January 2011
16 posts
WatchJake Shimabukuro at TED: Bohemian Rhapsody Ukelele heaven.
not so much these days
Outlaw motorcycle club members can be distinguished by a 1% patch worn on the colors. This is a reference to a [disputed] comment by the American Motorcyclist Association which stated that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying that the last one percent were outlaws. … As a result, outlaw motorcycle clubs and their members are commonly referred to as “one...
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“Let everyone who opposes abortion, wants to ban GM foods and nuclear energy,...”
– Michael Lind via Andrew Sullivan
I liked it better when apps referred to nachos.
“We also suffer from a larger American unwillingness to acknowledge political...”
– The National Review via Andrew Sullivan
“One strong cup of tea is better than twenty weak ones.”
– George Orwell, A Nice Cup of Tea
opting out
On the way home from my holiday trip to Michigan, I opted out. I hadn’t yet encountered one of the body imaging security devices in the real world, though I’d read about them. It was by accident, actually. I was standing in line, waiting to grab a gray plastic tray for my shoes, coat, sweatshirt and belt, when I noticed that the line to my left seemed shorter. So I switched. Then...
I recorded this about two years ago. I felt...
