• The Never-Ending Bloga

    Search Me!

    It’s been awhile since I’ve bothered to check my stats page for the site – this fact alone probably puts me deep in Stage 5. However, some of the search terms are pretty funny, obscure, or both. There are several patterns or trends that I’ve identified: Amazing Race stuff Funny error messages, as in “Bad server, no donut for you” Firefly, Stargate, Harry Potter, and Farscape fans looking for intel People searching for news stories, such as the “Beer Guzzling Bear” People trying to find that funny site they saw somewhere, such as “Hey! It’s That Guy!” Those are from…

  • Music

    Music from NPR’s September 11th Archive

    One thing that kept me going immediately after the September 11th attacks was the thoughtful and moving coverage from :NPR – All Songs Considered has gathered all the music used on various news shows in one place. It helped a lot then, and still helps. Also, there was a lot of amazing commentary they got from ordinary people calling in and discussing the attacks. There are archives of all their news coverage during the period, and there is an archive of links and stories about the response to the attacks. I was alone that week while David was off in…

  • Blogs Wot I Read

    Sars Is Still Looking For Don

    Sars, a big shot at TWOP and the person behind Tomato Nation and other ventures is looking for Don, a “disaster buddy” she met the morning of September 11th in New York. He helped her get through the first hours and is “everything good and friendly about the world.” Yes, that September 11th. His birthday is today, he lives in or near Jersey City, he’s African-American and probably in his mid-thirties, She’d like to thank him for hanging out with her tthat day and helping her keep it together. And maybe get him a nice cold one to help him…

  • Geek Out!

    Zero-G: Welcome To Air Vomit Comet

    Now you can lose weight AND go ballistic (repeatedly, but temporarily) for only $3000 – take a ride with Zero-G NoGravity.com It reportedly includes several great gimmes, but there might be one gotcha: light breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Barf bags complimentary, I trust. via BoingBoing