Archive for January 2005
Judgements over appearances
In my ongoing quest to find the right way to live I subscribe to Thus Spoke Epictetus, a service that emails an Epictetus quote each day. Today’s quote: “A man is not indeed like a stone or a log, that you can show what he is by just pointing a finger, but you show what…
Read MoreBalloons are the new clowns.
Be careful around balloons. Like clowns and Santa Claus, they will kill you. Hat tip: Allyson. Yours truly, Mr. X …super freak…
Read MoreSatisfaction
Ministry of Sound has some seriously cool stuff. This video by Benny Benassi has it all. Hot chicks, power tools, hard beats, and synth vocals. Hat tip: cyberbutterfly. Yours truly, Mr. X …rocking out…
Read MoreReal Life vs. The Internet
Johnny Law sent me a link to this hilarious educational video from Red Vs. Blue explaining the differences between real life and the Internet. Pardon me my friend, but I am Nigeerian royiltyn and I need you to send me money. Please ignore the fact that I don’t know how to spell Nigerian or royalty.…
Read MoreParking ticket…or is it?
Walking back to my car from the metro tonight, I saw a foreign piece of paper lodged beneath my windshield wiper. Great. Another $20-35 donation to the DC budget for violating some obscure parking regulation. When I got to my car, it turned out that the paper was not a dreaded ticket, but a business…
Read MoreTsunami = War on Terror Opportunity?
According to Colin Powell, American efforts to provide tsunami aid may help fight terror. “I hope that as a result of our efforts, as a result of our helicopter pilots being seen by the citizens of Indonesia helping them, that value system of ours will be reinforced,” Powell said. I suppose I’m hopelessly naive and…
Read MoreLet’s start a gulag!
According to a Washington Post article: Administration officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn over to courts in the United States or other countries, according to intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials. Okay, we’re not going to try them, deport them, charge them…
Read MoreGive some money to aid tsunami relief efforts
Sulekha.com is doing a dollar-for-dollar match for funds donated to Association for India’s Development (AID) relief program for tsunami survivors. AID is a local NGO in India and in my experience, established local NGOs are more efficient in spending relief dollars than the big players who swoop in after a disaster happens. Anyway, give some…
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