January 2011
123 posts
“With the Super Bowl only a week away, Americans must realize what makes NFL...”
– Bill Maher: New Rule: Americans Must Realize What Makes NFL Football So Great: Socialism
Tuna fish salad on white bread w/ mayo, a can of...
Sounds like good eatin’.
Food for Thinkers: The Rise of White People Food - Food - GOOD - StumbleUpon
My fav: Anaheim as Electoral Palatine. Baseball... →
“The debate ought not be about whether the United States is in decline. It isn’t....”
– George Friedman, The Next Decade, on America’s Empire - The Daily Beast
Amazing: 100 days of wearing a tie. →
Why the Yankees are the Yankees. →
OMG! Austin Freeman is a giant and coming to kill... →
I've eaten at Longworth HOB and have also suffered...
According to numerous media sources, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is suing several companies involved in the day-to-day operation of the cafeteria inside the Longworth House Office Building for damages of $150,000. Kucinich claims that a “sandwich wrap” he purchased from the cafeteria in April 2008 was “unwholesome and unfit for human consumption” because it contained an...
If hipsters of 2015 reclaim modems + dial-up... →
Thoughts on the #SOTU
Two excellent posts from The Daily Beast sum up my thoughts on last night’s speeches: the first by Howard Kurtz, on how Obama spoke to folks at home and not DC pundits (and why that’s a good thing); the second, by Lloyd Grove, on why Paul Ryan’s response was the first good thing the GOP has done.
But why keep this high-minded?
There was this:
Then there was this:
Video Games vs. Real Life
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Goodbye NCAA football playoff. →
Makes $180k look cheap. →
WatchMy body’s rejecting Keith like a pompous kidney.
Irreparable international incident in 3…2…
According to TMZ, season 4 of MTV’s Jersey Shore will be filmed on location in Italy, with Vinny’s family possibly playing host.
Cool new eco design from the Bas van der Veer...
The Bas van der Veer studio has created the Pure Raindrop Mini, a simple rain collecting device equipped with an integrated watering can. Designed specifically to be used on balconies and for small urban gardens, the device offers a simple method of rainwater harvesting that helps to conserve tap water.
The Pure Raindrop Mini is currently being produced by the Dutch pottery firm Elho, and is...
Does a pint of beer a day keep the doctor away? →
As if I needed another reason to visit. →
A look at Jack Spade's Chicago outpost
Some great photos here. A few of my favorites below.
Rick Perry is a jackass. Period. →
“I find it funny how universal healthcare is big government gone bad, but somehow the government crawling up [a woman’s] uterus and telling [her] what choice to make isn’t. Odd how giving patients information about end of life options is a ‘death squad for Grandma’ but sonograms before abortions are simply souvenirs for the family photo album.”
“Boo hoo for you for making your most popular event something that Georgetown...”
– http://www.casualhoya.com/2011/1/21/1945128/syracuse-fans-whining-because-georgetown-selling-georgetown-tickets
Yes. YES! via @wprappingpoorly →
What's in a surname? →
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#FantasticFind: Brook Farm General Store →
Some of my favorite items:
My two worlds colliding, or How PR Can Negatively...
Great post by TheDailyPrep.com, including the chart below. Muffy’s POV is best understood through a quote she wrote in this piece back in July:
The DNA of preppiness is forged through the crucible of authenticity. Specifically, companies go through rapid feedback cycles around successes or failures in authentic environments.
Appears @geetarchurchy has more free time than we... →
I voted for @Amareisreal for the 2011 NBA All-Star... →