February 2009
37 posts
January 2009
41 posts
Blago's gone
So says http://nytimes.com/
Brown: If you are so innocent here as you say and if you've been such a great government -- governor, why aren't these people speaking out now?
Why aren't they coming to your defense? Because they certainly aren't.
Blagojevich: Which people.
Brown: The ones you just listed.
Blagojevich: Well, if they're asked to come participate in a ...
Brown: But if you're innocent, why wouldn't they feel compelled to step forward right now and speak out?
Blagojevich: You should ask them. But I can tell you I had several different conversations with a variety of people that I talked to in total, the conversations with some of those people who I'd like to have them express what the situation is. But I think you know politics enough. That's why you have a show. When the heat is on, politicians run.
I'm not comparing myself to Dr. King, but he had a saying. "In the end, we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
--The world is remembering the silence of your friends, Blago.
ManBabies.com - DAD? →
Breaking News: Chipotle Employee Just Gave Guy In... →
maxistentialist:
CHIPOTLE—In a lunchtime incident significant enough to warrant you pause, an employee at the fast food Mexican restaurant Chipotle has just dispensed to you a smaller serving of rice than the customer ahead of you.
Though it appears likely the less-generous helping of rice was a simple oversight on the part of the employee, and was in no way a personal slight against you, you...
What Do Women Want? - Discovering What Ignites... →
Interesting. Covers a lot of theories Dorit and I came to on our own. Its a long piece, and read it all.
For the past two hours, I have been conducting a very scientific poll.
Rank the following 3 men in order of fuckability. Assume all are the same age and set aside political leanings. Barack Obama George W. Bush Bill Clinton
It’s been a lot of fun, and I’ve gotten a range of responses, with certain rankings clearly more popular than others. What is your ranking?
The creators of Swoopo are genuises. And riiiich. →
This is an amazing auction website based off of the “dollar auction.” Bidders buy a $1300 computer for only $170. The catch? Bids can only increase by a penny over the previous price, and it costs 75 cents to place a bet. If you bet 100 times, you only pay $255— saving over a grand. But 17,000 bids were placed on that item— so Swoopo took in $13,000 for that $1,300...
“Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land...”
– Obama
He gets that the problem lies not only in the statistics, but also in the perception of them from critics inside and out.
“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its...”
– Obama
He gets that America still rocks.
Is Obama President? →
inauguration:
via ramblinginsomniac
"Memory Enhancing Pill" Soon to Be...
maxistentialist:
The medicine has been designed originally to help treat Alzheimer’s disease, but could be adapted and licensed for sale in a weaker form within the next few years.
One brand of memory-enhancing pill is being developed by the multinational company AstraZeneca in collaboration with Targacept, an American company, while Epix Pharmaceuticals, also from the US, is developing...
“Dear President Obama,
Here is a list of the first 10 things you should do as...”
– Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago (more letters via nytimes here)
White people love taking a year off →
This is why I’m going immediately to grad school.
London Journal - Atheists Send a Message, on 800... →
Very cool. I don’t feel that passionately about this cause, but it’s awesome to see people sparking discussion.
“China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.”
– Former French President Charles De Gaulle (via interweb)
A Bit of Everything | Funny →
These photos are really amazing. Make sure you see the spinach.