September 2008
34 posts
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget | Zen Moments →
“Well, there is a danger in allowing whether that is part of the solution or not...”
– Sarah Palin Quotes Generator : Fictional
Green, Mean, Fighting Machine
Since I mistakenly sent this to the whole company, I may as well put it on the internet. Here was my response to what I’ve done to be a greener citizen:
Started composting at home
Started biking to work
Swapped out all of our bulbs with fluorescents
Have been actively trying to manage energy use at home, including: Moving all electronics to sleep mode where possible
Unplugging...
No fat clips!!!: BBC Olympics: Monkey →
Sciencedebate 2008 →
In November, 2007, a small group of six citizens - two screenwriters, a physicist, a marine biologist, a philosopher and a science journalist - began working to restore science and innovation to America’s political dialogue. They called themselves Science Debate 2008, and they called for a presidential debate on science. The call tapped a wellspring of concern over the state of American...
Garrett reflects on 9/11 →
Seven years since -- looking back and forward on... →
Slaughterhouse charged with using child labor -... →
That’s pretty much the last headline you ever want to see.
Obama to Palin: 'Don't Mock the Constitution' →
The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism. It’s because that’s who we are. That’s what we’re protecting,” Obama said, his voice growing louder and the crowd rising to its feet to cheer. “Don’t mock the Constitution. Don’t make fun of it. Don’t suggest that it’s not American to abide by what the founding...
Repost: You are Now Free to be Hungover
To this day I am unable to take even the slightest whiff of whiskey without feeling ill. This story was written back in 2005 while living with Tom in Palo Alto.
It has become very clear to me that a major part of my J-O-B in ‘05 is travel. Business travel is something that has a certain mystique to it when you’re not doing it and a certain mildewy smell to it when you are immersed in...
WatchJon Stewart Annihilates Sarah Palin’s Media Surrogates
Repost: Cheap Local HDTV in San Francisco
One of the things that bothered me about moving from Pixelnomad to this domain was losing my archives to the world. While it wasn’t filled entirely with gold, there are some entries I am fond of and plan to re-post here for old times’ sake. Earlier today I was chatting with a friend about my HDTV post and realized it’s inaccessible now.
So my first re-post is the longest one...
“Yeah, I know we preach abstinence and stuff, but you know, kids will be kids!...”
– I overheard this quote on an NPR segment covering the RNC this morning. The interviewer was asking a member of the South Carolina delegation how she reconciles her stance on abstinence with Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy. For some reason I found this quote totally outrageous. This woman...