Drudge tells us what a hypocrite Al Gore is for using so much energy in his home. It may be true. I have no idea, since Drudge also apparently mis-reported (then removed from his site) that Gore used 5 cars to drive 500 yards in Cannes. (By the way, I don’t even know if the […]
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Cup Noodle in Our Hearts
Momofuku Ando, the inventor of Cup Noodle instant noodles (the first of its kind) has died of a heart attack. (Link) “It was the masterstroke of providing a waterproof polystyrene container for the noodles that made his Cup Noodle an instant success in 1971.†College kids everywhere should have a day of mourning. And this […]
Please Forgive This Interruption
Heading off to vacation, so it may be more than a week before my next post. I can forgive myself, so I hope you can too. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with three things. 1. For those who need a little boost of morale:The popularity dialer can call you when you specify, and beg […]
Hitler Makes a Mean Pizza
I heard this on the radio, but wanted to see for myself. In Bombay, most people have no problem eating at a restaurant called, “Hitler’s Cross,†which has swastikas and pics of the Führer himself. Apparently, he’s just another historical figure to them. One customer said: “Tomorrow if someone keeps a name like Saddam Mutton […]
Words.
Dr. Johnson began his definition of “sugar†with: “The native salt of the sugar-cane.†I love that. [End of Post]
Samuel Johnson.
Lately, I’ve been reading all about Samuel Johnson (a.k.a. Dr. Johnson), one of the most quotable and scholarly men of the 18th Century. He’s gotten some press lately for having said that “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.†Which it is. The guy’s breadth of knowledge and endeavor is amazing. [Incidentally, I really […]
Le Pen isn’t Mightier than Le Law
Le Pen (you know, the right-wing nasty over in France) is a horror, of course. But every time someone in France or Germany goes to trial because he says something Nazi-ish, it makes me cringe a bit. More than a bit. I hear from the occasional smug European how Americans wave their flags so hard […]
Steve Jobs Gets Called to Jesus. Jews for Jesus.
Found on Boing Boing, apparently the Jews for Jesus crew is letting Steve Jobs know that he’s not unlike that OTHER guy who was, um, born in a manger. Or, wait a minute. Something like that. See the pamphlet for yourself. [End of Post]
Arlen Specter to Sue the Prez
Apparently the senator wants to make it legal for Congress to sue the President of the United States for refusing to enforce laws. (I blogged about this refusal, made public in the form of “signing statements,†earlier this month.) I’m sure that Specter doesn’t actually expect to pass a law like this (or get it […]
Big Money
Probably everyone reading this has already read it somewhere else. Warren Buffet is preparing to give away more money than anyone else in history has ever given. And I bet it won’t affect his lifestyle one bit. [End of Post]