March 2010
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My sister reminds me of Steve Martin in Little... →
aimee-b-loved:
My sister reminds me of Steve Martin in Little Shop of Horrors. Sadist.
Wait, wait, wait. You go to a sibling for dental care? That’s seriously brave - I don’t like going to my dentist and no one there has a lifetime of sibling tormenting to avenge!
squibble:
Since it’s snowing here, and it should...
Jon was the middle son, and as he grew into a teenager he was a hellraiser. He came down with polio at a time when a “good” outcome was not ending up in an iron lung. His mother later said that she thought God had given Jon polio to slow him down and turn him away from his bad behavior.
Then Jonas Salk came along, and began testing his vaccine on young polio patients. The tests were...
Good thoughts, please
Just found out one of my uncle’s passed away suddenly. His family could use all the good vibes that can be spared.
“Is holding your tongue in the presence of others, whose views are vastly...”
– Wisdom or Hypocrisy? (via azspot)
Buddha said “If you know anything that’s hurtful and untrue, don’t say it. If you know anything helpful and unture, don’t say it. If you know anything hurtful and true, don’t say it. If you know anything that’s helpful and true,...
A Saturday Night Question
louobedlam:
For those of you around on this lovely evening:
Does the artist matter when considering the art?
It’s the Woody Allen question, really. He shagged his stepdaughter, should that affect Annie Hall?
Do you not go see Jeepers Creepers (1 & 2) because the director is a convicted pedophile?
I know people do, but Should we give leniency to people because they produce art? Does...
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Anatomy of today
0615 My alarm goes off
0715 I need to leave now to be at work at 0800
0815 I actually get out of bed
0825 I leave my apartment
0826 I realize I need to get gas before I can drive to work
0835 I’m back on the road, fully gassed up
0915 I arrive at work
0920 I actually get to my desk
0925 My computer finished starting Windows
1015 I’m finally caught up on Tumblr,...
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Census thing
1980 I’m a few months old, living with my parents and twin brother in a rented duplex in a suburb of Pittsburgh called Wilkinsburg.
1990 I’m 10 and living in the house my parents still live in today. I’m in 4th grade in public school, and the next September I’ll transfer to a Catholic grade school. Unbeknownst to me (or anyone at this point) I would have a little sister...
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Hauk: You going to kill me now, Snake?
Snake: Not now, I'm too tired. Maybe later.
President Barack Obama to deliver University of... →
onemoretimewithfeeling:
So will it be President Doctor Obama? Or Doctor President Obama?
Dammit! I got Jeff Daniels for my commencement. He was quite good, but not Obama level. Double Dammit!
“In comments to the ombudsman’s call-in line (202.334.7582), one reader said,...”
– Ombudsman Blog - Readers react to photo of two men kissing
At a paper I worked at not far from D.C., I would field complaints every time we put a picture of a black person on the front page. And I got yelled at when we did a Black History Month story.
The moral, of course, being: Newspaper...
Ken Fisher of Ars Technica on How Ad Blockers Hurt... →
jamiek:
From Gruber: “I have no easy answer, but I will point out that there’s no inherent reason why ads have to be something people are tempted to block. It’s not enough to ask readers not to block ads — you’ve got to work hard at providing ads that readers actually enjoy, or at least aren’t tempted to block.”
If publishers realized that and stopped the “Punch the Monkey/Bin Laden/political...
I've got a hot date tonight
I better not have shaved my legs for nothing!
kellydeal:
The Hold Steady // One for the...
The Mountain Goats - Up the Wolves
I’m...
