And so, in the aftermath of the catastrophic attacks of 9-11, millions of people temporarily stopped flying. The problem with this response is that car travel is far more dangerous than air travel. As a result, Gardner reports, 2002 saw a spike of 1,595 more auto deaths in the United States than would normally have occurred in a given 12-month ( Read more... )

i've been spelling 'accidentally' wrong since forever! i always spell it 'accidentially' why would i do that?

Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed. Also, officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other agencies and private ( Read more... )

we saw a beautiful beautiful documentary last night by Werner Herzog: Encounters at the End of the World. Herzog got an NSF grant to film in Antarctica in 2006. He makes a couple references to 'March of the Penguins' which are very funny. I loved that he showed what's really going on in Antarctica- the Raytheon contractors who are in charge of the ( Read more... )

martha stewart goes to the DMV

however, this was the first entry where i really started to doubt she writes these herself. linking to cute overload is possible, but perez hilton?

12 Local Starbucks To Close
from nbc4.com - Washington, D.C. Local News
Some local Stabucks stores will become "has-beans."

I heard John Beard, the Fox news anchor on "Arrested Devlopment" saying this as I read it!

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listening to m talk to his canadian friends about politics is fun. he gets so worked up. i told m i was going to make a website like things caitlin eats but it will be "things michael says". a typical entry would be "why doesn't everyone just listen to me? put me in charge and then we won't have any of these problems."

My new favorite blog: Cassette from My Ex. Sadly, no one's (except for Tim who will never be my ex!) ever made me a mix tape.

watching the commentary for "walk hard: the dewey cox story". the commentary is good b/c judd apatow is in it. i alwyas listen to his commentaries. the movie itself is ok. i love the bit with the beatles (paul rudd as john!). m hasn't seen any of the original movies walk hard is mocking so i feel like he missed out. i get uncomfortable seeing jenna ( Read more... )