• Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-03-31

    Fighting the R-Word — chicagotribune.com (tags: SpecialOlympics Disabilities) Robinson: No one beyond God’s love :: EDGE Boston (tags: episcopalian GeneRobinson GayClergy) Review: iPhone headsets Review | Headphones | Macworld (tags: iPhone)

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Mourning Lorne

    We were both saddened yesterday to read of the death of Andy Hallett, who played lounge-lizard and demon host Lorne. Id always assumed his last name was Green; his character had the gift of sensing the destiny of anyone, so long as they sang something. He was so young, only 33… can that be right? I always thought his character was a metephor for living your life on your own terms, and even as an icon for inclusivity and acceptance. He was hip, he was retro-cool, he was green; Lorne was an unforgettable character. Godspeed, Andy. You’re singin’ with the…

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-03-30

    A year after shutdown, 20% of Aloha Air workers jobless – USATODAY.com (tags: Travel AlohaAirlines) British Airways Travel Trade Online – Ticketing instructions Book traveler and companion in same record/ticket at the same time/must redeem with voucher number at the same time before ending record… (tags: Travel BritishAirways) Welcome to TravelTrade.com – Your online resource to the travel industry British Airways companion travel information is stored here (tags: Travel BritishAirways) Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday – PC World AWSUM!! (tags: iPhone Skype)

  • Mini-Posts

    Broken Headline: Salt Lake Tribune

    Police identifies couple who may have froze – Salt Lake Tribune. Right after reading an article about the value of editing and proofreading in order to produce well-written communications, this gem came up in my feed. “May have froze.” I think I’ll start tagging broken headlines.

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-03-28

    Mass. college cancels classes, sports after 'miserable' virus sickens 100 students, faculty — chicagotribune.com Ugh. Noro is awful stuff (tags: Norovirus) Geoffrey Dunn: HuffPo Exclusive: Right-Wing PAC Behind Palin Poll Revealed Read the whole thing for a slew of stuff about Palin robocalls and more signs of the coming electopocalypse (tags: Palin Republican) Dump Michele Bachmann: Bachmann on Hannity Wednesday – Obama is Promoting "Economic Marxism" (tags: BatshitCrazy Republican RhetoricOfFailure Bachmann) Michigan Messenger » When $27 is more important than reading Macomb GOP in favor of cutting of social services to spite the place… Like libraries, animal shelters, and a…

  • Blogs Wot I Read

    Flight 1549 Recovery Photos

    The Online Photographer: AIG and US Airways Seek to Cover Up Flight 1549 Recovery Photos Two of the photos taken by Stephen Mallon to document the recovery of US1549 from the icy clutches of the Hudson are on the linked blog post. AIG and USair told the photographer to take a bunch more images down from his website. Coverup, or paranoid caution?

  • Blogs Wot I Read - The Life of Riley - Twitter

    CROCS Intervenshun – Thanks For Ur Halps LOLcatz!

    I wonder what MrRileycat_Esq would do if I came home wearing CROCS? Would he react like this stalwart cat, saving his or her human from committing shoe crime? Every now and then, I think about getting a pair of CROCS, because they’d make pretty practical gardening clogs and also for those times when we’re on vacation and need a comfortable slip-on sandal that won’t get ruined by salt water. Fortunately, the good people at I Can Has Cheezburger were there to stop me from doing irreparable harm to my dignity and self-respect.