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Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:12 a.m. -
Oh, very very nice.
Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 03:22 p.m. -
It is possible
that you will have to force yourself to stop using the Internet if you visit this link. You have been forearmed.
Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 12:28 p.m. -
I'm sure it's either too late or too soon for this, but I'd like to see the following headline:
IN WAKE OF TSUNAMI, BUSH ADDS GOD TO 'AXIS OF EVIL'
Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 10:08 a.m. -
Ok, so the route this quote came to reach you (Jonah Goldberg to Andrew Sullivan to me to you) might bias you against it. That's OK. I am cool with that. I was biased against it myself, before reading it. But dig the plain truth here and wonder with me how we came to a point at which this even needs to be said out loud:
"Look, the truth cannot be offensive. Perhaps the hypothesis is wrong, but how would we ever find out whether it is wrong if it is 'offensive' even to consider it? People who storm out of a meeting at the mention of a hypothesis, or declare it taboo or offensive without providing arguments or evidence, don’t get the concept of a university or free inquiry." - Steven Pinker, interviewed in the Crimson about the recent flap regarding Harvard President Summers' remarks about gender and spatial reasoning.
Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 09:53 a.m. -
Steer first-timers away
from this article. Yow. It could be a great ad for ZPG - excuse, me, "Population Connection," the new, sexy, inoffensive name for ZPG. God, why does everything have to turn into suck? Anyway, go look at the giant baby.
"Population Connection." I hate people so much, so often.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 01:37 p.m. -
Don't go here
if you're in the habit of thinking about things that you see.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 04:22 p.m. -
I got a packet of carrot seeds from my insurance company. It is a metaphor of some kind. Would you like to use them non-metaphorically? Let me know and you may have them. The seeds. They are either unbranded (a coup in these trying times) or are Floraline (there is ambiguity regarding the placement of that word). I don't especially care for carrots, but I understand that they are easy to grow.
Monday, January 17, 2005 - 02:04 p.m. -
Jill probably shouldn't read this,
but anyone else interested in a more-or-less objective, outsider's view of our gubernatorial fiasco should check out this short piece from The Economist. Everyone will at least enjoy the awesome photo caption, even Li'l Sister.
Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 02:07 p.m. -
I do not understand this at all,
but I do enjoy it.
Friday, January 14, 2005 - 12:06 p.m. -
At Michael's recommendation, I check in from time to time on the free radicals at Pirate Cat Radio. Lotsa punk with also lotsa weird business bridging the gap between eccentric vinyl and freaky digital. Just now it's an inoffensive Sonic Youth track, but a few minutes ago I heard the best punk song title ever, possibly the best possible punk song title, and it prompted this entry: "Anarchy Means I Litter!"
If you agree that punk is dead, or at least in a persistent vegetative state, try HBR1. The Dream Factory stream is where it's at, though some of you may enjoy the harder-edged stuff in the other feeds.
So, yeah! Music!
Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 12:01 p.m. -
I know, I know, it's true. Making fun of Mac users is lazy and unprofitable and beneath us. But still.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 04:36 p.m. -
Hemochromatosis: no. Hypertension: yes, sort of. Time to lose weight and slow down on the salt. With steroids to control my breathing, I should be back at the gym any day now. Keep your eyes peeled for me
Health problems are plaguing the house: Judas has diabetes. If you tap her urine sample, it makes rock candy. Bad news, but probably-maybe controllable with diet. The vets are afraid of her, and were relieved when I said that I could give her shots and draw her blood. My li'l slugger hates everyone when I'm not looking. Send baskets of gift mice to the usual address.
Sunday, January 9, 2005 - 04:41 p.m. -
From the Dept. of Things We Never Thought We'd Need, Or At Least Never Really Thought About Much...oh, who am I kidding, I'm not a nostalgic newspaper columnist: the Old Junkies Home.
Thursday, January 6, 2005 - 10:26 a.m. -
And people say I'm the geek in the family:
Saturday, January 1, 2005 - 06:52 p.m. -
Black Christmas!
Good idea, DR.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 05:43 p.m. -
Please, please, please
don't turn me into a bear.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 05:25 p.m. -
Can anyone tell me
why this isn't called a Spock Monkey?
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