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A Moment in Time
A snapshot of Yahoo News Top Stories Photos, Sept 11-12, 2001. The only links that will work are for paging and individual photo links. It starts on the 12th and you can go backwards in time to the 11th. There are a lot of pages and a lot of broken links ( Read more... ) -
Alas, Poor Yorick
I knew him. Well, not really. (English majors, did you like how I used "well" after "him", but not really? Did anyone grind their teeth? Be honest ( Read more... ) -
00s, yo
It's hard to believe the aughties are coming to a close. Fond remembrance of any given decade seems to only build in the last three years before it expires, and we're at the apex of that now for the oh-ohs. I thought the '90s were kind of bland, but I think the double naughts decade most lasting contribution will be the confusion on what to refer ( Read more... ) -
J&B
J&B smells like a sock but doesn't taste too bad with a beer and another different Scotch preceding it. As a third drink of the night it's hard to make a strong statement of quality that has any lasting, but I felt like writing (I should be doing work... on a Saturday, woo). At an $18 price point for a blended Scotch it's not bum quality liquor, ( Read more... ) -
Dr. Death, meow
Grampa Simpson: "Death stalks you at every turn!"
Lisa Simpson: "Grampa!"
Grampa: "Well, it does. Aaah! Death! There it is. Death!"
Lisa: "It's only Maggie."
Grampa: "Oh, yeah. You know, at my age, the mind starts playing tricks. So, aaah! Death!"
Lisa: "That's only the cat."
... or was it Oscar, feline harbinger of doom (from SFGate):
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Maker's Faire 2007
I went to Maker's Faire this last May and it was a clash of hippies, motor heads and nerds. I enjoyed it mightily and would go back next year. Here's a clip from the SRL show (click on the pic to start). Turn the volume on your speakers up to 11 and put your ear right over the noise hole before viewing if you want the semi-authentic experience.
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Cats would make lousy heroes
MEOW MEOW MEOW...
"What is it Kitty? Did Timmy fall into the well again?"
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"No, your food dish is empty."
PURRRR...
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Consumer whorism: Hello, world.
There's a shocking revelation I'm about to reveal. Are you ready? I'm a consumer whore. A recovering consumer whore. As part of my effort to buy less crap I'm going to try to force myself to talk about the various junk I end up picking up. I can't very well list everything up to this point. There's not enough words. But I'll start backwards ( Read more... ) -
Driving for two
From the CHP FAQ:
I'm pregnant. The HOV lane requires two persons in a vehicle. Now that I'm eating for two, can I use this lane?
California law requires that in order to utilize the HOV lane, there must be two (or, if posted, three) separate individuals occupying seats in a vehicle. Until your "passenger" is capable of riding in his or her own ( Read more... )