• Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: December 20th – December 23rd

    http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/refugee/domviolence.pdf SLC Mayors Office Domestic Violence Info YMCA Shelter – Salt Lake City In 1976 the YWCA opened the first domestic violence shelter in the state of Utah, and one of the first in the country.  The 75-bed shelter continues to provide crisis intervention, advocacy for women and children, extended shelter, and a private room. The program serves more than 500 women and children each year who are victims of family violence.  The shelter operates 24 hours day, 365 days a year. http://www.utahbar.org/bars/umba/assets/utah_domestic_violence_shelters.pdf Salt Lake Domestic Violence resources GIMP tutorials and resources for free – Gimpology.com: Enchancing the colors of your photos…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    21st Century Medicine: Welcome to the Future, Already

    My current doctor doesn’t refill prescriptions from pharmacy faxes or voicemails, nor do they call the pharmacy even if asked. Yet the office hours are very limited, and I can only get a refill by scheduling an office visit, or begging the pharmacist to call the one office on the right day at the right time. I’m now on my second “emergency supply” because I screwed up Tuesday and didn’t beg the pharmacist; he said “have them call or fax” and I funked it. I called the office, asked what their hours were, and hung up. Should have immediately called…

  • Politics, Schmolitics - Today

    Those Crazy People At Intersections Wearing “Impeach Obama” Signboards Probably LaRouchies

    I saw those weirdo “Impeach Obama” guys at the corner of Golf and Roselle again on my way home. Took a picture of the guy (sorry for bad quality, blown up from mirror shot) talking and laughing with the guy behind me.  The driver actually gave money to this… Bozo. They must travel around the area with their little signs and clipboards – here’s a story from a while back: The middle-aged man hoisting an “Impeach Obama” poster appeared to be intelligent, level-headed, and sincere. But the fliers he handed out at the intersection of US 30 and Mississippi Street…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: December 13th – December 19th

    How parents keep the faith: getting spiritual meaning at home, not church – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: Teaching the religion of Islam at home – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: a Christmas gift of mitzvahs – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: The rock of belief is at home – CSMonitor.com How parents keep the faith: Mandate a moral code, not theology – CSMonitor.com 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error Deal watch: Norwegian Cruise Line launches ‘free upgrade’ promotion – USATODAY.com Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without…

  • Twitter

    Weekly Tweets 2010-12-19

    Yeah, I'm not clicking on links today, either. #Gawkerpocalypse # Watched one of the US #TopGear episodes. Did not know that land yachts could be so surprisingly airworthy. Admit that I laughed. # Lizard people are everywhere! #fb # I seriously doubt anyone would pay ME to blog. #spammersRdum # RT @ShowPatrol "@Syfy Thanks Craig, I will add to story. Any news on #SGU Negotiations underway?" Please renew #SGU # Yesterday's trip to the Periodontist was full of WIN and six pieces of flair. Next appointment can be after New Years. # RT @shannynmoore "I'm guessing Palin thinks she's qualified…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    To Be TiVoed: Portlandia

    I never lived in Portland, but I might have. The 6-part IFC Original short-based comedy series PORTLANDIA, created, written by and starring Fred Armisen SNL and Carrie Brownstein vocalist/guitarist, WILD FLAG, Sleater-Kinney, premieres on IFC Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM ET/PT. Each episodes character-based shorts draw viewers into “Portlandia,” the creators dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. via Portlandia – Series – On Air – IFC.com.

  • The Never-Ending Bloga

    Pinboard or Delicious? Staying For Now

    Stay if you… Like a more graphical UI. Dont want to pay a signup fee Pinboard costs around $6 to join. Want to see thumbnails of your bookmarks. Want to auto-post to WordPress or Twitter from your account. Are excited about integrating your bookmarks with other Yahoo services. Want a Firefox plugin for bookmarking. Rely on tag bundles to keep your tags organized. Want to see who has you in their network. Like to share URLs with others using for: tags. Want a more compact list view of your bookmarks. Don’t want to pay, want to auto-post, want a Firefox…