Archive for September, 2006

Yo, Macaca, Welcome to America!

The George Allen Insult Generator

Screw That Economist Horse You Rode In On

And what is wrong with this paragraph?
[Patricia Anderson, Kristin Butcher, and Phillip Levine have] suggested that two-income families may be producing the problem. They find that children are fatter if their mothers work longer hours. This is true even within families: The sibling who spent more time as a latchkey child will tend to be […]

New Theme Song

No shame.
(via)

A Bad Example of Oppression and Patriarchy

You connect the dots because I can’t.

Be Wary of Telling Others’ Stories

“If you’ve been through something as traumatic as being raped in your own home, no one should make you have to relive it,” she said. “At least just let me tell my side of the story. … I’m not a piece of paper. I am an actual person who’s lived through this.”

Friday Cat Blogging - The Magic Eight Ball Edition

The scene: Chef and Ethan in the car.
The situation: Ethan wants Chef to ask questions of his magic eight ball keychain.
Chef: You need to ask it a question out loud.
Ethan: You ask it a question!
Chef: Okay, will Doug be fat when we get home?
Ethan: *shakes 8-ball* *giggles* […]

SFW Reading Suggestions

I’m looking for non-blog reading suggestions that are safe for work. I’m currently reading Slate, Salon, and the NYTimes every day, but I find Pop Matters too difficult to navigate (design basics, people) and other newspapers redundant. Any suggestions?

The Finger Lies

Not only is my ring finger half an inch longer than my index finger, my middle toes are longer than my second (index?) toes and even my big toes. I’m clumsy — a dozen years of sports didn’t help my gross motor skills and a decade of piano lessons did little to improve my […]

Friday Random Ten - The “Oh, Work Week, When Will You Be Over?” Edition

1) Iomos Marad - Coming Back
2) Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap
3) Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
4) Heatmiser - The Fix Is In
5) Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream
6) […]

Scoring Free Coffee In the Midwest

My town has recently been overcome by Starbucks and other quickie, drive-thru coffee chains. Because we have plenty of locally-owned coffee houses in town complete with live music and people who actually remember your regular order, I tend to avoid the prefab coffee shops. Sometimes, I cave.
See, I haven’t had a coffee maker […]

Jesus Found In Dog’s Butt

No, really.
H/T Amanda

P.S.

Pumpkin ice cream rul3z.