August 2008
1 post
July 2008
6 posts
BBtv - Russell Porter: Hot 8 Brass Band of New... →
“Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa...”
– Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes! | Dizzy Dee
(via Metafilter)
Built St. Louis: The North Side | St. Louis Place →
Good article on an all-too-familiar theme.
“You would have to be living under a rock not to know there is still a...”
– Supplies for Katrina victims went to Mississippi agencies - CNN.com
Look What My Kid Got at Wall•E | Slog | The... →
“A cheap plastic watch. According to the instruction card that comes with it, my son’s Wall•E watch was made in China, it’s not water resistant, and it’s batteries are not replaceable. So basically it’s a disposable watch brought to us by a movie about the dire consequences of thoughtless over-consumption, a watch that is just one of many—tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands—that will be...
June 2008
38 posts
bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » What is good... →
A must-read.
Would You Pay $715 for $630 in Cash?
joelaz:
There is a buy-it-now listing on eBay today where the seller is offering $630 in cash, which he will send electronically to the buyer through PayPal. The current price for this listing is $715. Why would someone pay $715 for $630 in cash? Well, you may have heard that Microsoft recently launched a ridiculous “cash back” promotion in the hopes of bribing Google customers to switch to...
Two-Hit Wonder →
Really good story about how Suzanne Vega’s “Luka” became a song on her album, then a hit.
“I would love to know what sick bastard at Kellogs came up with this genius idea....”
– Penny Arcade! - The Flavor Factor
-Gabe, in reference to the Lego fruit snacks that are shaped EXACTLY LIKE Lego bricks.
Keep it real!
catbird:
This is how an average, 20-something year-old young man speaks:
“I just had lunch with my friend Tom.”
This how an NYC-based Web/Tech affiliated 20-something year-old young man speaks:
Twitter: (12:15pm) On my way to Balthazar for big meeting to discuss how to kick ass 2.0
Twitter: (12:18pm) Just passed Bill Murray on Houston, I think. Looks old.
Twitter: (12: 31pm) At lunch...
“More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost’s former home for a...”
– MSNBC (via samreich)
I have to admit, I hate to see Frost’s poetry treated as punishment. But I hope they get the lesson.
“Even with the memory upgrade, the AT&T contract is a dealbreaker. Too bad. I...”
– Twitter : Even with the memory upgrad…
Playbill News: Pascal and Rapp Will Tour in Rent... →
Old news to most, but new to me….
Memo to self: get thee to a theatre in 2009. Regardless of obstacles.
“But in more than a quarter-century in Washington I haven’t seen or felt anything...”
– VF Daily: Christopher Hitchens Remembers Tim Russert: Online Only: vanityfair.com
The news of Tim Russert’s death sent me reeling - and to the phone, to call my father, who survived a heart attack when I was 12. I have immense respect for the work ethic of both Tim Russert and my father. ...
The Sopranos: Definitive Explanation of “The END” →
Thank goodness! I read an article much like this one just after the last Sopranos show, and I’ve regretted not saving the link.
via http://kottke.org/
“I live on the Gulf Coast… I know who I want to be President during the...”
– Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Amen, brother. Amen.
““Every Republican I know looks at the Bush administration as a total...”
– Yeas & Nays - Bush confronted Rove’s sins in church - Examiner.com
8 is GREAT! - Guidespot →
From the blogger:
While driving the other day I had an epifany. Many of my favorite songs are all the 8th track on the album. Is this a musical conspiracy? My favorite number is 8! Is it coincidence? Whatever it is, I could go on forever, but this is just a short guide to fabulous 8th tracks. I’ll update frequently! Enjoy, and let me know your favorite 8th track.
“To the non-fan, NASCAR stands for “Non Athletic Sport Centered Around...”
– DiversityWorking.com : Automotive Career Channel : What does NASCAR stand for?
My son just asked me what “NASCAR” meant. I like this answer best.
“They paused the TV show, ran a little mini-commercial for some show that no one...”
– TBS and their annoying interstitial commericials (kottke.org)
I was watching when this happened - I was amazed at the brazen interruption.
Lawsuit: Comcast Leaked Customer's Banking Info... →
You know, this is exactly the kind of thing I would have pulled. Ooops. Thanks, anonymous Pennsylvania woman, for sharing the life lesson so the rest of us smartasses don’t have to suffer.
This whole bringing home the bacon bullshit
Sing with me, ye sisters of a certain age:
“I can bring home the bacon…
Fry it up in a pan…
And never, never let you forget you’re a man…
‘Cause I’m a woman…”
I call bullshit.
Don’t get me wrong - I’m not an anti-feminist. I’m thankful that I have so many opportunities for employment that weren’t available...
mental_floss Blog » 15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was... →
I miss my friend. How many Mr Rogers songs can you still sing?
Lite-Brite →
Oh, goodie goodie. My mom never let me have a Lite-Brite when I was young (choking hazard for my youngest brother). Now I can enjoy it online! For free! No choke!
“Simple Physics
Q. What causes the wind?
A. Trees sneezing.”
– » Ask Calvin’s Dad A collection of scientific answers from Calvin’s dad. Wish I could get away with these answers. I heart Bill Watterson.
Girls "Unremorseful After Stealing from Girl...
To recap, two teenage girls in Florida stole an envelope from a 9-year-old Girl Scout who was selling cookies in front of a Winn-Dixie. One distracted the Scout while the other grabbed the envelope containing $164. One of the teens is in the same grade as the Scout’s sister. The two teens were later apprehended, returned the money, and were charged. Later, they were “hanging...
Starting anew
Ah…deleting the old blog feels great. Here’s to a new one.