February 2012
9 posts
NYT (HIV/AIDS in humans being in 1921) →
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Evolution of US Breakfast Cereals | Retronaut →
Cereal boxes: then and now.
Lists of Note: A Decalogue of Canons →
1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to-day. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it. 4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. 5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold. 6. We never repent of having eaten too little. 7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. 8. How much pain...
Prevention
If your goal is to reduce the number of abortions, then you should want Planned Parenthood operational and fully-funded.
Planned Parenthood itself estimates that through its contraception services it prevents more than 620,000 unintended pregnancies each year, and 220,000 abortions.
Source: Washington Post
January 2012
13 posts
“I think it’s an amazing thing that over 16 debates, the last Republican...”
– Andrew Sullivan
kellyoxford:
WatchI hate kid beauty pageants, but this kid is hilarious. A must-watch.
December 2011
22 posts
Between the Lines →
Long but fascinating look at how parking shapes our cities. Really illuminating concepts in here.
“If you were a Republican in 2011, and you liked Donald Trump, and then you liked...”
– Bill Maher
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, 1949-2011 →
War in Iraq Officially Over →
Starship Baconprise →
This is the best (meaning most random) thing I’ve seen on the net for a while. Enjoy!
“Enthusiastic woman supporter: “Governor, every thinking person will be...”
– Paw Prints Anecdotes: Adlai E. Stevenson
Staycation almost over - back to work Friday night. Spent this afternoon working on adding more songs to the work laptop: getting correct chords and lyrics and transposing the songs to a good key for me. Here’s today’s eclectic additions:
Alone Again (Naturally)
Arthur’s Theme
Bad (Michael Jackson)
Bad Girls
Help (The Beatles)
I Am I Said
I Feel Good
I Want To...
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time →
Besides the fact that there’s never enough of it.
Paul McCartney has a recurring nightmare where he is performing with The Beatles and people start walking out.
He said: “I’m with The Beatles and it’s going great, then people start leaving. I turn to the others and go, ‘Oh God! ‘Long Tall Sally’ – that’ll get them back’”.
“Apple embodies a lot of what have been defined as feminine traits: an emphasis...”
– Louie C.K.
Currently enjoying a “staycation”: last night we had delicious steaks at Crescent City Steakhouse with Darrell and Glen. Today, we set up a new printer that we can share. Just enjoying piddling around the house.
November 2011
22 posts
New Orleans corners hold key to city's future,... →
Good article about encouraging new construction to blend in better.
How I Use Robot Mode and Non-Digital Creativity to... →
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From an article about rock singers seeking vocal surgery:
Physicians say that there is no doubt that professional rock and pop singers on extended tours run a substantial risk of damaging their voices. The strain of singing full-voiced for an hour and a half is intense — as hard on the larynx as a professional football game is on a lineman’s body — and the vocal cords need time to recover after...