January 2009
36 posts
How to Host A Dinner Party →
December 2008
28 posts
Study: Visiting Family Warps Your Brain →
Why, that explains everything.
Rosenkranz and the Other Guy →
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Times being what they are…
I’m starting to think that Blagojevich is the comedic side character Shakespeare created for occasional diversions in the five act play we’re currently…
Oil
It is noteworthy, and perhaps a little sad, that the only thing that could stop (or at least slow) the slide of oil prices is rocket attacks and mini-invasions in the Gaza Strip. Nothing else could do it; not OPEC cutting production, not delaying refinery reopenings after maintenance, nothing. It took fucking armed conflict. God damn.
And then there was one - 'Mad Men' →
Informed Comment: Top Ten Myths about Iraq, 2008 →
25 Percent Of Retailers May Go Bankrupt →
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In other news, the Baja Fresh and Quiznos over by Winco in Chico both closed. It’s a bloodbath out there.
Retailing has always been a tough business. Now it’s a brutal business….
Riding Rails: Merb gets merged into Rails 3! →
Skitch.com > sjungling > Ryan →
war2d2:
This looks like the album cover from one of the less-masculine boy bands of the late 90’s.
Let’s just rejoice in the fact that I didn’t have a mullet or other ill-advised long hair style when I was 18. Can we say the same for you, Warren?
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xenos:
That’s a great shirt. Why don’t you ware it anymore Ryan?
Well, I am not sure what good “ware”-ing it would do. But I don’t “wear” it anymore because holy shit man, that thing is mid-90s hideous.
How CEO kept Virgin America aloft in tough year →
Howard Dean, a Victim of His Own Success? -... →
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Yup.
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“We’ve seen more people steal money in the name of God than any other...”
– What investors can learn from Madoff scandal
Lisa Derrick: Mike Connell -- Key Figure in OH... →
Hmmm. That's One Approach →
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Blago quoting Kipling is eerily reminiscent of (and about as sincere as) Clay Davis carrying a copy of _Prometheus Bound_ into court in Season 5 of _The Wire_.
Blagojevich: “I have…
“Now that the ”Bush boom,” such as it was, is over, we can see that...”
– OP-ED COLUMNIST; The Real Plumbers of Ohio - New York Times
5 Reasons To Travel When You're Young | Dumb... →
Penny Arcade! - Once More Unto The Breach →
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Sheeeeiiittt, this is me when I go visit my _own_ family. You know, the ones in Idaho.
Penny Arcade! - Once More Unto The Breach: Laugh with a hint of that knowing sigh
Raiders
Maybe someone can explain what this means: my exes from my last two long-term relationships have both gone on to date (and one marry) a Raiders fan.
“While the public is giving Obama a nice honeymoon, it’s finalizing its divorce...”
– First thoughts: No ordinary honeymoon - First Read - msnbc.com
“At the Triada lounge in Old City where four bartenders and an owner were...”
– Three unlicensed Philadelphia bars raided | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/08/2008
A crime punishable by torture and a long, slow death. Assholes.
Oil
WTF? It closed at $40.81 a barrel on Friday. It lost 25% last week. There’s just no way this is good news.
Hmmm →
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Leo, the words you are looking for are, “Oh, good grief.”
CNN says missile defense test today was a big failure. Reuters says it was a smashing success.
The Colbert Report Full Episode | Tuesday Dec 2... →
Look very closely at the top left of the screen at the first shot of the crowd after the intro.
How Do I Become a Pollster? →
by Mark Blumenthal A few weeks ago, I received this email message from a reader who describes herself as a seventh grade teacher in Los Angeles.
Yesterday, one of my students expressed an interest…
From Duke hoops to Obama's right-hand man -... →