Mlb: Brian Bocock Corners The Market On Viagra:
"Filling the prescription was an adventure every time. Bocock would quietly slip the sheet of paper across the counter and wait for the pharmacist's reaction. Instead of the standard six or eight pills, Bocock needed a month's worth."
Just RTFA.
It made me giggle.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Unliterate is not illiterate
Commentary: Literary Death Spiral? The Fading Book Section : NPR:
"One of the sad, little sidebars to the sad, big saga of the waning of American newspapers is the disappearance of professional, edited book sections.
One of the last two major, stand-alone print book sections died this past Sunday, when The Washington Post published its last edition of Book World. The paper will still review books, but only The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle will continue to run a full mini-magazine devoted to books."
This makes me sad. For a number of reasons, but most importantly, as a culture, we have stopped reading. There are some wonderful books out there. New ones being published every day, yet, I can point to a handful of friends who actually, you know, read.
I weep, once again, for the next generation.
"One of the sad, little sidebars to the sad, big saga of the waning of American newspapers is the disappearance of professional, edited book sections.
One of the last two major, stand-alone print book sections died this past Sunday, when The Washington Post published its last edition of Book World. The paper will still review books, but only The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle will continue to run a full mini-magazine devoted to books."
This makes me sad. For a number of reasons, but most importantly, as a culture, we have stopped reading. There are some wonderful books out there. New ones being published every day, yet, I can point to a handful of friends who actually, you know, read.
I weep, once again, for the next generation.
The very special election...
LOVE IT!
From the very special election to fill Kirsten Gillibrand's old House seat... Republicans are criticizing Scott Murphy for not voting in eight primary and general elections between 2000 and 2003. And Jim Tedisco participated in a "tele town hall meeting" yesterday -- basically, the campaign robo-called 30,000 people and told them if they held on, Tedisco would speak and answer questions live. The campaign says it had as many as 6,000 people on the line at one point. [Daily Gazette] [Daily Gazette] [CapNews9]Via AoA
I am not even this dorky.
Play Agent 86 with a D.I.Y. guide to making a shoephone - Engadget:
"The win? You'll find yourself in the company of secret agent Maxwell Smart as you surreptitiously dial and take calls from your shoe. The lose? Well, you've made and are talking on a shoephone."
"The win? You'll find yourself in the company of secret agent Maxwell Smart as you surreptitiously dial and take calls from your shoe. The lose? Well, you've made and are talking on a shoephone."
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
That's Racist!
New York Post: Racist Cartoon Makes for Rough Day at Page Six
I know that those of you who read on the East Coast will be familiar with this...how could you have missed it, honestly, but there are those who read on the West Coast (shout out to Dan!) and FAU is still in SA, so...he may not be aware...
Anyway...part of me thinks that this is a tempest in a teapot, because no one could be that insensitive, right?
I know that those of you who read on the East Coast will be familiar with this...how could you have missed it, honestly, but there are those who read on the West Coast (shout out to Dan!) and FAU is still in SA, so...he may not be aware...
Anyway...part of me thinks that this is a tempest in a teapot, because no one could be that insensitive, right?
The article isn't bad either...
"It's a bit strange for me, to say the least; a comic character actor best known for playing weirdos with bad haircuts getting all serious to talk about the persecution of the fellow members of his religious faith. Dear readers of CNN, I assure you that what I'm writing about is no joking matter or some hoax perpetrated by a paper-sellin', bear-fearin', Battlestar-Galactica obsessed beet farmer." — Rainn Wilson introducing his commentary addressing the persecution of Baha'is in Iran [CNN.com]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Revenge for Lost Girls.
Watchmen: Watchmen, The 80s Arcade Game:
"See Silk Spectre high kick with Nite Owl, classic arcade-game style. It's entertaining for a little bit but with each kick, punch and jump, a little piece of Alan Moore dies."
Minutemen Arcade
"See Silk Spectre high kick with Nite Owl, classic arcade-game style. It's entertaining for a little bit but with each kick, punch and jump, a little piece of Alan Moore dies."
Minutemen Arcade
Darth Cheney
Politics: Cheney's Secret Plan to Make You Like Bush:
"Cheney's bold, openly and proudly misleading bullshit was the sort of thing he hadn't actually been allowed to say in public since 2006 or so, because every time he spoke a Republican lost a Senate seat. (To be fair, that might not have been a causal relationship—Republican senators also kept being racist and fucking hookers around that time.)
...
Man, Cheney versus Bush! After years of letting the evil genius push the man-child president around, our little moron-in-chief finally stood up to him! And now Cheney's furious! What's that crazy feeling...? Is it... grudging respect for the former president? Hah, that's just what Cheney wants you to feel."
"Cheney's bold, openly and proudly misleading bullshit was the sort of thing he hadn't actually been allowed to say in public since 2006 or so, because every time he spoke a Republican lost a Senate seat. (To be fair, that might not have been a causal relationship—Republican senators also kept being racist and fucking hookers around that time.)
...
Man, Cheney versus Bush! After years of letting the evil genius push the man-child president around, our little moron-in-chief finally stood up to him! And now Cheney's furious! What's that crazy feeling...? Is it... grudging respect for the former president? Hah, that's just what Cheney wants you to feel."
I will be disappointed.
How Long Will Dollhouse Survive? -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine:
"Outlook: Not great, obviously! Since a second season of Dollhouse is probably too much to hope for, the question is, how many of the completed thirteen episodes will air before the plug is pulled? We'll bet twelve, since it would be just like Fox to make us buy a DVD to see the series finale."
"Outlook: Not great, obviously! Since a second season of Dollhouse is probably too much to hope for, the question is, how many of the completed thirteen episodes will air before the plug is pulled? We'll bet twelve, since it would be just like Fox to make us buy a DVD to see the series finale."
I will be disappointed.
How Long Will Dollhouse Survive? -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine:
"Outlook: Not great, obviously! Since a second season of Dollhouse is probably too much to hope for, the question is, how many of the completed thirteen episodes will air before the plug is pulled? We'll bet twelve, since it would be just like Fox to make us buy a DVD to see the series finale."
"Outlook: Not great, obviously! Since a second season of Dollhouse is probably too much to hope for, the question is, how many of the completed thirteen episodes will air before the plug is pulled? We'll bet twelve, since it would be just like Fox to make us buy a DVD to see the series finale."
Monday, February 16, 2009
Hail Minerva!
Alfred A. Knopf Jr., Influential Publisher, Dies at 90 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com:
"The summer after he graduated from Exeter, according to a 1959 story in Time magazine, he ran away from home, despondent over being turned down by Princeton and determined (he said in a note) not to return until he made good. Following a police search, he was found in Salt Lake City, “barefoot, hungry and broke.”
After attending Union College for three years, he was inspired by the Veronica Lake film “I Wanted Wings” to join the United States Army Air Force, which called him up in December 1941. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work in the 446th Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force, rising to the rank of captain. (Union awarded him a B.A. in 1945.)"
What this says, essentially, is that Union is only slightly better than being broke and homeless in the middle of Utah...
Great.
"The summer after he graduated from Exeter, according to a 1959 story in Time magazine, he ran away from home, despondent over being turned down by Princeton and determined (he said in a note) not to return until he made good. Following a police search, he was found in Salt Lake City, “barefoot, hungry and broke.”
After attending Union College for three years, he was inspired by the Veronica Lake film “I Wanted Wings” to join the United States Army Air Force, which called him up in December 1941. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work in the 446th Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force, rising to the rank of captain. (Union awarded him a B.A. in 1945.)"
What this says, essentially, is that Union is only slightly better than being broke and homeless in the middle of Utah...
Great.
Can I get a script for this?
Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs 'that threaten human identity' | Mail Online:
"A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.
The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories."
Yes. I want it.
Today, as a matter of fact.
via Balk
"A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.
The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories."
Yes. I want it.
Today, as a matter of fact.
via Balk
The continuing morass of Albany
Paterson(s) Continue to Fight Spin War on Gov's Competence - Gothamist: New York City News, Food, Arts & Events:
"Paterson said, 'I think if there was one area I never seem to get to, it's just, in a sense, my own little reorganization.'"
This comes down to another stunning failure of leadership on the part of the Accidental Governor.
"Paterson said, 'I think if there was one area I never seem to get to, it's just, in a sense, my own little reorganization.'"
This comes down to another stunning failure of leadership on the part of the Accidental Governor.
Valentine's Day
The only Valentine I got this year was from my mother.
This makes me feel like the annoying neighbor in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
I really don't know what I am sharing this, aside from proving publicly that I am, in fact, that guy.
This makes me feel like the annoying neighbor in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
I really don't know what I am sharing this, aside from proving publicly that I am, in fact, that guy.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
New Media Source for Columbia County
http://www.columbiapaper.com/
Welcome to The Columbia Paper, the website for a new, weekly newspaper of the same name covering Columbia County.
Welcome to The Columbia Paper, the website for a new, weekly newspaper of the same name covering Columbia County.
Many of the folks who will write for this publication previously worked on The Independent, which was shut down by its corporate owner, the Journal Register Co., last week. All of us hope to serve the community with accurate, fair and timely stories and features about this region.
We expect to produce a weekly printed edition of the news you see here and more beginning very soon. But because an actual newspaper is a lot more expensive to produce and distribute than a website, we must first find the money to sustain that part of this project.
We warn you in advance that there will be rough edges. We're only beginning to learn how to use this website, and we don't yet have an office or a business phone. But we are completely committed to providing information to this community, and for whatever it's worth, we promise to do our best to honor that commitment.
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