Let’s say this happened: A man, walking with his unleashed dog, happens upon a kangaroo. The dog runs at the kangaroo, who hops away. The dog chases the kangaroo. The kangaroo hops into a pond. The dog chases the kangaroo into the pond. At that point, the kangaroo stops running and turns to fight the […]
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Credit Where Credit is Due
Every once in a while, I read “The Little Engine That Could” to my daughter. (It’s not fun, so I wouldn’t recommend it. Even my daughter doesn’t like the story; she just digs the illustrations.) Whenever people talk about that book, the point seems to be that the little engine was so great. She thought […]
Superfreakonomics
So I’m almost finished reading Superfreakonomics. Everyone is already talking about the climate change thing, so I won’t. The book has interesting bits, but they also seem to be stretching a lot in order to say shocking things. And I find myself arguing with them a lot. “But,” I say, “that doesn’t take into account,” […]
Headline Mania!
Same reporter, same day, same event. 11-18-2009 8:48 PM: Thousands cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour [link] 11-18-2009 10:19 PM: Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour [link]
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I don’t know whether that’s the idea behind this video, but that’s what I’m going with. I stole this directly from boingboing, who lifted it from somewhere else.
Microloans
Everyone’s talking about Kiva as a fun place to help save the world, but I think I like Microplace better. They both do pretty much the same thing: Take your money and help support microlending. Hopefully you get your money back, but that’s not the real point. On Kiva’s Lend page, you pick a person […]
Mike Tyson Punches a papa..papa..papa.. Photographer
I know it’s amazing, but Mike Tyson apparently punched someone. This after appearing so thoughtful in the documentary about him: Tyson That’s the one where he says that he just couldn’t believe that one human being could treat another human being the way he saw them doing in his childhood and in prison. Then comes […]
Hannity a Liar?
Ok, that’s not news, but Jon Stewart tears him up. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Late Night Ruminations on Guilt
When, for whatever reason, I find myself thinking about the bad old days (like high school, for example), I seem to regret all the mean things I did to other people. The thing is, I wasn’t mean. I wasn’t a bully. I’m one of the many guys who got picked on for years, just trying […]
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