated. it’s sad, but i have more than …
there is nothing like a mini. finally brought to the states, you can’t pass one on the street without nudging the person next to you and saying, “hey, look, it’s a mini!” they’re just so darn cool. small and zippy, undeniably european, and the absolute opposite of the lumbering SUV. oh yeah, i’m a fan. …
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