Archive for February, 2006

Finally someone’s going to tackle that velociraptor problem.
Monday, February 20th, 2006

From Wonkette… Apparently, and try not to be too shocked here, the President’s new favorite science advisor is Michael Crichton. You know, the guy who wrote Congo.
If you are the sort of person who formulates serious opinions on matters scientific based on Michael Chrichton books — besides, say, the theory that dinosaurs are totally […]

overheard in my kitchen
Sunday, February 19th, 2006

“So, [this friend of a friend] says he saw a mango bouncing down the road in Africa. He followed the mango until he came to a tree, where there was a vampire laughing at him. This guy just stood there laughing at the vampire, until it disappeared, and then he picked up the […]

thrill city
Thursday, February 16th, 2006

If you click here, you'll not only get to watch people waiting in line at the Anchorage DMV, you'll get an idea of how my day went.

hang on to that credit card
Friday, February 10th, 2006

As I mentioned previously, my iPod hard drive up and died the other day. I would have bought a new one this weekend at Best Buy if only I could have found a salesperson to get me one out of the locked case they keep them in. If I had bought one, it […]

help me
Thursday, February 9th, 2006

I thought this Salon article, “The baby industrial complex,” was going to be about Buy Buy Baby and the horrific amount of pressure parents are under to buy the right things for their new little bundles. But no, it's about the fertility industry. Which isn't something I'm concerned with.
Apparently some of you don't […]

The Best Answer They Can Come Up With
Monday, February 6th, 2006

The Attorney General was asked today how the disclosure of the secret NSA evesdropping program could have really damaged national security; after all, surely the Bad Guys know that we're capable of intercepting their communications.
But if they're not reminded about it all the time in the newspapers and in stories, they sometimes forget.
Sign the petition […]

why you never see me post new photos.
Sunday, February 5th, 2006

I was planning to spend the weekend taking pictures. Yesterday there was a protest at the White House that I was planning to shoot. But before I went I ran out to the sandwich shop to get lunch for L, and it was cold and raining, and I started thinking about all the […]

an experiment in spite
Saturday, February 4th, 2006

Please leave an anonymous* comment telling me about a website** you really hate, but have to just keep going back to, despite your self.
(* If you want.)(** Does not have to be a personal weblog.)(It occurs to me that I am opening myself up for the obvious kick in the nuts here.)

not up to standards.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

I would like to apologize. I have been trying, after his encouragement, to be more like Fresh. However, after review, I have noticed that the previous 4 posts were missing anything resembling a punchline, even one in the subtle form mastered by the Man himself. Management wishes to assure readers that punchlines, […]

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