March 2008
7 posts
“You don’t make peace with your friends but with your enemies.”
– H. Kissenger
High Speed Chase to Pay Rent for Girlfriend →
so romantic…
eyes half shut (not suggested reading, quite...
Okay, so it is 1:30 am and I am still not asleep. To steal a thought from Jerry Seinfeld “Night G[irl] wants to stay up late. ‘What about getting up after five hours sleep?’, oh that’s Morning G[irls]’s problem. That’s not my problem, I’m Night G[irl]. I stay up as late as I want. So you get up in the morning, you’re...
Rant: cellphones while on the treadmill
Who the fuck are these obnoxious people who talk on their cell phones while on the treadmill! The first time I noticed it at the gym, I was shocked. I mean I had seen people have a quick couple minute conversation, but this guy next to me was having a full-blown 30 min conversation while on the treadmill. Finally I couldn’t stand another moment. I said to him “you are the only person I...
Rant on Obama and Hill
I was at the gym today and all I saw on the news was Hillary this and Obama that. Oh yeah and the replay of the houston hi speed chase bringing rent to his girl, lol. Anyway, I am so sick of hearing about Obama and Hillary! Isn’t there more going on in the world than which candidate is slamming the other the most. Am I the only one getting bored with this shit dominating the news?...
Writer of The Sentinel made into the film 2001: A...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7304004.stm
Paris hilton loves threesomes
it must be the new trend if Paris is doing it! http://www.gossipboulevard.com/2008/01/06/paris-hilton-loves-threesomes/
February 2008
11 posts
BBC says anti-depressant medication is bullshit
New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients, research suggests. A University of Hull team concluded that the drugs helped only a small group of the most severely depressed. Marjorie Wallace, head of the mental health charity Sane, said that if these results were confirmed they could be “very disturbing”. But the makers of Prozac and Seroxat, two of...
Panda Porn
Some species cannot seem to stop mating, but pandas cannot seem to start. Female pandas are only interested in reproducing for two or three days a year. For males it is the same. Females commonly attack males after mating. So the trick for everyone here at the Chengdu reserve is to get their pandas together on the right days, and then nudge them along a bit by playing them the video of Qing...
Is algae in our gas tanks the future (or the...
I am very interested to see where the bio-fuels industry is going to go. Corn ethanol is currently the favorite but is really a very poor choice, being that is not only cuts into food supply, but for a variety of reasons doesn’t really decrease the carbon effect. Algae on the other hand has some interesting potential. Start up companies like, Solazyme, are making very exciting advances...
Device on Knee Can Produce Electricity
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18776345
Where the Hell WAS Matt?
Okay, so I think this one has been around a while, but a friend just showed it to me. Kinda funny, kinda makes me want to travel somewhere… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WmMcqp670s
Today I am hindu.
Religious activists in India and Pakistan have begun separate protests against Valentine’s Day celebrations, saying they are an insult to Hinduism and Islam. “[Valentine’s Day] is nothing but a[n]…onslaught on…culture to attract youth for commercial purposes” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2749667.stm
School bans outfits with stripes, polka dots for...
Do you think I get my work to follow these guidelines? http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/02/nursery-school.html
School prepares for transgender second grader
“A second grade Colorado boy wants to dress as a girl and be addressed with a girl’s name.” Now that gay is main stream, transgender is the last frontier. It’s funny whenever a boy wears a dress it’s labeled “transgender” and yet girls have been dressing transgender for decades. Girls dressing in boys clothes and having their friends called then Jay...
Clothing that generates electricity to charge your...
Awesome! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7241040.stm http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/special-clothing-will-convert-body-heat-into-electricity/
Australia apology to Aborigines
Honestly it is shocking this has not happened sooner or rather already happened years ago. After visiting several museums discussing “the stolen generations” which took place between 1915-1969, I falsely assumed there had already been an apology. But to hear that previous governments refused to do this is just absurd. Now there is a specific date set for the apology. Note to self: next...
Japanese firm offers "heartache leave" for staff
Wish my company did this!! http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUST8913820080128?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt
January 2008
17 posts
Californication, if you aren't addicted you will...
I just discovered this gem of a show. I am completely addicted to it. The twisted, true-to-life characters and story, not to mention the hot steamy sex scenes, seduce you into instant addiction. He sure gets a lot of hot action.
an unprecedented environmental protest in China
So there are a few reasons that make this significant. First is the Chinese people are standing up for what they believe in. Ordinary citizens are taking a stand against a chemical plant for their health. The interesting part is they are being noticed and their concerns are being heard. What is the Chinese government going to do? This protest certainly indicates their citizens are now starting to...
“Our desire to own everyone else’s tragedy is not humanity, it is...”
one laptop per child
This whole project really fascinates me…I mean I am not so sure this the most effective way to teach developing countries. Wouldn’t all this time and effort be better spent on technology infrastructure? Which is not what this article is about, rather it’s about the non-profit vs the corporation, but none the less it is interesting to follow. ...
“the best way to boost sales at your independently owned coffeehouse may just be...”
– http://www.slate.com/id/2180301/
Rebranding "Bin Laden" from Terrorist to...
Omar Bin Laden (Osama’s son): He doesn’t consider his father to be a terrorist. When his father was fighting the Soviets, Washington considered him a hero, he said. “Before they call it war; now they call it terrorism,” he said. He said his father believes his duty is to protect Muslims from attack. “He believes this is his job — to help the people,” he...
Best Democratic bumper stickers 2008 (yes I am...
1. Bush: End of an Error 2. That’s OK, I Wasn’t Using My Civil Liberties Anyway 3. Let’s Fix Democracy in this Country First 4. If You Want a Nation Ruled By Religion, Move to Iran. 5. Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber. 6. If You Can Read This, You’re Not Our President 7. Of Course It Hurts: You’re Getting Screwed by an Elephant 8. Hey, Bush Supporters:...
you can remove sulfites by adding hydrogen...
Still want to get rid of sulfites? In theory, you can remove sulfites by adding hydrogen peroxide to your wine. I don’t recommend it but I mention it only because I keep getting asked how to do this. The correct amount to add will depend on the sulfite level in the wine, an amount you cannot deduce except by chemical analysis. However, for the typical wine at 80 mg/L sulfites, 1...
A law against KISSING? →
Interesting thought on Sen. Hillary Rodham...
Although typically “spadework” is considered a political word. Here is an interesting article on the word “spade” “spade” as a noun note that the word can be used as a racial slur: “Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black person”; “Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person’; “Derogatory meaning ‘black...
My plans on saturday: Take my pants off on the... →
why? why not?
The Mystery of Consciousness →
So maybe I am on a bit of a brain science kick (and avoiding my reality that I should be working at work.) “The major purpose of memory, is to predict the future.” “If eating or having sex makes you happy, you’ll remember that and do it again.” “In the aftermath of a traumatic event you tend to think more about it, and the more you think about it, the more...
Time Travel in the Brain →
We spend more of our time away from the present than in it.
“Childrens do learn,” Bush tells school kids”
– Reuters
lose weight by sleeping
A 160-pound person who sleeps eight hours will lose roughly 549 calories in the process…not bad for doing nothing. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-12-06-sleep-weight-gain_x.htm
December 2007
2 posts
did you know?
Barack Obama is Dick Cheney’s eighth cousin. Keith Richards snorted his dad’s ashes.
Watchchinese food and a movie, who knew about this tradition