Archive for the ‘THINGS I FIND’ Category

And I thought I hated Brett Favre.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

I'm not a Vikings fan, thank heavens, so I can't be as annoyed with the Brett Favre song & dance as much as those who would have to watch him for sixteen weeks, pumping his old man arms and wearing his Wranglers. But still, I agree with every word of ...

I’m already laying out the subsistence garden in my in-laws’ backyard.

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

The Big Takeover : Rolling Stone The most galling thing about this financial crisis is that so many Wall Street types think they actually deserve not only their huge bonuses and lavish lifestyles but the awesome political power their own mistakes have left them in possession of. When challenged, they talk ...

I haven’t been wrong yet, a-hole.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

conky : Partisan economics This gives voice to my recent concern, i.e. that I do not trust anyone no matter how credentialed to provide sound, scientific economic analysis. I don’t have really any greater formal training in the hard sciences than I do in econ, so why is it so much ...

Market research fail.

Friday, January 30th, 2009



Get it into your head, his real name is Ned.

Friday, December 5th, 2008



For Diana.

Saturday, November 29th, 2008



This video made me much happier than it should have.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008



Elected President-sistible!

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Turn it up LOUD. This is still the best Internet video in the history of videos or Internets.

I am Raoul!

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

This was the funniest thing in the world to me when I was eight: Ok, bye.

VALERIEEEEEEEEEEEEE CALLLLLL ON MEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Here's your Song Of The Day, "Valerie" by Steve Winwood, thanks to the unusual memory of local dork Nick Faber, and the line at Ikea on Sunday. It was me, Nick, Meaghan, some quirkily-named flat-packed furniture on a cart, Stevie Winwood on the house music, and a little baby two ...