January 2011
123 posts
“With the Super Bowl only a week away, Americans must realize what makes NFL football so great: socialism.”
—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 Tab and a couple of Twinkies.
Sounds like good eatin’.
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“The debate ought not be about whether the United States is in decline. It isn’t. Nor should it be about abandoning empire. It can’t.”
—George Friedman, The Next Decade, on America’s Empire - The Daily Beast
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I've eaten at Longworth HOB and have also suffered from a "loss of enjoyment".
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 unpitted olive, which Kucinich did not “visually detect prior to consumption” and caused “serious and permanent dental and oral injuries requiring multiple surgical and dental procedures” as well as “loss of enjoyment.”
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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:
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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 studio (via @PSFK)
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 sold at garden centers across Europe.
Rick Perry is a jackass. Period. →
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“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.”
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“Boo hoo for you for making your most popular event something that Georgetown controls.”
—http://www.casualhoya.com/2011/1/21/1945128/syracuse-fans-whining-because-georgetown-selling-georgetown-tickets
#FantasticFind: Brook Farm General Store →
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My two worlds colliding, or How PR Can Negatively Impact Preppy Clothiers
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.
