Henson Donates Original Kermit To Smithsonian August 26, 2010 Why does this lottery winner want to stay anonymous? | Focal Point August 26, 2010 – Interesting story, from which I pull the following lesson. If you have a winning lottery ticket and wish to remain anonymous, create a trust prior to claiming your dough. Jeffrey's and the $34 cheeseburger August 26, 2010 – See how fancy we are? I thought you had to go to…
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Billboard asks high schoolers if they've gotten lucky | Kelso's Cranky Corner August 25, 2010 – I know just where this billboard is. I know because I used to stare at it during the boring parts of high school football games. I stared at it a lot. In those days, it advertised Cutty Sark. See what THAT led to? Podcaster Leo Laporte, the everywhere man | Technology | Los Angeles Times August 25, 2010 Review:…
middle child August 23, 2010 – I like the garden of ears.
Students, Welcome to College; Parents, Go Home August 23, 2010 – Really? Really? Please stop pampering your kids, people, unless you want every single political ad to describe how some guy in a suit will “keep you safe” when he gets elected to the city council. Uncool Movie Cars August 23, 2010
Australians Apparently Fail to Deliver a Clear Winner in National Elections August 21, 2010 – For the headlinet this time, the content rather than wording. I love the media construct that when elections are close, or do not produce a clear-cut narrative, the electorate has failed. They have failed the punditocracy, which is, well, unconscionable. I say that with no knowledge of, or interest in Australian politics.
A bike lane video game on N. Williams August 20, 2010 – For my gamer friends: take one thing I like (bikes)and one thing I don’t have vocabulary for (video games) and mix them up into one post. Iowa Producer Recalls Eggs in 14 States August 20, 2010 – I recall eggs. I made a drink with one last…O, that’s not what you meant? Sorry.
Warning: Cat Singularity Imminent August 20, 2010 Shelly’s Podcast: 8-19-10 (voicemail: 512-394-4624) August 19, 2010
When Is a Coat Factory Not a Coat Factory August 19, 2010 ACLU of Northern California : Facebook Places: Check This Out Before You Check In August 18, 2010 Details, Details. Facebook Responds to Our Questions About Places August 18, 2010 – My contempt for check-in services is well-known. I won’t be using this feature. Sharing this for those of you who are curious. Places is in the updated Facebook iPhone app, though it’s not…
People of WalMart: One ugly Internet phenomenon August 17, 2010
AP ends talks with I Can Has Cheezburger parent August 17, 2010 Pair charged with stealing 25 lbs of meat August 16, 2010 1 kitteh is worth August 16, 2010 How to Calculate the Alcohol Content of Cocktails August 8, 2010