January 2009
“Saddlebacking: sad•dle•back•ing \ˈsa-dəl-ˈba-kiŋ\ vb [fr. Saddleback Church]...”
– Saddlebacking
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Family ties →
Left me speechless.
The Teapot Analogy - Ross Douthat →
Shorter Douthat: Since a bunch of people who probably weren’t insane believed in this particular invisible sky fairy, and some of the more devout ones even felt like they could interact with this invisible sky fairy, then those of us who are skeptical of invisible sky fairies in general simply must be mistaken, even if all the actual evidence points in our direction.
I’m pretty certain...
Dear Escalator Impeder →
Ahhh, one of my favorite gripes - people who see escalators and moving sidewalks and think “amusement-park ride” instead of “hey, a quicker way to get to the gate!”
Keep to the right, people; the rest of us have stuff to get done.
If Only
If only I had only known, I wouldn’t have slept that night.
I would have lain there awake, I would have held you in my arms, I would have felt you breathe, memorized the curl and scent of your hair, studied the curve of your body – I would have done anything but sleep…
If only I had known, I wouldn’t have let you fall asleep, either. I would have kept telling you funny jokes,...
“Ok, who else sings “Hue/Saturation” to the tune of the one-time hit...”
– Twitter / Neven Mrgan
7 Things
Just when I thought I’d dodged the bullet completely, @katkuhl tagged me with the “7 Things” meme…
Seven Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me
1. I have exactly $5.37 in the right front pocket of my blue jeans right now.
2. I had one of my all time favorite dinners - salmon with rice and steamed veggies - last Wednesday. Better yet? It was prepared by one of the most...
NYT: Obama's People →
Neat slideshow. Samantha Power can manage my transition any day.
Superfad: Get It On →
(via mikeysan)
Pajamas TV - Middle East Upate - PWND! JOE... →
Joe the Plumber Sam the Reporter confronts members of the Israeli press for being too pro-Hamas.
This is as good as it gets, folks - the best that the conservatives have to offer. Joe Wurzelbacher is their saviour, the chosen one picked to lead the Republicans out of the wasteland. He’s the top of the conservative heap, the best and the brightest of what the GOP has to offer.
“…their religious counterparts…generally confine themselves to...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (January 11, 2009) - Put Some Life Into It
What utter horsecrap. When I have atheistic programming beamed into my house 24/7 on no less than FOUR basic cable channels, I’ll talk to you about about overkill. Till then, STFU already.
“I’ll unfriend 20 on Facebook for an In’N’Out Burger. 30 for a...”
– Twitter / Derek Giromini
“Sorry team, you’ll be working late again tonight :)
Looks like we’re gonna...”
– People Who Deserve It: #59- Passive Agressive Emoticon User «
Gay marriage foes want campaign contributions... →
Cause cockroaches prefer to hide in the dark.
“* Most important fact: the sheepshead porgy belongs to the Sparidae family, so...”
– Metamorphosism» Little-known facts about the Sheepshead porgy
“Dear Taco Bell: It is an immensely helpful thing when my straw actually reaches...”
Think Progress: Mississippi, A Hotbed of... →
Can’t beat those conservative family values. WTFWJD, anyhoo?
Can you rock me out?
nickdouglas:
I want to rock out. Maybe to organ music and maybe to AC/DC. Can you put up the most rock-outingest song you rock out to?
White Riot, Teh Clash - ‘Nuff said
Back Home
I just drove back home from the coffee shop, and boy are my arms tired….
Wait, that’s not a thing, is it?
King Kaufman/Salon: No wonder Don Larsen was... →
Kaufman covers one of my all time favorite debates: How do today’s athletes stack up when compared to their counterparts from the past?
My take? An elite player from 1956 (or 1946, or 76 or even 86) would still be an elite player today - but an average player from Larson’s day would be hopelessly out-classed if forced to play against modern competition.
Kaufman wrote the article...
Too cool →
aedison:
The Obama Administration vs. The Bartlet Administration (Season One).
Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs →
Build an empire entirely based on image, then gripe because people want to see inside the bubble.
Trying to scrape up the money for a Favrd Pro account…
OK, I’m even trying to favr facebook comments now. Somebody help me, please.
“I like @ronbailey because his name sounds like it should be a restaurant chain....”
– Twitter / Kari Edwards
Hey Billy Mays, you really wanna know what you can do with those tiny hamburgers?
Matthew Yglesias on Space Flight →
Shorter Yglesias: Sending people into space is hard, and a bit dangerous, so we shouldn’t do it.