From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Elsewhere: 2009-01-31

January 31, 2009 Elsewhere

9:12am
Shared a link on Google Reader.
Sexing The Cherry

3:08pm
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Dear Bank of America

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“They’re going to throw me out anyway, who cares!”

January 31, 2009 This Made Me Smile

My governor Blago The Mouth, clearly miserable over his political future.

Not sure he could be any more of a train wreck.
(Updated: I had previously linked to the video as hosted by CNN, but they are pussies and took it down, so this post now links to YouTube)

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Elsewhere: 2009-01-29

January 29, 2009 Elsewhere

2:14am

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Elsewhere: 2009-01-25

January 25, 2009 Elsewhere

11:28am
Shared 2 links on Google Reader. (Show Details)

Is Chewbacca Trapped in My Nightstand?
The Land That Obama Forgot

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Make a museum

January 25, 2009 Being a Dad

My daughter claims she wants to be an artist, and decided (all on her own) that she wanted to create a museum featuring her favorite "cruisers" (her word for art projects) that she had made in the past year.
So she went through the archives, selected a bunch of her favorites, and we decided to [...]

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The Force is strong in this one

January 25, 2009 It's a SciFi World

I think we’ve found the theme for the reelection campaign in 2012 (unless we are, in fact, battling the Mayan end of the world that year).

And if Shepard Fairey gets a hold of it:

(Image via the Official Star Wars Blog, via BB)

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When I realized I was a grown-up

January 24, 2009 Observations

I realized I was a grown-up when we brought my daughter home from the hospital. I walked upstairs and found my wife clipping the baby’s fingernails.
I remember thinking, “holy shit, that little thing can’t even clip her own fingernails” and realizing just how responsible we would have to be.
I had a similar realization when having [...]

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Why my hip-hop posse would include nothing but badass chefs

January 24, 2009 Observations

For some reason, I like the idea of my hip-hop posse consisting entirely of chefs. Perhaps because I’d like my own hip-hop name to be Foo-Dee.
Anthony Bourdain
because he’s a badass and I’d really like him to guide me around the globe, smoking and drinking along the way.
Mark Bittman
because he’s the one I’d like to actually [...]

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“And oh how they danced!”

January 24, 2009 Science Stuff

BLDGBLOG: Stonehenge Beneath the Waters of Lake Michigan.
(via VSL)

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“Praise song for the day”

January 20, 2009 Commonplace Book

I couldn’t agree more with my old friend Valerie. I loved the inaugural poem.
Valerie’s Blog » Blog Archive » elizabeth alexander gratitude.
In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.

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