The Onion has managed to enact mass hilarity inside my brain with their breaking news item, “Bush to Nominate Next Person who Walks Through the Door.”
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Ha ha
From The Panda’s Thumb, comes a very amusing quote: “Did you hear about the mafioso who studied French deconstructionist philosophy? He goes around making people offers that they can’t understand. “
Common Census Map Project
I just participated in the Common Census Map Project. Here is a summary from their website. The CommonCensus Map Project is redrawing the map of the United States based on Internet users’ voting, to show how the country is organized culturally, as opposed to traditional political boundaries. It shows how the country is divided into …
Missed Pop-Cult Opportunity
I realized today that I missed an opportunity to declare a Jumped the Shark moment. This depresses me because I don’t get to, with little thought, entwine myself deeper into the industrio-tv culture. Maybe next time. To that end, referencing previous Blog entries regarding how much Lost sucks now, and how much it should have …
Liz Phair at the Roxy
Jenn and I went to the Roxy Theater last night to see Liz Phair in concert, with Matt Pont PA opening. Starting with Matt Pond PA, they were quite good. I liked their music enough to buy the album on the way out the door. Haven’t had a chance to really listen to it yet, …
Blogs and Google!
Something good must be going on. After years of languishing deep down in the archives of Google, now if you search “ruhsam” you get my blog as the top spot! Woo hoo for egos!
Never Look at the Sun!
Never Look at the Sun! Especially with a telescope in between you and it. Don’t believe me? Try the link and see what happens to a conspicuously eyeball-sized grape that is placed in front of the eyepiece of a solar telescope. This link seconded to me through the Bad Astronomy Blog.
Mortality Statistics
As learned from Matt Rosenberg at About.com/geography, there is a website out there, nationmaster.com which has some fascinating information. Specifically, for this post, mortality statistics by country. What are you most likely to die of? Use the drop down menus to parse the data! I realize that mortality statistics are inherently serious, but I couldn’t …
Breakfast with Kai Ryssdal
This morning, Jenn and I attended a WABE (Atlanta Public Radio 90.1 FM) function with special guest Kai Ryssdal from Marketplace, of American Public Media. This was free event sponsored by a whole host of companies, and it was quite nice to be at. Mr. Ryssdal was engaging, as one would expect if you’ve ever …
LOST is Crap, Tripe, Shit
You will note from my earlier post about Lost of one week ago that I was not particularly happy with the second episode of this Lost season. J. J. Abrams has proved to me, like he did with Alias, that he can take a good thing and absolutely ruin it. The first season of Lost …