For those unaware, Robert Anton Wilson is having medical issues that mean, aside from being life-threatening, that he might miss his next month's rent. For those of us who enjoyed his Illuminatus and other books, it would be nice to help out in a time of need ( Read more... )

The most hilarious way to respond to someone asking if there's free will would be to punch them and then apologize by saying that you couldn't help yourself.

1. The Middle Foam Finger is now syndicated on Livejournal. Check out ( Read more... )

British documentary about the rise of the Western neoconservative movement and the Islamic radicalist movement:

The Power of Nightmares Part One

Part Two

Part ThreeWarning: May make you sick to your stomach. If Henry Kissinger comes off as looking like one of the more sympathetic figures in the whole story, then you know that you're dealing ( Read more... )

I have a co-worker who is known around the office as D. D. is a great guy to have around, being a loudmouth from rural Arkansas who spent 6 years in Japan with the Navy and has an inappropriate story for every situation (the most impressive of which resulted in Ocie, completely bent over and with his head in his hands, repeating to himself "I will ( Read more... )

Dinner menu for/from (last) to/night (Monday):

Warm asparagus salad with farm egg and pancetta

Gigot a la ficelle: Watson Ranch spring lamb leg roasted in the fireplace; with fava beans, sheep's milk cheese, and braised chicories ( Read more... )

From BBC News (from a story led by a picture of Doctor Who and about the year's TV successes/failures ( Read more... )

Thanks so much to those of you who have donated so far. The website, in case it slipped notice the first time (I did post about it on Friday afternoon), is:

http://www.active.com/donate/llsbaytobreakers2006/tmoylesI'm running Bay to Breakers as a pledge runner, money for charity, give if you can, etc ( Read more... )

If I hadn't told you before, I'm going to be running in the Bay to Breakers as a pledge runner this year, along with a bunch of other guys for work. All the money I raise will go toward The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. If you can spare the money, I would appreciate it if you could make a donation of whatever size. Those of you working for a large ( Read more... )

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